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NEWS:

Joy Kills Sorrow is excited to announce that we are being joined by the wonderful Emma Beaton on vocals and have acquired one of the best new banjo players on the scene, Wes Corbett. Lookout for the new line up this summer. In the mean time take a moment and check Emma out on myspace www.myspace.com/beatonemma

Joy Kills Sorrow recently won 1st Prize in the Band Contest at The Podunk Bluegrass Festival in Hartford, CT! Judges included Vicki Simmons, Arnie Fleischer and Ken Irwin of Rounder Records. We're celebrating the win (and the arrival of our new Joy Kills Sorrow t-shirts!) at a series of East Coast appearances in August. Check out some new live tracks and pictures from the shows at our myspace page: www.myspace.com/joykillssorrowmusic

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A Modern American Stringband

Joy Kills Sorrow blends traditional and contemporary influences with original compositions and age-old melodies, creating a sound that is inherently American and uniquely their own. Featuring the soulful vocals of Emma Beaton the one of a kind styling of banjoist Wes Corbett, the internationally award-winning songwriting and bass chops of Bridget Kearney, the 2006 national flatpicking champion Matthew Arcara, and Berklee College of Music’s pioneering first mandolin student Joe Walsh, Joy Kills Sorrow has deftly crafted a home for itself on the borders between bluegrass, jazz, old-time and pop styles.