Barlow Girl

You may or may not of heard of Barlow Girl, but if you haven't maybe you should. This US band is sweeping the country and climbing the charts at an amazing pace.

Barlowgirl is an all girl band made up of three sisters: Rebecca, Alyssa and Lauren Barlow. (Can you guess how they came up with the band name?) For two years they traveled around the country and were the back up band for their dad. During one concert Lauren, who was the keyboard player at the time, caught sight of a drumset, fell in love.... and so a drummer was born. Soon after that the girls began experimenting with song writing and out of that came songs never to be played or heard of again. During that time they decided to start their own band and have been one for the past three and a half years. What happened to their father, you ask? Well don't... kidding. He and his wife (ironically, the Barlowgirl's mother) are now the girl's managers. Yes, it is a family affair.

Barlowgirl has a passion to write songs about the journey that God has taken them on in their lives. Our main topics include trusting God, purity, and our stand on not dating.

Trust- "We believe that God is calling everyone to live a life that is fully surrendered to Him so that He can do His work in us and begin to show us His true purpose for our lives. We're definitely not saying 'we've mastered this concept and now it's your turn', but instead that this is a daily process and a journey that all of us will be on forever."

Purity- "In a world that constantly bombards us with impurity and immodesty, we feel called to take a stand against what the world is telling us is acceptable. Especially in the area of clothing and modesty."

Not dating- "We believe that God has one perfect man already chosen for us; therefore we have no need to worry ourselves in searching for him. When the time is right we know God will bring us together. In the meantime we are not hiding in a closet avoiding all males. We are still living our lives, just without the pressure of having to have a boyfriend."

REBECCA
In the band I play guitar and bass. I've played guitar for just about 7 years, bass for 6 years. Then there were the mandatory piano lessons that started when I was 8. I dreaded it then, but I'm thankful for it now. I picked up drums the last few years and some random instruments from around the world.

I grew up in a very musical family. Every family gathering would end up with all the Barlow's crammed into one room to sing their favorite oldie tunes. Music saturated every part of my life, but I didn't appreciate it until I was 16 and decided after a family gathering that I wanted to play guitar. I didn't really know what I was doing, but I practiced it hours a day. Gradually, I began to play other instruments as well. Music was for my own enjoyment. When God asked me to use it for Him, I then began to see the bigger picture.


LAUREN
Music is such a huge part of the Barlow family. We just sort of grew up into it. It's weird because I never really pursued music; it just happened. The girls who deserve credit for us singing together are our cousins, the Schells. They are four sisters who are just amazing singers. They would always sing together and sound unbelievable, and we wanted to sound just like them. We would practice our harmonies with different oldies songs just trying to sound as good as them. I guess we have been singing ever since.

ALYSSA
I've played piano since I could walk. Piano lessons were a must in the Barlow household. That determined whether or not we could remain Barlows- fortunately we all learned to play... Then about two years ago Becca taught me how to play bass- which is what I mostly play on stage now.

Find out more about the Barlow Girls by visiting their website and picking up their CD. www.barlowgirl.com