IOWA MUSIC SHOWCASE PODCAST - Episode 56: Happy Hawkeye Holidays 2017, Part 1 of 3: Nestor

Ho ho ho! Once again it's time for Santa OlderMusicGeek to send away that crazy Evil Doctor OlderMusicGeek, and usher in the Holiday Season - with a capital H and S!

As we've done on the two previous years, the first episode brings the quieter and mellower Holiday tunes, mostly folk and acoustic works, but a couple of surprises in there, a Christmas tune from metal guitarist Ivan Dimitrienko and a rousing version of "Jolly Old St Nicholas" from The Wire Frames!

So grab yourself some hot cocoa, Coca-Cola, or eggnog, depending how you like to celebrate the holidays, relax, and get into the holiday spirit with some Iowa music.

Ep 56 - Song 1: "3am on Christmas Eve" by Marc Bailey

"The old saying ‘walk before you run’ would be an apt description of Iowa native Marc Bailey’s time in music. “The first 10 years or so I was really focused on putting together instrumentation and studying how everything interacted together,” says Marc. 'Each project I worked on taught me something new in terms of dynamics and creating songs. Then I flipped everything upside down by picking up a new instrument and immersed myself in songwriting as a whole.'

“'By no means am I reinventing the wheel, but every person has their own experiences and perspective so that naturally lends to a different take on things. I really dig getting lost in songs and finding my own meanings, my hope is that people can do the same with the songs I write.'”
- from his descriptiion of the 2017 Iowa Arts Festival web page on it live music

"I was in Ira Grace & the Bible Belt Prophets but now play on my own... the band is on hiatus, but I'm trudging on writing music and playing live."
- from an email Marc sent to Iowa Music Showcase

"Somewhere along the way I started writing songs, now I can't stop."
- from his Facebook page

Lineup:
Marc Bailey - vocals, guitar

Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/marcbailey.music/

SoundCloud:
https://soundcloud.com/arcailey

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Labels: 2010s, 2017, 3am on Christmas Eve (song), acoustic, Christmas, Christmas 2017, Christmas music,Des Moines, Des Moines area, Ep 056, folk (genre), folk music, Holiday music, Holidays, Holidays 2017, Marc Bailey

IMSC Ep 11 - Song 1: "Wake You in the Morning" by Ira Grace and The Bible Belt Prophets

"I love things that are just simply arranged. Two guitars, two voices, and when those harmonies come in, ya just kind of melt."
- from Bryon Dudley for this podcast

"In October of 2011, a band sprung from the cornfields and back roads of a small Iowa town. Ira Grace and the Bible Belt Prophets (consisting of Marc Bailey and Sara Williams) were formed. An up and coming acoustic duo, Ira Grace & the BBP is a band born of friendship and a mutual love of creating music. Having known each other since their early teens, Marc and Sara had no idea that by their twenties, they would be booking over 60 gigs and cutting an album in less than a year. From bars, to the Iowa State Fair, and eventually to their CD release at the Gaslamp in June of 2012, Marc and Sara feverishly sought out to make new music and share it with whoever would listen. Their soul-filled harmonies, poignant lyrics, and exquisite yet powerful balance of guitar picking is the foundation on which Marc and Sara deliver their original music. The on-stage energy created between them while performing is comfortable and contagious. From dark back alley bars, festivals, fairs, and private parties, Marc and Sara remain busy sharing their love of music in its most raw form."
- from their Facebook page