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Lost And Found

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About Me

LOST AND FOUND is a band (albeit a small band of just two people) that has been travelling around the world and performing their original music since they were in high school (or skipping it) together. They started out travelling by bicycles (riding 8,500 miles around the USA one year) and playing wherever they were welcomed. Often, they were welcomed at churches, camps, colleges and schools. And so, these are the kinds of places they still perform.
Their music is a blend of punk and folk: it is the people's music. It's organic, energetic, creative, simple, catchy and unique. Their lyrics are friendly, insightful, encouraging, hopeful and questioning. Their work is informed by their faith--but it would be incorrect, even unfair, to label them a "Christian Band." That is, this label, which some have tried to attach to LOST AND FOUND, is far too limiting and it conjures up certain images--both positive and negative--among the uninformed, those who might be inclined to jump to conclusions before they get to know LOST AND FOUND.
Really, LOST AND FOUND is just friendly and interactive in the shows--all are welcome and included. Yes, many of their songs are informed by faith, and people of faith find their songs expressive; but here is something that surpirses those who have heard that LOST AND FOUND is a "Christian Band:" those who are not part of any particular faith community also find the songs of LOST AND FOUND expressive, genuine, meanigful, hopeful and sometimes funny.
They are one of the most uniqe bands touring today in any genre of music. In 2000, they were awarded a Grand Prize in the John Lennon International Song Writing contest for their song, "Lions." They perform about 150 days a year while steadfastly avoiding the musical-industrial complex and the industry in general. They guard their independence and view it as a good thing not to be encumbered by a major record label. So, you won't hear them on the radio or find their CDs at Wal-Mart or Target. But you can find them on iTunes, or, even better, at a local auditorium in a town near you soon. Come and see them in concert and then consider how you would describe them.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/29/2005
Band Website: speedwood.com
Band Members: Michael Bridges and George Baum.
Influences: They are influenced by just about everything you can think of: places, people, things, God.
Sounds Like: something different
Record Label: Limb Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

A podcast interview with Michael D. Bridges

Here’s the link to "Episode 7 - Speedwood!"  For our special Reformation episode, we have Michael Bridges, guitarist and singer from Lost and Found... http://www.podcastdirectory.com/podsho...
Posted by Lost And Found on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:11:00 PST

George’s Fall/Winter 2007-08 newsletter is available

Click here to read George's newsletter covering the latter 1/2 of 2007 and the beginning of 2008: http://speedwood.com/newsletters/february2008/letter.php...
Posted by Lost And Found on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:19:00 PST

Review of Something Different and Speedwood Hymns

Read a review of Lost And Found's Something Different CD and Speedwood Hymns CD at The Phantom Tollbooth web site: http://www.tollbooth.org/2005/reviews/swood.html...
Posted by Lost And Found on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:55:00 PST

Online article at Youth Roots web site

Andrew Baker shares his thoughts on Lost And Found.  Read the article at Youth Roots: http://youthroots.faithstreams.com/Articles/Music/tabid/3009 /articleType/ArticleView/articleId/594/Lost-And-F...
Posted by Lost And Found on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:25:00 PST

"The Kingdom Is Big Enough"

Read George's full article online: http://www.youthspecialties.com/articles/topics/personal_stu ff/kingdom.php...
Posted by Lost And Found on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:45:00 PST

George addresses the "The Great Void of E-mail Forwards"

Available from the Youthworker Journal online: http://www.youthspecialties.com/articles/topics/personal_stu ff/read_this.php...
Posted by Lost And Found on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:51:00 PST

"From Speedwood to Slinky"

Our friend Steve Case did this interview: http://www.youthspecialties.com/articles/topics/personal_stu ff/speedwood.php...
Posted by Lost And Found on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:31:00 PST

Can a band exist outside of the Christians Music Industry and still preach the Gospel?

Read the full article by George Baum in The Lutheran magazine online: http://www.thelutheran.org/article/article.cfm?article_id=11 12...
Posted by Lost And Found on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:54:00 PST

Interview at National Youth Gathering in Orlando

An interview with Michael and George at the LCMS National Youth Gathering in July: http://ch07.inspirlink.com/Index.asp?PageID=7802...
Posted by Lost And Found on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:48:00 PST

George’s Spring/Summer 07 newsletter

http://speedwood.com/newsletters/july2007/letter.php Follow the link to George's latest newsletter covering March 9, 2007 through July 21, 2007!...
Posted by Lost And Found on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:08:00 PST