Changing Church: Recording Artist Shannon Kincaid’s Singing “We Sound a Call to Freedom” and “Welcome Our Sister-Brother Creator”
Shannon Kincaid, award-winning recording artist, sings “We Sound a Call to Freedom,” “Welcome Our Sister-Brother Creator” and “Wisdom, Sophia, Joins in Our Labor”:
“Welcome Our Sister-Brother Creator”
Words © Jann Aldredge-Clanton From Inclusive Hymns for Liberating Christians (Eakin Press, 2006) and Inclusive Hymns for Liberation, Peace, and Justice (Eakin Press, 2011).
Shannon Kincaid has received numerous awards for her vocal and visual art.
In the summer of 2004, Shannon recorded an album with three-time Grammy winner, Phil York, who submitted her album to the Grammy nominating committee. In the fall of that year, they learned that her album had become a contender in the 2005 Grammy race in three categories in the Pop genre: Best Album, Best Song, Best Female Vocalist. She has sung in many venues across the country, including the Grand Old Opry and Rick Nelson’s New Year’s Eve celebration.
Also an award-winning visual artist, Shannon was commissioned to paint portraits of luminaries throughout the country including Tom Landry, Mickey Mantle, Mary Kay Ash, Byron Nelson, and June Lockhart. Her work is featured in collections all over the US and Europe.
Shannon generously gave her artistic talent for the covers of two books of stories by ovarian cancer survivors: TORCH: Tales of Remarkable Courage and Hope and TORCH: Still Burning Brightly. This cover picture depicts a heroic woman holding a torch high, lighting the way for others to follow. The painting, from which the cover-art was taken, hangs on the gyn-oncology unit at Baylor University Medical Center.
In an effort to get attention on a national scale for the cause of women with ovarian cancer, Shannon painted a large picture of Oprah Winfrey cradling a child and sent it to her with all the TORCH materials inside the crate. After a long and winding road, Oprah met with Shannon, accepted the painting, and promised to let her know if she ever discussed ovarian cancer at some point on her show. The painting of Oprah was hung above the fireplace in the library of her school, The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy, in Johannesburg, South Africa.
To learn more about Shannon Kincaid and to see more of her art, go to her website: http://www.shannonkincaid.com/