David Benedict: Spreading Mandolin Joy

About this episode

David Benedict discusses his journey as a mandolinist and his experiences in the music industry.

Send us Fan Mail David Benedict is Grammy-nominated mandolinist. After 3 years with Missy Raines, he joined Mile Twelve, who were 2017 IBMA Momentum Award winners. David was also 2018 IBMA Momentum Instrumentalist of the Year, and a 2019 Grammy nominee. He might be even more well known for his You Tube channel, featuring his weekly series Mandolin Mondays, as well as his in-depth mandolin lessons. He talked at length about his musical story, the mandolin with all its quirks, favorite artists,...

People in this episode

Guest: David Benedict

Topics covered

• mandolin
• music career
• Grammy nominee
• YouTube channel
• musical story
• IBMA awards

Keywords

• mandolin
• David Benedict
• Grammy
• IBMA
• YouTube
• music
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mile Twelve, Missy Raines, IBMA, You Tube

Books & works: Mandolin Mondays

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