Harry Chapin, Cat Stevens, Billy Joel, Gordon Lightfoot, Harry Nilsson, Randy Newman, Jim Croce, Johnny Cash, Fran McKendree, Wrightson Tongue, Murder By Death, Ian North
Sounds Like
Angels singing or crap-on-a-stick. Let the listener decide.
So, who is GrandpaJoe?GrandpaJoe is NOT a band comprised of the four guys in the pick-up. That photo was taken on an Earlham School of Religion faculty trip to Honduras in January 2006. GPJ is the guy in the yellow shirt. The rest are his colleagues on the seminary faculty. Yes, his day job is teaching graduate students in pastoral studies; that is, how to be a pastor. Believe it or not, GrandpaJoe is a pastor himself at the greatest little Quaker meeting east of the Mississippi: Williamsburg (Indiana) Friends Church.GrandpaJoe IS Phil Baisley. He used to write poems and songs in high school and college (back in the Dark Ages). As a matter of fact, he was the guy who’d write the poems other guys would give to their girlfriends (Cyrano LIVES!). He also sang in a folk/rock/gospel duo with a girl named Debbi with whom he is still friends. (Debbi and her husband run a Christian camp in southeastern Kentucky.) Then marriage and family responsibilities stepped in and GrandpaJoe stopped writing (except for a few children’s songs) for over 30 years. Through the influence of the Richmond Civic Theatre and people like Kathy, Katey, Kellyn, and Rita, the music came back in October 2005; and even though the song “At Midnight” is about someone who lost their music, it’s been with him every day since then.GrandpaJoe is NOT primarily a singer or a musician (you probably figured that out by now), although he does most of the music and all of the vocals on his recordings. He is first and foremost (maybe even only) a songwriter. While he practices as much as he can for the live performances he loves, you will find his heart and soul in his lyrics. That’s why every song on his profile will have a lyrics blog. These blogs contain not just lyrics but the story behind the song and a few comments from people who have said nice things.So who IS playing on the songs? Like I said, GPJ plays most of the instruments: keyboards, bass guitar, harmonica, melodica; he even programmed the drum machine in “All About a Girl.” With two exceptions, the guitars are played by Jeremy Conatser, who also plays bass on a few of the songs. The other guitarist, playing on "Where Are You?" and “If the World Would Just Spin Backward,” is Craig Dove. GrandpaJoe would love to get some Richmond area musicians together to form a real band and would welcome a message from anyone interested in joining him.
So that’s GrandpaJoe. I hope his songs speak to you. They come from his own life, loves, joys, and sorrows. If they strike a familiar chord in you, please leave a comment.
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Phil Baisley aka GrandpaJoe's Friend Space (Top 40)
Hello Phil! Thanks so much for remembering it was Eid! It means much to me...thanks God everything is going really well..by the way I am moving to Egypt next month! I am extremely excited! Take care of yourself! All the best always!
in 2012 our world will change positively for the human mankind!
drink clear water. breath deep and slowly. go outside and enjoy the nature. don't trust your ego - trust your fellings. follow your dreams. beware of illusions. if you do this i promise you: your life will change the best way!
kind regards! wolfgang
DREAMSCAPE (progressive metal from germany) new cd february 2010!
Hi, Phil! Please stop by my profile to show your support for my music by listening to and buying my two new singles off iTunes called, “The Singles.” They include the new song, “Someday” and the NEW version of “Have Faith.” Also, I’d really appreciate it if you’d add my new FACEBOOK music page: www.facebook.com/elizabethsouthmusic and new TWITTER: www.twitter.com/elisabethsouth Please leave a comment letting me know your encouraging thoughts on the songs or to just tell me how you’re doing! Thank you.
