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This week on Mandolin Mondays we're joined by bluegrass guitar and vocal powerhouse Michael Daves, playing an old time fiddle tune called "Benton's Dream" on this mid-30s Gibson A50.



Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Michael Daves grew up playing bluegrass in the grand old tradition of staying up late & singing loud. Although he’s since moved north, the Southern roots permeate his music, however traditional or experimental. Heralded as “a leading light of the New York bluegrass scene” by the New York Times, Daves has garnered attention for his work with Chris Thile, Steve Martin, Tony Trischka, and others in addition to his solo performances.

Daves is also devoted teacher with over twenty five years of experience whose instructional style is aimed at helping students develop and refine their own natural musical sensibilities while exploring a wealth of American roots traditions, particularly bluegrass. In 2016 he launched an online school in bluegrass vocals on ArtistWorks.com where he helps students around the world learn the intricacies bluegrass singing style as well as harmony singing and ear training. Check it out here: https://artistworks.com/bluegrass-vo...-michael-daves

Here's a word from Michael about this video, "The mando is a mid-30s Gibson A50. It has an extra wide body and a longer scale than any other Gibson mando, I think. I’m babysitting it for a little while. The tune is 'Benton’s Dream,' by NC fiddler Benton Flippen. It’s sort of played to death in Old Time circles but I think it will be a great bluegrass standard once it catches on."

Be sure to connect with Michael at the links below for more info about his music:

http://michaeldaves.com/index.html
https://artistworks.com/bluegrass-vo...-michael-daves
https://www.instagram.com/michael.daves/
https://www.facebook.com/MichaelDavesMusic/
https://www.youtube.com/user/MichaelDavesMusic

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

Happy Picking!
David