Joel Mabus

Joel Mabus is one of contemporary folk music's most eclectic performers. A skilled guitar, fiddle, banjo, and mandolin player and melodic songwriter, Mabus has played everything from traditional folk tunes to bluegrass, blues, and original songs. Mabus inherited his love of music from his parents, who performed on WLS Prairie Farmer Barn Dance road tours in the 1930s. His father and his uncle, who were identical twins, played old-timey songs throughout the Midwest prior to World War II. Mabus' musical skills were evident from an early age. By the age of nine, he was singing ...