Noel Richards

I have watched with growing dismay the posts on social media that praise the actions of Californian worship leader Sean Feucht. CBS News stated that he is a pastor associated with Bethel Church in Redding, California. 

This person is…

Sting once said: “Songwriting is the hardest intellectual pursuit in my life”. I would agree with that. It takes time to craft a song and then you have no guarantee that it will work. However, writing this song back in…

This song was written by Doug Horley (aka Duggie Dug Dug) in 1993. At that time Doug was playing guitar in my band, so he played me the song and asked if I would like to use it

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We'll be the dreamers of Your dreams

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Continuing this week's theme of dreams, this song seems appropriate. I wrote it with Ken Riley (yfriday) back in 2001. 

Many times I have…

These were my first ever 'publicity' shots. Taken sometime during the summer of 1975, when I was just 20 years old. I had joined up with Mike Clark under the name “Seed” and we were about to embark…

Watching while sanity dies, Touched by the madness and lies. 

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These two lines from the first verse of this song are more relevant today than ever. Sometimes it seems as though humanity…

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Featuring the beautiful, soaring voice of Sue Rinaldi, this song has a timeless quality to it. In this current season, it seems as relevant now as when first written. 

This present crisis with COVID 19, seems…

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I am thankful for the opportunities I have had, to share our songs in so many different nations. One of the countries I visit frequently, is Canada and it has been a privilege to lead worship…

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Whenever I recorded a worship album, I always tried to include songs from other writers. A new album would always be a resource for worship leaders and churches. Before the internet, it was one of the…

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As I was working on this week's featured song, I was sent the link to a live version that I recorded with the very talented NLM Worship Team in Paris, France, back in…

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This is a song that I have used in numerous settings – especially prayer gatherings. It works with a full band or simply guitar and voice. 

These are days when societies around the…

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I first met Kees Kraayenoord - a well known worship leader/songwriter from Holland - at the Calling All Nations event, which took place at the Olympic Stadium Berlin, in the summer of 2006. 

Following this event…

This weekend we should have gathered in Budapest in the Puskas Stadium as part of the great congregation for the Ez Az A Nap (This is the Day) event. 

Because of COVID-19 we cannot be together but the…

GREATER THAN ANYONE (From the rising of the sun)

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We recently wrote a new worship song and I have recorded a video of me playing a simple acoustic version.

I have also made a simple tutorial…

Thanks for visiting the website. We have lined up a bunch of resources for you to enjoy over this Easter Weekend. Scroll down and enjoy. Happy Easter!

Videos:

A new recording and video exclusively for you to enjoy…

The sixth in a short series of stories behind the songs. 

This one is 'We Bow Low' from Tim Sheppard 

The story behind the song “We Bow Low” goes back more than 50 years. I was…

The fifth in a short series of stories behind the songs. 

Moment - by Noel & Tricia Richards

For the past ten years, we have enjoyed the privilege of living on the Spanish island of Mallorca…

The fourth in a short series of stories behind the songs. 

Come Away - Wayne Drain 

I wrote a song called “Come Away” in 1996.  It would become the title cut and the name of my album…

"All Heaven Declares" and "Greater Than Anyone"

This video captures a very special evening for me on the final night of the Stadium 2020 Roadshow in Arad, Romania. Throughout the tour I had the privilege of sharing the…

The third in a short series of stories behind the songs. 

This one is 'Linger' from Tim Sheppard 

As one of the worship pastors at Gateway Church, I serve with a team that begins every Monday…

I am really looking forward to the Ez Az A Nap Stadium 2020 Roadshow in February.

We will play shows in Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Romania and Hungary, promoting the Stadium Event in Budapest which takes place on…

The second in a short series of stories behind the songs. 

This one is from Noel & Tricia Richards

The music for this song was birthed during a soundcheck for a concert in Berlin, Germany in…

The first in a short series of stories behind the songs.

This one is from Wayne Drain

The response to my song, “While You Are Sleeping” has been very encouraging.  My live performance of the song…

It was a real privilege to be involved in the Ez Az A Nap Stadium 2020 Roadshow which visited 11 major cities in Hungary, Ukraine and Romania. We probably played to a total audience of around 20,000 people during these…