Tina GreggJul 14, 2021Words MatterA long time ago, words were spoken over me that have stayed with me throughout my life. I doubt she would remember me and I can't even...
Foundling HouseJun 29, 2021Phillip Joubert, with "Safety"We love helping introduce excellent new art to the world. We've covered rapper, musician, and thinker Phillip Joubert before, gaining his...
palmer204May 26, 2021The Basement Apartment EP, by Adam WhippleIn the first moments of Adam Whipple's new EP, out now on Apple Music and Spotify, listeners are invited into a more more intimate space
Foundling HouseMay 25, 2021The Good Weeping with Rachel WilhelmWhenever a new and exciting artist shows up in Knoxville, I’m guilty of casting backhanded aspersions at my current hometown. “Why are...
matthewclarknetMar 9, 2021Learning to CollaborateMy friend Emily and I sat across from each other at a nearby breakfast place one morning during the spring of 2018, and I described to...
Foundling HouseFeb 9, 2021New Release: Phillip Joubert, Shots FiredSome time ago, we featured an interview with Knoxville songwriter, rapper, and preacher Phillip Joubert. This past year, Phillip joined...
Laura Lynn BrownDec 8, 2020How Can I Keep From Singing?Journalists write about touch deprivation, lack of socialization and other trends ... Is anyone asking what happens when we can’t sing?
Foundling HouseOct 27, 2020Arthur Alligood and a Helpful Toad (And a Helpful You!)Arthur Alligood is both my friend and a hero of mine. Watching friends press through the vicissitudes of the artistic process—and...
Foundling HouseJul 28, 2020An Interview with Phillip JoubertAuthor's note: I’m so excited to bring you my conversation with my friend Phillip Joubert. Phillip is a rapper out of New York and...
jenniferdanielsneaJul 20, 2020Playing for Kids is Not Unlike Playing for Drunk PeopleI've always seen myself as this heady, angsty, funny, important powerhouse of a performer, who writes for super-smart audiences of adults...
Libby MitchelJul 14, 2020Songs and Stories with My DaughterWhen I was twelve, my family moved from the only home I knew, and one of the songs my parents played on repeat during that time was Ron ...
jenniferdanielsneaMar 23, 2020Encouragement for Gig LosersFor years now, Jennifer Daniels has been performing her Southern-gothic brand of roots rock, captivating audiences and plumbing the...
Foundling HouseMar 17, 2020Staying Home to ListenYou’ve probably heard enough about coronavirus and COVID-19 by this time. Or maybe you’re watching the CNN crawl nonstop, eating up every...
John BarberJan 20, 2020An Artist, An Album, A WorldHow the Mark Heard Tribute Album Changed Music For Me There are two songwriting giants in the Christian music world. I mean, sure, we’ve...
Foundling HouseOct 30, 2019Word + Song preview: Drew MillerTonight is the night! WORD + SONG is here! In celebration, we’re giving you another little preview of what’s going down this evening in...
Foundling HouseOct 15, 2019Word + Song preview: Matthew ClarkIt’s a great time to give you a preview of things to come! Matthew Clark, one of the three featured artists headlining Foundling House’s...
Foundling HouseAug 26, 2019Save the DateFor quite some time now, we at Foundling House have been interested not only in putting worthwhile words together with discerning...
Jenna BadekerAug 5, 2019Loss and GainSeasons in life are rarely solely about what you think they’re about. Last August, I had just gotten through my first year of being...
Foundling HouseJul 16, 2019Playing in the DarkThere are a number of quarries in and around Knoxville where lanky, dusty men used to blast marble out of the hills before the...
Kevin StillJun 17, 2019Lamentations for TodayThis is a collection of laments I wrote for a worship service I led with a friend in my church. Modern worship is a bit too positive...
Foundling HouseMay 22, 2019The Other EndgameFirst things first: spoiler alert. This is going to get messy, because I got messy. I got the last good seat at the 9:30 showing of...
Foundling HouseApr 24, 2019Thoughts on Finishing the WorkOn Good Friday, Bill Wolf and a gigantic cadre of musicians brought Wolf’s Easter: Stories & Songs show back home to Knoxville. It was...
palmer204Apr 17, 2019Easter Stories and SongsThis week leading up to Easter is referred to as Holy Week, or Passion Week, in many of our Christian traditions. We set aside this week...
John BarberMar 25, 2019When I think of Heaven: What It Means to Have a Favorite BandI met my then-future wife in college. Our first date was on December 17, 1996, and just a few days afterward, we each went home for...
Foundling HouseMar 4, 2019The Gray Havens InterviewDave and Licia Radford, known musically as The Gray Havens, are making the kind of music you don’t know you need until you hear it. There...
Tom MurphyJan 21, 2019Wounded Healer, A Divorce Observed – Part 3Introductions matter. In the exuberant craze to dive into a book or novel, we tend to negate Authorial intent and blow past a book’s...
Carolyn GivensDec 24, 2018Pieces Go MissingScreenshot from the video for “Snow” by Sleeping at Last The day before December began, my grandma slipped into eternity. She’d spent 100...
Foundling HouseNov 13, 2018Serendipity at Work: An Interview with Drew MillerEvery year, for the past several circles around the sun, the community known as The Rabbit Room has convened in a rich and elaborate...
Tom MurphyOct 15, 2018Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!Editors note: This series was first published at Biblical Counseling Through Song. It is our hope that sharing this journey of heartache...
Janna BarberSep 18, 2018A Letter to My Past SelfDon’t listen to that insipid little voice that tells you no one cares what you’re doing. And don’t regret obeying your own intuition.
Jenna BadekerAug 27, 2018Arthur Alligood: Portage, Vol. 1My first introduction to Arthur Alligood’s work was his stripped-down acoustic album The Shadow Can’t Have Me. The honesty in his lyrics...
Kevin StillAug 20, 2018From Dust ToThe Lord God, our Word, pressed round wild David, Brought to bloom within the cathedral of Mary. He is Spring reigniting—the glory of...
Foundling HouseJul 17, 2018The WordPlayers Present: Jane EyreCharlotte Brontë’s masterwork Jane Eyre is something most of us read in grade school. We remember the gilded Victorian prose laid over...
Rachel MosleyJun 26, 2018An Interview with Dave TroutDave Trout is the busy head of one of our favorite organizations here at Foundling House, UTR Media. For years, Dave has been spinning...
Foundling HouseMay 8, 2018Album Review: Joy Ike, Bigger Than Your BoxJoy Ike’s new record is going to take you places; your only job is to enjoy the ride. Ike’s fourth full-length studio production, Bigger...
Foundling HouseMar 20, 2018An Interview with Wild HarborsChris and Jenna Badeker are calling it quits. Kind of. The husband and wife duo have been playing shows as Chris & Jenna for years in...
Carolyn GivensFeb 6, 2018Son of Laughter: No Story is OverAn Interview with Son of Laughter Carrie Givens: One of the things I love about your music as Son of Laughter is what I would call its...
Mitzi PierceJan 8, 2018Created for WorshipOver this last year I have found myself grumbling more than usual. I have always had a cup half-full personality. Yet, I became lost in...
palmer204Jan 3, 2018Every Morning Coffee: a review of Every Moment HolyThe holiday season passed with a flurry of shredded wrapping paper, sugar comas, and age-old family traditions. A shiny new year with...
Foundling HouseDec 12, 2017Why We Read and Write Hard ThingsWhen I was a kid, I had to write a book report in Senior English. Ms. Southern gave us a list of famous novels and works several pages...
Foundling HouseNov 27, 2017Thank You, Thank You!We’re excited to give you another episode in our film series. This time, we’ve partnered with Robert Allen at The War Room to bring you a...
palmer204Nov 6, 2017Sacred Discontent: Behind the Album The Broken Seasons with Adam WhippleAdam Whipple plays a house show in East Tennessee. Loyal readers might remember we ran a review from John Barber of Adam Whipple’s new...
John BarberSep 18, 2017Artist Highlight: Adam WhippleDon’t listen to Adam Whipple’s new record if you’re going through something hard. I mean, seriously, don’t. Don’t listen unless you’re...
Carolyn GivensSep 11, 2017Me and Rich and JesusI was in my parents’ kitchen when I heard the news. It was twenty years ago, but I still remember standing in the tight space between the...
Foundling HouseAug 29, 2017Kids’ Music, for Grown-UpsWe remember being kids in the seventies and eighties, and some of us raised kids or had young siblings during the nineties. The Muppets...
Foundling HouseJul 11, 2017The WordPlayers Present: Little WomenFor the fourth year in a row, The WordPlayers are bringing a musical production to the historic Bijou Theatre in downtown Knoxville....
Foundling HouseJun 20, 2017Ordinary TimeIt somehow makes sense that The Mosleys marked the year of their new record with a family move, from the only home their children have...
Sally ZaengleJun 5, 2017A Run With AP and FriendsMy daughter Laurel told me how wearing exercise clothes can make you want to exercise, so I bought the uniform of the runner—leggings—and...
Foundling HouseMay 2, 2017Fund The Mosleys’ New Record!Once in a while, you run across people doing good work, and you ask yourself: Why isn’t everybody excited about this? Much of that good...
Foundling HouseFeb 28, 2017Looking You in the EyeWe’re still excited at the success of Echo Hill, our latest venture, and we thought we’d take the time to look into what we’re doing here...