Willow Osborne
About
Willow Osborne picked up her first banjo at the age of four. She was taught by her friend & mentor, Gary "Biscuit" Davis, the only 5-time International Banjo Champion. She is endorsed by Deering banjos and plays their Calico model. Willow is also endorsed by Neat banjos, GHS Strings, Black Mountain Picks & BlueChip Picks.
Dollywood Theme Parks gave Willow her first stage experience with lead roles in three of their musical productions. Following these contracts, she was a featured performer at the Country Tonite Theatre in Pigeon Forge for 9 seasons. Willow has appeared on "Woodsongs" with Rhonda Vincent and The Rage, The United States Navy Bluegrass Band, and Pat Flynn. She had the honor of playing with banjo legend Jens Kruger in the documentary “Beautiful Nothing: The Kruger Brothers”.
In 2017, Willow was cast in the MacGillivary Freeman IMAX Film "America's Musical Journey". The movie premiered February 15th, 2018 at the Smithsonian. She was able to entertain guests for the premiering film all the way from the Smithsonian to Seattle as well as in her home state, Tennessee. She recorded at the famous BlackBird Studio in Nashville for the film’s soundtrack. In the summers of 2020 & 2021, she traveled out west to Medora, North Dakota where she was a Burning Hills Singer and a Coal Digger Band Member in the Medora Musical.
Willow's YouTube channel currently has 24 million views and 80,000 subscribers.
Teaching Style
3-finger (Scruggs) style
