NEW ALBUM UNDERWAY!

Just a quick note that I've begun work on “Angeline,” my 2024 album!

I've titled the project in honor of the 3 Angeline's in my life: my grandmother, Matilda Angeline Fortner (1894-1978); her mother, Mary Angeline Ridge (1866-1901) and…

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NIGHTSONG AT #5 ON ZMR TOP-100 ALBUM CHART IN MAY!

BREAKING NEWS: We just received word that Nightsong climbed to #5 on ZMR's Top-100 album chart for May! Zone Music Reporter tracks airplay worldwide on radio & music channels – their May chart makes Nightsong our 5th top-5 album in…

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NIGHTSONG STATION ADDS!

To all the stations, channels & programs which have added Nightsong to your playlists, thank you so much! Special thanks to Stacey Bonk at LAZZ Promotions for getting the album out there! Nightsong is being played on radio worldwide, from… Read more

NIGHTSONG: LOVE SONGS & LULLABIES NOW AVAILABLE!

I'm so pleased to announce the release of my 9th studio album, Nightsong: Love Songs & Lullabies. Based on Job 35:10, "God my Maker gives songs in the night,” Nightsong weaves a tapestry of ethereal beauty and spirituality that…

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ALBUM PROFILE: THE SONGS OF NIGHTSONG (2023)

ALBUM PROFILE by Rick Sparks - Nightsong: Love Songs & Lullabies (2023) 

My 9th studio album since 2014, Nightsong offers 10 nocturnal songs of healing, inspiration and renewal. I sought with Nightsong to capture the intimacy of listening to music…

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56 ORIGINALS

56 originals.

I can't believe I've written and recorded 56 original songs in 10 years (2014-2023). “Making up songs,” as Paul McCartney calls the process of composing music, has become one of the surpassing joys of my life. I am…

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SPEAK PEACE NOMINATED FOR BEST NEO-CLASSICAL ALBUM!

I'm excited to announce that my 2022 album, Speak Peace, has been nominated for Best Neo-Classical Album by One World Music Radio! OWMR is Europe's #1 radio station for the genres covered, including new-age, jazz and rock; neo-classical is…

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NEW SINGLE IS OWMR FEBRUARY TOP-10!

BREAKING NEWS: Our Valentines single, What'll I Do, is #9 on OWMR's Top-100 singles chart for February! Big thanks to OWMR for supporting our music with airplay on both live spins & podcasts from Europe's #1 radio station for…

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