Across the Blue Ridge #60 - Mac Wiseman, 91-year-old star with a new album




88.5 WFDD - Across the Blue Ridge show

Summary: Mac Wiseman is one of the last of the original generation of bluegrass players.  And he’s much more than that.  He’s a farm boy-turned-musician, a polio victim who learned guitar while recovering from the childhood operation that let him walk correctly, an ambitious figure who could hold his own as a solo act in the bluegrass world when others needed full band backup.  He also has been one of the most effective music producers in bluegrass, country and pop, and helped found two organizations promoting bluegrass and country music.  At 91, he sings as well as ever, and has just released an al