Worship>Musicians

A guitarist, bass player, singer and producer, Doug has had a lengthy career as a performer and studio musician. He has toured frequently in the US, Canada and Europe.

Suzzy and Maggie Roche have been singing together for over forty years. As founding members of The Roches they have made over fifteen recordings (along with their sister Terre), written music for TV and movies, and performed across the United States and Europe.

Gina Forsyth is a singer/songwriter, violinist, and guitarist from New Orleans. She is known and loved for her songwriting and fiddling.

Dr. Ysaye M. Barnwell, a native New Yorker now living in Washington, DC, appears as a vocalist and/or instrumentalist on more than thirty recordings with Sweet Honey In The Rock and other artists. She has spent much of her time off stage working as a master teacher and choral clinician in African American cultural performance.

Tucson-based songwriter Namoli Brennet has been touring the country with her own brand of moody and inspiring folk since releasing her first CD in 2002.

Richard has a strange and wonderful job: he makes songs for people to sing together. A full-time freelancing composer, Psalmist, retreat leader and concert performer, he is committed to what he calls “adventurous and imaginative songs for the ever-evolving church…”

Lui Collins, folksinger/songwriter, has been performing, writing and recording since the 1970s, earning international recognition for her music and releasing several highly-acclaimed recordings, on Philo, Green Linnet, her own Molly Gamblin Music, and Waterbug.

Steve Crump, jazz vocalist and UU minister, from Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge, was born in Bloomington, Illinois, and comes from a musical family in which he and his four siblings each played a band instrument. Living now in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, he conducts a popular Jazz Worship Service the Sunday before Labor Day, and has done so for 30 years.

Bil Cusack started music lessons at age 8 in his hometown Chicago, and by age 11 was the youngest member of a local band. Throughout life he has played guitar, saxophone, piano, vocals and been an arranger.

Cathy DeWitt is a composer, arranger, vocalist, pianist, guitarist, and harp therapist. She is the Musician-in-Residence at the world-renowned Shands Arts in Medicine program, where she uses music to transform the hospital experience.