Helloooooooooooooo.........

..........and welcome to my Shoutlife page. I'm a songwriter and producer of kids praise and family worship songs, living in the coastal town of Dawlish in Devon, UK. I'm married to Sharon and we have a son, Joshua (b.1999) whom we teach at home. Our church home is Mars Hill Church in the neighbouring coastal town of Teignmouth. We have a pet Giant African Land Snail called Billy who says 'hello' to you.

Over recent years, I strongly felt led to write praise and worship songs for children, putting aside ambitions to compose for theatre and film. My aim is for kids praise songs to be fun and quirky, intelligent (but understandable), and relevant, which kids and adults will love to sing and listen to. This, I think, is a great way to teach God's truths and stir a heartfelt response of praise to God for whom He is and what He's done for us.

"If I'd been the only one to sin, God's love means He'd still give me Jesus"

Being involved in Children's ministry often means bouncing around clutching a guitar trying to generate enthusiasm amongst kids who stare back at me blankly. Coming from Devon means I can do convincing pirate impressions (ahhaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrr - see, told you) which sometimes helps in that sort of ministry (although it wrecks my throat). The song "Ahoy There" on the new CD demonstrates this beautifully (?!)

"Knowing Jesus is the greatest, finest treasure that there be. Ahaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrr"

My music is often described as creative, colourful and theatrical and nowhere more so than on the...

**** EXCITING NEW CD: "ALL ABOARD THE HEAVEN EXPRESS". **** Perfect for kids aged 0-200

Described by one reviewer as "Musical Heaven for Kids", this kids concept CD contains 53 marvellous minutes and 23 scrumptious seconds of 13 quirky but catchy biblically based songs....

1 All Aboard the Heaven Express
2 Jesus said I am the Way
3 For God Loved the World so Much
4 On and On and On forever and ever
5 Fix your Eyes upon Jesus
6 Keep on Asking, Keep on Seeking
7 Why Worry (a.k.a. the Worry Song)
8 Love the Lord your God
9 Whenever you Eat, munch, munch
10 I'm a Jesus Fan
11 Ahoy There (Ahaaaaarrrrrrrrr)
12 Don't Run out of Steam
13 We look to that day (When Our Long Journey Ends)

....and using eclectic instrumentation and diverse sounds, including panpipes, kitchen utensils and chromatic percussion whizzing through the speakers, the music has energy and vibrancy to make it an exciting listening experience for all kids aged 0-200. As a reviewer said: "Using the theme of a train journey, Chris uses train announcements, sound effects, and whole box full of whacky sounds to create a musical heaven for young kids"......... and kids even older than me seem to love it too!

The review went on to say that the CD was "every bit as good as (Duggie Dug Dug, Dave Godfrey and Ishmael) and certainly better than numerous other children's albums I've heard". All I can say is "Woooo-Hooooo"!

If you'd like to hear sound clips from all the songs, then please check out my website . It'll give you a taster of what could be to come! Woooooooooooooo-Hooooooooooooooooooo

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"Though it's costly taking this train, you're first class and don't need to pay,
Sit back, put your money away, Jesus paid for you-hoo, you-hoo..... "


Meanwhile
The player below should play automatically so turn up your speakers, grab anything within reach that remotely resembles an instrument and let's jam..........
The first 6 songs, "All Aboard the Heaven Express", "We look to that Day", "Love the Lord Your God", "I'm a Jesus Fan", "Ahoy There (Ahaaaaarrrrr)", and "Fix your eyes" should give you a small taster of what's on the CD but there's soooooo much more......





MIND THE GAP!

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