Our lives as three, red-headed, identical triplet sisters are best summed up in our band name “Red Roots.” Around nineteen years ago, our parents Mark and Sherry Taylor were told they were having one baby.  That was good news to them and our four-year old brother at the time Mark Jr. A week later the news changed quite a bit after the doctor saw one more baby in the ultrasound.  Now, instead of one there were two. Another week passed by, and our parents made another visit to the doctor.  After performing an ultrasound, they saw a big difference in what they had seen before, three babies!  Around seven months later, three very-healthy triplet girls were born.   …

We eventually started playing other instruments.  At thirteen years old, Nicole played the drums, banjo, and bass.  Nika added playing the mandolin along with the guitar.  Natalie picked up the violin, bass, and accordion to go along with her keyboard.  Our style of music at the time consisted of a mixture of Christian contemporary and bluegrass.  Little by little, we would get calls from churches and others wanting us to play. This was so important to us because it gave us a reason and a desire to keep practicing.  My parents said that if we were invited to play three places in a month then we could get a trailer to haul our equipment in.  No more than a month passed by, and we had our trailer.  Now all we needed was a group name.

One day, our aunt called my mom saying that we should name our group “Red Roots.”  We had a few to choose from, but this suited us best.  After all, we did have red hair.  As we grew older, our eyes and hearts were opened.  As teenagers, God revealed to us that being involved in church or in a Christian band would not save us.  We felt a need for His forgiveness and His presence in our lives.  Even though we had a Christian band before, it became personal from that point on.  God put a deep desire in our hearts to serve Him through music.  He showed us that all of our circumstances were not coincidental.  God had a purpose for us in our lives, and He began to give us a passion for His purpose.  Now we truly did have Red Roots, not only on the outside, but also on inside….