Tag: Paul Williams

Album of the Week #33 – Paul Williams’ Hard Working Pilgrim

| March 31, 2013 | 0 Comments
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Bluegrass Gospel has always been some of my favorite music, but it holds an extra special place in my heart during Easter when we celebrate Christ’s resurrection. These songs of the faith while celebrating Christ’s wondrous work is, literally, a match made in heaven. My [...]

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South Carolina State Bluegrass Festival

| November 30, 2012 | 0 Comments
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This gallery of photos from last weekend’s South Carolina State Bluegrass festival are a contribution from Laura Tate Photography.

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Thanksgiving weekend festival weather report

| November 22, 2012 | 0 Comments
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Here is the opening installment in what we hope will be a regular feature at Bluegrass Today, a weekend festival weather report with Special Bluegrass Correspondent, John Goad. As often as time, resources and inclination allow, SBC Goad will report on likely weather and travel [...]

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Going To Stay in the Old Time Way

| June 21, 2012 | 0 Comments
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I’m not sure there’s a more enduring figure in bluegrass music that Paul Williams. In fact he’s almost a walking history of the genre. Williams has been in the thick of it since the 1950s, working with groups like The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers before doing [...]

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SOIMF photos

| April 4, 2012 | 0 Comments
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Daniel Mullins sent along this gallery of images from last weekend’s Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival.  

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Big night for the Queen

| March 5, 2012 | 0 Comments

Rhonda Vincent tells us that she had a big time this past Saturday at the Itawamba Community College Benefit Concert in Fulton, MS, where she had the chance to complete a vocal trio with bluegrass legends Paul Williams and Doyle Lawson. This was the 12th [...]

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Paul Williams shares a secret

| August 3, 2011 | 0 Comments

Sooner or later, just about everyone who hears Paul Williams sing wants to know the secret behind that clear-as-a-bell and oh-so-sweet high tenor. So here it is: Potato chips. Just two or three before he goes on stage and he’s ready to go, he told [...]

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Phil Leadbetter benefit this weekend

| May 30, 2011 | 0 Comments

This Saturday (6/4), friends and supporters of Phil Leadbetter will assemble at the Dumplin’ Valley Farm in Kodak, TN to host a benefit concert. Phil received a diagnosis of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in March of this year. He has since undergone a number of surgical treatments, [...]

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Paul Williams is Satisfied

| May 5, 2011 | 0 Comments

Rebel recording artists Paul Williams and the Victory Trio are looking forward to the summer 2011 release of Satisfied, their latest album of bluegrass Gospel music. Williams is a bluegrass survivor, staying active as a touring and recording pro for nearly sixty years. He made [...]

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Dove award nominations announced

| February 17, 2011 | 0 Comments

The Gospel Music Association has announced the nominees for the 2011 Dove Awards. The winners will be announced during their gala awards show on Easter Sunday (4/24) in Atlanta, GA. There are two specific bluegrass categories: Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year and Bluegrass Album [...]

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