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This list of fiddlers shows some crossover with the List of violinists since the instruments used are quite similar, if not identical (given that each violin or fiddle has its own individual character). Image File history File links Scroll_and_ear. ... The term fiddle refers to a violin when used in folk music. ... The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. ... This article covers the anatomy of a violin and some of its accessories. ... The violin player usually holds the instrument under the chin, supported by the left shoulder (but see below for variations of this posture). ... Making violins Just a few tools There is a three-dimensional geometric underlying construction that explains the main properties and placement of the different parts and proportions. ... An intricately carved 17th century (circa 1660) British Royal Family violin, on display in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. ... // Jazz The earliest references to jazz performance using the violin as a solo instrument are documented during the first decades of the 20th century. ... The Violin family of instruments was developed in Italy in the 17th Century. ... This is a list of notable violinists. ... This is a list of notable violinists. ... The violin is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. ... The term fiddle refers to a violin when used in folk music. ...

Contents

Alphabetical by last name

Violinist Darol Anger (b. ... Svend Asmussen, born February 28, 1916 is a musician (violinist) from Denmark. ... Aly Bain (born 1946 in Lerwick, Shetland) is a Scottish fiddler who learned his instrument from the old-time master Tom Anderson. ... Kenny Baker at a science fiction convention Kenny Baker (born August 24, 1934) is a British actor best known as the man inside of R2-D2 in the popular Star Wars film series. ... Miri Ben-Ari (born in 1978 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is a classically trained violinist known primarily for her work on several hip-hop projects. ... Byron Berline is an American fiddle player. ... Tracy Bonham (born 16 March 1969 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American musician best known for her single Mother Mother. ... Polly Bradfield is a violinist from the New York City free improvisation scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... Kevin Burke is an Irish fiddler. ... Jean Carignan (December 7, 1916 – February 16, 1988) was a Canadian fiddler. ... March 2005, at the Junction, Cambridge Eliza Carthy (born August 23, 1975) is an English folk musician known for both singing and playing fiddle. ... Cover of Old and in the Way (1975) Vassar Clements (April 25, 1928-August 16, 2005) was an American fiddle player. ... Julia Clifford (June 19, 1914 – June 18, 1997) was a fiddler and Irish traditional musician. ... Michael Cleveland was the leader of the dance music group, Indeep. ... Sharon Corr Sharon Helga Corr, MBE (born March 24, 1970 in Dundalk, Ireland) is a musician and member of the Irish folk-rock band The Corrs. ... Charlie Daniels performed at a USO concert at Camp Victory, Iraq on April 10, 2005 Charles Edward Daniels (born October 28, 1936 in Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American country music, Southern rock, and jazz singer, fiddler, and guitarist. ... Barry Dransfield is an English folk singer, fiddler, cellist and guitarist. ... Mark Feldman is a violinist active in the areas of Jazz, chamber music and quartets. ... Henry Flynt was born in 1940 in Greensboro, NC. He is a philosopher, musician, anti-art activist and exhibited artist, whom unsympathetic reviewers often link to Fluxus. ... Alasdair Fraser is a Scottish fiddler who spends much of his time in the USA. One of the leading artists featured by Culburnie Records, he also teaches at the Valley of the Moon fiddle camp in California. ... Frankie Gavin (b. ... Michael A. Gorman is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the states third House district, including constituents in Craven and Pamlico counties. ... Stéphane Grappelli (January 26, 1908 – December 1, 1997) was a French pioneer jazz violinist who founded the Quintette du Hot Club de France with guitarist Django Reinhardt. ... Richard Marius Joseph Greene (25 August 1918 in Plymouth - 1 June 1985 in Norfolk) - some sources list his birthdate as 1914 - was a noted English movie and television actor. ... Mitchell Grobb (born June 22, 1984 in Manitoba, Canada) is a Canadian musician (fiddle/violin)currently based in Tokyo, Japan. ... The Doom Marine battles a horde of demons, as seen on the cover of the Doom 1 game box The Doomguy, also known as Doom Dude, Doom or The Marine, is the protagonist of the Doom series of computer and video games created by id Software. ... Petra Haden Petra Haden (born New York City, October 11, 1971) is an American violinist and singer. ... James Edward Ed Haley was born in 1883 on Harts Creek in Logan County, West Virginia. ... Aubrey Haynie (born on March 27, 1974) is an American bluegrass fiddle and mandolin player. ... Jerry Holland Jerry Holland (born February 23, 1955) is a noted fiddler who lives on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Tommy Hunter is a fiddler from Mars Hill, North Carolina. ... Tommy Jarrell (born Thomas Jefferson Jarrell, Surry County, North Carolina, March 1, 1901, United States; d. ... Eyvind Kang (b. ... John Kelly (b. ... -1... Doug Kershaw, born January 24, 1936, is an American fiddle player from Louisiana known as The Ragin Cajun1 Born Douglas James Kershaw in Tiel Ridge, Cameron Parish in an area known as the Cajun country, his ancestors are Acadians who were part of the Great Expulsion by the British... Carla Kihlstedt, a violinist and vocalist, is a founding member of Tin Hat Trio and Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. ... Dutch Violinist Tim Kliphuis (b. ... Mark Knight, also known as madfiddler, and previous known as TDK (The Dark Knight) is a well-known Amiga demo scene musician and video game composer/sound designer. ... Mark Knight, also known as madfiddler, and previous known as TDK (The Dark Knight) is a well-known Amiga demo scene musician and video game composer/sound designer. ... Peter Knight (b 1947) is a folk musician, member of the group Steeleye Span. ... Gundula Krause, born 7 July 1966 in Göttingen, is a German folk violinist. ... Alison Krauss (born July 23, 1971)[1] is a renowned American bluegrass-country singer and fiddle player. ... Laurie Lewis (born September 28, 1950 in Long Beach, California), is an American bluegrass musician. ... Didier Lockwood (born February 11, 1956) is a French jazz violinist. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Hugh Alan Buddy MacMaster, CM , ONS , LL.D (born October 18, 1924) is one of the most renowned artists in the tradition of Cape Breton fiddle music. ... Natalie MacMaster (born 1973) is an award-winning fiddler from the rural community of Troy in Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Dennis McGee (born January 26, 1893, Eunice, Louisiana – October 3, 1989) was one of the earliest recorded Cajun Musicians. ... Hugh Marsh is a Canadian violinist. ... Denis Murphy (November 14, 1910 - April 7, 1974) was an Irish fiddler and noted traditional musician. ... Patrick Moran Patrick Moran Patrick Moran Patrick Moran, born June 7, 1975 in Pouch Cove, Newfoundland, is considered one of the best fiddle players in North America. ... Nash the Slash Nash the Slash is a Canadian progressive rock, classical, and alternative musician. ... Mark OConnor (born August 5, 1961 in Seattle, Washington) is widely considered to be the most prominent fiddler of his generation. ... Padraig OKeeffe (Irish: Padraig OCaoimh) (1887 – 1963) was a noted Irish traditional musician. ... Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (born 1979) is a fiddler, born in Dublin, Ireland. ... Tommy Peoples (born 1948) is an Irish fiddler. ... Grappelli (left) and Jean-Luc Ponty (right). ... Tommy Potts (1912-1988) was a remarkable and innovative Irish fiddle player from Dublin. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Flogging Molly is a seven-piece Irish American Irish punk band, that formed in Los Angeles and is currently signed under SideOneDummy Records. ... Juan Reynoso, born in 1912, is a Mexican folk musician whose playing is representative of the fiddling style known as Tierra Caliente. First recorded in the 1940s, his popularity was limited exclusively to Mexico until the mid-1990s, when his popularity in the United States grew. ... Ernesto Rodrigues Ernesto Rodrigues (born in Lisbon, August 29, 1959) is a Portuguese composer, violinist, violist and electronic musician. ... Jonathan Jazz Russell (b. ... Ric Sanders (born in Birmingham, U.K.) is a British violinist who has played in jazz-rock and folk groups, including Soft Machine and Fairport Convention. ... Stuff Smith was one of the big three of pre-bop violinists along with Joe Venuti and Stephane Grappelli. ... Mark J. Sullivan is the current Director of the United States Secret Service. ... Dave Swarbrick with Martin carthy and Diz Disley (1967). ... Boyd Tinsley (b. ... Jelle van Tongeren 04-24-1980 Haarlem, the Netherlands. ... MichaÅ‚ Urbaniak (b. ... Giuseppe (Joe) Venuti (September 16, 1903 – August 14, 1978) was a U.S. jazz musician and violinist. ... Bishop John Vesey, originally John Harman born around 1462. ... Sara Watkins (born June 8, 1981) is a fiddler, vocalist, and songwriter, and is one third of the contemporary bluegrass/folk band Nickel Creek. ... Nickel Creek is a Grammy Award-winning American acoustic music trio with roots in bluegrass, which is now sometimes described as progressive bluegrass or progressive acoustic. ... Jenny Wilhelms (born 1974) is a Finnish musician. ... Melvin Wine (1909-2003) was an American old-time fiddler from the state of West Virginia. ... Máiréad Nesbitt is a celtic music performer, most notably as a fiddler, violinist and vocalist. ...

Alphabetical by Last Name by Style

  • James Kelly

Alternative Rock

Mark Knight, also known as madfiddler, TDK, or The Dark Knight (born January 8, 1973, in Brighton, England) is a well-known Amiga demoscene musician and video game composer/sound designer. ... Tracy Bonham (born 16 March 1969 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American musician best known for her single Mother Mother. ... Petra Haden Petra Haden (born New York City, October 11, 1971) is an American violinist and singer. ...

American

Appalachian
  • Charlie Acuff
Arkansas
  • Violet Hensley
Georgia
Kentucky
  • Clyde Davenport
Missouri
  • Betse Ellis (also Country, Old Timey)
  • Cecil Goforth
  • Gene Goforth
  • Lonnie Goforth
  • Bob Holt
North Carolina
Texas
West Virginia
Bluegrass
Cajun
Country
  • Vassar Clements (also Bluegrass, Jazz)
  • Betse Ellis (also American, Old Timey)
Creole
  • Morris Ardoin
  • Douglas Bellard
  • Jeffery Broussard
  • Bébé Carrière
  • Calvin Carrière
  • Morris Chenier
  • John Delafosse
  • Geno Delafosse
  • Canray Fontenot
  • Carlton Frank
  • D’Jalma Garnier III
  • Alphonse Lafleur (w/ Adam Fontenot. Both known in LA but unrecorded.)
  • Hillery Martel (also Rag w/ Martel Family Band)
  • Edward Poullard
  • Cedric Watson
Old Timey
  • Betse Ellis (also American, Country)
  • Laurie Lewis
  • Dirk Powell (also Cajun, Irish)
  • Kevin Wimmer (also Bluegrass, Cajun)
Southern US Rock

The Doom Marine battles a horde of demons, as seen on the cover of the Doom 1 game box The Doomguy, also known as Doom Dude, Doom or The Marine, is the protagonist of the Doom series of computer and video games created by id Software. ... Bob Holt was the voice of The Great Grape Ape. ... Tommy Hunter is a fiddler from Mars Hill, North Carolina. ... Tommy Jarrell (born Thomas Jefferson Jarrell, Surry County, North Carolina, March 1, 1901, United States; d. ... Benny Thomasson was a creative, innovative, and extraordinarily talented fiddler in the Texas style of oldtime fiddling. ... James Edward Ed Haley was born in 1883 on Harts Creek in Logan County, West Virginia. ... Henry Reed (February 22, 1914 - December 8, 1986) was a British poet, translator, radio dramatist and journalist. ... Melvin Wine (1909-2003) was an American old-time fiddler from the state of West Virginia. ... Kenny Baker at a science fiction convention Kenny Baker (born August 24, 1934) is a British actor best known as the man inside of R2-D2 in the popular Star Wars film series. ... Byron Berline is an American fiddle player. ... Jason Carter as Marcus Cole in Babylon 5 Jason Brian Carter (born September 23, 1960 in London) is a British actor, best known for his role as dashing Ranger Marcus Cole on the science fiction television series Babylon 5. ... Cover of Old and in the Way (1975) Vassar Clements (April 25, 1928-August 16, 2005) was an American fiddle player. ... Michael Cleveland was the leader of the dance music group, Indeep. ... Richard Marius Joseph Greene (25 August 1918 in Plymouth - 1 June 1985 in Norfolk) - some sources list his birthdate as 1914 - was a noted English movie and television actor. ... Randy Powell is a writer who has penned several books in the young adult literature genre. ... Aubrey Haynie (born on March 27, 1974) is an American bluegrass fiddle and mandolin player. ... Gundula Krause, born 7 July 1966 in Göttingen, is a German folk violinist. ... Alison Krauss (born July 23, 1971)[1] is a renowned American bluegrass-country singer and fiddle player. ... Laurie Lewis (born September 28, 1950 in Long Beach, California), is an American bluegrass musician. ... Mark OConnor (born August 5, 1961 in Seattle, Washington) is widely considered to be the most prominent fiddler of his generation. ... Sara Watkins (born June 8, 1981) is a fiddler, vocalist, and songwriter, and is one third of the contemporary bluegrass/folk band Nickel Creek. ... Dewey Balfa (March 20, 1927 – June 17, 1992) was a Cajun fiddler who contributed significantly to the popularity of Cajun music. ... Michael Doucet (b. ... Doug Kershaw, born January 24, 1936, is an American fiddle player from Louisiana known as The Ragin Cajun1 Born Douglas James Kershaw in Tiel Ridge, Cameron Parish in an area known as the Cajun country, his ancestors are Acadians who were part of the Great Expulsion by the British... Gundula Krause, born 7 July 1966 in Göttingen, is a German folk violinist. ... Dennis McGee (born January 26, 1893, Eunice, Louisiana – October 3, 1989) was one of the earliest recorded Cajun Musicians. ... Cover of Old and in the Way (1975) Vassar Clements (April 25, 1928-August 16, 2005) was an American fiddle player. ... Laurie Lewis (born September 28, 1950 in Long Beach, California), is an American bluegrass musician. ... Charlie Daniels performed at a USO concert at Camp Victory, Iraq on April 10, 2005 Charles Edward Daniels (born October 28, 1936 in Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American country music, Southern rock, and jazz singer, fiddler, and guitarist. ...

Canadian

Cape Breton
Newfoundland
Scottish-Canadian

Jean Carignan (December 7, 1916 – February 16, 1988) was a Canadian fiddler. ... Mitchell Grobb (born June 22, 1984 in Manitoba, Canada) is a Canadian musician (fiddle/violin)currently based in Tokyo, Japan. ... Mark J. Sullivan is the current Director of the United States Secret Service. ... Jerry Holland Jerry Holland (born February 23, 1955) is a noted fiddler who lives on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Hugh Alan Buddy MacMaster, CM , ONS , LL.D (born October 18, 1924) is one of the most renowned artists in the tradition of Cape Breton fiddle music. ... Natalie MacMaster (born 1973) is an award-winning fiddler from the rural community of Troy in Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Patrick Moran Patrick Moran Patrick Moran Patrick Moran, born June 7, 1975 in Pouch Cove, Newfoundland, is considered one of the best fiddle players in North America. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Celtic

  • Adam Sweet
  • Máiréad Nesbitt
  • Emilio Arredondo

Máiréad Nesbitt is a celtic music performer, most notably as a fiddler, violinist and vocalist. ...

Classical

Eyvind Kang (b. ... Mark OConnor (born August 5, 1961 in Seattle, Washington) is widely considered to be the most prominent fiddler of his generation. ... Nash the Slash Nash the Slash is a Canadian progressive rock, classical, and alternative musician. ...

English

March 2005, at the Junction, Cambridge Eliza Carthy (born August 23, 1975) is an English folk musician known for both singing and playing fiddle. ... Barry Dransfield is an English folk singer, fiddler, cellist and guitarist. ... Peter Knight (b 1947) is a folk musician, member of the group Steeleye Span. ... Dave Swarbrick with Martin carthy and Diz Disley (1967). ... Ric Sanders (born in Birmingham, U.K.) is a British violinist who has played in jazz-rock and folk groups, including Soft Machine and Fairport Convention. ...

Experimental

Ernesto Rodrigues Ernesto Rodrigues (born in Lisbon, August 29, 1959) is a Portuguese composer, violinist, violist and electronic musician. ... Nash the Slash Nash the Slash is a Canadian progressive rock, classical, and alternative musician. ...

Folk

Gundula Krause, born 7 July 1966 in Göttingen, is a German folk violinist. ... Mark OConnor (born August 5, 1961 in Seattle, Washington) is widely considered to be the most prominent fiddler of his generation. ... Jenny Wilhelms (born 1974) is a Finnish musician. ...

Folk-Rock

Gundula Krause, born 7 July 1966 in Göttingen, is a German folk violinist. ...

Hip-Hop

  • Miri Ben-Ari

Miri Ben-Ari (born in 1978 in Tel Aviv, Israel) is a classically trained violinist known primarily for her work on several hip-hop projects. ...

Hot Club

Jelle van Tongeren 04-24-1980 Haarlem, the Netherlands. ...

Hungarian

  • Beata Salamon

Irish

Kevin Burke is an Irish fiddler. ... Julia Clifford (June 19, 1914 – June 18, 1997) was a fiddler and Irish traditional musician. ... Michael Coleman (1889–1945) was an Irish fiddler. ... Sharon Corr Sharon Helga Corr, MBE (born March 24, 1970 in Dundalk, Ireland) is a musician and member of the Irish folk-rock band The Corrs. ... Frankie Gavin (b. ... Michael A. Gorman is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the states third House district, including constituents in Craven and Pamlico counties. ... John Kelly (b. ... -1... Paddy Killoran is an Irish musician, born in Sligo, Ireland. ... James or Jim Morrison (3 May 1893 - 1947) was a traditional Irish musician known at the Professor who was a notabled fiddle player in the Morrison was born in 1893 near Riverstown, County Sligo at the townland of Drumfin. ... Denis Murphy (November 14, 1910 - April 7, 1974) was an Irish fiddler and noted traditional musician. ... Padraig OKeeffe (Irish: Padraig OCaoimh) (1887 – 1963) was a noted Irish traditional musician. ... Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (born 1979) is a fiddler, born in Dublin, Ireland. ... Tommy Peoples (born 1948) is an Irish fiddler. ... Tommy Potts (1912-1988) was a remarkable and innovative Irish fiddle player from Dublin. ... We dont have an article called John Sheahan Start this article Search for John Sheahan in. ... Bishop John Vesey, originally John Harman born around 1462. ...

Jazz

Violinist Darol Anger (b. ... Svend Asmussen, born February 28, 1916 is a musician (violinist) from Denmark. ... Polly Bradfield is a violinist from the New York City free improvisation scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... Cover of Old and in the Way (1975) Vassar Clements (April 25, 1928-August 16, 2005) was an American fiddle player. ... Mark Feldman is a violinist active in the areas of Jazz, chamber music and quartets. ... Stéphane Grappelli (January 26, 1908 – December 1, 1997) was a French pioneer jazz violinist who founded the Quintette du Hot Club de France with guitarist Django Reinhardt. ... Eyvind Kang (b. ... Carla Kihlstedt, a violinist and vocalist, is a founding member of Tin Hat Trio and Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. ... Dutch Violinist Tim Kliphuis (b. ... Didier Lockwood (born February 11, 1956) is a French jazz violinist. ... Grappelli (left) and Jean-Luc Ponty (right). ... Stuff Smith was one of the big three of pre-bop violinists along with Joe Venuti and Stephane Grappelli. ... Boyd Tinsley (b. ... Jelle van Tongeren 04-24-1980 Haarlem, the Netherlands. ... Michał Urbaniak (b. ... Giuseppe (Joe) Venuti (September 16, 1903 – August 14, 1978) was a U.S. jazz musician and violinist. ...

Mexican

Juan Máximo Reynoso Guzmán (born December 28, 1969 in Lima) is a retired football defender from Peru, who obtained 84 international caps for his national team, in which he scored five goals. ...

Pop

Hugh Marsh is a Canadian violinist. ...

Psychograss

Violinist Darol Anger (b. ...

Rad-Trad

  • EJ Ouellette

Rock

Nash the Slash Nash the Slash is a Canadian progressive rock, classical, and alternative musician. ... Boyd Tinsley (b. ...

Traditional/Rock

There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

UK

Scottish
Shetland
  • Aly Bain (also Scottish)
  • KilBride Brothers (also Cape Breton, Irish, Scottish, Welsh)
Welsh
  • KilBride Brothers (also Cape Breton, Irish, Scottish, Shetland)

 

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