Williamson Branch

Most folks in bluegrass know Anthony Howell as the talented young banjo picker with Williamson Branch, where he is also called upon to play guitar and mandolin on occasion. But you may not know that he is also a gifted

Another happy bluegrass union has occurred. Melody Williamson, lead vocalist and fiddler in her family's Nashville-based band, Williamson Branch, and Geoffrey Keyes, sound engineer with Morganton, NC's Blue Ridge Sound, were wed on April 11. The ceremony took place in

Pinecastle Records is celebrating today's release of Heritage & Hope from Williamson Branch with a new music video for one the tracks. Over the past few years, Williamson Branch has established themselves as one of the most delightfully entertaining bluegrass acts

Bluegrass family band, Williamson Branch, is starting the new year with a debut single from their upcoming double Gospel album, Heritage & Hope, on Pinecastle Records. The project serves up the two themes in the title on separate discs. Hope is

Today is a day that Melody Williamson won't soon forget. This afternoon, the talented fiddler and singer with Williamson Branch accepted the 2020 Momentum Vocalist Award during IBMA's Momentum Awards ceremony, streamed virtually online. And this evening she has announced her

Pinecastle Records has a new music video for Williamson Branch, one of the tracks on their current record, Classy, Sassy, Bluegrassy. This family band from Tennessee does all the important things right, both large and small, from their clever original songs

While states are slowly reopening across the US, a return to live music performances and festivals can't be far behind. Most bands, however, will need to do some woodsheddin', since they won't have played together for several weeks when the

If the title seems a bit of an overreach, it’s only because Williamson Branch is a far more traditional combo than a name like Classy. Sassy. Bluegrassy. might seem to suggest. Despite a varied background that incorporates bluegrass, country, Gospel

Pinecastle Records has released a music video for their current single with Williamson Branch, a song by David Stewart, Jerry Lasiter, and Earl Clark called Blue Moon Over Texas. Melody Williamson, as authentic a young singer as we have in

When you think of the things we love about bluegrass music, youthful energy, experienced performers, and family harmony are certainly there near the top of the list. And you get all three from Williamson Branch, a group featuring veteran grasser