Michael Morrison of Mesquite

From the looks of Michael Morrison, you might expect the music that reverberates from his Martin guitar to sound more like a tune on your iPod than from your grandfather’s record collection. But this 15-year-old “bluegrass prodigy” from Mesquite, Texas has been strumming the classic rhythms of bluegrass since he was in diapers. While other freshmen-to-be have been gearing up for their first year of high school, Michael has been traveling the U.S. all summer in hopes of striking a chord with both young and old alike, to show that bluegrass is still “jammin” after all these years. Many young bluegrass talents are now playing to sold-out crowds across the U.S. Examples include The Baker Boys, Sierra Hull and Ryan Holladay. Holladay, who holds the record of youngest person to play at the Grand Ole Opry (appearing when he was five-years-old), was spotlighted on an episode of Oprah called “Amazing Kids.” Amazing is the best word to describe these “newgrass” players like Michael Morrison who are changing the face of bluegrass.

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