I have been drawn to music since I can remember. My family has a long heritage of musicians and music lovers and I was introduced to this early on in life. My father and uncle are or have been professional musicians at one time or another in their lives. I have several cousins and other relatives who also play music. So, growing up in a Bailey household, it didn’t come as a big surprise that I eventually picked up one of the multiple instruments lying around and learned how to play.

I have been playing guitar for 16 years and mandolin for 13 years. Part of my journey included The George Bailey Trio. In 2003, we released our latest album, “Gravity Dance” on our own label. The album features original song writing from all three members: George Bailey, John Doan, and myself. Lately, I have spent some time broadening my solo set and working with a couple of different bands in the area.  I had the opportunity to be a part of Julie Robard’s bluegrass band, “Stacked Deck” and play at the Otis Mt. Music Festival this summer.  As the winter decends, I find myself on the road for biathlon more and more, and in such an environment, I play a lot on my own, in my room.  A good opportunity to practice.  If you’re interested in any of my more current recordings, I have a few songs posted at www.myspace.com/lowellbailey.