Josh Shilling – hometown boy makes good
We’ve written a good bit this past few months about Josh Shilling, the newest member of Mountain Heart who had the unenviable job of taking the spot held by founding member, Steve Gulley, on guitar and vocals. Josh and the rest of the band will release their newest CD, Road That Never Ends – The Live Album, on Tuesday, October 23 on Rural Rhythm Records.
Our local Roanoke, VA newspaper, The Roanoke Times, has published a feature on Josh, written by staffer Tad Dickens, which follows the “local boy makes good” format. Josh grew up not far from Roanoke in Martinsville, VA, and got his professional music career started playing with Roanoke-area bands.
For 24-year-old Shilling, the road that never ends started around Roanoke.
Shilling was already a veteran of the region’s music, nightspot and recording scene by the time he graduated from Bassett High School. Every male in his family plays guitar. His maternal grandfather, Leon Woodward, and uncle, Kim Woodward, were well-known nightclub pickers.
Read the full article on The Roanoke Times web site.
Don’t forget that tomorrow (10/22) between noon and 10:00 p.m. (ET), any registered user of The Bluegrass Blog can download a free track from Road That Never Ends. Be sure to log in during that time and get a free first look at Josh Shilling and Mountain Heart live.
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Heard Josh at FanFest at the IBMA in Nashville a few weeks ago.
The kid can wail! LOVE HIS VOICE! Especially loved his bluesy number.. and he fits in nicely with Mountain Heart’s style of ‘grass!
HOT HOT HOT!
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