Logos Podcast The Red Clay Strays | Andrew Bishop
Oct 31, 2025
Andrew Bishop, the bass player for the rock/country band The Red Clay Strays, shares insights about life on the road and balancing faith with a music career. He discusses the resilience developed through touring challenges, like fixing buses and enduring turbulence on a private flight. Andrew differentiates between a 'band of Christians' and a 'Christian band,' emphasizing how faith influences their music without being labeled. The conversation also touches on the importance of brotherhood, emotional growth, and engaging with spirituality while performing.
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From Bus Breakdowns To Bandsmanship
- The Red Clay Strays began as five friends living and touring together as 'Road Pirates' fixing their broken tour bus themselves.
- Andrew describes swapping a transmission in Buena Vista, Colorado and hitchhiking for parts to keep the tour going.
Shared Ownership Keeps Bands Grounded
- Band members who share ownership and check one another help avoid fame-driven breakdowns.
- Andrew credits equal ownership and mutual correction with keeping the group grounded and mentally healthy.
How A Jam Session Launched The Band
- Andrew met Brandon and the others in a small jam session near Citronelle, Alabama after a mutual friend connected them.
- He was quickly roped into gigs and balanced long football-work shifts with late-night shows during the band's early cover-band days.
