I don't see how David Grisman could be left off any list of great mandolin players. Or Tim O'Brien either for that matter.

As for Bill Monroe being number one, well, that would be like saying that Lester Flatt was the best guitar picker.

There is an amazing mandolin player called Adam who plays in the bluegrass session in the Cantab Bar on Mass Ave in Cambridge, Boston every tuesday night. He is the equal or superior of any mandolin player I have heard, but has no interest in furthering his career. Such a pity ....

Murray