Rockstar Violinist Podcast

Even if you haven't heard the name Jimmy Mattingly you've probably heard his incredible playing as a touring and recording fiddler for some of the biggest Country acts of all time, including Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, Brooks and Dunn, Garth Brooks, Rascal Flats, Keith Urban, [pause for breath], Reba McEntire, and Trisha Yearwood...to name a few! In addition to supporting some of the biggest acts in music, Jimmy and some of his best friends from the Bluegrass Music world formed a band back in 2003 called The Grascals, who won 2 Grammy Nominations, 2 Entertainers Of The Year awards at the International Bluegrass Music Association, as well as the Emerging Artist Award and Song Of The Year award. Currently you can catch Jimmy on tour with Garth Brooks along with Trisha Yearwood. Jimmy uses Warm Audio microphones and preamps. You can read his full artist bio at https://warmaudio.com/artist-jimmy-mattingly/. Songs heard in this episode: 0:00:00 - "Fever" from Garth: Live from Central Park 0:12:15 - "Me and Jo