Willie Watson (musician)

Willie Watson
Playing five-string banjo
Ossipee Valley Music Festival in Hiram, Maine
July 25, 2014.
Background information
Birth nameWilliam Currie Watson
Born (1979-09-23) September 23, 1979
Watkins Glen, New York
GenresBluegrass, folk
Occupationmusician
Instrument(s)Guitar, banjo, harmonica, vocals
Years active1996–present
LabelsAcony Records
SpouseMindy
Websitehttp://www.williewatson.com/

William Currie Watson (born September 23, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, banjo player, actor and founding member of Old Crow Medicine Show. His debut solo album Folk Singer, Vol. I, was released in May 2014; its follow-up Folksinger, Vol. 2 was released September 15, 2017 on Acony Records. He has appeared at the Newport Folk Festival and other major music festivals. He released a self-titled album of his first collection of self-penned songs on September 13, 2024. He currently resides in the Woodland Hills district of Los Angeles.

Watson appears as The Kid in Joel and Ethan Coen's 2018 film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, also performing on the soundtrack.