the Tim Shelton Syndicate

The Tim Shelton Syndicate is made up of NewFound Road co-founders Tim Shelton and Jr. Williams as well as NFR alum, Joe Booher, on mandolin,  Pittsburgh native, Avery Welter, on guitar and Sam Lauderbaugh on bass.  In short order, The Tim Shelton Syndicate has proven to be an exciting and powerful presence on stage. The band effortlessly transitions from hard-driving, intense Bluegrass tunes to heart-wrenching Country ballads, even adding elements of Classic Rock, all while remaining anchored to Bluegrass music.  They always put on an amazing show leaving people wanting more and more of Tim's smooth voice and their amazing musical talent. 

The band went into producer Ben Isaacs's studio in late '22 to start recording their debut album. Tim Shelton would write and/or co-write 3 songs and lend lead vocals to 9 of the 11 tracks.  The Tim Shelton Syndicate album also features guest appearances by Country music legend, Vince Gill, Sonya Isaacs and fiddle great, Jenee Fleenor.

"When I listen back to this record, I'm really proud. Every time I go into the studio, I'm always trying to be better than the last time I was in there and I honestly feel like we did it with this record. Joe made Killin' In Griffin his own, Jr. crushed Roving Gambler and the tenor on everything he sang on and Avery played and sang great too. Ben and Mark Capps (engineer) were such a huge part of this whole process. We cut as much of this record live as we possibly could. At this point in my career, I'm trying to capture emotion and feeling as much as anything else when I'm recording. With this album, I feel like you can hear that as a listener."