Gungor

Gungor’s odd combination of banjos, horns, strings, a toy piano and a glockenspiel makes the band unique in both its music and its message.

“Musically, it’s kind of odd,” explains lead singer Michael Gungor. “We rock pretty hard, then we pull out the banjo and sit around and cry together.”

A worship leader since the age of 12, Michael opted to change the name of the band previously known as Michael Gungor Band to take the spotlight off of himself, and also to bring a new level of authenticity to the band’s music. “We had become ‘professional’ Christians. We got to the point where we needed to figure out how to be the church in a more honest way for us,” says Michael.

Gungor’s current focus is not only to create a great musical experience filled with worship, but also to spur listeners to care for one another, and especially the “widows and orphans” of the world. This is reflected in its most recent album and title track “Beautiful Things” where the band reminds us all that in the midst of trials, God can rise up hope and make us new.

Gungor is scheduled to release its next album Ghosts Upon The Earth in September of 2011.