Two new Christmas songs available online

The Innocence Mission and the duo of Don Peris and David Schelzel have each released a new Christmas recording for streaming. The first track is "The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns" and the second "I Wonder As I Wander". You can stream "The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns" here and "I Wonder As I Wander" here.

2018 Echo's broadcast available for streaming

You can now hear the Innocence Mission's live 2018 radio performance in full at Echoes.org.

Songs include, "Green Bus," "Buildings in Flower," "Light Of Winter," Shadow of the Pines," "Records From Your Room" and a solo performance from Don Peris of "Electrostar".

New album update

This time, it's just a visual update.

Photo by Don Peris:

Photo of Karen Peris by Mike Bitts:

Source: Don Peris/Mike Bitts, Facebook

Surprise performance sighting

On November 22nd, Karen and Don Peris performed during the encore of the Ocean Blue's show at the Chameleon Club in Lancaster, PA. The song performed was a cover of "I'll Be Your Mirror" by The Velvet Underground. You can see the clip below.

Here are several Instagram photos from the performance.

#TheOceanBlue AND #TheInnocenceMission -- this is what Heaven will be like

A photo posted by Ned Bustard (@nedbustard) on Nov 22, 2015 at 7:44pm PST

#theoceanblue #chameleonclub #bestbandsever #theinnocencemission #love #sublime #hersheypa #thisreallyhappened #livemusicisbetter

A photo posted by @glamourandgrace15 on Nov 23, 2015 at 5:51pm PST

Amazing end to the #sirerecords vinyl shows last eve in Lancaster! Thanks Don and Karen of @theinnocencemission !

A photo posted by THE OCEAN BLUE (@theeoceanblue) on Nov 23, 2015 at 5:08pm PST

Source : Marlon Hart, Facebook

The upcoming album

Here's a sneak peek at the new album in progress.

Source: Mike Bitts, Facebook.

Mike Bitts and Don Peris to perform live

Update: Mike Bitts shared a video from the performance. His mother sings "Cry Me A River."

Mike Bitts and Don Peris will be performing with other Lancaster Catholic High School Alumni this week. The performance is free at 7pm May 31st at the Lancaster Catholic High School cafeteria. See below for further details.

Six Peris solo videos

Karen and Don have released a total of 6 videos for their new solo projects: "The Old Century", "Palos Verdes", "Operadio", "ElectroStar" (from Don), "Wales Because the Sun Would Shine" and "Procession" from Karen.

Upcoming Don Peris live performances

Don Peris will be opening select shows for The Ocean Blue during the month of May and June.

Thursday, May 9 - Vienna, VA (Jammin' Java)
Saturday, May 11 - Philadelphia, PA (Union Transfer)
Sunday, June 2 - Lancaster, PA (Chameleon Club)

For tickets and more information visit the The Ocean Blue's site.

Don Peris to release new album

Don Peris will release his 4th solo album, The Old Century, on May 7th. Purchasing details will be forthcoming. In the meanwhile, check out his new song ElectroStar over at theinnocencemission.com.

New release from Don Peris & David Schelzel

David Schelzel (The Ocean Blue) and Don Peris have recorded a new Christmas demo, "Walking In The Air" and is available in our downloads section.

In 2005, the duo recorded "O Holy Night" and years later in 2010 they recorded "The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came".

Source: Heather

New release from Don Peris and David Schelzel

David Schelzel (The Ocean Blue) and Don Peris have recorded a new Christmas demo, "The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came" for free download at theoceanblue.com. In 2005, the duo recorded "O Holy Night".

Source: Heather

Upcoming Don Peris live performance

Don Peris will be performing solo at the Ephrata Main Theatre in Ephrata, PA on December 3rd at 8pm. For tickets and more information visit the Ephrata Main Theatre.

O Holy Night

Edit: The track is available again on their myspace page below.

original post: 12/19/06, 9:51 PM
The Ocean Blue have once again put up a holiday song on their myspace page. "'O Holy Night' is a recording made by David Schelzel and Don Peris. Peace on Earth, Goodwill toward Men."

"Electromatic 2"

Don Peris has uploaded a new instrumental demo track to his myspace.com page titled, "Electromatic 2". The track is available in our downloads section.

Ebay auction alert - Fender Stratocaster guitar for sale

There's a 1962 re-issue Fender Stratocaster guitar that's up for auction on Ebay. The owner claims it was once owned by Don Peris. No supporting photos or documentation have been supplied in the auction, so bid with caution if bidding as memorabilia.

Interestingly enough, it resembles a bass that Mike and Karen used on tour.

Don Peris article on LancasterOnline.com

From LancasterOnline.com:

"Unlike the majority of musicians who make Christmas albums, guitarist Don Peris actually recorded most of his during the holiday season.

Peris, however, spent five or six years collecting material for the album, "Brighter Visions Beam Afar," which was released this fall."

Don Peris releases Christmas album

Available now at the band's webshop, Innocence Mission guitarist Don Peris has released his third solo album, Brighter Visions Beam Afar.

According to DonPeris.com, the album contains "a quiet instrumental offering of Christmas hymns arranged for solo guitar and gently performed by Don Peris. A portion of your purchase will be donated to benefit those in need of warmth and shelter throughout the Winter."

His label Jemez Mountain will also release the album via digital download sites, such as iTunes, eMusic and Rhapsody in November.

Don Peris Concert Announcement

Don Peris will be performing on October 13th and again on December 15th at Prince St. Cafe in Lancaster. The show in December will contain "mellow holiday music".

Two more live videos at YouTube

Two new live videos are now available at YouTube. A new Don Peris video appears courtesy of Lamp Records. Don performs "Glimmer".



Also available on YouTube is Daisybreath's cover of "The Lakes of Canada".

Safe Away vinyl

This past April Burnt Toast Vinyl reissued Denison Witmer's debut, Safe Away, on vinyl. Safe Away was produced by Don Peris in 1997. Go to BTV for more info about this release.