David Clark Carroll’s musical project is known as Daring Coyotes. David is a well known and respected mandolin player in our area. A regular at jam sessions as well as open mics in the Valley, this in-studio session explains why. He is a well spoken advocate for bluegrass music as well as great guitarist too.

Our session includes four live songs; two on mandolin and two on guitar. We begin with a live mando tune called “Cider Donuts’ originally released on his “Apple Cider Sessions” album. Our conversation follows chronologically from his early days in the Boston area playing in punk bands through his discovery of the masters of acoustic music; Doc Watson, David Grisman and Sam Bush. David moved to California for his early formative years in acoustic and bluegrass. He eventually was the center of a major jam session scene in Nevada County, CA. He became the regional director of the well respected California Bluegrass Association. While a variety of concerns brought him back East, we’re lucky he’s continued to play and write music. We hear two cuts from his Cider LP called “Manham Mesmerizer” and “Nice Day”. Live cuts included two new songs “All We Can Do” and “Fading Memories” which include David on his Martin guitar and singing. We finish with a fabulous mando original “Sanderson Breakdown”.

All throughout David advocates for playing this music live among peers. We discuss the various jam sessions happening in the area including one he leads himself; CitySide Bluegrass Jam held the first Saturday of the month in Easthampton. Info on Daring Coyotes can be found at DaringCoyotes.com