Episode Notes\n
My guest this week is a founding member of the award winning band Balsam Range. Darren Nicholson has also got himself a brand new album out called \u201cMan on a Mission\u201d and it is available everywhere you get your music, so go out and get yourself a copy. You can keep up with Darren at his website and also keep up with Balsam Range at their website!\xa0\nAlso, here are some links to some music we discussed on the episode\xa0\nMarc Pruett\nJethro and Howard Levy\xa0\nAs always big thank you to my sponsors for this episode!\nMandolin Cafe\nPeghead Nation\nNorthfield Mandolins\nPava Mandolins\xa0\nEllis Mandolins\nEar Trumpet Labs\nStraight Up Strings\n\xa0\nSong clips featured in this episode:\nLove is War - Darren Nicholson (Man on a Mission)\nTrains I Missed - Balsam Range (Trains I Missed)\nLove, Oh Please Come Home - Reno and Smiley (Love, Oh Please Come Home)\nLonesome Feeling - The Osborne Brothers (Once More Vol 1 and 2)\nMan on a Mission - Darren Nicholson (Man on a Mission)\nBending the Rules - Jesse McReynolds (Bending the Rules)\nAfter You\u2019ve Gone - Jethro Burns (Jethro Burns)\nGet Up John - Ricky Skaggs (Bluegrass Rules)\nAmanda Jewell - Darren Nicholson (Darren Nicholson)\nRawhide - Darren Nicholson (Fret a Spell)