Scott Napier

Does every instrument have a story to tell? That's a romantic notion among musicians and many fans of acoustic stringed music, imagining all the people who may have played or owned one over its life. That theme was the basis for a

Hazard Community and Technical College in Hazard, Kentucky has announced that they will be offering their Songwriting I class (PSM 107) online this summer. HCTC houses the Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music, which offers an Associates Degree in Bluegrass and

Need one last Christmas present or stocking stuffer for the mandolin player in your life? Consider Scott Napier’s recently released instructional DVD, Mandolin Originals with Scott Napier. Napier, the longtime mandolin player for the Lost and Found and one of the

Bobby Osborne has put together another Christmas greeting for mandolin lovers worldwide, performed with his fellow instructor at the Kentucky School of Bluegrass & Traditional Music, Scott Napier, and a private student, Lauren Price. They arranged a triple mandolin version of a familiar carol, and

Vince Combs, a near-legendary Monroe-style mandolinist from Kentucky, has passed away after a four year struggle with bone marrow cancer. He was 81 years of age, and died on Saturday night (7/25). Though born and raised in Eastern Kentucky, his life was divided

Scott Napier and Bobby Osborne, otherwise known as the mandolin faculty at the Kentucky School of Bluegrass & Traditional Music at Hazard Community and Technical College, created this brief holiday message on video. It's their twin mando version of the

The world of a professional musician is all too often not the glamorous and luxurious lifestyle one might expect. This is especially true for bluegrass musicians—traveling long hours from gig to gig with a less than minimal salary. Some performers

Here is an 8-string version of The First Noel for your Christmas morning, contributed by Scott Napier, able mandolinist with Lost & Found.  

Scott Napier, the wonderfully clever and quirky mandolinist with Lost and Found, has just released his first solo CD, entitled All Out Front. The album contains primarily original material, both vocal and instrumental, and was recorded with some of the finest

Scott Napier, the wonderfully clever and quirky mandolinist with Lost and Found, has just released his first solo CD, entitled All Out Front. The album contains primarily original material, both vocal and instrumental, and was recorded with some of the finest