Second Daddy Gene from Tony Holt & The Wildwood Valley Boys
The Wildwood Valley Boys have a new single to share, the last ahead of their upcoming album release, A Few From The South, expected this fall. This latest is one written and sung by guitarist Tony Holt, a true story about a neighborhood friend who served as a surrogate dad when Tony’s father, Aubrey Holt, […]
Savannah from The Wildwood Valley Boys
The Wildwood Valley Boys have released a new single, Savannah, a song written by lead vocalist Tony Holt’s father, Aubrey Holt, of The Boys From Indiana fame. Tony is a fine, traditional bluegrass singer, and created this group to keep the sound of his father, and his uncles, Tom and Jerry Holt’s, style of music […]
Tom Feller returns to bluegrass, with Tony Holt
We heard recently from Tom Feller, a bluegrass artist of many years, an Indiana native with a solid bluegrass pedigree. He grew up surrounded by the music, as his mom’s brothers were Aubrey and Jerry Holt, who with their uncle, Harley Gabbard, performed throughout the midwestern US and beyond as The Boys From Indiana. True […]
Feller & Hill merge with Wildwood Valley Boys
Tom Feller, Chris Hill, and Tony Holt at the Palatka Bluegrass Festival - photo © Deb Miller Baseball season is cranking up, which is usually the time we start hearing trade rumors in the bluegrass world. But how often do we actually get to report a merger? Tony Holt of Wildwood Valley Boys fame has [...] Final photos from Gettysburg, August 2016
Here is the final gallery of Frank Baker's photos from the August 2016 Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival. We hope to get some more from him next week at this weekend's Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival. Weekend photos from Marshall Bluegrass Festival
Friday at the Marshall Bluegrass Festival opened with a newly formed band, The Local Mash, created by Tony Zapolnik and his fiancé, Jennifer Strickland. Jennifer is a well-known bassist/singer/songwriter in the bluegrass world. They are joined by Michiganders Danielle Smith and Chad Phelps. Indiana/Michigan band Echo Valley put in their second day at the festival. [...] Photos from Charlotte Bluegrass Festival 2015
Day 1 of the 43rd Charlotte Bluegrass Festival in Charlotte, Michigan was kicked off by The Blankenships, a well-known and respected family in Michigan bluegrass circles. Folk legend, Joel Mabus, followed with his special brand of old time music. Tony Holt brought his Wildwood Valley Boys from Indiana presenting the sounds of the Holt family. Patriarch, [...] Bean Blossom 2015 – Day 5
Daniel Mullins will be reporting from the 2015 Bean Blossom Festival all week, as Internet service in the campground allows. Check back each day for his reports and photos. The fifth day of the 49th Annual Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival featured a great variety of bluegrass favorites new and old. The Punches Family and their family harmony returned [...] Fundraising page for Aubrey Holt
We've posted several times of late about the health issues Aubrey Holt has experienced this past year. He has been suffering kidney problems and has trouble getting around since a lengthy hospital stay affected his legs. Aubrey is currently doing rehab in a nursing facility in Batesville, Indiana. Holt has given pretty much his whole life to bluegrass [...] Aubrey Holt hospitalized
Aubrey Holt, Indiana bluegrass patriarch and part of the legendary Boys From Indiana, has been admitted to the Veterans Hospital in Cincinnati. He will be treated for congestive heart failure, and to remove fluid from around his heart. His family says that he has been feeling poorly all this week, and after a trip to [...] 