Hold up. Did we just say sixteen? Yeah, you read that right. Wyatt Ellis might not be old enough to vote, but this Townsend native's already played the Grand Ole Opry multiple times, won an IBMA award, and has his own exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame. No big deal.

Lee and Scott sit down with the mandolin wizard whose theme song "Maryville" literally opens and closes our podcast (you're welcome). Wyatt breaks down how he went from a 10-year-old kid who heard Rocky Top once to performing with Randy Travis's band and recording in creeks with microphones. Yeah, he actually waded into Abrams Creek to get authentic river sounds for his album "Happy Valley." That's commitment, folks.

We're talking Ireland tours, Ernest Tubbs Midnight Jamboree comebacks, and how this kid manages to make grown musicians look like amateurs while stil ...