Roger Williams started playing the resophonic, Dobro style guitar in 1963, when he was just a young teenager. Within the first year, he had already debuted with The Lilly Bros. and Don Stover at the Hillbilly Ranch in Boston, Mass. where they had performed for nearly two decades. Since then he has gone on to perform and/or record with many well respected Bluegrass and folk acts on the national and international circuit, including Don Stover, Bill Clifton, Mac Wiseman, White Mountain Bluegrass, Hazel Dickens, Joe Val, Wyatt Rice, Delia Bell & Bill Grant, Southern Rail, Ray Legere, Mark Schatz, Mac Wiseman,The New England Bluegrass Band, Salamander Crossing, Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters, Slavek Hanzlik, Mark Erelli, Hiro Arita and others. Career highlights include eleven overseas tours with various artists, including a performance at the DobroFest in Slovakia, and teaching workshops during Bluegrass Week at the Augusta Heritage Center in Elkins, WV. The accolades he has received over the years are a testament to his musicianship. The liner notes on a recent Randy Spencer project read "When I sit in the control room and hear tracks that Roger is trying out on dobro, I know I'm in the presence of greatness. Characteristic of a short list of musicians, Roger doesn't merely play along or complement a song, Roger interprets. I don't even start a CD until I call Roger". Roger has four solo projects: 'Fireball', 'Route 2 To Amherst', 'River Of No Return', and most recently a compilation disc featuring most of the selections from the first two albums entitled 'A Resophonic Retrospective' that includes a bonus track totaling 21 tunes. He has also been involved in CMH label's 'Pickin' On' series, where different musical genres are interpreted in the bluegrass vein. Currently Roger is performing with Amy Gallatin and Stillwaters.
Thanks for the add, Roger. Your playing is seriously impressive. That's what I love about MySpace -- I get to discover new talent like yours I might not have heard otherwise.
thanks for the add. We met at the bluegrass festival at Voorthuizen, Netherlands. How are you doing? I operate 2 myspace sites. One musicsite and one regular site. Anyway, have a great day!
Howard Parker posted some nice pictures of you at IBMA at http://picasaweb. google. com/hlpdobro/IBMA2008#; I didn't realize you were one Andy Hall's teachers! I knew he was at Berkeley which is sort of your neck of the New England woods.
Thanks for joining our circle of friends, and thanks for helping to keep Redd's legacy alive! Billy & Sharon (Stewart) www. reddstewart. com (Pee Wee King and his Golden West Cowboys) *Please spread the word!
