Sam Bush is a

contemporary master of the fiddle and mandolin, using them in

traditional and new styles.

Born April 13, 1952, in Bowling Green, Ky., Bush mastered the fiddle

at an early age, winning the National Junior Fiddle championship

three years in a row. Bush also played the mandolin from the age of

11 and released his first album, Poor Richard's Almanac,

when he was 17.

In 1971, Bush started the groundbreaking

COLOR="#003163">New Grass Revival band, which

aggressively tackled new genres, such as gospel, reggae and jazz,

using traditional bluegrass instruments.

Since the 1989 breakup of the New Grass Revival, Bush has

headed Emmylou

Harris' Nash

Ramblers, and has worked with banjo experimentalist

Bela Fleck and country-

rock star Lyle Lovett.

Most recently Bush released Howlin' at the Moon, on which

he continues to explore new ground with traditional instrumentation.