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Name of fiddler Nationality Genre(s) Joseph Allard: Canadian: French-Canadian Ruby Allmond: American: Country Darol Anger: American: Jazz Jason Anick: American
Benny Edward Martin (May 8, 1928 [1] – March 13, 2001), [2] was an American bluegrass fiddler who invented the eight-string fiddle. Throughout his musical career he performed with artists such as the Bluegrass Boys, Don Reno, the Smoky Mountain Boys and Flatt and Scruggs, and later performed and recorded with the Stanley Brothers, Hylo Brown, Jimmy Martin, Johnnie and Jack, and the Stonemans ...
Bluegrass fiddling is a distinctive style of American fiddle playing which is characterized by bold, bluesy improvisation, off-beat "chopping", and sophisticated use of both double-stops and old-time bowing patterns.
In 2007, Cleveland and his band Flamekeeper entertained as part of the Bluegrass Sundays Winter Concert Series in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [12] The group performed at the Sally Creek Music Festival in Thames Centre, Ontario, in July, 2010. [13] In 2022, Cleveland joined Béla Fleck's touring band for My Bluegrass Heart. [14]
Mark O'Connor (born August 5, 1961) is an American fiddle player, composer, guitarist, and mandolinist whose music combines bluegrass, country, jazz and classical.A three-time Grammy Award winner, he has won six Country Music Association Musician Of The Year awards and was a member of three influential musical ensembles: the David Grisman Quintet, The Dregs, and Strength in Numbers.
John Cowan Hartford (December 30, 1937 – June 4, 2001) was an American folk, country, and bluegrass composer and musician known for his mastery of the fiddle and banjo, as well as for his witty lyrics, unique vocal style, and extensive knowledge of Mississippi River lore.
Byron Douglas Berline [1] (July 6, 1944 – July 10, 2021) was an American fiddle player [2] who played many American music styles, including old time, ragtime, bluegrass, Cajun, country, and rock. Life and career
Nicky Sanders is a Grammy Award-winning, American fiddle player specializing in Bluegrass music. [1] He is best known for his work with the band Steep Canyon Rangers along with banjo player and comedian Steve Martin. [2] Raised in San Francisco, he began studying classical violin aged five.