🎻Billy Strings, Michael Cleveland, Fiddler 'Sally Goodin'; 'Orange Blossom Special' with Flamekeeper

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'Sally Goodin' (String the Halls 2)

- Charles Michael Cleveland (b. Sept. 18, 1980) is an American bluegrass fiddle player. Cleveland was born in Henryville, Indiana. He was born completely blind and a childhood ear infection caused him to lose 80% of his hearing in one ear. He first learned to play violin at a local Suzuki program when he was 4 years old. His skill was recognized at an early age, with appearances on the Grand Ole Opry, A Prairie Home Companion and before the United States Congress in his early teens.

After graduating from the Kentucky School for the Blind he performed with various musicians including Dale Ann Bradley and Rhonda Vincent.. In 2018 Cleveland was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album for his solo album, Fiddler's Dream. Two years later, he won in the same category with his album Tall Fiddler.. He is a recipient of a 2022 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the United States government's highest honor in the folk and traditional arts...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Cleveland

- Billy Strings (b. William Lee Apostol, Oct. 3, 1992) is an American guitarist and bluegrass musician. His album Home won the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album in 2021.. Apostol got his stage name, Billy Strings, from his aunt, who saw his ability on multiple traditional bluegrass instruments...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Strings

4th of July, 2021.