218:. In January 2012 Sandifer released "Simple Hymns". Of "Simple Hymns" Cross Rhythm's Tony Cummings noted Phillip's "warm, Dan Fogelberg-sounding voice and beautifully picked guitar". Cummings further regarded Sandifer's renditions of "Be Thou My Vision", "Blessed Assurance" and "Great Is Thy Faithfulness" as showing "the veteran to be one of the most underrated song interpreters around". "Recently Played" was released in 2016 followed up with "Go On" which The Roots Music Report heralded as one of the top 200 Americana projects released in 2018. In August of 2019 Phillip founded The School Arts Initiative Charitable Foundation, a foundation dedicated to aiding public school district fine arts programs obtain supplemental funding. In the spring of 2020 Sandifer released a music video "Someone Else" to call attention to the shortage of personal protective equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic. In the summer and fall of 2020 Sandifer released the music videos "Weep For Angry Christians", "If This Were A Flood" and "Turn This Ship Around" dealing with the pandemic and the political turmoil of 2020.
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Christian music programming in the Austin, TX area. In addition, he launched a local community radio station (KDRP-LP, aka K-Drip) to serve his local community of Dripping Springs, TX. KDRP played an
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October of 2020 Phillip's song "Turn This Ship Around" was included on the album "Hope Rises", a compilation project produced by Noel Paul Stookey (Peter, Paul and Mary) and Neale Eckstein. Phillip also released a new 10 song album worldwide in January of 2021 entitled "Shoo The Cat Away" which
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Sandifer began his music career in 1981, when he created an album on a minimal budget. He has authored and performed 22 top 40 Adult
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to participate in furthering the involvement of the contemporary arts in church settings. In 2004 he participated as a guest vocalist on his second Disney
Recording – "Luv-A-Byes", recording the Kenny Loggins classic (and one of Phillip's favorites) "Return To Pooh Corner".
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Sandifer's career decisions. His releases have been distributed on Urgent Records (Austin, TX) through
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Calamity" and "Expressions: Songs Of Worship" (an album of worship songs). Of "Prone To Calamity" Cross Rhythm's Phil Thomson noted
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eclectic mix of music including Texana flavored music and involved many local personalities. KDRP evolved into the Sun Radio network in the hands of
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