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This week on What’s the Reason for This? we’re riverside at RockyGrass in Lyons, CO with mandolin ripper Seth Mulder of Midnight Run! 🌲🎶
From growing up in North Dakota (not exactly a bluegrass hotbed 🤠) to leading a house band in Gatlinburg, Seth’s story is all about chasing sound, building community, and finding his voice on stage. He shares:
✨ The moment Del McCoury shook his hand as a teen — and how it changed everything. 🎻 Starting on violin, switching to fiddle, and discovering the mandolin by accident. 🔥 How playing 5 hours a day, 6 days a week in Tennessee forged his chops. 🎩 The chemistry and evolution of Midnight Run’s current lineup. 💿 Dropping their new record Coming on Strong on Rebel Records — produced by legends Ken Irwin & ...