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Joe Newberry
@joenewberry.bsky.social
Banjo. Guitar. Songs. Sings.
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Coffee Diem
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My job is to play hillbilly music for folks who don't know they love it yet.
Bad Bunny's Super Bowl half time show was not in English. Well, neither are most of the operas that have been performed at the Kennedy Center. Oh wait. They hate those, too.
February 10, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Tea-Dium. Heading back home today from upstate New York.
February 9, 2026 at 1:21 PM
My new stent and I are being discharged from the hospital today. Heading back to North Carolina starting tomorrow. If you have to have a heart attack far away from home, Glens Falls Hospital is a great place to end up. They saved my life.
February 8, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Had a wee wrinkle out here on the road. I felt unwelI on Friday morning, and ended up in the ER in Glens Falls, NY, where they caught a heart attack early. I am on the mend, with a brand new stent, and will be heading home to NC soon. Superb care at Glens Falls Hospital. I really am all right!
February 7, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Coffee Diem. Queensbury Hotel. Glens Falls, N.Y. The hotel was built in 1926, and is beautifully restored.
February 6, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Coffee Diem, Day 2. Shelburne, Vt.
February 5, 2026 at 2:19 PM
We are thrilled to announce that the latest Newberry & Verch album, 'Blessing On The Wing,' releases March 20, 2026! 🎵✨

🎁 Pre-orders are LIVE NOW through March 6! Grab yours here: freedirt.ffm.to/newberry-ver...

🎧 PLUS—our title track drops TODAY! Give it a listen and let us know what you think!
Newberry & Verch - Blessing On The Wing
Out March 20th, available for pre-order now
freedirt.ffm.to
February 4, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Coffee Diem. Shelburne, Vt.
February 4, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Hotel fire alarm at 5 a.m. Got dressed, instruments in hand. Alarm stopped. Fire Department said all clear, so I got a bit more sleep. There was a guy bitching about it in the breakfast area just now. Me? I am thankful for alarms. And, that firefighters come out in 0° weather to check it out.
February 3, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Happy Groundhog Day! youtu.be/UmoRa1HbGYU?....
Groundhog
YouTube video by Joe Newberry
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February 2, 2026 at 8:17 PM
An old friend and his wife came to the show last night. She has been in ill health for a long time. After the show, he came up and hugged my neck, and said that our music was the best medicine she could have had. I don't take what we do for granted. A high honor to play for her.
February 2, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Outside the venue before the show tonight. Berryville, Va.
February 1, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Coffee Diem, Oxford, Pa.
January 31, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Catherine O'Hara has passed away. It feels like all of us are now home alone. Rest in Peace. variety.com/2026/tv/news...
Catherine O’Hara, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ and ‘Home Alone’ Star, Dies at 71
Catherine O'Hara, a legendary Hollywood actor known for her roles in 'Schitt's Creek' and 'Home Alone,' has died. She was 71.
variety.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Cold Diem.
January 30, 2026 at 1:48 PM
I take out tomorrow for a winter tour with April Verch. We will be in Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C. Tour info at aprilverch.com/tour-dates
January 28, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Reposted by Joe Newberry
Ignore the New York Times. Trump is *pretending* to "change course" in Minneapolis as a ruse. Little has changed on the streets. Trump is just feigning a change in tack to placate Congress members calling for hearings and to wait out the horrible PR nightmare ICE has created for the White House.
January 28, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Reposted by Joe Newberry
I’m glad that Congresswoman Omar is safe.

Our state has been shattered by political violence in the last year. The cruel, inflammatory, dehumanizing rhetoric by our nation’s leaders needs to stop immediately.

www.startribune.com/man-tackled-...
Man sprays unknown substance on Rep. Ilhan Omar and is tackled at Minneapolis town hall
A man sprayed an unknown substance on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and was tackled to the ground Tuesday during a town hall she was hosting in Minneapolis, where tensions over federal immigration e...
www.startribune.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Forty years ago tomorrow. The years have moved like smoke on the mountain. Here, and then gone.
January 28, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Never forget.
January 27, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Still need a couple more students for both of my classes next month at John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N.C. I am teaching a singing class, "From the Appalachians to the Ozarks," Feb. 13-15, and a week-long songwriting class from Feb. 15-21. More info at www.folkschool.org/find-a-class...
January 27, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Coffee Diem. Raleigh.
January 27, 2026 at 2:45 PM
He just gave bullet points, in fact.
"Stop calling ICE the Gestapo! ICE is nothing like the Gestapo. Now, let me innumerate all the many ways ICE is exactly like the Gestapo. Thank you for your attention to this matter."
January 27, 2026 at 3:59 AM
I will spare you the description of the coffee, the weather outside the door, or a litany of my upcoming shows, and just wish you a good morning. Do a good turn for someone. Work for justice. That is where it's at.
January 26, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Just as a reminder... (Sound up)
January 26, 2026 at 1:25 AM