Welk Star – Ralna English – At Welk Theatre and Releases New CD

She will be appearing in person at Heritage Books, 1455 Glenstone in Springfield, Wednesday, October 15, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., to autograph her newly-released CD, “My God, My Country,” which will also be available for purchase. Heritage Books is the oldest independently-owned bookstore in Springfield.

This extremely popular patriotic and inspirational CD, released in January 2003, has sold coast-to-coast and is now in its fourth pressing.“My God, My Country” by Ralna English features such patriotic tunes as “God Bless America,” “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” “America The Beautiful” (with Guy Hovis), “and “Strike Up the Band,” as well as inspirational hymns like “His Eye Is On The Sparrow,” “Amazing Grace,” “Let There Be Peace On Earth,” and “The Lord’s Prayer.”Ralna also performs a very moving rendition of “A Song of Peace.”

Ralna English has been a favorite on “The Lawrence Welk Show” (seen on KAET-Phoenix, Saturdays at 7 PM) since she joined in 1969. She performs more than 125-days-a-year throughout the United States and Canada. She appears with symphony orchestras in the U.S. and in showrooms from Atlantic City to Las Vegas and on stages from Branson, Missouri to New York City. Ralna’s great diversity of music includes jazz, blues, gospel, country, pop, patriotic, and songs from the ’30s and ’40s.