Personally, I’m not the biggest fan of the mandolin. However, there’s a player out there who is about to change my mind–Hamilton de Holanda. The mandolin has a higher-pitched, kind of thinner sound ...

Mandolin prodigy Wyatt Ellis pairs with Marty Stuart for the new music video "Blue Smoke." - Credit: Laci Mack* Wyatt Ellis is only 15, but the mandolin prodigy is making quite a splash on the ...

Chris Thile of Nickel Creek performs onstage for the 22nd Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on September 20, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. Chris Thile says he fell in love with ...

We meet young musicians from all over the country, from South Carolina to California. A 17-year-old cellist fulfills a childhood dream to be on From the Top and kicks off the program with a gorgeous ...

After an outdoor concert in New Hampshire in 2014, I waited in line to ask Ricky Skaggs to autograph his CD and to talk with him. A large man with flowing white hair, Ricky sat at a utility table and ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Jacob Jolliff was born into a musical family. His dad started him on the ...