Joseph Shelton moved from Statesville to Greensboro in 1973 to work in the corporate world. Somewhere along the way, he heard some great old-time music and he was hooked. He traded the business world for one of fine acoustic music and hasn’t looked back.  Today, Joseph gives fiddle and dulcimer lessons, repairs stringed instruments, and performs for private and public events.

If you want to contact Joseph, you can contact him directly at (336) 274-2585 or at [email protected]. Perhaps you have your grandfather’s violin that needs new strings or the bridge reset. Perhaps, you want to learn to play the fiddle, or give your classically trained bow arm some experience with the pulsing, rhythmic, old-time sound; Joseph is a great person to call.

A fun fact about Joseph is that he posed for Ben Long’s fresco of the “Lord’s Supper”,* found at Churches of the Frescoes- Holy Trinity Church in Glendale Springs, NC (just outside of West Jefferson). Joseph posed as the disciple James for the fresco. Joseph is one talented fellow and we were so happy to see him and get to hear him play at a New Year’s party with several members of the Piedmont Old-Time Society. May your year be filled with great music, Joseph!

*see a copy of the fresco, here.