Who is Valley Road?

 Valley Road started out with one goal in mind - to have a great time picking good bluegrass music.  From big-time festivals to small country churches, we've tried to maintain that idea in everything we do.  In doing so, we hope to provide the best entertainment we can while keeping Christian family values at the forefront. 

Valley Road began about 8 years ago with a banjo and guitar...literally.  Johnny Goss (guitar) and Luke Ford (banjo) met up in their hometown of Alexandria, AL, struck up a friendship, and began jamming almost immediately.  In 2013 David Johnson came to the band with his high tenor voice and 1800s German-made fiddle, sawing a lonesome melody that has come to be the glue that holds this group of musical souls together.  And finally came Josh palmer, our most recent addition,  picking his Ratliff mandolin at amazing speeds and precision.  Yep....this puzzle is complete and ready for framing!

Luke Ford - Banjo

Yeah, it's a bluegrass band, so we had to have one.  Born with three extra fingers on his right hand, Luke has greatly improved the three-finger Scruggs Style.  The six-finger Ford Style of picking has each finger dedicated to a string while the last keeps time on the banjo head.  At 20, Luke's lightning-fast picking and rapid-fire runs has earned him a place in the famed "Who's Who of Bluegrass Banjo Pickers" in Alexandria, Alabama (Vol. 4, p. 348).  Recently, when asked what he wanted to be when he grew up, Luke drooled.

Johnny Goss - Guitar/Vocals

Fearless fingerpicking and all cures for what ails you.  Snake oil salesman and associate member of the Nationwide Peppermint Endurance Company in Anniston, Alabama.  Atonal vocals and cacophonous chord progressions make Johnny a valuable asset to the group...so to speak.  As an added bonus, he insures the band's trailer that includes an "everything-but-what's-inside, yeah-that-means-the-instruments, but-we-can-insure-those-separately, here-I'll-get-the-papers-drawn-up" clause.

David Johnson - Fiddle / Vocals

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So there we are....just practicing away, minding our own business, and "POOF"!  There, right in front of us...a real live fiddler!  He was squirmin' around all over the place, so we decided to put a fiddle in his hands, and, much to our amazement, he started sawing that thing in half!  Herewith, we drafted him into the band. Turns out (after we stomped both his feet) he can really wail a mean high-tenor too!  Now if we can only teach him to read, and dress himself, we figure we'll have an "above average" band member!

Josh Palmer- Mandolin / Vocals

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Josh is one like no other. The first time we saw him, he was flying with a flock of unicorns in a blaze of glory playing  Beethoven's Nightmare Symphony No. 15. After that day, we knew he was perfect for this band. He can sleep standing up and has a  wonderful  sponsorship  with Ratliff Mandolins!! We love the guy and are glad to have him in the band!
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