John Lilly is widely known for his captivating and award-winning songwriting, vocal and instrumental skills. Over the past 50 years, he has visited and performed in 48 of the 50 United States, as well as in several other nations. His songs have been sung, played and recorded by dozens of other artists, including Tim O'Brien, Kathy Mattea, Tom Paxton, Bill Kirchen and others, many of whom contributed tracks to the 2021 CD release "April in Your Eyes: A Tribute to the Songs of John Lilly."

Born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1954, John received a bachelor's degree in arts administration from Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, West Virginia, in 1996. John is a former tour guide at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, a former member of the Green Grass Cloggers traditional dance troupe, and a veteran of several old-time string bands, including Ralph Blizard and the New Southern Ramblers. He worked 18 years as editor of West Virginia's esteemed Goldenseal magazine from 1997 until 2015. John now makes his home in Elkins, West Virginia.

John Lilly performs and records with his two children, Mason and Georgia, as Just Us Lillys. The band combines Georgia's fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, and bass playing, Mason's mandolin and clarinet prowess, and all three voices in fine family harmony to perform original songs and some choice covers and traditional material. Just Us Lillys debut CD is due out in 2022.