Pat Barrett: The writer of ‘Good good Father’ on pride, platform and how he stays grounded
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Sam Hailes2025-07-22T16:22:00
Don’t believe the hype. That’s what God told Pat Barrett just before his songs became global sensations. Ahead of his appearance at Big Church Festival, the worship artists tells Sam Hailes why he loves coming to England
Christian music is having a moment. Online streams of worship songs are up by 60 per cent over the past five years. Another report even found that more people listen to Christian and gospel music than jazz and classical combined. It’s led the popular magazine Billboard to recently declare: “Christian music is making a serious comeback.”
Of course, for most Christians, it never went away. Many of us are accustomed to belting out worship anthems every Sunday. Two of the most popular in recent years have been ‘Good good Father’ and ‘Build my life’, both written by Pat Barrett, formerly of the band Housefires.
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