About the Show
If you like gospel and bluegrass music this show is for you. Walkin’ on Water features the best in gospel bluegrass music, presented by a friendly, Christ-centered radio host, Tom Macomber. Each hour-long, commercial free program features great music interspersed with information about the musicians and a brief devotional thought.
Walkin’ on Water features a variety of musicians. If you are a bluegrass artist with gospel material, we’d love to preview your music with the goal of sharing it with our listeners. What we look for in a song is quite simple: a pleasing melody, lyrics that convey a message about the gospel, and a radio suitable performance.
Tom Macomber is a musician/teacher/attorney who has been involved with music professionally since the early 1980s and with music production since 1994. He is a highly-regarded record producer and recording consultant. He also has played gospel banjo for many years, performing with bands based out of Oregon and California. Tom is an original member of the gospel bluegrass group, Summer Church which released its first CD in 1994 called, “Summer Church: Gospel Songs for Fiddle and Banjo.” It became an international best seller. Two years later, the group released another CD called, Walkin’ on Water. It received even more stellar results. With a lineup featuring fiddle, banjo, guitar, and bass, Summer Church creates a wonderful mix of gospel bluegrass, swing, country, and contemporary acoustic music. includes old favorites, seldom-heard gems, and original compositions.
Tom Macomber received his Bachelor’s Degree from Loma Linda University in 1981 and his JD degree from Willamette University College of Law in 1984. He was a successful trial lawyer for 25 years, and then continued that success as an appellate lawyer for nine years. He has received recognition for his many years of service to the Riverside County Red Cross and the Riverside YMCA. Tom has been active in ministry since he was a teen and since 2009 has hosted Walkin’ on Water, a weekly gospel bluegrass radio show that airs on the LifeTalk Radio Network. In 2012, Tom joined the Versacare Foundation Board and became its President in 2017. Tom also provides free gospel banjo tablature at: wowrec.com/tabs. Tom lives in the desert with his wife Shelley and family along with a collection of pets, desert birds, and the occasional desert coyote wandering through the front yard. He is a devoted Christian who believes in the soon coming of Jesus and who longs to hear the Trumpet Call of God spoken of in 2 Thessalonians 4:16.
