Steven Curtis Chapman & Sons

Steven Curtis Chapman jumped at the chance to play a nightly 40-minute set with his sons on the Winter Jam Tour.

“I got a band of teenagers, and I’m having the time of my life,” says five-time GRAMMY Award winner Steven Curtis Chapman about his headlining gig on the 2007 Winter Jam Tour.

Spectacular with a back-up group that includes his sons Caleb (17) and Will Franklin (15) on guitar and drums respectively. More accustomed to performing his own two-hour concert events instead of being part of a multi-artist traveling festival, Chapman told the Cincinnati Post that he jumped at the chance to play a nightly 40-minute set with his sons on the Winter Jam Tour.

“I’ve dreamt about someday taking my sons on tour with me,” he explained. “There is an energy and passion that I don’t think I’ve had on stage for 15 years.” Beyond the music, Chapman wants this special opportunity to send another message. “I hope it says something cool to a lot of kids and dads about what families can be and should be. Certainly we haven’t done everything perfectly. Just interview my boys and they will tell you. But this has been a great relationship builder for us to work together.” To learn more about the father-son onstage dynamics, read the entire Cincinnati Post feature here.