Trey Brewer Guitar / Mandolin

The Taildraggers Ultralight is a smaller version of the North Florida Taildraggers playing original music and standards in the Acoustic Americana, Folk and Bluegrass genres.  The Taildraggers have played many festivals including, The Gamble Rogers Music Festival and showcases, The Gamble Rogers Concert Series, the Florida Folk Festival, and The Will McClean Folk Festival.  They have played many other venues in the north Florida area including the Clay County Fair, San Sebastian Winery, Dog Rose Brewery, Colonial Oak Music Park and the St. Augustine Botanical Gardens to name a few.  The group consists of Trey Brewer on vocals, mandolin and guitar, Jan Brewer on the upright bass, Paige Bechtol on banjo and Michael Lagasse’ on guitar, mandolin, fiddle and vocals.

Trey Brewer has been playing music most of his life.  He holds a degree in Jazz Guitar performance and studied with the great Jack Peterson. Trey got interested in Acoustic Americana, Folk and Bluegrass music after purchasing a Mandolin several years ago.  He is also known in his role as the director of the guitar program at St. Augustine High School, which he ran for thirty years.   He retired from teaching in May of 2024 and now plays music full time. Trey’s music is on several download sites under his name Trey Brewer Guitarist and The North Florida Taildraggers.  Trey was born and raised in Athens, Georgia and moved to Florida in the late 80’s and never turned back finding Florida to be his home. Treybrewerguitarist.com

Michael Lagasse’ is a musician from Saint Augustine, Florida and is best known for his role as a songwriter, guitarist, and singer for the 5-piece festival band -Wild Shiners. In Wild Shiners, flat-picking and hollering are his musical signature but underneath there is always an admiration for songs.  Songs penned within the band, by friends, mentors, and heroes have always been a driving force of Mike’s musical interests.  Mike recorded his most recent solo record on the white sand banks of Gatorbone Lake. The record was inspired by a sense of discovery and love for places within, and the songs of Florida as described by Mike’s own songwriting but also some Floridian touchstones - Don Oja-Dunaway and Lon Williamson to name a couple who are covered on the record. The songs were influenced by the landscape, the people, and the songs that Mike grew up around and to where he keeps returning to in his adult life for inspiration.

Jan Brewer grew up in a Marine Corps family having lived in numerous places across the country.  Jan moved to Florida in the early 80’s and new immediately that this was her home.  Jan has a degree in Biology and a master’s degree in public administration from the University of North Florida.  Jan worked for the Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection and recently retired from being the Environmental Manager for St. Johns County after 35 years.  During the pandemic she picked up the upright bass on her husband’s recommendation so he would have someone with which to play music.  She fell in love with the bass and soon became proficient enough to be a professional musician.  

Paige Bechtold is a 16-year-old banjo player from St. Augustine, Florida. She grew up playing a variety of instruments but was first introduced to the banjo by her grandpa at the age of 12. With his influence, she discovered her love for bluegrass music. Upon entering high school, Paige enrolled in an American Music class where she had the opportunity to receive mentorship from several local musicians. She began playing shows at local venues and festivals with The Taildraggers, and her high school band The Varella String Band.