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Wildwood Valley Boys
Biography
The roots of the Wildwood Valley Boys can be found deep in the bluegrass tradition of a Midwestern group named the Boys From Indiana. In both a stylistic and a family sense, the band that formed in the late '90s inherited much from its predecessor, which formed in the early '70s. In acknowledgement of that fact, the Wildwood Valley Boys' debut album from Rebel, When I Get Back to Georgia, is dedicated to the Boys From Indiana, whose members were, in fact, close relations or bandmates of some of the Wildwood Valley Boys' members.

The Wildwood Valley Boys consist of vocalist and guitarist Tony Holt, tenor and mandolinist Jamie Johnson, banjo player Wes Vanderpool, fiddler Justin Clark, and bass player Jon Weisberger. Founder Holt, who hails from Indiana, is the son of Aubrey Holt, a songwriter and one of the anchoring forces of the Boys From Indiana. His songwriting uncle, Tom Holt, also was part of the older bluegrass group, as was uncle Jerry Holt and great uncle Harley Gabbard. The younger Holt spent a few years on tour with his father's and uncles' band.

The 12-track debut is a testament to the younger group's respect for the sound and talent of its predecessor.
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