Joy Kills Sorrow | |
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| Origin | Boston, MA |
| Genres | American roots, indie pop, bluegrass, folk rock, jazz |
| Years active | 2005 - 2014 |
| Labels | Signature Sounds |
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| Website | www.joykillssorrow.com |
Joy Kills Sorrow was a Boston-based indie pop, American roots stringband formed in 2005. The band at its last concert in May 2014 consisted of founding member and award-winning flatpicking guitarist Matthew Arcara, vocalist Emma Beaton, Wes Corbett on banjo, Jacob Jolliff on mandolin and Zoe Guigueno on bass.
The band's name is a play on the call letters of WJKS, the Indiana radio station that broadcast the Monroe Brothers in the 1930s.[1]