The Sons of Korah Experience

This is an interview recorded for radio in 2011, just before we released our Wait album. Matt gives some insight into why we do what we do, how the Psalms speak to and impact our lives today, and the spiritual benefit of spending time ‘soaking’ in the Psalms.

Our Cellist in the studio 2020

Gareth Skinner has played Cello on both our Refuge and Fractures albums, and now, as we work on the next batch of Psalms, we’ve got him back in the studio.

In the Studio – Jan 2020

In this session, Matt and Spike are working with Daniel Hernandez to develop the piano part for a brand new Sons of Korah track. Here’s a sneak peek of the guys at work.

A brief history – 1996

Matthew Jacoby – Founder/Leader The early years up to 1996 are very blurry but I think the reason I can’t remember much is because there isn’t actually much to remember. We had a band with a name but really didn’t do more than a handful of small gigs a year. In 1996 we recorded an … Continued

A brief history – 1993

Matthew Jacoby – Founder/Leader The first advertised Sons of Korah gig that I remember was a night in 1993 at Deakin University in Geelong organized by the overseas Christian students group.In 1993 I was in my second year of a Bachelor of Theology at the Reformed Theological College (RTC) in Geelong. I had left school … Continued

Deeper Places – Audio Book

What will you find when you allow yourself to go deeper?You’re not satisfied with the dry ground of religious intellectualism. You’re not satisfied with just dipping your toes into a shallow spirituality. You want to know the heart of God more intimately. You want to encounter God in the deep places. In Deeper Places, pastor … Continued

Southern California Dates 2020

We’re looking forward to being back in California in February 2020 for a short tour mostly around the LA area. As we confirm dates you’ll see them appear on our EVENTS page. Sons of Korah will be playing a sequence of psalms, together with other spoken texts, that will take us on a journey through … Continued

A brief history – The Psalms

Matthew Jacoby – Leader/Founder The book of Psalms is the songbook of the Bible. In its original setting it had a very practical purpose. It was the primary way in which the ancient biblical faith was imparted from one generation to the next. Within the Psalms is encapsulated, in poetic form, expressions of what the … Continued

Western Australia Tour confirmed for March 2019

Looking forward to being back in WA for a short tour in late March 2019. We’ll be heading to Bunbury (first time to this town), Merriwa and then central Perth. We always get such enthusiastic crowds in WA. Details and Tickets are available now on our website – just click the EVENTS tab.

NSW Australia visit confirmed for late June 2018

Yes, we’re heading back to NSW Australia to visit some of our favourite spots – Newcastle, Gosford and then Sydney at Manly. This will be our first set of events after our return from Europe, so we’re looking forward to being back with some ‘home’ crowds. Details are on our Events page so check them … Continued

Back to Europe May 2018

On May 14th we head to Germany to begin our two week tour to Germany and The Netherlands. Beginning in Dresden and then travelling to Chemnitz, Jena and Oberursel and then we head into the Netherlands with concert events in Zwijndrecht, Veenendaal, Drachten and finally Katwijk (one of our favourite venues in Europe). We’ve been blessed to have many people … Continued

Ballarat April 2018

Excited to announce that we will be back in Ballarat for a concert event on April 13 2018. It’s been a long time since we’ve played in Ballarat but we’ve had loads of messages from people wanting us to come back. So . . . we are! Check our Events schedule for details.

Tasmania March 2018

We’ve been able to squeeze in a weekend visit to Tasmania in March 2018. We’ll be back at one of our favourite venues in Launceston – Door of Hope and then on to St David’s Anglican Cathedral in Hobart. With 2019 and 2020 shaping up to be very busy years with international touring it may … Continued

3 NSW dates confirmed: Dapto, Crows Nest, Parramatta.

Excited to confirm that we will get back to NSW this year (2017) with a short weekend visit to include Dapto, Crows Nest and Parramatta. This will be the first time we’ve been able to get to Dapto so really looking forward to the opportunity to take a whole new group of people on a … Continued

Psalm 124

Psalm 124 is a psalm of corporate thanksgiving for an act of God’s deliverance for the faith-community. Evidently God had saved them from some serious calamity, probably some military threat. This is the sort of Psalm that might have articulated the relief and praise following God’s deliverance of Jerusalem from the Assyrian threat in the … Continued

Psalm 134

Psalm 134 was obviously written for a formal worship context in the temple. There seem to be two distinct parts to this psalm. The first is a call to worship and the second is a blessing. In our adaptation of this psalm we have likewise distinguished those two elements giving the call to worship a … Continued

Psalm 34

Psalm 34 is a blend of thanksgiving and wisdom and the two fit together quite naturally. Thanksgiving psalms celebrate specific things that God has done and from these experiences we learn about God’s ways. So, the psalmist moves from testimony to exhortation as a natural consequence. The psalm has been identified with David and the … Continued

Psalm 60

Psalm 60 is a great example of the conversation nature of prayer. It also has all the marks of the kind of faith-filled approach to God that the psalms enjoin to us. The first line may seem more like despair than faith: “You have rejected us.” However, in this statement is a bold covenant ‘provocation.’ … Continued

Psalm 16

Psalm 16 is a song of trust and devotion to God. The psalmist declares his devotion to God but also to God’s people (vs.3). Whilst those who trust in God will see the faithfulness of God, those who trust in idols will only ever end up disappointed. Trusting in anything more than God only leads … Continued

Psalm 68

Psalm 68 is a complex psalm but it’s main theme is simple. It is a declaration of the sovereign power of God who is judge over the earth. It appeals to God as the judge of the earth and in some important ways finds its fulfillment in the second coming of Christ as envisaged in … Continued

Psalm 92

The first three verses of Psalm 92 are the key to understanding the purpose of this psalm. The psalm itself was evidently presented as a kind of thank offering following some answer to prayer. The psalmist, probably a king or governor, had seen God work a great victory for him against some evil threat and … Continued

Psalm 46

Psalm 46 is a powerful declaration of the absolute security of those who live in God’s purpose. The promise of this psalm is that those who entrust themselves to God and his purpose will never be thwarted. They may experience hardship but nothing will be able to impede what God had planned to do in … Continued

Psalm 79

Psalm 79 was written in the darkest moment of the history of Israel in the Old Testament. In 586BC the nation was decimated by the powerful Babylonian army. Jerusalem had been razed to the ground and the great and holy temple of Solomon with it. In addition to this many of the people had been … Continued

Psalm 97

God is in charge. Whatever is happening, however chaotic, however terrible, God will work in and through everything and finally make everything right. There is nothing, absolutely nothing that can thwart God’s will. This is a psalm of reverent praise. It does not narrate any specific reason other than who God is. The dominant note … Continued

Psalm 94

The psalm give us a vocabulary of prayer for everything we feel in life. When we were in the midst of recording Psalm 94 there was a surge of terrible persecution of Christians in Northern Iraq. When I heard about the evils that were being inflicted on men, women and children I found myself at … Continued

New Zealand Tour Confirmed – October 2017

Yes, we’re looking forward to getting back across the sea’s to New Zealand this October to present shows in Wellington, Palmerston North, Tauranga, Hamilton, Auckland and Whangarei. There are still a couple of venues to be confirmed but we’ve always been encouraged by the warm welcome we get from our Kiwi friends. It’ll be great … Continued

West Australia Tour Confirmed

Sons of Korah head to WA for a short tour in August as we continue to launch our latest album Fractures. We’ll be visiting Perth, Mandurah and Merriwa. The new songs are working really well in our new concert set and it’s great to introduce some new instruments and sounds to the Sons of Korah music.

Queensland Australia Tour Confirmed

After a successful album launch in Melbourne with close to 800 people attending, Sons of Korah will be heading to Queensland for a short tour in May. We’ll be visiting Maryborough, Toowoomba, The Gold Coast and Brisbane City. It’s been a while since we’ve been to these cities so we’re looking forward to again presenting … Continued

New Album Launch Concert announced for Melbourne – March 25th.

Introducing our new studio album Fractures – ships from February 20th. The Sons of Korah project is about interpreting the psalms through music and this new collection adds to a long and varied repertoire that has taken us 20 years to build. Keep an eye on our website sonsofkorah.com for release from February 20th. Of course, … Continued

Sons of Korah to be guest artists at this years CMS Summer Encounter

Looking forward to being guest artists at this years CMS Summer Encounter in Adelaide on Friday 20th January. You can register for the Friday night for just $10 here https://book.summerencounter.org.au/ This is the only event we’ll be doing in Adelaide this year so hope we might see some of our local friends!

Psalm 23

The most famous of all the psalms and perhaps the most famous words of scripture, psalm 23 has been the joy of God’s people for three thousand years. This would have been a picture close to the heart of most people at the time it was written. Sheep and sheep farming were a common part … Continued

Psalm 148

Psalm 148 bids everything that exists to praise God. But how can inanimate objects like trees and mountains and stars praise God? They do so not by word but by virtue of what they are. Their very existence bears testimony to the awesome power of God who made them. This is the true way to … Continued

Psalm 147

A classic exuberant song of praise, Psalm 147, extols the character and greatness of God. A key idea of this psalm is that of a mighty God who is not impressed by the strength of man but who values, above all, joyful submission and trust. In the light of God’s greatness the psalm call us … Continued

Psalm 144

Psalm 144 follows a prayer sequence that is common to many of the psalms and we would do well to note it as an example of powerful prayer. The prayer is prayed by David in the setting of warfare and it expresses David’s desire to see his enemies defeated so that Israel can prosper freely. … Continued

Psalm 139

Psalm 139 is about the omniscience of God, that is, the fact that God is all-knowing and all-seeing. But it applies this fact not just in a ‘spooky God-is-onto-you’ way but as a comfort for God’s people. The theme of ‘God watching over his people’ is a common one in the psalms and indicates God’s … Continued

Psalm 137

Psalm 137 is a psalm that I personally have struggled with more than any. The Lyrics shocked me and I found the ferocity of the emotions portrayed in it hard to deal with, particularly the last line. I also found it hard to see how I could sing this and see any relevance in it … Continued

Psalm 131

This psalm, at first glance, might sound a little conceited in the light of Jesus’ dislike for the practice of showing off our own righteousness. However the psalm is expressing something quite different from self-righteous confidence. What we have here is an intimate inside view of the inner spiritual rewards of obedience to God. The … Continued

Psalm 130

Psalm 130 contains a simple but profound message. In the midst of a desperate prayer for salvation the psalmist hits upon the most fundamental fact of life. He cries out from the depths of despair, guilt and torment and yet he acknowledges that God is right to keep a record of our sins and to … Continued

Psalm 128

Psalm 128 does two things. It declares that God will bless every person who fears him and then it prays that God would fulfil this principle concretely upon the lives of those in the hearing of the psalm. It is a psalm of blessing. The fear of God is the expression for the ongoing sense … Continued

Psalm 127

Psalm 127 was written by Solomon and in many ways it is a mixture between the style of language of Ecclesiastes and the style of Proverbs. This is a wisdom psalm in its practical message and also in its beatitude upon those who have children. At first read this psalm might seem like it is … Continued

Psalm 126

Psalm 126 was written after the return from exile in Babylon probably around 516 BC. It refers to the first return of the captives from Babylon in 537 BC. This event was hugely significant for the people and a time of great joy, so much so that it seemed that they were dreaming at the … Continued

California Tour Feb 17

California Tour Dates. La Mirada, CA 90638, Friday, Feb 17th Westlake Village, CA 91362, Sunday, Feb 19th Escondido CA 92025, Tuesday Feb 21st Bakersfield CA 93311, Wednesday, 22nd Feb Gilroy, CA 95020, Thursday, 23rd Feb Walnut Creek, CA 94598, Friday, 24th Feb Santa Ana, CA 92705, Sunday, 26th Feb Tickets are available from our website … Continued

USA Tour Announced

Looking forward to being back in the USA for our 2 week tour in February 17. We now only have 2 open dates – Feb 22 and Feb 23. We’ll be somewhere between LA and San Francisco so if you’re in Bakersfield of Fresno and your church would like to host Sons of Korah for … Continued

Introducing Anna Waters

Just returned from our short tour to South Australia. It was great to journey through a completely new set of Psalms. It was also special to have Anna Waters travelling with us as a new member of the band. We’ve known Anna for a number of years as she has led worship. She has a … Continued

Sons of Korah announce tour to Darwin, Australia

Sons of Korah is an Australian based band devoted to giving a fresh voice to the biblical psalms. The Psalms have been the primary source for the worship traditions of both Judaism and Christianity going right back to ancient times. With their unique acoustic, multi-ethnic sound Sons of Korah have given this biblical songbook a … Continued

New Album Recording Update

Recording progress: we are currently in the pre-production stage of our new album recording. So we are putting down the new songs and experimenting with arrangements. Once we have an idea of how we want to arrange the material we will start putting down the final parts. It’s a long process but very rewarding. We … Continued

Kanpur & Delhi Update: sons of korah

Thank-you for your ongoing support of the work of the World Vision team in Kanpur, India. I have recently been back to India and yet again I come away with a deep sense of the infinite value of our investment into this work. The changes being made there are truly momentous. Your regular contribution is … Continued

Matt picks up his new Cole Clarke guitar

This is my new alt-tuned guitar (from bass to treble: Db-Bb-Db-Ab-Db-Db) made by Cole Clark guitars from Cedar of Lebanon, the same timber that Solomon used to built the Jerusalem temple. It seemed appropriate. It’s a sweet instrument, beautifully made, with their unique pickup system giving me the most natural plugged in sound I have … Continued

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