A RED, RED ROSE
Keith & Kristyn Getty recorded “A Red, Red Rose” in celebration of their 20th wedding anniversary. The song is an adaptation of the classic poem by Scottish poet Robert Burns. We hope you enjoy it!
STORY BEHIND THE SONG
From Kristyn Getty:
“Twenty years ago this June Keith and I were married. I carried red roses and he had a red rose in his lapel. And this was and has been one of our favorite love songs. It has journeyed with us over the years, and we have sung it many, many times on tour. But it was a particular joy to have our older two daughters sing harmonies on this new recording!”
“The text was written down by the famous Scottish poet Robert Burns. He was a lively, colorful, passionate, quick-witted poet of the 1700s! One thing that really inspired us was the energy he gave in his last years to collect many old Scottish folk songs so that they wouldn’t be forgotten. Songs carry the story of the people in beautiful ways, memories pulling us out of our own shadow into something much bigger. An idea that encouraged us in the treasuring of the best of the old hymns.”
“Burns once wrote ‘Life is but a day at most’. Twenty years together have gone in a flash and we are grateful to the Lord for them. We hope you enjoy this simple and timeless song.”
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Keith & Kristyn Getty
For over a decade, Keith and Kristyn Getty have occupied a unique space in the world of music as pre-eminent modern hymn writers with hymns such as “In Christ Alone” among the 32 songs in the CCLI top 500 between the USA and UK. Born in Northern Ireland, the award-winning artists became the first musicians of the modern era to be given the OBE from Queen Elizabeth II for service to music and hymn writing.
They have become ambassadors for the genre, from their “Sing” book and Conference which welcomes over 15,000 people in Nashville every year, to performing for Presidents and Prime Ministers, a hymn tour and Christmas tour which plays annually at Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center (as well as two TV specials on PBS and TBN), as well as founding a publishing company, record label, and online learning site for a new generation of writers and church musicians. Keith and Kristyn live between Northern Ireland and Nashville with their four daughters.
