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Bill Foster" Host of "Fosters Corner" Contact Bill Fosters Corner Promo

Greetings, Music Lovers! My name is Bill Foster and I am producer/host of "Foster Corner" currently broadcast on Bell Buckle Radio at 8:00PM, Monday - Saturday, and a Gospel Hour on Sundays at 10:00AM.

I am a musician based in the Northern Shenandoah Valley town of Strasburg, Virginia.
I play guitar and mandolin and sing lead and harmony vocals. I am co-host of the Sunday acoustic Open Mic at the Box Office Brewery in Strasburg.
I play with Don Crigler at various venues, and I also play with the Massandoah Trio in the area.

While 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.

I have played with a number of bands. 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" band. Other 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.
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. I then created "Foster's Corner" which started as a monthly program and soon became a weekly show. With the change in station ownership, I left Bluegrass Country in February 2017.

Between January 2015 and December 2017, I was co-owner of the ShenRiver Music Group music publishing company.

Since June 2017, Valerie Smith asked me to bring my program and radio experience to her new station, Bell Buckle Radio, where I am the Program Director.