Carolyn Arends

Carolyn Arends is a Canadian contemporary Christian musician, songwriter, and author based in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.

Musical career Arends began her career as a songwriter at Benson Music Publishing. In 1995, she began touring and releasing albums as a singer and guitarist. Her debut release that year (I Can Hear You) was released through Reunion Records. I Can Hear You reached No. 37 on Billboard's Contemporary Christian Chart in 1996. Feel Free was No. 10 on the chart in 1997. Since 2001 her albums have mostly been distributed by Signpost Music. She is the winner of two Gospel Music Association Dove Awards and six GMA Canada Covenant Awards. Arends co-hosted the 29th Annual Covenant Awards in 2007 (with Leland Klassen) and the 31st Annual Covenant Awards in 2009 (with Arlen Salte).

Discography

Albums

Singles Year Single Chart Positions Album CAN AC CAN 1996 "This Is the Stuff" 3 23 I Can Hear You "I Can Hear You" 7 18 1997 "Seize the Day" 29 "Do What You Do" 20 59 Feel Free

Books Feel Free (1997) Living the Questions: Making Sense of the Mess and Mystery of Life (Harvest House, 2000) Ragamuffin Prayers (2000, by Jimmy Abegg, contributions by Carolyn Arends and others) We've Been Waiting for You (2002) Wrestling With Angels: Adventures in Faith and Doubt (Harvest House, 2008)

Collaborations co-wrote lyrics for "Diamonds from the Other Side" with Steve Bell on his album: Waiting for Aidan (Signpost, 2001) co-wrote lyrics for "Not So Hip" with Bec Abbot on her album: Not So Hip (Signpost, 2005)

Notable appearances Parachute Music Festival (January 1997) Cornerstone Festival (July 1997) Kingdom Bound (August 1997) Cornerstone Festival (July 2002) Harmony vocals on "He Will Listen To You", "Rest", and "The Peace of Christ" on Glen Soderholm's album Rest (Signpost, 2003) Duet on "One Heart" on Greg Magirescu's album Sweet Surrender (Angel Cake Café, 2003) Harmony vocals on "Approach My Soul The Mercy Seat" and "Come Ye Disconsolate" on Glen Soderholm's World Without End (Signpost, 2006) Vocals on Jacob Moon's "Winter Song", "It Came Upon The Midnight Clear" and "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel", This Christmas (Signpost, 2007)

Songs in other projects Vancouver Seeds VI, "No Trespassing" (1991)