 Crispin, consecrated to Jesus through Our Lady Of
Guadalupe, is a Catholic band that seeks to
glorify God alone through their music in
concert with the Holy Spirit. In response to
the call of Pope John Paul II to act with
boldness of thought and understanding for
spreading the civilization of love, Crispin
has been formed. Until the Lord has no
further use for the work of this group of
musicians, Crispin will be His troubadour to
ends of the earth.
Crispin is one of the best funky, jazz, folk, pop bands
there is! They have a great version of that
old standard “When the Saints Come Marching
In” on the new CD called Psalmba,
that bends the traditional song. Daniel
deSilva, the bands lead vocalist, does a
wonderful job of telling us about some of
his favorite saints. The saints that get a
jazz mini-bio range from The Little Flower
to Max Colby and St. Peter, and of course,
St. Crispin. Named after St. Crispin, a
martyr and the patron saint of shoemakers
who died in 283 A.D., the band performs
upbeat Catholic music. They groove with a
unique sound that includes saxophone,
fiddle, flute, violin, mandolin and lots of
percussion. The band’s music has a Dave
Matthews, Jackson Brown sound with Squirrel
Nut Zippers horns and back up vocals. The
bands secret weapon is that one of the
part-time members is a well-known Catholic
priest, Fr. Stan Fortuna. (This must come in
handy during tours). He plays bass on a few
tracks and has a speaking part on one of the
songs. It is fitting that it would be the
song “Our Father.” Other songs on the CD
include a beautiful, smooth jazz ballad
called “Regina,” and a bass and sax driven
number about the Web called “www”, a song to
which many
 people today can relate. Daniel deSilva’s writing shines
bright throughout Psalmba,
but anyone who can think of a song about St. Bernadette and
call it “The Silliest Girl In Lourdes” has
my vote. It starts, “Bernadette Soubirous,
you can’t be serious...” and then gives us a
point of view about the events in Lourdes we
may never have seen. The song everyone will
be talking about from this CD is “Jesus.”
This is Crispin’s version of the popular Don
McLean song “Vincent (Starry Starry Night).”
The words have been changed to reflect
Christ and are perfect. Crispin had many
people calling wanting this song after they
played it on Life On The Rock on EWTN.
It will touch your soul, as will the entire
CD.
 While you are at it, pick up Crispin's first CD
Cobblestones. From the first notes of
the sax on the song “Crispin” you will be
snappin’ your fingers. The song is about the
patron saint who fixed shoes and souls for Christ. Many of
the other songs on the CD have been heard
either in their concerts or on EWTN, from
the songs about the apostle “John,” to the
soulful sounds of “Guadalupe”. You can tell
Crispin has a deep love for Christ and His
mother. One of the songs that will stick
with you is “Deep Mercy.” It is a
beautifully sounding song about a woman who
bought the big lie and had an abortion.
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