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Band Bio
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Claxton Welch is a Dallas area folk/rock, Americana band comprised of Bill Claxton, Paul Welch, Crutch Williams and Ricky Turner. While they do some covers of rock, blues and folk/rock, they primarily play original music composed by Bill Claxton. Bill plays both acoustic and electric rhythm guitar and harmonica. Paul is a very accomplished guitarist and plays both acoustic and electric lead guitar. Bill is the lead vocalist and Paul provides harmony vocals. Their first album entitled Claxton Welch has 10 original songs written by Bill Claxton. Ricky Turner plays drums. The band now features an accordion/bass player named Crutch Williams. He brings a little taste of Zydeco to the band.
The Claxton Welch Band has released a new album that also features Jared Calkins on bass. Crutch plays the accordion. The CD is titled "Close To The Bone" and features 14 songs by Bill Claxton.
In 2008, Bill and Paul formed Claxton Welch and began playing Bill's original music. They can either perform electric or acoustic sets of their music. Their most notable engagement was the 2010 Richardson Wildflower! Festival. They have also performed several times at Poor David's Pub in Dallas, Texas, as well as other performances in Dallas, Greenville, TX and Commerce, TX