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A bit of novelty on Mandolin Mondays this week! Multi-instrumentalist Flynn Cohen of Low Lily joins us for an original microtonal fiddle tune called "The Last of Biff" played on his modified vintage Gibson mandolin that has two partial-frets and one micro-tuned course.



Acoustic Guitar and mandolin player Flynn Cohen has performed all over the world with many notable acts in traditional and contemporary acoustic music. ...

New England multi-instrumentalist G Rockwell joins us this week on Mandolin Mondays for a spin on this original tune "Swimming Upstream" played on his toneful Collings MTO Mandolin.



An award winning multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, composer, and bandleader, G Rockwell has performed and competed across the country, sharing the stage with such luminaries as Michael Daves, Bela Fleck, and more.

At age ...

This week on Mandolin Mondays, prolific Celtic mandolin educator, performer, and YouTuber, Frédéric Bourgeois (aka Tergal14) joins us for a lovely jig called "Machine Moran" composed by Rory McMahon, played on a beautiful Collings MT2O.



Tergal14 Irish Mandolin lessons is a very popular mandolin YouTube channel that hosts a plethora of Irish mandolin video lessons and transcriptions. For the past decade or more, Frédéric ...

Nashville mandolin cat Ashby Frank of The Likely Culprits is with us this week on Mandolin Mondays to take a spin on the tune "Goodbye Liza Jane" with his 1997 Randy Wood mandolin.



Ashby, is one of the top go to mandolin players for touring and recording in the Nashville area, and his work speaks for itself--from his time on the road with Jerry Douglas and the Earls of Leiscester, John Cowan, Mountain Heart and ...

The amazing multi-instrumentalist Justin Moses, 2 time IBMA Dobro Player of the Year, stops by to wow us with his mandolin skills on this classic. Hear that Weber work in his incredible hands.



Justin Moses is an award winning multi-instrumentalist celebrated as one of the most versatile musicians in all of acoustic music. A prominent Nashville session musician, he has appeared on stage or in the studio ...

This week on Mandolin Mondays, James Seliga of The Mandolin Store joins us for an incredible original composition played on his 2006 Custom Weber Yellowstone mandolin.




James is originally from Northern Ohio and has been playing guitar and mandolin for about 15 years now. 6 year ago he made the move to Nashville, where started to play mandolin with Billy Droze and Kentucky Blue as well as doing ...

This week on Mandolin Mondays, Australian multi-instrumentalist Josh Bennett joins us for a stunning debut mandolin performance of this choro-style piece written by Doug De Vries. This 11 month old, left handed Duff is sounding incredible in Josh's hands!



Josh Bennett is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer, and performer with a love of music from all over the world. His ability to attain such expertise ...

This week on Mandolin Mondays, premier mandolin luthier Steve Gilchrist takes us on a tour of his workshop in Lake Gnotuk, Australia for a taste test of a restored April 12, 1923 Lloyd Loar alongside one of Steve's own Model 5's from 2017.



Steve is perhaps one of the most well known and respected luthiers in the greater mandolin community. With some of the most notable mandolin players in the world sporting ...

All the way from the Scottish Highlands, Dagger Gordon joins us this week on Mandolin Mondays to play a lovely tune on his powerful 10 string Sobell mandolin.



From the town of Invergordon, about an hour north of Loch Ness, Dagger Gordon is perhaps the main torchbearer for traditional Scottish music on our instrument. He is not only a perceptive and rooted player, but he is also a great mandolin educator. Dagger is the author ...

11-year-old Tennessean Wyatt Ellis has only been playing the mandolin for 2 years, but he's already playing with the best of them. Watch him go on this Bill Monroe classic with his Gibson F5 Master Model.



Wyatt found the bluegrass mandolin community just before lockdown, and even though these have been trying times he's kept connected and encouraged through it all. His musical abilities have exploded ...