An influential instrumentalist and founding member of New Grass Revival, Sam Bush has been pushing the boundaries of the mandolin since his debut in 1969. Picking up his first mandolin at the age of 11 his skill grew quicker than he did and he took three blue ribbons in the National Old Time Fiddlers Contest during his teens. Bush really came into his own playing with Bela Fleck, Leon Russell, Lyle Lovett, and Emmylou Harris throughout the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s.

"There are two can't-miss acts at Telluride: the Sam Bush Band and the one-of-a-kind Telluride House Band, which Bush leads on mandolin alongside Béla Fleck " - Rolling Stone
 

"The mandolin is a small instrument, but in the hands of a master like Sam Bush, it can make some mighty gigantic music. Like Bela Fleck, his banjo-playing bandmate in his old band New Grass Revival, Bush has taken a musical instrument that was thought to have limited applications in modern music and opened the door to seemingly limitless opportunities. While the mandolin is generally relegated to the realm of bluegrass music, Bush’s imagination seems to know no bounds, and on Friday night during a generous, two-set performance at The Egg, he cut a wide stylistic swath that crossed musical borders into jazz, reggae, progressive rock, blues and beyond." - Times Union

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