Folk Bands and Artists
Joe Newberry
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Joe Newberry is a top notch clawhammer banjoist, guitarist, singer and award-winning songwriter who charms audiences wherever he goes. Joe was a guest star on the 2016 Transatlantic Sessions live tour, and in normal times tours internationally with projects including Newberry & Verch (with award-winning fiddler & step dancer April Verch) and his duo with mandolin legend Mike Compton. Growing up in Missouri in a family full of singers and dancers, Joe took up the guitar and banjo as a teenager and moved to North Carolina as a young man, quickly becoming an anchor of the vibrant traditional music scene there. Joe’s evocative songs have been performed and recorded by artists including Mandolin Orange and the Gibson Brothers. Joe was a regular guest artist on the radio/live show A Prairie Home Companion, and has long been an in-demand tutor at numerous camps and festivals including American Banjo Camp and the Augusta Heritage Center – teaching banjo, guitar, singing and songwriting. Joe is a board member of the International Bluegrass Music Association and his outstanding musicianship, thoughtfulness and sense of humour make him a popular figure with fellow musicians as well as with music fans across the bluegrass and folk music community.
