Lori King

Queen Bee of Iowa Bluegrass  Lori King, band leader of Lori King and Junction 63, has been a major force in bluegrass in Iowa for more than 20 years. She served as the executive director of the Bluegrass Music Association of Iowa for 11 years, she has produced a number of bluegrass festivals and regional package tours, and in addition to running her own band she and her husband, Joe King, also perform in a country band and as a duo. Regular faces at IBMA’s World of Bluegrass each fall in Raleigh, North Carolina, Lori and Joe are the volunteers who manage the Gig Fair that has been described as “speed dating” for event producers and artists.  The new EP from Lori King and Junction 63, Straight from the Heartland, was produced by Darin Aldridge and engineered by Van Atkins at the Shop Studio in Asheville, North Carolina. Along with Lori and Joe King, the six cuts feature contributions from Brooke and Darin Aldridge, Sammy Shelor, and Samantha Snyder. Recorded in 2022, the