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Willow Branch
Since 1983, Willow Branch has become a name synonymous with traditional bluegrass
music in Virginia. Accented by a neat, clean-cut appearance, Willow Branch presents
an energetic, family-style show that has won the admiration of their fans and the respect
of musicians and critics alike. The talent and emotion of Willow Branch reflects their
commitment to the furtherance of this ever-growing art form. If traditional bluegrass
is your kind of music, you must see and hear Willow Branch.
Robert Noble - Banjo
Gayle Noble - Bass, Vocals
Ronnie Shifflett - Guitar, Vocals
Buck McClung - Mandolin, Vocals
Ted Lawhorn - Fiddle, Dobro, Vocals
Willow Branch
33 honors from the Virginia Folk Music Association Since 1985.
Top honors include:
Best Bluegrass Band 1990 1997
Best Male Vocalist 1989 1990 1991 1997
Best Female Vocalist 1996 1997
10 top honors in instrumental categories
National Radio Programmer's "Top Five" list for the song "Three men on a mountain" from Prime Cuts of Bluegrass Compact Disc Volume 17
- Performs at Bluegrass Festivals throughout Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Maryland and Pennsylvania
- Performs at Colleges and Universities throughout Virginia
- Performed for Virginia Governor Baliles, Robb and Allen
- Performed at the Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee
- Performed at SPBGMA Awards Show Nashville, Tennessee
- Performed "Live" on QVC Television Network
- Performed for the 1996 U.S. Olympic Team
Willow Branch has opened for such prominent country stars as:
The Statler Brothers
Ricky Van Shelton
Charley Pride
Willow Branch has performed with such national bluegrass acts as:
- Alison Krauss & Union Station
- The Osborne Brothers
- Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mtn. Boys
- Jim & Jesse & The Virginia Boys
- Jimmy Martin & The Sunny Mtn. Boys
- The Tony Rice Unit
- Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
- The Country Gentlemen
- The Seldom Scene
- The Nashville Bluegrass Band
Professional References:
Mr. Rickie Simpkins
(The Tony Rice Unit)
Nashville, Tennessee
(615) 352-8945
East Coast Entertainment
Richmond, Virginia
(804) 355-2178
Mr. Henry Fulcher
WFLO Radio
95.7
Farmville, Virginia
(804) 392-4195
Booking and Information
Willow Branch
Robert Noble
P.O. Box 26
Palmyra, Virginia 22963
(804) 286-2816
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Discography
Many a Mile Cassette

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SIDE ONE
- Many A Mile
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- Couldn't Find My Walking Shoes
- Daybreak In Dixie
- You'll Get No More Of Me
- I Thought I Heard You Call My Name
- My Son Your Rambling Days Are Over
SIDE TWO
- Katy Daly
- Sitting Alone In The Moonlight
- Three Men On A Mountain
- Sitting On Top of The World
- Drifting Too Far From The Shore
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Knee Deep In Grass Cassette/Album

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SIDE A
- My Home's Across
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- Mama I've Never Been So Blue
- Sold Down The River
- Just One More
- Live With Him Up In Glory
SIDE B
- Even Cowgirls Get The Blues
- Song For God
- Kentucky Waltz
- Patterns
- Are You Missing Me
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