John Heichelbech speaks with a gospel passion about the mandolin. And after a few moments of such praise, he reaches for one of his 10 such instruments. And then he picks his way to high-pitched ...

SANTA CRUZ — For a form of music known for taking numerous twists and turns over the course of a single song, it should come as no surprise when jam bands go off in unexpected directions. That was the ...

Wyatt Ellis is only 15, but the mandolin prodigy is making quite a splash on the bluegrass world and appearing alongside some pillars of the genre — Bobby Osborne, Sierra Hull, Sam Bush, Marty Stuart, ...