Mason Via
Mason Via | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Via performing with Old Crow Medicine Show in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Mason Picks |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | [3] |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | |
| Formerly of | Old Crow Medicine Show |
| Website | masonvia |
Mason Via (/vaɪ/)[4] is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is a former member of Old Crow Medicine Show. Via released his debut self-released solo album Up, Up, Up in 2015; his first album on Mountain Fever Records, New Horizons, in 2022; and a self-titled album in 2025.
Early life
Via grew up in southern Virginia and North Carolina.[4][5] His father, David Via, is a bluegrass songwriter.[4] Via learned to play the guitar at age 12 and began focusing on a bluegrass music career at age 16.[5]
Career
A bluegrass singer-songwriter and guitarist,[6] Via released his debut solo album, Up, Up, Up, in 2015. He joined bluegrass and Americana band Old Crow Medicine Show[7] from 2021 to 2024.[6] Via released a self-titled album on Mountain Fever Records in 2025.[7]
Via and Old Crow Medicine Show were nominated for a Grammy Award for the album Jubilee.[5] Songs written by Via have been covered by the Del McCoury Band on their album Almost Proud and by Molly Tuttle on her album City of Gold.[2] Via's song "Oh Lordy Me" featuring Ronnie Bowman and Junior Sisk was named by Billboard as a "must-hear new country song".[2] He opened for I'm With Her on the band's Wild and Clear and Blue tour in 2025.[8]
Via headlined the Levitt AMP Sheboygan Music Series in Sheboygan, Wisconsin on July 3, 2025.[9]
Via competed on American Idol season 19 under the stage name Mason Picks.[10]
Critical reception
Reviewing Via's 2025 self-titled album, The Aquarian Weekly said its tracks "exemplify modern bluegrass at its best".[5] Of the same album, Bluegrass Today said, "it’s a credit to Via’s skill and savvy that he’s been able to maintain such a high bar".[11]
Discography
As solo artist
| Year | Album | Record label |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Up, Up, Up[12] | Self-released |
| 2018 | Tom Mindte & Mason Via with Tom Mindte[12] | Patuxent Music |
| 2019 | 409 with Tom Mindte and Ben Somerville[12] | Patuxent Music |
| 2020 | Live from Rooster Walk[12] | Self-released |
| 2022 | New Horizons[12] | Mountain Fever Records |
| 2025 | Mason Via[11] | Mountain Fever Records |
With Old Crow Medicine Show
| Year | Album | Record label | US Grass peak position[13] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Paint This Town[3] | ATO Records | 1 |
| 2023 | Jubilee[14] | ATO Records | 1 |
References
- ^ Burditt, Peter (April 28, 2025). "Former Old Crow Medicine Show Member Mason Via Goes Solo With New Self-Titled Album (Exclusive)". American Songwriter. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Nicholson, Jessica (May 5, 2025). "6 Must-Hear New Country Songs: Luke Combs, Bailey Zimmerman, Trisha Yearwood & More". Billboard. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ^ a b Davies, Mike (April 25, 2022). "Old Crow Medicine Show: Paint This Town". KLOF Magazine. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ^ a b c Inzerillo, Jenny (March 26, 2025). "Florida Man: Mason Via Checks In from the Road". High Plains Public Radio. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Burger, Jeff (May 9, 2025). "On The Record: Willie Nelson's 'Oh What a Beautiful World,' plus Quote the Raven & Mason Via". The Aquarian Weekly. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ^ a b Lawless, John (April 24, 2024). "Mason Via departs Old Crow Medicine Show – new album coming". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ^ a b Edwards, Clayton (March 20, 2025). "Mason Via Launches New Single "Melt in the Sun" with Out-Of-This-World Video (Exclusive Premiere)". American Songwriter. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ^ "I'm With Her, Mason Via". Isthmus. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ^ Reid, Brandon (June 30, 2025). "Sheboygan's Levitt AMP concert July 3 will feature Mason Via, Stephen Hull at City Green". Sheboygan Press. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ^ Hatley, Sandy (March 16, 2021). "Mason Via, other grassers, headed to American Idol". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ^ a b Zimmerman, Lee (June 23, 2025). "Self-titled – Mason Via". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Romero, Angel (October 28, 2024). "Mason Via: A Rising Star in the Modern Bluegrass Scene". World Music Central. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ^ "Old Crow Medicine Show". Billboard.
- ^ Zimmerman, Lee (September 1, 2023). "Review: Old Crow Medicine Show Celebrate a Jubilee". American Songwriter. Retrieved July 9, 2025.