Meet the Band
Brad Baylis
Guitar and Lead Vocals
Performing Folk, Bluegrass, and Country music for over 40 Years. Now focusing on Bluegrass and Bluegrass gospel and sharing the talents that God gave him to spread the joy of Jesus in music. Brad plays multiple instruments Guitar, Banjo, and Bass. Is the Founder, a lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitar player for Trinity Ridge.
Jordan Lindsey
Mandolin and Lead Vocals
Jordan is a multi instrumentalist on his 6 and 12 string guitars but his favorite is the mandolin. He has been in several bands over the last 40 years in Oklahoma & Texas.
Jordan was born and raised in Oklahoma, and has been very active in multiple churches for over 60 years. He moved to the Dallas area with his wife, Cam, in 2010. He prefers traditional bluegrass & gospel and usually sings lead vocals or high tenor harmony to Brad’s lead vocals. His songwriting and singing heroes range from Tom T. Hall, Hoyt Axton & Vince Gill to Dailey & Vincent, Doyle Lawson, Rhonda Vincent & Jimmy Fortune. Whether he is singing on his own or fronting his own band or being a part of this new band with Brad & Joey, Jordan is very grateful to God for lending him a small amount of talent and the ability to share that talent through songs with others to bring them smiles, memories and happiness.
Joey Whitfield
Bass and Vocals
Joey comes by his love of gospel and bluegrass music honestly. Hailing from western Kentucky (<50 miles from Bill Monroe's homeplace), it's the music he grew up on. In his early years he learned to sing harmony at church and learned to play guitar so he could "make music" with family and friends at his grandparent's home during Saturday night jam sessions.
Joey considers himself a "common law" Texan, having lived in North Texas for more than 40 years. He currently resides in Blue Ridge, TX and serves in the music ministry at First Baptist Church of Farmerville, TX.
Paul Smith
Banjo and any other instrument
Paul has been multi-instrumentalist for over 50 years, mostly enjoying the organic/intimate nature of acoustic instruments. Currently, he plays in two bluegrass bands, in a duet playing covers of classic folk-rock (think James Taylor), and holds first chair in a local classical guitar ensemble.
His passion is writing/mixing/producing instrumentals for broadcast/streaming services (examples can be found at https://www.taxi.com/members/fretman) and transcribing popular or classical pieces for classical guitar ensembles (these are all available at https://musescore.com/user/39610614).
He also provides live sound reinforcement and considers himself creative and technically inclined, having a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering and holding 21 patents.