Josie Toney is a versatile musician drawing from a deep familial background in traditional music. Hailing from Olympia, Washington, Josie now lives in Boston, MA.
Josie has performed at Festivals around the country, such as Grey Fox, FreshGrass, Old Tone, and 3 Sisters Bluegrass Festival. She is a sought after private instructor, and has taught at Fiddle Tunes in Port Townsend, WA, Bruce Molsky & Debra Clifford’s Old Time Rollick at Ashokan, and the Passim School of Music in Boston.
Josie is a graduate of The Berklee College of Music, where she received the Sam Eisenson Award for Country Music. In September of 2019 she won the FreshGrass fiddle championship.
“Josie Toney is one of the compelling, wonderful new voices bringing traditional music into today’s musical fabric. In performance, her lifetime and love of playing will draw you in immediately, with fearless, heartfelt singing and powerful fiddling (sometimes both at the same time, something I really love). Josie’s musical energy and chops are nothing short of uplifting, a joy to hear!”
““Have you heard Josie Toney? She’s killing it, playing in a variety of styles at an incredibly high level on fiddle, and singing incredibly great country, bluegrass, and old time songs. She’s an amazing musician with incredible ears who is picking up on subtleties and differences in styles that never occurred to me, and I’ve been doing this for a long time. Check her out, she would make an absolutely amazing addition to any band because not only is she a great player but she’s already a hardened road warrior! After you hire her you can thank me later.”
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