
Stetson and Stilettos will be shown on RTE One on Tuesday 20th March at 7. I absolutely love it and it’s black so it suits me very well.” “I still wear a sparkly shirt today if I’m asked to perform in concerts. In country music I think you have to be a wee bit glam sometimes. The Ballymena country star gave up his promising career as a country singer to take to the pulpit, but he still goes behind the microphone on special occasions.Īnd he still has his stage outfits hanging in his wardrobes. Anything from Ring of Fire to Horse It Into You Cynthia will go down OK”, joked the minister. “My parishioners are always used to surprises form me. “I think I’ve always had music in my heart right back to my parents and grandparents who instilled that. “Look at Philomena’s songs, Why Me Lord, How Great Thou Art, Oh Lord my God.”Īnd former country star Jason Kernohan told how he ditched his Stetson and shiny suits for a clerical collar when he became a minister in Eglantine outside Belfast. “Susan McCann, Ray Lynam and Philomena Begley, I remember in my bedroom at night sitting listening to Big Tom. “I listen to country music as I write the sermon for Sunday morning. I believe it’s a gift God has given me and it’s a gift I want to use.
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He said: “The country music brings a real energy. Dervla Burke hinted when she tied the knot in August that her wedding to Tim O'Connor was being filmed for a TV show finally we get to see the celebrations on tonight's Stetsons and Stilettos. Meanwhile Church of Ireland minister, David Macbeth, has combined his passions for God and country to make his own album to celebrate the 150th anniversary of his Derry church. He even took to Snapchat to encourage students to go country by taking up country dance classes. “The vibe is absolutely brilliant”, said hip-hop dancer Jordan, “Everyone is having a great time.” The cameras follow the cleric as he converts the student masses to jiving even managing to transfer some students from hip hop to his jiving classes. Reverend Jason Kernohan,left with the Rev David Macbeth
