• Railroad Town – Jr Williams

    Jr Williams could deservedly be called a purist. He stays true to bluegrass basics, and sources his much of his material from vintage sources. Having performed in bluegrass bands for over 35 years — most notably as a member of

  • Railroad Town – Jr Williams

    One of my hands-down favorite songs from the past year was Jr Williams’s Railroad Town Without a Train, the poignant story of the closing of the Clinchfield railyards in Erwin, TN. Written by Tim Stafford and Thomm Jutz, the song

  • Can I Go Home With You from Jr. Williams

    For their latest single with bluegrass singer and multi-instrumentalist Jr. Williams, Mountain Fever Records has released Can I Go Home With You, a Caleb Klauder song from his 2007 album, Dangerous Mes and Poisonous Yous. Williams, who is currently performing as

  • Jr. Williams signs with Mountain Fever Records

    Mountain Fever Records has announced the signing of veteran multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Jr. Williams to the label for a new solo project. Williams, a Kentucky native, has been a part of several popular bluegrass acts over his career, where he has

  • Jr Williams gets a pacemaker installed

    Jr Williams, in the hospital on Wednesday, and getting the oil changed on Thursday Jr Williams, the gregarious banjo player with NewTown spent the past two days in the hospital getting a pacemaker installed. He tells us that his heart rate had

  • New members elected to IBMA Board

    When the Board of Directors of the International Bluegrass Music Association meets next week in Nashville, three new Directors will be seated. They were elected in a special election to fill the seats of Board members who resigned late last