Wyatt & Christopher
Two outstanding mandolin players on one stage — The Wyatt & Christopher Show.
In the tradition of Gamble Rogers and established folk musicians everywhere, the Wyatt and Christopher Show presents a seasoned performer, and a rising young player, together on stage.
Wyatt Ellis asked his dad to buy him a used mandolin when he was only nine after hearing Bobby Osborn's solo in "Rocky Top." Then he took lessons and wanted to play alongside other bluegrass pickers. In 2020, his hero on the mandolin, Sierra Hull, chose to offer Wyatt a Tennessee Folklife apprenticeship. Wyatt was 11 years old.
Since then, he's played mandolin every day, and performed with Peter Rowan and Molly Tuttle; debuted at the Grand Ole Opry in 2023; and followed that up by jamming backstage with Vince Gill and Mark O'Connor.
Unlike Wyatt, Christopher Henry came from a musical family, as the son of musical performers and educators, and was given a mandolin when he was four. In his late teens his musical interest and curiosity led him to drums and punk rock and "a good bit of metal guitar."
Now, he performs with his bluegrass band, Chris Henry and the Hardcore Grass, which has performed at various festivals all over the U.S. And like his parents, he continues to share his creativity, curiosity, and musical skills with young students.
