Editing Caedmon's Call (section)

==History==
Caedmon's Call was formed in 1993 with six original members, Cliff Young (whose father and brother are highly successful pastors of [[megachurch]]es), 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 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. Webb connected high-school friend and drummer Garett Buell with the band. ''My Calm // Your Storm'' was re-issued 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.

After the collapse of Warner Alliance in 1998, the band signed to [[Essential Records (Christian)|Essential Records]], where they remained until May 2006. In 2000 through 2003 they were part of the four ''City on a Hill'' releases: ''Songs of Praise and Worship'' and ''The Gathering'', ''It's Christmastime'' and ''Sing Alleluia''.

In mid-1999, both Aric Nitzberg and Randy Holsapple left the band, while Joshua Moore and Jeff Miller (high-school friend of Buell and Webb) became official members. In 2003, after the release of ''[[Back Home (Caedmon's Call album)|Back Home]]'', Webb left the band to pursue a solo career. In early 2004, [[Andrew Osenga]], former lead singer of [[The Normals (Christian band)|the Normals]] joined.

Tate and Webb shared most of the songwriting duties until the album ''Back Home'', which featured songs by a more diverse set of writers. [[Randall Goodgame]] has, in the proceeding years, become one of the band's primary songwriters.

''[[Share the Well]]'' was released in 2004 as a missions album. Well-received by critics but unable to find a radio audience, the album, which includes songs written by Goodgame, Osenga and Moore, was inspired by the band's trip to India, Brazil and Ecuador. In addition to broader Christian themes, it tackles a variety of issues, such as hunger and the [[Dalit (outcaste)|Dalit]]'s battle for freedom in India.

===Meaning behind the name===
The band's unusual name was inspired by [[Cædmon]], an Anglo-Saxon cow-herder and [[monk]] who lived during the 7th century. Legend has it that Caedmon was afraid to sing in public due to a lack of musical talent, and shied away from occasions where he had to sing. After leaving a feast one night because he was too embarrassed to sing, he lay down in the pasture with the cattle to sleep. An angel appeared to him in a dream, calling him to sing. After initially refusing, he eventually decided to sing and when he did, he sang beautiful verses that had never been heard before. His songs were in the local vernacular language at a time when all other Christian songs were in Latin. Founding band members Cliff, Danielle, and Aaron decided on the name "Caedmon's Call" after all three heard this story during the same week and thought it was fitting.