Artist description Solo acoustic performing songwriter

Music Style Folk

Musical Influences James Taylor, Jim Croce

Similar Artists Cat Stevens

Artist History http://www.surfnetusa.com/celtic-folk/index.html http://fredericksburg.com/news/Local/Spotsylvania/0906bail.htm http://www.al.com/news/birmingham/Jan2000/23-e339357b.html

Group Members david m. bailey

Instruments Guitar, piano, Harmonica, bass, violin, percussion

Albums Peace, Love the Time, One More Day, Life

Press Reviews By Peter Mealy The process of writing a song can be a soul satisfying, sometimes cathartic experience. For David Bailey, however, that is something of an understatement. David wrote the lyrics to his song, "No Time For Tears" while sitting in his car, minutes after he was diagnosed with brain cancer and informed that he had just months to live. "We've got time for making music time for making love Time to think about all the things you're dreaming of Time for mending fences with friends both far and near But baby, this time around we got no time for tears" Such devastating news could easily paralyze one emotionally, but to David this realization of his own mortality was a clarion call to take control of his life and his art, and capitalize on the time he still had. David quit his job as a computer analyst and rediscovered the music that had sustained him during his college years. He became a whirling dervish of a songwriter, writing dozens of songs, most of which carried his simple but resonant message: Value your time. Live each day to its limit. He took his music on the road with his musical partner, Doug Ebert, and their duo, "Not by Chance", quickly became a full time venture taking them from coast to coast performing at folk festivals, churches and cancer treatment centers. It has been three years since David's diagnosis, and while he still lives with the daily specter of the diseases potential return, he has been enjoying relatively good health and, ironically, feels that his life has never been more complete. He remains a remarkably prolific writer and his constant creative output has yielded 5 CD's in this short time. David says that the sense of urgency that drove him early on has diminished a bit and has given way to a new dynamic. From being "the guy with brain cancer who writes songs about it", David has emerged as simply a songwriter. While many of his newer tunes are still imbued with the same message of his earlier songs, David has been focusing on more general literary aspects of song craft rather than having his songs just serve as a vehicle for a single minded theme. His more recent work definitely bears this out. "One More Day", David's newest album, is his most sophisticated effort yet. The songs come alive with believable characters, varied and interesting themes and melodies, and the production is gorgeous. David's classically influenced guitar style and gentle, sincere voice take a central place in his arrangements with electric guitar, drums, keyboards and violin tastefully incorporated into the mix creating a radio friendly, even danceable soundscape. Production credits go to Donny Holcomb of Sacred Ground Studios, where David has recorded all of his work. David Bailey is an unassuming, modest man, but to many he is something of a hero. He stands as an inspiration to hundreds of cancer victims and others who find themselves burdened by the inertia of a crippling disease. He corresponds with many cancer patients around the country and continues to perform solo at cancer clinics nationwide. He has been profiled by CBS's 48 Hours, honored with a Spirit Foundation Award, featured at the Kerrville Folk Festival and personally complimented by Jordan's Queen Noor. He has been hailed as a "wonderful songwriter' by Peter Yarrow and has a distribution deal with ISG Records. David will continue to do outreach work for cancer patients, but he is also on a mission to share his music with the rest of the world. With five CD's and over 500 performances logged, and a seemingly inexhaustible supply of fine original songs, David has definitely earned the title of journeyman and now is at the mercy of the fickle winds of the music industry. Help David stack the deck a bit. Go see him at Gargoyles espresso bar in Stafford later this month. And treat yourself to his new CD. You just might feel a whole lot better after you hear it. You can purchase David's music and get his itinerary

Location Stafford, VA - USA

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