Mason Via
American musician
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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.
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Mason Via | |
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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 |
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] On December 13, 2025, he performed at a benefit concert in Brown County, Indiana, supporting a local food pantry and a youth music charity.[10]
Via competed on American Idol season 19 under the stage name Mason Picks.[11]
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".[12]
Discography
As solo artist
| Year | Album | Record label |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Up, Up, Up[13] | Self-released |
| 2018 | Tom Mindte & Mason Via with Tom Mindte[13] | Patuxent Music |
| 2019 | 409 with Tom Mindte and Ben Somerville[13] | Patuxent Music |
| 2020 | Live from Rooster Walk[13] | Self-released |
| 2022 | New Horizons[13] | Mountain Fever Records |
| 2025 | Mason Via[12] | Mountain Fever Records |
With Old Crow Medicine Show
| Year | Album | Record label | US Grass peak position[14] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Paint This Town[3] | ATO Records | 1 |
| 2023 | Jubilee[15] | ATO Records | 1 |
