This is the second and third in a series of videos from the Scott Wright collection surrounding the events of
Bill Monroe receiving his mandolin post-repair from Gibson, February 25, 1986.
Because of the historical importance of the content, the videos have been left intact as filmed. This includes the opening seconds of video 1 which has a bit of static but clears up as Monroe is walking towards his barn.
The two videos here consist of Monroe being interviewed at his farm by Dave Higgs with Scott Wright behind the camera. The footage opens with Monroe walking about the farm, calling his cows, petting one of his cats and chatting with Higgs.
This is followed by the interview which is split between the two videos due to the filming technology of the time, with the final
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