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Mandolin Mondays #338 w/ Special Guest Milom Williams II

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This week on Mandolin Mondays we're joined by lefty South Carolina mandolinist Milom Williams II of the band Backline. Check out his rendition of the Wayne Benson tune "Wintergrass" played on his Gray Fern F-5 mandolin.



After starting guitar lessons at 8, Milom picked up the mandolin around 12. When he was 17 he started taking lessons from Wayne Benson, and joined his first full-time band at 18. Kevin Richardson and Cuttin' Edge, Nu-Blu, The King James Boys, and (currently) Backline are the bands he's toured with, and he's known to have also been spotted making appearances with The Rochester's, The Gospel Plowboys, Darren Beachley, Skip Cherryholmes, and Volume Five.

Here's a word from Milom about the mandolin in this video, "The mandolin I'm playing is a Gray Fern F-5, with a callback to an early 1920's red/orange color that was used by Gibson. It was custom built for me in 2012 by Johnny Gray from Corbin, KY. I'm also endorsed by Gray for mandolin and guitar (he also made a D-35 and D-18 for us)."

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

https://backlinesc.com/index.html
https://www.facebook.com/backlinesc/
https://www.instagram.com/backlinesc/

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

Happy Picking!
David

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Updated Jun-27-2022 at 7:22am by dbmandolin

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  1. kmmando's Avatar
    That's really lovely, great and relaxed tempo, superb sound from the F5 too.
    Much enjoyed, thanks!
  2. wildpikr's Avatar
    Nice, clean picking - like that tune!

    Thanks!
  3. Alfons's Avatar
    Great tune, great pickin, great sound!
    And nothing beats an old school red/orange sunburst. Good choice
  4. Cheryl Watson's Avatar
    Great pickin', Milom! Your mandolin has a very good grassy tone.
  5. cayuga red's Avatar
    I’d heard good things about Gray mandolins. This video is proof of that. Great playing!
  6. UsuallyPickin's Avatar
    Well done sir, lovely tone on that instrument.
  7. Luna Pick's Avatar
    Sounds great Milom, thanks for sharing that tune. Really great playing and you really made that great sounding mandolin shine.