Originally from Winnipeg, Love & the Outcome, a husband-and-wife musical duo, has made waves in the Christian music scene.
The pair, now based in Nashville, has released a handful of albums since it was first signed to Curb | Word Entertainment in 2013. Over the years, songs such as “You got this” and “I’m not lucky — I’m blessed” have defined the sound of the group.
On August 24th, Love & the Outcome brought its brand of worship to the Morden Corn & Apple Festival.
‘A blast’
Jodi King, half of the musical duo with her husband Chris Rademaker, called performing in Morden “a blast.”
“We did some worship — some of our new hymns and some of our songs on the radio,” she said. “It was so good.”
According to King, the audience was engaged in the performance. She said festivalgoers were “worshipping and singing all the lyrics” to the duo’s songs.
It’s an atmosphere the pair strives to create.
“The whole reason we write music is to be able to worship with people,” she said. “Seeing everyone sing along was a real treat.”
New music
The performance at the Corn & Apple Festival comes as Love & the Outcome is working on another new musical endeavour.
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“We did our own hymns record,” said King. “Basically, we're worshipping on the piano and guitar at home to our favourite hymns, and then I ... start singing a new refrain or adding a chorus.”
King said the project will eventually grow into more than one album, but for now the pair is concentrating on a seven-song collection of their preferred hymns, reimagined in Love & the Outcome’s style.
They recently released their version of "Come Thou Fount” as the first single, with the full album expected in the new year.
Being back in the prairies
For Love & the Outcome, performing at the Corn & Apple has a note of familiarity, especially for King, who played the festival over a decade ago when she was a solo artist.
“Every single time we come, it's so special,” she said. “I love how eclectic a festival is. You can have someone who doesn't know any worship music and doesn't go to church on the corner, sort of leaning in, curious about what's going on, and then you can have people singing hymns or quartets playing. There's something for everybody.”
For King, it’s also “fun to be home.”
“[Morden] is really close to our hometown, ... and it just feels special to be back in the prairies,” she said.
With files from Robyn Wiebe