Joe writes for several publications and organizations including:

	Studio Insider By Joe Weed "Studio insider" is Joe’s monthly column for the California Bluegrass Association's "Bluegrass Breakdown"
	Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers' Association Joe’s column “In the Studio” appears in “The Fiddler’s Rag,” a publication of the Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers’ Association
	International Country Music Conference (Nashville, TN, 2014) Joe’s paper “The Fading Traces of ‘Faded Love,’” illustrates how a nineteenth-century pop song evolved into Bob Wills’ classic “Faded Love.”
	American Folklore Society (New Orleans, 2012) Joe’s paper uncovers the roots of the fiddle classic “Maiden’s Prayer,” and follows its evolution for over 100 years.
	Association for Recorded Sound Collections (Los Angeles, CA, 2011) Joe’s paper “The Blue Bonnet Music Company” details the workings of the record company that was the first to release the Westphalia Waltz.