Saint Francis’ Transitus and Feast Day, often celebrated in October, makes for an especially Franciscan Month. Like Francis, Franciscan Sisters and Brothers are grateful to God for ‘giving us Brothers and Sisters’.
That gratitude extends to those we serve and minister with. (Link to song)
Francis loved music as well, and the camaraderie of a shared performance or singing. In that spirit we offer a free download of “All My Brothers and Sisters” featuring musical artists of diverse genres and backgrounds from Wisconsin and Texas, as well as our own sisters and a ‘brother’ – Fr John Dombrowski from the Sacred Heart Province. “All coming around…” in a unique collaboration.
Alternating verse are Milwaukee’s Joe Jordan and the Whiskeybelles Chrissy Dzioba. Renown as R+B soul singer on the Milwaukee scene, Joe’s been W.A.M.I. nominated 3 times and has been Streetlife’s lead vocalist for sixteen seasons. He strives to share his passion for music, providing opportunities for young inner-city boys and girls in 3rd and 4th grades to perform and grow creatively through music, as well as be a positive role model.
Chrissy is a consummate musician twice nominated for WAMI Female Vocalist of the Year. Her solo albums are ‘In the Making’ and nationally distributed ‘Far From Dreaming’
From Austin TX, Paul Finley (slide guitar mandolin and background vocals and Sharon Grant (background vocals). Paul performs as a soloist, a theater musician, a children’s performer, with an Austin Celtic and Cajun band, and has performed with the Austin Symphony Orchestra and Phil Keaggy. He currently teaches at One Day Academy and offers private lessons.
Milwaukee Drummer John Carr provide the beat. Singer -songwriter John Sieger provided bass, electric guitar and background vocals. After decades of making tasty, mostly electric music with the R&B Cadets and Semi-Twang, the low-key, high-octane mainstay of the Milwaukee music scene makes a maverick move by caving into his acoustic guitar With Modern Folk Volume II. and coproduced with Mark Kolter (acoustic guitar, background vocal and songwriter).
You’ll also hear 3 Franciscan Sisters on background vocals – Sr. Myra Jean Sweigart (from Cambridge OH) Sr. Ann Carla Baumann (from Appleton, WI) and Sr. Concepcion Medina (from Midland TX) along with Fr John Dombrowski of the Sacred Heart Province.
Location recording by Audio Visual of Milwaukee Mixed for streaming by John Sieger and Kyle Krukowski of Mad Scientist labs. Recorded at Holy Family Conservatory in N.E. Wisconsin
Listen for the for the ‘cd-conventional car stereo mix’ in the near future. And maybe more collaboration
God Calls You. We Invite You. Dios te llama. Te invitamos.