Caspar McCloud is a virtuoso guitarist, singer, and songwriter, an acclaimed portrait artist, as well as an equestrian, ordained minister, and bestselling author of several books. Caspar had the honor, privilege, and distinction of being the only Christian act on the bill with numerous legendary artists at what was the 50-anniversary celebration of Woodstock renamed the We Festival in 2019, and relocated to North Carolina. Kenn Moutenot of the We Festival 2019 added, “Great performance Caspar. You are the only artist to perform twice. Thoughts & prayers.”
A modern-day Renaissance man, Caspar McCloud has wowed fans and fellow guitarists with his lightning-fast technique, his use of effects, a la his friend and mentor Phil Keaggy, as well as his gentle, serene, Celtic classical acoustic playing. Caspar has also toured as a member of Tommy James and the Shondells. Tommy enjoys letting his secular audience know one of his musicians is a pastor. Caspar is quoted as saying, “Do you want me to keep preaching to the choir each week or help get some people saved?”
Renae’ Truex is from the mountains of West Virginia, where she grew up listening to her grandmother playing guitar, her father playing the fiddle, and tuning into radio shows such as “The Wheeling Jamboree” and “Mountain Stage.” At age of fifteen, Renae’ began fiddling around on her own, falling in love with various types and styles of music, listening to the likes of violinist Deni Bonet, Jean Luc Ponty, Stephane Grappelli, Vassar Clements, Mark O’ Connor, Johnny Gimble and bands Kansas, The Dixie Dregs, Alabama, Charlie Daniels Band, and many others.
Kenney was born in Atlanta, GA and was raised by a strong mother that kept the family together. Singing from a toddler, he found his calling in music after hearing, for the first time, The Jackson Five. His whole life changed in an instance. Soon, after receiving a bass guitar for Christmas, Kenney developed his skills in playing the bass to make the audition of MLBH in ‘81.Through that tenure he was introduced to many types of ministries that shaped and strengthened his belief in God, and his relationship in Christ.
Born again in 1975, when being a christian was not a trendy thing…it was a choice of being secure in your eternal fate.
Michael has a Bachelor’s of Music degree from the University of Maryland and is a multi-instrumentalist, mainly playing drums, guitar and bass. He has played a wide variety of music with a wide variety of musicians, from wedding bands to the Christian artist eLi. In 2000, Michael decided to quit the bar band scene and began devoting his musical talents to praise and worship bands in addition to more original pursuits. He can be heard on CDs from Vertical Alignment, Sugar Lime Blue, Misfit Toys, Shockwire Saints and Shockwire Saints and recently The Caspar McCloud Band. He enjoys spending time with his beautiful wife Donna.
