She's already earned Mandolin Player of the Year six times. She's been nominated for five Grammys (including four praising her 2025 album A Tip Toe High Wire). And now she's earned a pair of two fantastic F-style Gibson mandolins. What else could be on the horizon?
Well, first host John Bohlinger goes back to her East Tennessee roots getting to know the bonafide badass bluegrasser through her musical upbringing (performing and learning in circles, not classrooms. Then they explore her connection to a special 2009 Gibson Master Model mandolin that's logged thousands of hours and was the inspiration for her signature mandos. Finally, the positive, upbeat, inspiring musician concludes with gratitude for her independent success and overwhelming acceptance into the bluegrass community before encouraging fans (new and old) to join along for the ride.
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