North Preston, Nova Scotia, part of a larger community on the outskirts of Halifax known collectively as Preston, is a pocket of African-Canadian culture settled as early as 1782 by freed slaves who had fought on the side of Britain during the American Revolution.

This album, which I found during a trip to Halifax, doesn't say when it was recorded, but if I had to hazard a guess based on the hairstyles and clothes worn in the group photo on the back cover, I'd say the '70s. There are too many choir members to list individually, but the guitar is played by Allister Johnson, the organ by Erin Rose Fraser and the bass by Randy Downey. "God Gave Me A Song" is a cover of a popular 1970 gospel number by Myrna Summers, while "Our Lord Will Make A Way" is an Ike & Tina Turner song. "God Gave Me" features the entire choir, while "Our Lord" is a solo turn by an uncredited female singer. Both are funky little gospel tunes with nice interplay between the bass, guitar and organ.

God Gave Me A Song
Our Lord Will Make A Way