He’s known across the state and the country as one of the premiere mandolin players, and it all started unexpectedly right out of high school when a friend introduced him. “He handed me a mandolin, he ...

Traverse City mandolinist Don Julin has played with some of the country’s true bluegrass greats over the years, not to mention spending a couple of years touring with young bluegrass guitar phenom ...

TRAVERSE CITY — When Traverse City mandolinist Don Julin and bluegrass guitar phenom Billy Strings parted ways earlier this year, Julin wasted little time. He dove back into the jazz realm where he ...