Amish Culture

Brand New From Ben & Rose: “Farther On”

Brand New From Ben & Rose: “Farther On”

Coinciding with their debut album release today, Ben and Rose have put out a new song and video. And this one, “Farther On”, is a great choice as it sounds fantastic. Described as an “old gospel favorite”, the Amish couple deliver a great rendition. The song is calm and understated with some delicate playing. In the video, the pair sing on a beautiful Pennsylvania hillside…

Full Album Coming From Ben & Rose: “Slowly But Surely” (The Album) Releases This Friday

Full Album Coming From Ben & Rose: “Slowly But Surely” (The Album) Releases This Friday

Good news alert – I have been getting this question for months and I’m happy to finally be able to give a positive answer: Ben and Rose plan to release a full album – this Friday! In the new promo clip at bottom, you can hear producer Conrad Fisher talking about the release, accompanied by some beautiful imagery. In the background we hear the sounds…

New Short Clip From Ben & Rose: “Twilight Is Stealing”

New Short Clip From Ben & Rose: “Twilight Is Stealing”

We’ve got another new short clip of a presumably upcoming song by Ben & Rose – called “Twilight is Stealing”. “Steal” here (I believe) in the sense of the less-commonly-used definition of “to move somewhere quietly or surreptitiously”. This song is an older hymn – maybe the oldest they’ve done so far – written by Aldine Kieffer and B.C. Unseld in the late 1800s. Here’s…

Ben & Rose Join Amos & Margaret Raber on New Song: “Fill My Cup, Lord”

Ben & Rose Join Amos & Margaret Raber on New Song: “Fill My Cup, Lord”

Ben & Rose previously teamed with Amos Raber on (perhaps my personal favorite of their releases) “Would You Like To Buy Some Flowers“. Now they’ve teamed up again along with Amos’ wife Margaret on a new tune called “Fill My Cup, Lord”. It’s a really nice tune with Christian lyrics, and this rendition has a jaunty country feel. Rose and Amos trade off singing lead…

New From Amish Group Third Fret Harmony: “Sing Me A Song About Jesus”

New From Amish Group Third Fret Harmony: “Sing Me A Song About Jesus”

We’ve got the second studio song from Third Fret Harmony, which consists of Rose’s brother and sister, Mike and Marty. We first saw and heard them here last month performing the classic country song “Sing Me Back Home”. In this tune they are back “singing about singing” again – but this time more in the gospel music vein. “Sing Me A Song About Jesus” is…

New from Ben & Rose: “Dream Of Me”

New from Ben & Rose: “Dream Of Me”

We heard a 23-second demo version of this song back in June. I thought we’d see the full version released soon after that…but they made us wait 😀 Now Ben and Rose have released the full studio version of “Dream of Me”. Sounds like it was worth the wait. The demo clip showcased a great chorus, and that carries over into the full version of…

New from Ben & Rose: “Roses In The Snow” (UPDATE: Full Song Now Out)

New from Ben & Rose: “Roses In The Snow” (UPDATE: Full Song Now Out)

UPDATE: We first heard this short clip of “Roses in the Snow” (see below) back in July. Ben & Rose have now released the full song – as the first track on their debut album. You’ll find that at the end of this post.  Ben and Rose are just out with a teaser of a new song they’re working on called “Roses in the Snow”….

Amish Youth Sing “When All of God’s Singers Get Home”

Amish Youth Sing “When All of God’s Singers Get Home”

After a number of videos lately of Amish singing popular songs, how about something more traditional. This video was filmed at a New Order Amish youth singing in 2023 by P. Thomas (he’s also brought us previous New Order Amish singing as well as Amish schoolchildren singing). In this video, the youth sing “When All of God’s Singers Get Home.” Phil has provided a number…

Amish Country Music: Rose’s Brother & Sister (Third Fret Harmony) Release New Song

Amish Country Music: Rose’s Brother & Sister (Third Fret Harmony) Release New Song

Third Fret Harmony is another Amish music group that (at least) Rose of Ben & Rose has been a part of (and I think still is – though I am not sure). Like Ben & Rose, they are also working with producer Conrad Fisher, and I think you’ll recognize some of that flavor in this song. In this video, which I believe is their first…

A Spectator’s View of Horse Progress Days 2025 (20 Photos)

A Spectator’s View of Horse Progress Days 2025 (20 Photos)

After posting about the latest Horse Progress Days, held last week in Clare, Michigan, I was fortunate enough to receive not one, but two sets of photos from attendees of this year’s edition – from Jim Halverson, who many of you will recognize from frequent excellent photos here, and from Milo G. Miller, Publisher of the Budget newspaper. Some of you might be readers of…