I noticed an forthcoming e book signing on this creator occurring from 12 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Antiques & Artisans Village on Outdated Trolley Road and required to profile him. Tom Bailey is an author of not just a person, but now two guides moreover he is also an accomplished musician —specifically, a keyboardist (organist & pianist). Bailey is the Director of Tunes/Organist at St. Joseph Catholic Church. He grew up ideal right here in Summerville. An intriguing spouse and children heritage notice is that his paternal grandmother’s family, the Warings, were between the to start with settlers in Charleston and Summerville. His excellent-grandfather Thomas R. Waring was the law enforcement chief below from the early 1900’s until finally the early 1940’s patrolling the streets on his horse, Minnie.
Q. Regan: Tell us about your initial ebook in 2017 – it is a memoir?
A. Bailey: Indeed, my first reserve, “Tales of An Itinerant Musician”, printed in 2017, is a memoir. For decades, persons asked me to dedicate to print the tales that I experienced informed at functions and other gatherings. Some are humorous, some others are sad, and a few are downright ribald, but all are legitimate.
R: Now, you have the sequel, “Playing Around: More Tales of An Itinerant Musician”?
B: “Playing Around”, published in Oct 2020, is a sequel. Its pages are crammed with vibrant figures I have encountered and outrageous experiences which I have had about the past 45 decades as a working qualified musician.
R: Do you feel you have a third reserve up your sleeve and, if so, what would that be about?
B: Certainly, I almost certainly have adequate product for a third e book. However, if I write it, it will be in the distant future.
R: When did you discover piano? And organ? Any preference? What is the most unforgettable live performance you done at (OR) what is your favourite piece of tunes to perform & why?
B: My mom was a live performance pianist and carried out a whole lot with each chamber and string orchestras. Her father was a violinist upstate in a community orchestra. I commenced formal piano lessons at the age of five but was selecting matters out by ear at all over age a few. I commenced organ review when I was 14 and experienced a church job at 15 and experienced a initially steady career functioning at cafe at that age. For classical and sacred repertoire items, I choose the organ.
I delight in playing common and business songs on the piano. Some favored effectiveness recollections at the organ occurred through 7 consecutive many years from 1986 to 1992. I gave solo organ recitals at Piccolo Spoleto and also performed in Paris, France in 2018. As a pianist, it was a unusual privilege to engage in for the fantastic American playwright Tennessee Williams each and every evening for two months. It was also an honor to be invited to execute at the Liberace Museum in Las Vegas in 2002. As an entertainer, my favored venue is the Francis Marion Resort in Charleston. I have a prolonged background both personally and skillfully with that grand previous institution.
R: What is much more tricky — doing music or creating a e book?
B: It is unquestionably additional hard for me to write than to enjoy. I have never been aware of a time when I did not play the piano, but I have to do the job at creating. My brother and sister-in-law are the qualified writers in the household.