The Guys
Bruce Caldwell sings bass and baritone for First Day. He provides the musical foundation for the songs… Bruce has grown up singing a cappella. He is a great song leader, and leads the singing often during worship assembly; he serves as a deacon at a local church. He is a seasoned foreign missionary, having been on several trips to Ghana and Togo, West Africa and the Solomon Islands. He also preaches for two small congregations in Heart and Franklin, Arkansas. Bruce is an avid outdoorsman and loves to be out enjoying God’s great creation, especially with his two sons Bryce and Lance. He works as a wildlife biologist on beautiful Bull Shoals and Norfork Lakes. In 1984, Bruce married the lovely Pat Cleveland from Leland, Mississippi. “That undoubtedly was the best decision I ever made.” He says. “She not only is the love of my life, but also my best friend who adds strength to my relationship with God”. Bruce feels blessed beyond words to share his life with a wonderful wife and two boys, and have the opportunity to sing praises to our King with such good friends and share Christ’s love with others.
Devin Swindle sings lead and 2nd tenor for First Day, and brings a lot of energy to their on-stage performances. Devin's roots in vocal music run deep, stretching all the way to his childhood days at a little country church called Pine Knott up on Crowley's Ridge in rural Northeast Arkansas. He has been involved with several vocal groups in his lifetime including three choral groups -- the Crowley's Ridge Academy Chorus, the Crowley's Ridge College Ambassadors, and the Harding University Concert Choir -- as well as two performance quartets -- Harmony Road (CRA) and Homeward Bound (CRC). Devin graduated from Harding University in 1998 with a degree in Bible and Religion and earned a Master of Divinity Degree from the Harding University Graduate School of Religion in December 2004 with an emphasis in Old Testament. Devin serves as a professor of Bible at Harding, and also serves the Highway Church of Christ in Judsonia as their Pulpit Minister. He is married to the lovely Rachel Nelms of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, and is the proud father of Isaac, Elijah, Samuel and Josiah. Devin loves to sing with First Day. "My whole life can be wrapped up in one word -- 'singing.' There is not another group of guys in the world I would rather share my passion with! Their love for singing, ministry, and each other is a three strand cord which is not easily broken."
Tim Martin sings lead and 2nd tenor for First Day, sharing those duties with Devin. He loves all kinds of Christian music, having been in various bands since he was a teenager. He often leads singing and teaches Bible class at Riverside church of Christ, where he attends with former First Day member Wes Henderson. Tim’s vocation is computer software, but he loves to write and perform Christ-centered songs. He periodically travels to Honduras, Panama and the South Pacific on Mission trips. “God has blessed me with a wonderful wife and three beautiful daughters”, Tim says. “What could be better than that?”
Matt Nunnally sings 1st tenor for First Day, and brings a lot of stage and studio experience to the group. He was a founding member of Glorify Him and Shepherd Hall; more recently he toured for over two years with Acappella, supporting their latest studio recording, “Heaven and Earth”. He is married to the lovely Carolyn, and worships with the Highway church of Christ in Judsonia, Arkansas. He loves performing live, and also has vast experience and an excellent ear for recording. Matt lives in Searcy, and works for Harding University.
Kyle Jones is First Day’s youngest member; his vocal percussion adds a great rhythm to many of FD’s live songs and studio recordings! He is a Junior at Harding University, and lends his talents to First Day when he’s not busy studying or hanging with friends. He has been perfecting his “beat-boxing” technique for several years, and those years of practice are evident when you hear him perform!
Jeff Henig sings bass and contra-bass for First Day, and possesses exceptional vocal range! He loves to sing, bringing vast recording and live performance experience to the group, singing with a cappella artists Someday and Soul… He is a student in Biblical Studies at Harding University in Searcy, and has a true servant heart; Jeff is very active in several ministries, including the prison ministry in White County, Arkansas.