VW Boys Sign Record Deal with Mountain Roads Recordings

The Very Best In Old Time & Bluegrass Music
3192 Hwy 421
Bristol, Tennessee 37620
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VW Boys Sign Record Deal with Mountain Roads Recordings
07.29.2010
Mountain Roads Recordings of Bristol, TN announced today that they have signed the VW Boys to
a recording contract. The VW Boys' show is a unique blend of talent consisting of music, magic
and comedy, a complete variety show. Audiences of all ages enjoy the VW Boys show; the VW
Boys perform a wide range of shows from Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN to openings for comedic
greats such as Jerry Clower and Don Knotts.
The group is composed of:
Tim White from Blountville, TN who many of you know as the host of the popular Public Television
Series, Song Of The Mountains, originating in Marion, VA and the syndicated radio show, The Tim
White Bluegrass Show. Tim has been a bluegrass musician for over thirty-years and is a fine banjo
player and an excellent song-writer.
Dave Vaught is from Bristol, TN and has been a professional entertainer for seventeen years.
Dave has made five television appearances including HBO and Show Time. While Dave is well
known for his skills as a magician, he is also a fine guitar player with five albums to his credit.
Dave's musical career includes stints with Ronnie Millsap, Gary Morris, Sylvia, Jerry Reed, and
Charlie Pride. Dave contributes much to the group with his skills as lead guitar player, harmony
singer, comedian, and magician.
The newest member of the group is, "Fat Albert" Blackburn from Marion, Virginia. Albert was a
founding member of the popular band, "Fescue" which has been in existence since 1970. He is a
natural fit for the VW Boys, he loves a good joke and is a fabulous musician, singer and
entertainer.
The VW Boys blend several different aspects of entertainment in their show. As banjo picker and
singer Tim White says, " We entertain folks for an hour or so and help them forget their problems
for a little while". A good portion of the VW Boys show is audience participation and the VW Boys
have a way of going beyond the edge of the stage to really get an audience involved in the show.
The VW Boys came together when musician Tim White and magician Dave Vaught worked
together on a few shows. Dave would do a magic show and Tim's band would follow Dave's show
with a Bluegrass concert and this worked very well. Both immediately came up with the idea to
combine the two shows and the VW Boys was formed.
The VW Boys show fits any situation from conventions, fairs, festivals, clubs and private parties.
The show is good clean humor and music; the VW Boys pride themselves on keeping a very
professional show in front of every audience. As Dave Vaught says, "The VW Boys have over 75
years of combined experience in showmanship between the three of us." Music, Magic and
Comedy, a great combination.
Karl Cooler of Mountain Roads Recordings said that, "The music business is rapidly changing and
we are always searching for ways to broaden the appeal of bluegrass and old-time music. The VW
Boys represent one significant way we can achieve this goal and we're extremely proud to have
them join our family of artists. Many times people come to their shows expecting to be entertained
by the magic and comedy and leave with a new appreciation for bluegrass music. These guys are
great entertainers along with being great pickers and singers. I'd say we have the best of four
worlds with the VW Boys...pickers, singers, magicians and comedians. Don't think that they don't
put out great bluegrass music just because they joke around. Their new CD with us is expected to
be released in the early spring of 2011."
VW Boys have performed at:
The Smithsonian Folklife Festival - Washington DC
Dollywood - Pigeon Forge, TN
Kennedy Center - Washington DC
Groundhog Festival - Punxatawney, PA
75th Anniversary Celebration of the Bristol Sessions 2002 - Tri-Cities, TN
Dairy Festival - Elsie, MI
Doc Watson Days - Sugar Grove, NC
Lonesome River Band Festival - Spirit of the Sewanee, FL
Bass Mountain Park - Burlington, NC
Mayberry Days - Mount Airy, NC
Boyd's Bears new facility grand opening - Gettysburg, PA
Paramount Center for the Arts - Bristol TN-VA
Capital Theatre - Greeneville, TN
International Bluegrass Music Association - IBMA - Louisville, KY
Thomasville Cultural Arts Center - Thomasville, GA
Carter Family Fold - Hiltons, VA
Smithsonian to the Mountain Tour - 2004
Broom Festival - Arcola, IL
Mayberry Comes to Cocoa - Cocoa Beach, FL
PBS "Song of the Mountains" show from the Lincoln Theatre in Marion, VA
Ford Theatre at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee Tom T. Hall
Series August 2005
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
VW Boys
Tim White
P.O. Box 750
Blountville, TN 37617
423-323-7829
423-383-7829 CELL
timwhitemusic@charter.net
www.vwboys.com
Mountain Roads Recordings
Karl Cooler
3192 Hwy 421
Bristol, TN 37620
(423) 878-4269
(423) 217-3668 cell
admin@mountainroadsrecordings.com
www.mountainroadsrecordings.com
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