As the youngest performer to ever grace the Grand Ole Opry stage -- he was five -- it comes as no surprise that Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist
Ryan Holladay would have three records behind him upon reaching his 11th year. The precocious preteen has made appearances on the The Oprah Winfrey Show and Nickelodeon, as well as opened for everyone from
Nickel Creek to the legendary
Roy Clark. The latest from the bluegrass prodigy, New Kid in Town, features the playing of his father Mark (vocals, guitar), uncle Mike (bass, vocals), and 16-year-old fiddler Tyler Andal, and was released on
Ricky Skaggs' Skaggs Family label in April of 2005. ~ James Christopher Monger