Charles Klamut was born in 1973 in Waukegan, Illinois. He turned to playing guitar and writing songs as an alienated teenager. He was fascinated by Bob Dylan songs and heavily influenced by classic rock. Later on he got into melodic virtuoso guitar players, listening to artists like Joe Satriani and, especially, Eric Johnson.

His life took a strange turn when he decided to follow a perceived call to the priesthood. Ordained in 1999, he spent many years working with young people as a high school teacher and chaplain, and currently works full time as a parish pastor. He has remained haunted by the musical spirit and has kept up his playing and writing. His unique connections with the beautiful but also heartbreaking lives of other people have given him a sensitivity to the human experience which adds a distinctive perspective to his music.

His music may best be described as existential folk.

His guitar-based songs attempt to incorporate lyrical themes of alienation, longing, and taking life seriously, along with music that tries to be non-cliched and engaging. He loves and listens continually to lots of music. Current favorites (which may or may not come out as influences) include Sufjan Stevens, Gillian Welch, The Avett Brothers, Ani DiFranco, Patty Griffin, Andrew Bird, Mumford & Sons, U2, Wilco, Radiohead, and many others.