David Long is a mandolin player from Nashville, Tennessee. He was born in the winter of 1975. [1] Long has been described[ by whom? ] as a next generation musician with traditional sounds of bluegrass. [2] Long's music career started in 1996. He plays Rural Country Blues, Old Time Bluegrass, and Early Black String Band. [1] David’s style of playing was influenced by Curly Seckler. David has played with the Wildwood Valley Boys for about two years, and with Karl Shiflett and his Big Show. [2] He famously used explicit language on the stage of the world famous Station Inn.
In 2003, David and Mike Compton, a well known mandolin player and Grammy winner, worked as a duet. They met at Mohican Bluegrass Festival in Central Ohio in 1999. [3] Both had an interest in string band music. [2] In 2006, David and Mike recorded an album together titled Stomp. The album was recorded in San Francisco with the help of David Grisman, another mandolin player. [4]