The Gray Havens

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The Gray Havens
Origin Crystal Lake, Illinois
Genres
Years active2012 (2012)–present
LabelsArtist Garden
MembersDavid Radford
Licia Radford
Website thegrayhavensmusic.com

The Gray Havens are an American Christian folk pop husband and wife duo, David and Licia Radford, from Crystal Lake, Illinois. They started their music recording careers in 2012. Their first release, an extended play, Where Eyes Don't Go, was released by Zodlounge Music, in 2013. Their first full album, Fire and Stone , was released in 2015 with funds raised on Kickstarter [1]

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Background

The duo are a husband and wife group, who married on August 25, 2012. [2] They met while on a mission trip to British Columbia. [3] [4] David and Licia Radford (née, Keyes) [2] [5] are from Crystal Lake, Illinois, [6] David is a former American Idol contestant, [7] [8] vocalist, guitarist, and pianist, and, Licia is a vocalist, mandolinist, and an ukulelist. [9] They are members of the Evangelical Free Church of Crystal Lake. [2] [10] They moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 2014.

Music history

The husband and wife duo commenced their recording careers in 2012, [9] with the extended play, Where Eyes Don't Go, and it was released on January 25, 2013 by Zodlounge Music. [11] [12] Their first studio album, Fire and Stone , was released on January 6, 2015, independently. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] It was ranked in the Top 10 Albums of 2015 on Jesusfreakhideout.com. [19] Their second studio album, Ghost of a King , was released on April 8, 2016, by Artist Garden Entertainment.

Members

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

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References

  1. ↑ "The Gray Havens Full Length Album!". Kickstarter. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 The Evangelical Free Church of Crystal Lake. "The Evangelical Free Church of Crystal Lake: Annual Report 2012" (PDF). The Evangelical Free Church of Crystal Lake. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ Honeyman, Lins (July 5, 2015). "The Gray Havens: Chicago's critically acclaimed duo soon to hit the road". Cross Rhythms . Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Interview with The Gray Havens". All about Worship. February 22, 2015. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  5. ↑ Hamm, Josh (January 6, 2015). "Interview : The Gray Havens". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 Songspace (January 6, 2015). "Daily Discovery: Gray Havens, "Stole My Fame"". American Songwriter . Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  7. ↑ Wax, Trevin (February 20, 2013). "From American Idol to The Gray Havens: A Conversation with David Radford (Part 1)". The Gospel Coalition. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  8. ↑ Wax, Trevin (February 21, 2013). "From American Idol to The Gray Havens: A Conversation with David Radford (Part 2)". The Gospel Coalition. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  9. 1 2 Jesus Freak Hideout. "The Gray Havens" . Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  10. ↑ Weaver, Michael (January 28, 2015). "An Interview with...The Gray Havens". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  11. 1 2 Hamm, Josh (February 15, 2013). "Review : The Gray Havens – Where Eyes Don't Go". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  12. ↑ Redburn, Stella (February 23, 2015). "Review: Where Eyes Don't Go - The Gray Havens". Cross Rhythms . Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  13. ↑ Hamm, Josh (February 3, 2015). "Review : The Gray Havens – Fire and Stone". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  14. ↑ Argyrakis, Andy (February 15, 2015). "The Gray Havens : Fire and Stone". CCM Magazine . Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  15. ↑ Hunter, Andrea (February 24, 2015). "Fire and Stone". Worship Leader. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  16. ↑ Saraco, Bert (January 20, 2015). "Gray Havens, The - Fire and Stone". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  17. ↑ St. John, Leah. "Fire and Stone by The Gray Havens". Christian Review Magazine. Jan/Feb 2015 (2): 45. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
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  19. ↑ "JesusfreakHideout.com 2015 Staff Picks". www.jesusfreakhideout.com. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  20. ↑ The Gray Havens (March 22, 2014). "Birthday guy. 26 today. Whaaa!!!". Twitter . Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  21. ↑ The Gray Havens (September 21, 2014). "Counting the change from grandparents at Licia's 24th birthday party :)". Twitter . Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  22. ↑ Hamm, Josh (February 3, 2015). "Review : The Gray Havens – Fire and Stone". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  23. ↑ "She Waits by The Gray Havens". iTunes . October 5, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
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  25. ↑ https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/indiemusic/RestEP.asp [ bare URL ]
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