<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Belle Frantz released her debut album, <em>Hymns From A Barstool</em>, on November 6. The 17-song gospel project features contributions from <a title="Wynonna" href="https://ticketmaster.evyy.net/c/1224809/264167/4272?subId1=WPScmnbWynona&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fwynonna-judd-tickets%2Fartist%2F769783&partnerpropertyid=5213910&MediaPartnerPropertyId=5213910">Wynonna</a> Judd, <a title="Reba" href="https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100ljXyr/pubref:WPSReba/ar:CMNBAutoLink/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Freba-mcentire-tickets%2F">Reba</a> McEntire, Ashley Monroe, Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook, Meg McRee and Larry Strickland.</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Produced by Gena Johnson, the record grew from a small passion project into a full album after Judd agreed to take part. Its central idea is simple: God meets people where they are. The title track, the album&#8217;s sole original song, carries that message into a setting outside the church walls.</p>



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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The family connections run throughout the record. Frantz&#8217;s mother opens and closes the album on piano. &#8220;Interlude: Taps&#8221; honors her grandfather and brother, both Navy veterans, and was recorded in Nashville&#8217;s military cemetery.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Other recordings return to the places that shaped her. &#8220;Amazing Grace at Paine Memorial&#8221; and &#8220;Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus at Paine Memorial&#8221; were recorded with piano in her hometown church. Two more performances were captured at East Tupelo First Assembly of God in Mississippi, her great-grandfather Otis&#8217; church.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Judd joins Frantz on &#8220;How Great Thou Art,&#8221; while McEntire contributes &#8220;Reading of Scripture.&#8221; For Frantz, McEntire&#8217;s appearance has particular meaning: discovering <em>The Last One to Know</em> among her late grandfather&#8217;s CDs helped her feel less alone after his death.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Frantz celebrated the release with a performance at Nashville&#8217;s Skinny Dennis, where surprise guests included Judd, Meg McRee, Faith Groves and The Blackwood Brothers. The album pairs that sense of gathering with hymns passed between generations.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">CountryMusicNewsBlog.com readers can <a href="https://sl.cmdshft.com/hfab">listen to Hymns From A Barstool here</a>. Find upcoming appearances at <a href="https://www.bellefrantz.com/">Belle Frantz&#8217;s official website</a>.</p>