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Guitarist Stuart Mason is known for his authentic vocals, melodic mandola, and inability to hold his whiskey. A native of West Virginia, Stuart has won awards for traditional singing (Goleta Old-Time Fiddler's Convention), mandola (Topanga Banjo and Fiddle Contest), and songwriting (West Coast Songwriter's Association). In July 2009 a song from his solo release "Appalachian Bride" was selected from among 286 entries to appear on the first New Times Music Awards Compilation CD (San Luis Obispo).
Born Stuart Mason Helmintoller in Buckhannon, West Virginia, he spent his early years in Cincinnati, Ohio. After high school, he supported himself playing bluegrass and country music. He graduated from Ohio State in 1981 and returned to West Virginia, where he lived in Upshur County, worked as a park ranger and traveled to local fairs and festivals from the eastern panhandle to the Kentucky border. There he was exposed to the oldest forms of Appalachian fiddle music, which led him directly to traditional Irish music. In 1981 Stuart left West Virginia and moved to Hawaii for 12 years. On Maui, he performed and recorded albums with acoustic trad bands String Fever and AnRil. In 1997 he returned to the mainland with his wife Joyce and settled in the seaside community of Los Osos, California. Visit the Stuart Mason web site. Send Stuart an email |