Josh Swift
Musician · b. 1986 · Sparta, Tennessee
Best known for
Dobro
Josh Swift is a Tennessee-born dobroist who joined Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver in 2007 after an IBMA showcase — a 2017 IBMA Dobro Player of the Year, two-time Grammy nominee, and signature-resophonic-guitar designer with Beard Guitars.
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- Born September 25, 1986 in Sparta, Tennessee, to Randy and Rhonda Swift; raised in a Southern Gospel touring family.
- First picked up dobro at age 16 after years of drumming; Gibson supplied his first instrument.
- Hired by Doyle Lawson on October 5, 2007 after an IBMA showcase; served as reso-guitarist and bandleader for Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver.
- Won IBMA Dobro Player of the Year in 2017 (28th IBMA Awards, Raleigh, NC).
- Earned two Grammy nominations (2016 and 2017) for work with Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver.
- Owner of Cowbell Fever Studios in Sparta, TN, where he engineers and produces.
- Has a signature resophonic guitar line with Beard Guitars of Hagerstown, Maryland.
- Inducted into the Sparta, TN (Lester Flatt) Bluegrass Hall of Fame in 2018.
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Doyle Lawson and QuicksilverPlayed on recordings with Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver
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Wanda VickPlayed on recording with Wanda Vick
