David Long is a mandolin player from Nashville, Tennessee. He was born in the winter of 1975.^[1] Long has been described^{[by whom?]} as a next generation musician with traditional sounds of bluegrass.^[2] Long's music career started in 1996. He plays Rural Country Blues, Old Time Bluegrass, and Early Black String Band.^[1] David’s style of playing was influenced by Curly Seckler. David has played with the Wildwood Valley Boys for about two years, and with Karl Shiflett and his Big Show.^[2] He famously used explicit language on the stage of the world famous Station Inn.

In 2003, David and Mike Compton, a well known mandolin player and Grammy winner, worked as a duet. They met at Mohican Bluegrass Festival in Central Ohio in 1999.^[3] Both had an interest in string band music.^[2] In 2006, David and Mike recorded an album together titled Stomp. The album was recorded in San Francisco with the help of David Grisman, another mandolin player.^[4]

• "Evening Prayer Blues"
• "Ashland Breakdown"
• "How You Want It Done"
• "Evening Prayers Blues"
• "January Nightmare"
• "Big Indian Blues" ^[5]