Oddwalk pOddcast 2.0

New on the podcast today (10/15/15) – a bit of preview audio for our new CD, from the first two tracks: “Mercy at Work” and “Come With Your Fire” – enjoy!Read more →

Hello everybody! Boy, did we have a blast at NCCYM in San Antonio this past weekend – we hope you did too. We’re happy to make available to our visitors, absolutely free, various versions of our small piece of the Friday Night Youth Ministry Extravaganza, “Songs We Should Never Record.” Many people have asked us…Read more →

Hello everyone! Today, October 24, 2014, is the 10th anniversary of the very first Oddwalk performance! As we said on our 5th anniversary, “Whenever Orin and Shannon are asked about Oddwalk’s origins, how we met, etc., we find ourselves using language as if we’re talking about a wedding or a marriage.  While that analogy is…Read more →

Hello everyone, and thanks for visiting Oddwalk’s “Super Sam” page. As part of his full-time parish position, Oddwalk founding member, Shannon Cerneka, serves St. Peter School in Fulton, MO as a music teacher. One of Shannon’s kindergarten students, a little boy named Sam is currently battling a very rare and very aggressive childhood cancer called…Read more →

You found the right place! Click the play button to listen to our new song, titled “Love” and released at the 2011 NCYC in Indianapolis, IN. Or, use the direct link to download to your computer or other device (if it supports that).  Love (2/10/10) – A new song, free from Oddwalk Ministries! ♫ Love256.mp3…Read more →

Jammin’ Redux (8/18/10) – “Jammin’ With Jesus” as you’ve never heard it before!Read more →

What an outstanding hockey match this afternoon, and an outstanding win by Canada.  Great team, great gold medal count, and a great Olympic games. Having at last lost a wager with Clay Imoo that wasn’t ultimately negated, we follow through with our end of the deal.  Here’s part one, a serious rendition of Canada’s national…Read more →

Fill Us, O God (2/10/10) – A new Lenten song from Orin and Shannon These posts and the ones like it sprinkled about the Oddblog are due to moving the pOddcast to a local feed.Read more →

The Christmas Shoes Parody (12/2/09) – A 2009 Christmas gift to our fans – make sure to listen to the original first! These posts and the ones like it sprinkled about the Oddblog are due to moving the pOddcast to a local feed.Read more →

Teapot/Rock You (10/20/09) – A “deleted scene” from our new CD “Alright Now” – Enjoy! These posts are due to moving the pOddcast to a local feed.Read more →

Dwell In Us (6/12/09) – GarageBand demo of a new Hymn, text by Orin Johnson based on Prayer of St. Francis and 2 Cor. 12:7-10 — traditional Irish melody “The Salley Gardens” – composed for the baptism of Aiden Joseph Cerneka, July 5, 2009 These posts are due to moving the pOddcast to a local…Read more →

Gather at the Cross (4/10/09) – A quick GarageBand demo of a new litany for Good Friday, 2009, Orin Johnson. Removed due to publication – see: http://oddwalkministries.com/oddblog/2014/11/14/gather-at-the-cross-published-by-wlp/ These posts are due to moving the pOddcast to a local feed.Read more →

A Strange and Wonderful Night (12/16/08) – Christmas song by Shannon Cerneka, recorded by Mike Kivett, © 2008 These posts are due to moving the pOddcast to a local feed.Read more →

A Shepherd’s Carol (12/10/08) – Anon. text, music by Orin Johnson – a quick demo recording of a new Christmas carol These posts are due to moving the pOddcast to a local feed.Read more →

Bob Evans Restauant (10/10/08) – Jesse Gene Cleamer (Shannon’s dad) wrote and sings a tribute to one of his favorite restaurants. These posts are due to moving the pOddcast to a local feed.Read more →

Old Irish Blessing (SATB) (9/25/08) – The SATB version, recorded at the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus Spring Gala 2008 by the SLCC Octet These posts are due to moving the pOddcast to a local feed.Read more →

Christ Reigns (fast) (6/5/08) – By Orin Johnson, submitted in the 2009 NCYC theme song competition, “Christ Reigns” – Oddwalk with Megan Higgins These posts are due to moving the pOddcast to a local feed.Read more →

Christ Reigns (slow) (6/5/08) – By Orin Johnson, submitted in the 2009 NCYC theme song competition, “Christ Reigns” – Oddwalk with Megan Higgins These posts are due to moving the pOddcast to a local feed.Read more →

Mi Chamocha (4/20/08) – Sung after the Israelites crossed the Red Sea. Vocals: Cantor Seth Warner and Dan Geigerman; Piano: Orin Johnson – Congregation Shaare Emeth, Creve Coeur, MO, 2008 These posts are due to moving the pOddcast to a local feed.Read more →

Oddwalk on the Radio (3/4/08) – Oddwalk’s new CD “Walk Away Different” was featured on KUCR (Univ. of California – Riverside) on March 1. Several songs were played without interruption. Here’s the host’s (Teri Seipel) intro and outro. These posts are due to moving the pOddcast to a local feed.Read more →

Mercy at Work (2/26/08) – A song written to become the theme song for the Jeff City ChristPower, Summer ‘08. Vocals by Kate Martin. © 2008, Orin Johnson. These posts are due to moving the pOddcast to a local feed.Read more →

One Family (2/20/08) – By Shannon Cerneka, ©2008. Written for use at TEC functions, with lead vocals by his wife Erin, recorded by Oddwalk supporter Mike Kivett. These posts are due to moving the pOddcast to a local feed.Read more →

Get It Together – SpiritN3D (1/6/08) – The SpiritN3D band in Connecticut rock out with Oddwalk’s “Get It Together” at a Jesus Jam Season for Believing in late December 2007 These posts are due to moving the pOddcast to a local feed.Read more →

Shay Shay (5/31/07) – Recorded at Oddwalk’s first outing, the chant that really is meant to be “Kye Kye Kule” These posts are due to moving the pOddcast to a local feed.Read more →

This is the Day (Psalm 118) – from “For All Time” (5/24/07) – Written by Shannon Cerneka and Orin Johnson for the Cerneka Wedding, May 24, 2003. These posts are due to moving the pOddcast to a local feed.Read more →

Share – from “Songs of Healing and Hope” (5/23/07) – An alternative recording of Share (recorded by Oddwalk on “Let Us Go…”) from “Songs of Healing and Hope” – the OLS Shrine Choir, © 2002 These posts are due to moving the pOddcast to a local feed.Read more →

Recorded by Orin Johnson, ca. 2000 These posts are due to moving the pOddcast to a local feed.Read more →

“Just Because” Demo (3/21/07) – The night it was written, 10/23/04, Oddwalk recorded a verse of “Just Becuase…” on Orin’s Treo so they’d remember how it went the next day. The next day was Oddwalk’s first official public appearance as Oddwalk, at the Diocese of New Ulm, MN, Junior High Youth Rally – it was…Read more →

Old Irish Blessing – from “Little Steps” (3/14/07) – Orin’s setting of a not-usual but still traditional Old Irish Blessing! These posts are due to moving the pOddcast to a local feed.Read more →

Mexican Café (2/27/07) – “Mexican Cafe” – from the CD “Shannon Cerneka” released in 2001 and “Alright Now” released in 2009. This is perhaps the first ancestral Oddwalk moment! These posts are due to moving the pOddcast to a local feed.Read more →

Come To Me – from “Songs of Christmas” (2/19/07) – Recorded by the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, 2003, performed by Shannon and Orin These posts are due to moving the pOddcast to a local feed.Read more →

Just Because You Can – from “Little Steps” (1/8/07) – The full version! From our older CD. These posts are due to moving the pOddcast to a local feed.Read more →

Psalm 98 – Sing a New Song (11/21/06) – A work in progress from Shannon and Orin These posts are due to moving the pOddcast to a local feed.Read more →

Orin’s “Discover the Way” (10/14/06) – Submitted to the NCYC 2006 theme song contest These posts are due to moving the pOddcast to a local feed.Read more →

Shannon’s “Discover the Way” (10/14/06) – Submitted to the NCYC 2006 theme song contest These posts are due to moving the pOddcast to a local feed.Read more →