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Longing for More—Charity Torrence

By Ronnie D. Lankford on July 30th, 2008



Churchgoers love to sing old hymns, moms and dads love to croon lullabies to crib-bound babies, and even those of us who are tone-challenged love to play American Idol in the shower. But few of us have the talent or nerve to take singing to the next level. Singing from the pew, after all, is different than singing in the choir; and singing in a choir, surrounded by other voices, is quite different than handling a solo at the Christmas recital.

A handful of folks like Charity Torrence, however, will take that next step. Torrence had sung in groups in high school, at Liberty University, and at Grace Evangelical Free Church, but had never thought of herself as a soloist. Driving home one evening, however, she got an idea: what if she recorded a CD for friends and family?

I visited Torrence on her and her husband Matt’s farm in Concord, and she told me about the original idea for her CD, Longing for More.

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