Caedmon's Call
| Caedmon's Call | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Houston, TX, US |
| Genres | Folk, alternative rock / contemporary Christian music |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Warner Alliance, Essential, INO |
| Website | www |
| Members | Cliff Young Danielle Young Todd Bragg Garett Buell Jeff Miller Joshua Moore |
| Past members |
Derek Webb Andrew Osenga Aaron Tate Aric Nitzberg Randy Holsapple Cari Harris Moore |
Caedmon's Call is a contemporary Christian band which fuses traditional folk with world music and alternative rock. They are composed of Cliff Young (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Danielle Young (vocals), Garett Buell (percussion), Jeff Miller (bass guitar), Todd Bragg (drums), and Josh Moore (keyboard, accordion, harmonica).
Former members include Doug Elmore (percussion), Cari Harris Moore (vocals), Randy Holsapple (hammond organ), Aric Nitzberg (bass guitar), Joshua Phillips (pan flute/percussion), and Aaron Tate (songwriting duties). Derek Webb (vocals, guitar) left the band in 2001 to pursue a solo career, but briefly returned to the band for the 2007 recording of Overdressed. Andrew Osenga joined around the time of Webb's departure, and left after the brief tour backing the 2007 album Overdressed.
Caedmon's Call was formed in 1993 with six original members (three of whom still remain), Cliff Young (whose father and brother are highly successful pastors of megachurches), Danielle Glenn, Todd Bragg, Cari Harris, Doug Elmore, and Aaron Tate. Tate, however, never intended to tour with the band, and was included in a songwriting capacity only. Derek Webb also joined the band early on, though it is notable that he did not even meet all the band members until after they had played their first show together. In June, 1994, the band released their first album, My Calm // Your Storm, originally a cassette-only demo recording. Derek Webb connected high-school buddy (soon to be bandmate) Garett Buell with the band, bringing in the strong percussionist thread. My Calm // Your Storm was re-printed twice the same year with different cover art each time. In 1996 the band signed with now-defunct Christian label Warner Alliance, producing their self-titled major label debut. Around this time, Randy Holsapple joined the group. During this time, Kirby Trapolino served as Manager, Micah Ottosen served as Road Manager, and Buddy Ottosen served as Guitar Tech.
After the collapse of Warner Alliance in 1998, Caedmon's Call signed to Essential Records, where they remained until May 2006.
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