Father Roel a.k.a. Fro
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Boholano composer, Fr. J. Roel Lungay
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(February 23, 2009) -Father J. Roel Lungay, a.k.a. Fro, is a priest-songwriter from Bohol, Philippines and is currently the pastor of St. Genevieve Catholic Church in Slidell, LA.
As singer-performer Fro often plays for small-group type of venues or gathering as part of his music ministry. As a songwriter, he writes all types of genre from religious to popular, rock to little country. Since 1992 Father Roel has recorded and self-produced a number of albums:
Mass of St. Rita (Liturgical, 1993)
Dear Jesus (Religious, 1994)
Fro's Music Revisited, Vols. 1 & 2 (Country, 1995)
One Heart, One Mind (Ballads, 1996), and his one-man three-volume
Christian Arts Songs (Children, 1996-1998).
In 2005, right after Katrina, he collaborated with an old friend, Austrian-based producer and guitarist, Jimmy Cempron, and penned a soul-moving tribute to New Orleans that was just devastated by Hurricane Katrina , "Livin' It Up."
This year 2009, after a long hiatus, he revives his writing skills by co-writing again with another old friend and popular Boholano guitarist-turned-keyboardist, Romeo MascariƱas, also otherwise known as Romeo! Romeo! and both are bent of treading the country music highway with their mostly upbeat dance-oriented rocking tunes and a flair of the old stuff - pop and jazz influence of the 80's.
Watch out for their up-coming CD release called the BIG BANG! which will soon hit the airwaves.
As singer-performer Fro often plays for small-group type of venues or gathering as part of his music ministry. As a songwriter, he writes all types of genre from religious to popular, rock to little country. Since 1992 Father Roel has recorded and self-produced a number of albums:
Mass of St. Rita (Liturgical, 1993)
Dear Jesus (Religious, 1994)
Fro's Music Revisited, Vols. 1 & 2 (Country, 1995)
One Heart, One Mind (Ballads, 1996), and his one-man three-volume
Christian Arts Songs (Children, 1996-1998).
In 2005, right after Katrina, he collaborated with an old friend, Austrian-based producer and guitarist, Jimmy Cempron, and penned a soul-moving tribute to New Orleans that was just devastated by Hurricane Katrina , "Livin' It Up."
This year 2009, after a long hiatus, he revives his writing skills by co-writing again with another old friend and popular Boholano guitarist-turned-keyboardist, Romeo MascariƱas, also otherwise known as Romeo! Romeo! and both are bent of treading the country music highway with their mostly upbeat dance-oriented rocking tunes and a flair of the old stuff - pop and jazz influence of the 80's.
Watch out for their up-coming CD release called the BIG BANG! which will soon hit the airwaves.
Your influences?
I love the music of the Queen, Billy Joel, Simon & Garfunkel, Bryan White, Journey, New Age Music and Arnel Pineda, Shania Twain and my favorite, Martina MCBride.
Favorite spot?
The city that care forgot, N'awlins
Equipment used:
Akai DPs12i, Alessis Gears, Yamaha, Shure, Senheiser, Cakewalk, Swift Sound Freewares
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