Wyatt Ellis: Teenage Mandolin Maestro

The Travis Book Happy Hour

Wyatt Ellis can’t even drive a car but he’s making waves in the bluegrass community. A prolific tune-writer and a dedicated student of the mandolin, he’s growing and learning at a rate you only find in the under 20 set. I was surprised to find that he’s also humble, articulate, and a total professional. It’s not hard to envision him reaching the highest echelons of acoustic and bluegrass music and doing it very soon. I was grateful to my friend Jon Stickley for the introduction to this bluegrass wunderkind.

This episode was recorded live at 185 King Street in Brevard, NC on June 11th, 2024

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Timestamps:

0:06 soundbyte

0:36 introduction

1:46 show introduction by Bill K

3:07 Blue Smoke

7:04 on Blue Smoke and Get Lost

8:16 Get Lost

13:17 When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again

16:48 ad break 1

16:58 Blue Night

20:00 interview 1

28:09 Watson Blues

31:07 insert

31:38 Rabbit In A Log

34:30 interview 2

40:00 Whites Creek

44:40 “how old are you?” and JAM

46:10 ad break 2

46:17 Cold On The Shoulder

49:17 Long Lonesome Day

54:10 Rollin’ In My Sweet Baby’s Arms

58:29 outroduction