David Long is a mandolin player from Nashville, Tennessee. He was born in the winter of 1975. [1] Long has been described[ by whom?] as a next generation musician with traditional sounds of bluegrass. [2] Long's music career started in 1996. He plays Rural Country Blues, Old Time Bluegrass, and Early Black String Band. [1] David’s style of playing was influenced by Curly Seckler. David has played with the Wildwood Valley Boys for about two years, and with Karl Shiflett and his Big Show. [2] He famously used explicit language on the stage of the world famous Station Inn.
Duet
In 2003, David and Mike Compton, a well known mandolin player and Grammy winner, worked as a duet. They met at Mohican Bluegrass Festival in Central Ohio in 1999. [3] Both had an interest in string band music. [2] In 2006, David and Mike recorded an album together titled Stomp. The album was recorded in San Francisco with the help of David Grisman, another mandolin player. [4]
Songs
- "Evening Prayer Blues"
- "Ashland Breakdown"
- "How You Want It Done"
- "Evening Prayers Blues"
- "January Nightmare"
- "Big Indian Blues" [5]
References
- ^ a b http://www.stuartsoperahouse.org/index.php?item=114 An evening with Mike Compton & David Long
- ^ a b c http://www.w36.com/inactive/blackcrowbooking/artists.html Black Crow Booking Mike Compton and David Long
- ^ "Mike Compton". www.nashvillebluegrassband.net.
- ^ "2nd Annual "An Evening of Bluegrass": Mike Compton and David Long with the Groundhawgs — NERA". Archived from the original on July 19, 2008. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
- ^ "Bluegrass Reviews :: Mike Compton and David Long". Archived from the original on October 31, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
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