 FRONT
PORCH FAVOURITES: The Baylor Brothers
CD Released 2004
From the cool mountain air of Healesville,
Victoria, come the Baylor Brothers- Donal, Peter
and Andy. Over the years, the Baylor name has
become synonymous with hot swingin' string-band
music throughout Australia, bluegrass, jazz, western
swing, hillbilly, old -time country, rockabilly,
cajun, blues and everything in between.
Donal Baylor is one of the
country's top fiddlers who, after winning the
national championship 3 times, became Slim Dusty's
regular fiddle player. He has played western swing
in The Dancehall Racketeers and the Baylor Brothers
Band and recently has been specializing in bluegrass
with Bluegrass Parkway. Peter Baylor is
a guitar player of rare and special ability and
a fine vocalist. He can swap between early jazz
styles, wild rockabilly, gypsy swing and ragtime
with ease. Andy Baylor is well known as
a versatile player and singer, at home with all
kinds of music on fiddle , guitar and mandolin.
He keeps busy with many musical projects including
his Cajun Combo and The Dancehall Racketeers.
He has also released several original CDs in the
last few years.
Donal, Peter and Andy….individually
they're hot…together they're dangerous
Peter Baylor: guitar, volas
Andy Baylor: mandolin, fiddle
Donal Baylor: guitar, fiddle
Andrew Scott: gut string bass
 Fiddle
with family ties
By Sophie Best
The Age, March 17, 2004
From the front garden of Andy Baylor's house,
on a quiet Brunswick street, comes the lively
sound of two acoustic guitars being strummed and
plucked. It's an impromptu rehearsal for Andy
and his brother Peter, who are reuniting with
the other Baylor brother, Donal - championship-level
fiddle player - for a performance at the Brunswick
Music Festival on Friday.
The Baylor Brothers are one of Australia's
most accomplished, if obscure, family bands. Their
combined musical knowledge encompasses all forms
of traditional American roots music - country,
blues, western swing, cajun, rockabilly, hillbilly,
old-time and jazz ........
Fiddle
with family ties: The Age 17 March 2004
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