About Bill
I am a musician based in the Northern Shenandoah Valley town of Strasburg, Virginia. I play
guitar and mandolin, sing lead and harmony vocals.
I currently play with local musicians Don Crigler & Kat Turner.
I am also a co-host of the Sunday Open Mic sessions at the Box Office Brewery in Strasburg.
My primary interest has been Bluegrass music which I have followed since the early 1970's.
I also enjoy other genres of music, ie. Classic Rock, Blues, Folk, Country, Americana,
& Singer/Songwriter.
Since the summer of 2017 I have been Program Director for on-line radio station, Bell Buckle Radio, a station owned by Valerie Smith of Somerset, Virginia. I also produce my own program "Foster's Corner" heard on the station.
From 2013 to 2019 I was an MC at the Delaware Valley Bluegrass Festival in Woodstown, NJ.
From January 2015 to September 2017, I was co-owner of the now-closed ShenRiver Music Group music publishing company.
From 2006 through 2010, I was a member of Strasburg, Virginia's Five of a Kind Bluegrass band. Prior to that, from 2000 to 2005, I was a member of SW Florida's Swinging Bridge Bluegrass band. Over the years some other Bluegrass bands I have been with were DC area's "New River Express", "Winterwood" and "Outer Banks".
Since 1995, I have been a contributing writer for Bluegrass Unlimited magazine. Also since 1995 I have been a professional member of the IBMA - International Bluegrass Music Association and I am a 2004 graduate of their Leadership Bluegrass program.
From December 1985 thru February 2017, I was a part-time producer/host of Bluegrass music programs on "WAMU's Bluegrass Country". Starting with Bluegrass Overnight in 1985, I co-hosted the program until 1999 when I moved to Florida. Upon moving back to Virginia in 2006, I rejoined the overnight hosts until 2007 when the overnight show was discontinued. After that I created Foster's Corner which was a monthly then a weekly show. That ended in 2017, when I joined Bell Buckle Radio.