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Jim Van Cleve was born October 12, 1978, in Sarasota, Florida.He won many fiddle contests as a youth. While still in high school, Van Cleve became a member of Ric-o-chet and Lou Reid and Carolina, prominent bands in the national bluegrass scene at the time.
Paul Warren (May 17, 1918 –January 12, 1978) was an American fiddle player best known for his work on a number of Kitty Wells singles, and his long tenure with Flatt and Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys. [2]
Bill Hensley, Mountain Fiddler, Asheville, North Carolina. Old time (also spelled old-time or oldtime) fiddle is the style of American fiddling found in old-time music.Old time fiddle tunes are derived from European folk dance forms such as the jig, reel, breakdown, schottische, waltz, two-step, and polka.
Their music is billed as "a blend of high-spirited Appalachian dance music tying in sounds of traditional mountain fiddle tunes." [3] Their interpretation of old time is played with the energy and edginess of punk rock, [4] [5] while at the same time showing a tremendous degree of technical finesse. [6]
Contradicting Jabbour, who clearly distinguishes the earlier version, is the account of Andrew Kuntz to the effect that "Betty Vornbrock and others have noted a similarity between 'Garfield’s Blackberry Blossom' and the West Virginia tune 'Yew Piney Mountain', a variant...also played by Kentucky fiddlers J.P. Fraley and Santford Kelly".
The group was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2009 for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for their song "Blue Side of the Mountain." [4] In 2010, the group received two nominations for its second album, Reckless. The album has been nominated for both Best Bluegrass Album and Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with ...
Schneckenburger began playing fiddle at age 6 with the help of Carol Thomas Downing. She found her first fiddle mentor Greg Boardman at age 8 who she studied with until college. [7] During her high school years Lissa not only collaborated on playing gigs with David Kaynor but also participated in fiddle workshops and camps with Alastair Fraser.
Their backing band, the Foggy Mountain Boys, included fiddle player Paul Warren, a master player in both the old-time and bluegrass fiddling styles whose technique reflected all qualitative aspects of "the bluegrass breakdown" and fast bowing style; dobro player Uncle Josh Graves, an innovator of the advanced playing style of the instrument now ...