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McLaughlin, David

DAVID MCLAUGHLIN

  • From the Washington D.C. area; lives in Winchester, Virginia.
  • Known as one of the top Monroe-style mandolin players in bluegrass. He is the younger brother of guitarist Peter McLaughlin.
  • 1978, worked with the Johnson Mountain Boys, first playing fiddle, then switching to mandolin. Also worked with Patent Pending.
  • 1990, worked with the Lynn Morris Band.
  • 1993, formed a duo with guitarist Josh Crowe of the Crowe Brothers. They released one album Going Back (Rounder).
  • 2003, formed a band with David and Linda Lay called Springfield Exit.
  • He is also an innkeeper. Runs a bed and breakfast in Winchester called the Nancy Shepherd House.
  • He is also a justice of the peace.