Souls of the Fireside / Members

Daryll King

Flute Player

Daryll, a native of Toledo, Ohio, has been singing and playing music all his life. His father was a singer in a men’s gospel chorale and occasionally would let Daryll sing with the group. His parents wanted all of their 8 children to be educated in more than just the 3 “R’s”, and made each of them learn an instrument and take art classes at the local museum. When Daryll was 14, a friend handed him a bass guitar and said “I’ll show you what to do with that in a little while,” and later taught Daryll a few bass lines. That was the start of a music career that has spanned more than 40 years with many bands. Daryll enjoys playing all kinds of music, but his first love is jazz. Among his influences are Stanley Clark, Charles Mingus, Abraham Laboriel, and Ron Carter.

Lucy White

Vocalist

Lucy, a native of Tampa, Florida, has been singing gospel in church since the age of 12. She loves singing and was lead vocalist in her church choir for over 20 years. Her choir appeared on a local TV church program several times. She currently sings with New Generation Chorale at Bible Based Fellowship Church. Lucy brings to Souls of the Fireside a gospel/soulful/folk sound similar to that of Tracy Chapman. She shares lead and backup singing responsibilities with Tony Ballard. Lucy can be heard with the band Dawn Moth on the 2013 CD release, "Soul Goes On".

Anthony "Tony" Ballard

Guitarist

Tony, a native of Gates, North Carolina, enjoys writing musical adaptations of Baha’i scriptures, as well as original songs based on spiritual themes. He shares rhythm guitar, lead and backup singing responsibilities with Lucy White. Tony can be heard with the band Dawn Moth on the 2013 CD release, "Soul Goes On". Prior to this venture, Tony played rhythm guitar and sang lead for Catalyst, a band of Baha’i musicians based in Clearwater, Florida.