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 The curtain will rise at 7 p.m. at the Hargrove Chapel Auditorium
at Lincoln Christian University.
You can tell a lot about Mack Bailey by the musical company he
keeps. Mack has been hailed as “the next great singer in folk music”
by no less an authority than Glenn Yarbrough, the original tenor in
the world-renowned folk trio, “The Limeliters.” Mack’s career came
full circle when in 2004 he was asked to be the newest tenor in The
Limeliters, with which fabulous group he performed around the
country for eight years.
Using John Denver’s music, Mack taught himself to play the guitar,
so it was a thrill for him when he had the privilege of trading
verses to “Thank God I’m A Country Boy” with Denver in front of 9000
people shortly before John’s death.
As an accomplished guitar player, Mack accompanies himself in a wide
ranging program of folk, pop, humorous and original songs, including
such familiar tunes as “Misty”, “Sunny Side of the Street”, “Danny
Boy”, and a host of other fun songs, plus some of his more serious
original compositions.
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Originally hailing from the small town of Troy, North Carolina, Mack attended
the North Carolina School of the Arts and graduated with a degree in music
performance. Besides performing solo, composing and recording eight solo albums,
Mack is musically active in several medical causes including individual outreach
in Alzheimer’s units. He continues to enjoy working with school students on
songwriting in their creative writing classes.
Mack also performs with his wife, Rachel Levy, and they have written several
songs and won awards in the country/bluegrass category as well as receiving
acclaim from former Vice-President Al Gore for promoting environmental
awareness. They currently reside in Denver, Colorado.
Admission to the concert is part of the season package for LLCA season ticket
holders. Individual concert tickets may be purchased at the door. Season
memberships will also be available at the door and will include admission to all
four LLCA concerts this season, as well as to all concerts presented by the
Pontiac and Canton concert association partners.
[Elaine Knight, Publicity
Committee--Lincoln Land Concert Association] |
