Dr. Gainor sets bones by day and keeps the beat with his bluegrass band by night. Dr. Gainors band is called Gainor and Friends and has been raising money for local MU Childrens Hospital for 14 years. Through the sales of their CDs, and tips from performances, Gainor and Friends has raised over $16,000.

Dr. Gainor said, "A nurse once said to me everybody likes to make a sick child feel better and to see the children be diverted and distracted from their illnesses is for us very memorable, and perhaps theyll remember it as the years go by that the hospital is not such a frightening place, that you can have fun there." Gainor and Friends perform once a month in downtown Columbia at the Cherry Street Artisian but performs exclusive concerts for the kids at the Childrens Hospital.

Laura Wagahoff child life specialist at the Childrens Hospital said, "He has a wonderful bedside manner with pediatric patients and with families. He got real down to their level and he got real close to them, he took pictures with them and the kids loved it."

Gainor and Friends music is upbeat and catchy, and the tunes feature a range of topics from elephant as pets, to the journeys of life. Gainor has spent decades in service work that is not limited to the Childrens Hospital. Gainor is part of a traveling group of doctors that helps hospitals in developing countries. Gainor said, I've learned that this type of music brings great joy to me, and that is the reward I get for doing it is playing the music being able to play it and to share it with others and share the friendships of others.

Dr. Gainor's favorite song is Broken Angel, which is the only track to feature him on the piano. Dr. Gainor says that he feels like a natural working with children because his father was a pediatrician. Working in the medical field, Gainor says has developed some habits he dislikes. "Sometimes we refer to kids as their illness and in fact thats not who they are," said Dr. Gainior.

Produced by Samantha Liss