Wow, is it great to be singing for actual people in the pews again in our churches! I've been playing for empty seats and a video camera for what seems like forever, as I was blessed to be able to…
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"As a WELS Christian singer and songwriter bringing my music to WELS and ELS churches all over the US, I am living proof of the power of the Holy Spirit, who gave me the gift of faith after I had lived 42 years as an atheist."
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Recent News
I'm rolling now
I am the new owner of a three-wheeled contraption called a recumbent trike. It is an “off-road” model with bigger wheels, wider tires and extra low gears for climbing. I have been mildly depressed as a result of three months…
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Dealing with the Coronavirus
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
I'm writing from my bus which is parked at an RV park in Alabama for the next 5 nights. I had a wonderful 3 months in Florida in December, January and February singing for our WELS…
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Winter in the Tropics
Wow, am I enjoying my two and a half months in Florida! It has been unseasonably warm this winter. I'm wearing shorts and sandals almost every day! My pleasure is only increased by listening to weather reports from my friends…
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News from way south
Greetings from the road! I am now firmly committed to the southern portion of the United States; strictly in the southeast district for the next three months.
Something I am really looking forward to is spending 10 days with my…
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October ends, new website begins!
Summertime in Wisconsin- the best! I really enjoyed playing for the annual St Paul outdoor worship and summer picnic August 4th. We'd planned an outdoor service in Union Grove, but the weather didn't cooperate. No problem- it was sunny inside…
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Better way to tow a van
In early September I purchased a 20-foot 10,000 pound gross weight flatbed car hauler trailer. I cinch the van to the trailer with some things called chain binders, and they attach it quite securely. This is a big improvement over…
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"Excitement" on the road
Some of the excitement of living on the road includes vehicle repairs! I tow a minivan with my bus, using a tow-dolly. There are interesting mechanical limitations to this system including the fact that backing up isn't an option because…
Singing in Shenandoah, Iowa
With some little buddies who sang along!
Florida notes
Greetings from the road! I know my freezing friends in the Midwest don't want to hear about this, but I've just spent 6 weeks in cargo shorts and sandals hanging out in our churches in Florida. I got to play…
Adorable duet
Adorable duet- Chris & Esme.
Goodbye to Michigan, hello to Florida
Michigan welcomed me (minus most of their usual snow) in November and December. I visited churches as far south as Detroit and St. Joe, and as far north as remote Beaverton. As an Alabama native, I decided it was too…
Great podcasts for you
I appear on two recent editions of the "Gird Up! Podcast," narrated by one of our teachers (Charlie Ungemach) at Siloah Lutheran Church in Milwaukee. Here's the link-
"Gird Up! Podcast"
Check out episode 65, "Fizzy Water with Chris Driesbach"…
My new CD - "Hymns With Friends"
I'm pretty excited about my new recording project; a brand-new collection of my favorite hymns! I had so many friends help me with it that I decided to call it Hymns With Friends. This was put together at a new…
Sing Me Home
Please visit Christine Backus' Blurb site which features her new book "Sing Me Home," written about her son Robert who recently went to heaven by way of brain cancer at the age of 41. She named the book after my…
Thank you, Jesus!
I've been a busy little piano-player for Jesus lately. In May I made it to Seattle to play in several of our churches there and enjoyed staying with my son Chad and his family. The big star of this outfit…
Return to the Nutcracker Suite
Greetings from the road! I've been enjoying the center of the country in Nebraska for the last week or so and am now roaming rural South Dakota. Highlights include playing for two different Lutheran schools in the same day: St…
Two Rivers Fun
Having some singing fun with the elementary students at St. John's in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.
Nice article
Here's a nice article about me written in the Temple Daily Telegram of Temple, Texas. Article by Melany Cox. Click here.
Sing Me Home sheet music
New in sheet music is "Sing Me Home," including vocals, guitar chords, and piano accompaniment. See the "Sheet Music" page for details on how to order.
Complete concert video!
This concert at Grace Lutheran in Tucson, Arizona, was streamed live on February 9, 2018. In case you can't catch a concert this winter, here's one in its entirety. Also available on the "Videos" page.
"My Passover Lamb" song for kids
Now and then, Chris lets his song-writing partner, Jayne Nitz, hijack his website to promote her own music. If you're a Sunday School teacher, LES teacher or youth choir director, Northwestern Publishing House just published her new kids' song, "My…
"Feed Your Faith" sheet music now free!
Hard to believe it's been 10 years since Feed Your Faith was released! In commemoration of this event, sheet music for this CD will now be free of charge. See the "Sheet Music" page to request.
Christmas Greetings
It's good to be home in Alabama for Christmas! I had many interesting and rewarding experiences singing my new songs from Jesus Wins! (newest CD completed December, 2016) for many of my fellow believers in Minnesota. But just before I…
What I do!
Concerts and worship
I sing original Christian music in a variety of styles
My 65- minute concert is entitled "A Visit with a Christian Songwriter and Former Atheist." I can also add my music, as much as you'd like, to your worship service. I love to tell the story, in words and music, of how God brought me to faith.