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Mandolin Mondays #256 w/ Special Guest Dylan McCarthy

Rating: 1 votes, 4.00 average.
This week on Mandolin Mondays we've got 2019 RockGrass Mandolin Champ Dylan McCarthy from Lyons, Colorado with us to play a beautiful original tune played on his amazing 2019 San Juan F5 #70.




With nearly 20 years experience playing and performing, Dylan's musical background is deep and diverse. He hit a turning point at 18 with his decision to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA in 2012 for electric bass, while simultaneously discovering his love for mandolin and bluegrass music. He eventually made the decision to return to Denver and pursue his music career in the bluegrass music scene.

Since then, Dylan has relocated to Lyons and established himself in Colorado as a hard-working professional in the bluegrass and acoustic music scene. In 2016, he brought home a Heartland Emmy award for Musical Composition, and in 2017 his live performances started shifting from breweries and bars to festivals and international tours including India and the UK. Recent notable achievements include playing at the 2018 Rockygrass Festival with The Lyons Bluegrass Collective, sharing the stage with Hot Rize at the 2018 Charles Sawtelle Memorial Mountain Jam and taking first place in the 2019 Rockygrass Mandolin Championship.

In 2020, he released his debut album of original instrumentals, Lost & Found, and one of the tracks was awarded 2nd place in the Mike Auldridge Instrumental Contest. Check out the album here and give Dylan a follow: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3dpR...TcG8m4l2SPvZJQ

Be sure to connect with Dylan at the following links below for more information about his music:

https://www.dylanmccarthymusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/dylanmccarthymusic
https://instagram.com/dylanmccarthymusic
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3dpR...TcG8m4l2SPvZJQ
https://youtube.com/channel/UCHA07hZWbnGCdockEJTwBPQ

And as always, tune in next week for more Mandolin Mondays! Until then...

Happy Picking!
David

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Updated Dec-06-2020 at 11:15pm by dbmandolin

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  1. Mandolin Cafe's Avatar
    Love the new album and this composition, Dylan.
  2. danielpatrick's Avatar
    Yes! Love Dylan’s playing!
  3. Michael Romkey's Avatar
    Very tasty playing and writing. Love it.
  4. Sue Rieter's Avatar
    I have his album and it is wonderful!
  5. Todd Bowman's Avatar
    Beautiful!
  6. William Smith's Avatar
    Nice! Very modern sounding mando-I like it! Another brand I've never heard of!
  7. Glassweb's Avatar
    Nice playing and tune, but what's the deal with the pop-up ads on Mandolin Mondays? No good...
  8. chasray's Avatar
    Thank you!
  9. Alfons's Avatar
    Wow - well written, well played. I love the use of space and dynamics in this tune.
  10. Paul Statman's Avatar
    That's lovely, that is.
  11. mtucker's Avatar
    Nice work man! Great tone out of that age old sounding Colorado San Juan. Thanks so much.
  12. Gan Ainm's Avatar
    Totally Groovy! Just bought a few of his (reasonably priced) hard copy CD's for Holiday gifts from his website. Great for tune-heads and "casual" listeners alike I would think. And agree that mando sounds gorgeous (as played by it's rightful and righteous owner, of course..)