FIVE POUNDS OF POSSUM KATIE WILSON
| The Wilson Family Band, on stage at the Woodbine Opry Friday night July 25, 2008. They are a touring band that kinds got started here at The Woodbine Opry several years ago. They have several CD's available from their web site: www.thewilsonfamilyband.com go check them out on-line. The group consists of: (Dad) Robert, singing lead and playing guitar, (Mom) Melissa on mandolin, Clint singing and playing banjo, and Katie singing and playing fiddle. They are from Folkston Georgia. Robert Wilson is a simple man. He believes in God and church, his family and bluegrass music...in that order. These simple values have created a bluegrass band performing at a level that excites audiences and draws people to them through their warmth, their musicality and their freshness. The Wilson Family Band includes father Robert on guitar and vocals, his wife Melissa on mandolin, eighteen year old son Clint on banjo and vocals and twelve year old daughter Katie on fiddle and vocals. This band's obvious enthusiasm for their singing and playing as well as the bond they establish with festival audiences is infectious and inspiring Melissa grew up in Jacksonville, FL playing music with her grandfather and cousin. She played in a local band in her teens and then she met Robert. After filling in for River Grass Review's current mandolin player, she became the full time member for about three years. She left the band to raise their new family. Clint is eighteen and a freshman in college. He seems ... |
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