Live And Listen: Bailey Ingle Discusses Debut Single "In Love With The Memories"

Bailey Ingle is a native of Hoover, AL and a singer/songwriter known for her warm, soulful voice and charismatic stage presence. At 19 years old, many consider her to be an old soul. Just last week, Bailey held her hometown release party in celebration of her debut single "In Love With The Memories," which is now available on all major streaming outlets. Prior to the show, we sat down with Bailey to learn a little bit more about her journey thus far. See the full conversation below, and make sure to stream the new single. When did you first start playing music and what led you to the guitar? Bailey: I started singing when I was three. As soon as I could talk, I was singing. My grandmother can sing and my dad play's guitar, so we come from a really musical family. I sang with Keith Urban, and he asked me if I wanted to play his guitar. I was like, “I don't want to touch your guitar,” because it's amazing. From then on out, I knew I wanted to get to a point where I'm good enough. That way, if he ever asks me again, I'd be able to say, "Heck yeah. I'll play your guitar!" That's essentially what lead me to having a better drive for it. I remember when you performed with him at Oak Mountain. You were only about 15 years old. Bailey: Yeah that's right (laughs). At what point did you realize this was the career you wanted to pursue? Bailey: As soon as I stepped on stage at the Oak Mountain Amphitheater with him. It was as if there was nothing else that I could ever do. I really don't think there's any other calling out there for me. Your new single “In Love With The Memories” was released today (Feb. 15th). Tell me about the song and how it reflects on you as an artist. Bailey: "In Love With The Memories" is something I wrote with Emily Brook in 2017. It was our first time meeting. It was just one of those things where we thought it would be a trial run. Our chemistry worked great, so we wrote the song in just a few hours. For me, I usually take a lot of time to write. It usually takes me about four hours, but this song flowed perfectly. I feel like it's a good reflection of this side of me. I know I'm nineteen, but I feel like there's a lot of depth to what I can write. It makes you realize you shouldn't stay with someone just because you're in the comfort zone with them. How was the studio experience? Bailey: It was crazy. I recorded it at Cash Cabin, which Johnny Cash built in Hendersonville TN. Dave Schools produced it. Dave brought in all these musicians that I've idolized the records they've played on from Elvis Presley, Marty Stuart and Aretha Franklin. It was crazy. It was one of those things where it was exhilarating and so exciting but it was also terrifying cause I was eighteen year old and I was like there's no way I'm supposed to be in here this is crazy but it was amazing. Listen to Bailey Ingle's "In Love With The Memories" here: You've had the opportunity to work with some great people including some guys from my favorite band Widespread Panic: Steve Lopez and Dave Schools. How did you guys meet and how special has this been? Bailey: I met Dave through Steve. I met Steve where I played at an event in January of 2018. A few weeks later, I got a call from my aunt, who knows Steve's wife Ginny basically just saying we were going to be put in touch. We met at a Widespread Panic show and I met Dave. They were just going to pitch me for a project. I didn't know what was going to come from it. They called me the next week and said that Blue Rose wanted me to come up to the cabin and record five songs that I had written. I still really didn't know what was coming from it. I thought it was like a project they were gonna have fun. Like a development kind of thing but then it lead to a record deal with some pretty cool people. How is the rest of the year shaping up post-release and what do we have to look forward to from Bailey Ingle? Bailey: We have another single coming out pretty soon after this and another music video will come with it. Then we'll have an EP or an album. Then I'll be hitting the road the rest of the year. I think we're gonna try and go the festival route this summer and do as much touring as we can. Do you know what festivals? Bailey: Not yet. We have some in mind but haven't confirmed any yet. I'll be looking forward to those announcements. Before we wrap things up, I'd love to get a little insight from you, Steve. Your track record as tour manager for Widespread Panic is well documented. What ultimately lead to your decision to take on this management role for Bailey? Steve: Before I started tour managing Widespread I managed a couple of other bands. Fast forward to Widespread Panic. I've been with them for nineteen years. Then recently in the past year I decided to potentially start managing again and I picked up a band out of Austin TX. I believe everyone in Bailey's family and their friends kept telling me about her. It was a funeral that actually led me to listen to her. The way she held herself and her composure singing was quite beautiful to the point I left there thinking, "Wow. This girl has something." Then a couple of opportunities fell in my lap. I called her on my way to Mexico last year, asked if she wanted me to manage and if so, we could sit down and talk. We did, and I explained to her how I do things. We agreed on something and now, fast forward again, we're here, releasing her new single. It's a pretty cool story and I'm excited to see what she has in store for us. I think she's going to be around for a long time. I think you're right. Steve: Yes. For sure. Thank you Steve. Steve: Thanks Craig.