Blessing On the Wing – Newberry & Verch
Growing up, Joe Newberry and April Verch absorbed traditions of home and hearth – Newberry in the Missouri Ozarks and Verch in the Ottawa Valley of Canada. Although they’re on the road much of the year, the two musicians insist that they’re rarely homesick, because they take a bit of home with them in their […]
Joe Newberry recuperating after heart attack on the road
It may be the one thing touring artists fear the worst – becoming ill while on the road. Of course there are health facilities most anywhere you might travel, but no one wants to be hospitalized away from home, and tour schedules are usually quite tight, with little time for seeking medical advice. Well, this […]
Home In My Heart – Compton & Newberry
While Mike Compton and Joe Newberry have each made individual contributions to the traditional acoustic landscape, the music they make together provides a thrilling combination of old time, early country, and blues flavors. Their latest offering, Home In My Heart, their first for Engelhardt Music Group, captures this special blend with eleven tracks from varied musical sources. […]
Cherry River Line from Compton & Newberry
Engelhardt Music Group has a new single on offer from Compton & Newberry, the first from Home In My Heart, their next full length project with the label. The duo consists of veteran bluegrass and old time artists Mike Compton on mandolin and Joe Newberry on guitar and banjo. Each has a lifetime of experience […]
Mike Compton and Joe Newberry to Katie K Wrangles
Katie K Wrangles, the booking and management firm run by Katie Kirchner in Michigan, has announced that they will now be representing the duo of Compton & Newberry. That, of course, is mandolin maestro Mike Compton with banjo player and guitarist Joe Newberry. Bluegrass fans have known Compton for decades, both as perhaps the most […]
Track Premiere: Round The Christmas Tree from Newberry & Verch
And so it begins... our coverage of 2021's new Christmas music starts now! First out of the gate is a new song from Newberry & Verch. This versatile duo combines the singing, songwriting, and instrumental skills of Missouri-born old time banjoist Joe Newberry, with the fiddle and vocal stylings of Ottawa's April Verch. Both of [...] CA Banjo Extravaganza this weekend
Bill Evans' rolling banjothon series, The California Banjo Extravaganza, is pushing through northern CA this weekend with four more concerts and a workshop for banjo maniacs on the west coast. Each year Bill grabs two other top names in the banjo world, generally players who don't get out to California much, and presents concerts in his part of [...] Joe Newberry endorses Straight Up Strings
Straight Up Strings has announced a new endorsement program, and a new endorser. The company, which markets acoustic instrument strings with specialized gauges designed by veteran industry tech Roger Siminoff, is happy to welcome Joe Newberry on board as an endorser of their banjo and guitar strings. Joe performs regularly as a solo artist, in [...] Even more photos from Delaware Valley
We aren't finished yet with Frank Baker's photos from the 2016 Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival. There's one more gallery after this, and we are delighted to announce that he will be with us at the World of Bluegrass in Raleigh at the end of this month. Friday at Grey Fox 2016
Friday of Grey Fox 2016 was jam packed full of a wide variety of traditional and progressive bluegrass and related musics, legends, and new faces and sounds. Whether one wanted to see names that they had known and followed for years or be exposed to new music and people, plenty of options abounded all day [...] 