Description of the CD, The Seasons of Austin Street
Austin
Street Centre is a Christian, Non-Profit, faith-based homeless shelter, located
in Dallas, Texas, where each night between 400-600 souls are welcomed to a safe
and clean place to sleep. For six years Chris Snidow, RN ran a day program
there for homeless people who were also suffering with mental
illness.
In 2005,
Rev. Bubba Dailey and Fr. Harry Dailey, Co-Executive Directors of the shelter,
coordinated with Chris to create a choir of the homeless, which would become The
Austin Street Pilgrims. Many talented singers were coming in and out of the
shelter, and they would form the nucleus of the ever-changing choir. They began
singing for the services at the chapel of the shelter, and soon began making
performances throughout the Dallas-Ft Worth area in hospitals, nursing homes,
retirement centers,
etc. Soon it was
decided to record some of these wonderful singers. Rufus Barnes, Ron Byrd,
Stephanie Cook and Debbie Whiddon were some of those singing so well at that
time. The decision was taken to make a CD.
Over the next 18
months, Chris created the music in his home studio, and the Austin Street
Pilgrims then recorded their vocals on top of this. Along with this, three
seasoned and talented professional singers (Eric Tagg, Martha Schattman and
Linda Renfro) also contributed to three of the 20
songs.
The Seasons
of Austin Street CD is the result. It was released in 2006, accompanied by good
reviews, and garnered attention all over the United
States.
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