"Big Spike Hammer" - Young Guns | Travelin' McCourys' Young Guns Tour, Chapel Hill (LIVE)

Emil Wilhelm, 11 years old from Jacksonville, Florida, kicks off "Big Spike Hammer", an Osborne Brothers standard, during the Travelin' McCourys' Spring 2026 Young Guns Tour in Chapel Hill on April 10, 2026. The Young Guns Tour was designed by the McCoury brothers to highlight young musicians worthy of notice, giving opportunities to the next generation of bluegrass artists, just as they received as young men performing with The Del McCoury Band. The Young Guns Chapel Hill lineup features Heaven McCoury leading a troupe of talented musicians ranging in age from 11 to 16, opening for, and playing the finale with, the Travelin' McCourys. Young Guns: Heaven McCoury - Guitar, Nashville, TN Asher Brinson - Guitar, Morehead City, NC (@AsherBrinsonMusic) Orson Cornett - Mandolin, Boone, NC (@OrsonCornett) Sam Schoonover - Guitar, Ardmore, OK (@samschoonovermusic) Emil Wilhelm - Banjo, Jacksonville, FL Alexander Ferranti – Fiddle, Raleigh, NC (@FerrantiBrothers) Benjamin Ferranti - Banjo, Raleigh, NC (@FerrantiBrothers) The Travelin' McCourys (@McCouryMusic): Ronnie McCoury - Mandolin Rob McCoury - Banjo Christian Ward - Fiddle Alan Bartram - Upright Bass Cody Kilby - Guitar If you enjoyed this video, check out the other videos from the Young Guns Chapel Hill show and subscribe to @FerrantiBrothers to follow Alexander & Benjamin on their musical journey. Full Set -    • Young Guns - Travelin' McCourys' Young Gun...      • "How Mountain Girls Can Love" - Young Guns...      • "Wheel Hoss" - Young Guns | Travelin' McCo...      • "Big Spike Hammer" - Young Guns | Travelin...      • "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" - Young Guns | ...      • "Walls of Time" - Young Guns | Travelin' M...      • "Lonesome Fiddle Blues" - Young Guns | Tra...   Finale -    • "Big Mon" - The Travelin' McCourys with Yo...   #Bluegrass #TravelinMcCourys #YoungGunsTour #FerrantiBrothers #BigSpikeHammer