John Lilly (Band)
Biography:
John Lilly is an internationally acclaimed solo artist from Charleston, West Virginia, known for his unique blend of Americana, original roots music, traditional folk, and old-time country, accompanied by his own lively acoustic guitar and mandolin playing. According to the Durham, North Carolina, Independent Weekly, “If Hank Williams had a sunny disposition, he’d be John Lilly.”
A respected performing songwriter, John was the 2005 grand champion of the international Ghost Writers in the Sky Songwriting Contest. In 2002, Lilly was a finalist in the prestigious Chris Austin Songwriting Contest, sponsored by the Merle Watson Memorial Festival in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, placing third out of 853 song entries. John’s songs have been recorded by Bobby Helms, Wild Rose, Patty Mitchell, and others. He has performed on Public Radio International’s “Mountain Stage,” at the Philadelphia Folk Festival, the Ozark Folk Center, the Thomas Fraser Memorial Festival in Shetland, and elsewhere. He has toured Scotland twice.
John Lilly was a member of Ralph Blizard’s New Southern Ramblers group for 18 years, is a former member of the Green Grass Cloggers dance team of Asheville, North Carolina, and a tour guide at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. He currently is the editor of Goldenseal magazine – West Virginia’s journal of traditional life.
A respected performing songwriter, John was the 2005 grand champion of the international Ghost Writers in the Sky Songwriting Contest. In 2002, Lilly was a finalist in the prestigious Chris Austin Songwriting Contest, sponsored by the Merle Watson Memorial Festival in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, placing third out of 853 song entries. John’s songs have been recorded by Bobby Helms, Wild Rose, Patty Mitchell, and others. He has performed on Public Radio International’s “Mountain Stage,” at the Philadelphia Folk Festival, the Ozark Folk Center, the Thomas Fraser Memorial Festival in Shetland, and elsewhere. He has toured Scotland twice.
John Lilly was a member of Ralph Blizard’s New Southern Ramblers group for 18 years, is a former member of the Green Grass Cloggers dance team of Asheville, North Carolina, and a tour guide at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. He currently is the editor of Goldenseal magazine – West Virginia’s journal of traditional life.
Website: http://johnlillymusic.com/
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