Mike Compton (Band)
Biography:
Befriended and mentored by Bill Monroe, the Father of Bluegrass Music, Mike Compton is a Grammy and IBMA Award-winning mandolinist, composer, singer, arranger and teacher. His mastery of Monroe’s genre-bending style has been featured on recordings with a wide range of performers — from rock stars Sting, Gregg Allman and Elvis Costello – to more traditional bluegrass and old-time music artists such as John Hartford, Ralph Stanley, David Grisman, Norman Blake, Doc Watson and Peter Rowan.
Compton is a musician’s musician teaching Monroe Mandolin Classes each summer in the mountains of North Carolina. He collaborated with legendary producer T-Bone Burnett on the Album of the Year soundtrack for “O Brother Where Art Thou?” and has performed as a pivotal member of many groups including the Nashville Blue Grass Band, the John Hartford Stringband, the Helen Highwater Stringband. 1942 and Compton & Newberry. Compton’s impressive discography of over 140 albums includes recordings by Dolly Parton, Patti Lovelace and Willie Nelson.
Compton is a musician’s musician teaching Monroe Mandolin Classes each summer in the mountains of North Carolina. He collaborated with legendary producer T-Bone Burnett on the Album of the Year soundtrack for “O Brother Where Art Thou?” and has performed as a pivotal member of many groups including the Nashville Blue Grass Band, the John Hartford Stringband, the Helen Highwater Stringband. 1942 and Compton & Newberry. Compton’s impressive discography of over 140 albums includes recordings by Dolly Parton, Patti Lovelace and Willie Nelson.
Website: https://www.mikecompton.net/
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