List of fiddlers

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This list of notable fiddlers shows some overlap with the list of violinists since the instrument used by fiddlers is the fiddle.

Contents

Alphabetical by last name

Name of fiddlerNationalityGenre(s)
Joseph Allard CanadianFrench-Canadian
Ruby Allmond AmericanCountry
Darol Anger AmericanJazz
Jason Anick AmericanJazz
Gilles Apap FrenchIrish, Gypsy, bluegrass
John Arcand CanadianMétis
Svend Asmussen DanishJazz
Aly Bain ShetlandScottish, Shetland
Dewey Balfa AmericanCajun
Kenny Baker AmericanBluegrass
Andrew Baxter AmericanBlues
Randal Bays AmericanIrish
Donald Angus Beaton CanadianCape Breton
Kinnon Beaton CanadianScottish Celtic
Miri Ben-Ari IsraeliHip-hop
Émile Benoît CanadianNewfoundland
Byron Berline AmericanBluegrass
Norman Blake AmericanOld time, bluegrass
Sedra Bistodeau AmericanOld time
Tracy Bonham AmericanAlternative rock
Robert Bowlin AmericanBluegrass
Charlie Bowman AmericanOld-time
Bus Boyk AmericanOld-time, country
Polly Bradfield AmericanJazz
Cecil Brower AmericanWestern swing
Kevin Burke AmericanIrish
Sam Bush AmericanBluegrass
Hanneke Cassel AmericanScottish, Texas style
Paddy Canny IrishIrish
Jean Carignan CanadianFrench-Canadian
Andy Carlson AmericanBluegrass
Gaither Carlton AmericanAppalachian, Old time
Ernie Carpenter AmericanAppalachian, old time
French Carpenter AmericanAppalachian, old time
Shelt Carpenter AmericanAppalachian, old time
Liz Carroll AmericanIrish
Fiddlin' John Carson AmericanAppalachian, old time
Eliza Carthy EnglishEnglish
Hanneke Cassel AmericanBluegrass, Scottish, other
Angus Chisholm CanadianCape Breton
Harry Choates AmericanCajun
Vassar Clements AmericanBluegrass, country, jazz
Michael Cleveland AmericanBluegrass
Julia Clifford IrishIrish traditional
Charlie Cline AmericanBluegrass
Michael Coleman IrishIrish
Brian Conway AmericanIrish
Sharon Corr IrishIrish
J. P. Cormier CanadianBluegrass
Papa John Creach AmericanRock, blues
Randy Crouch AmericanBlues, country, rock
Chris Daring AmericanTexas
Charlie Daniels AmericanSouthern US rock
Junior Daugherty AmericanWestern swing, country, traditional
Andy de Jarlis CanadianMétis
Vernon Derrick AmericanBluegrass, Country
Michael Doucet AmericanCajun
Tommy Doucet CanadianAcadian
Barry Dransfield EnglishEnglish, folk
Casey Driessen AmericanBluegrass, Scottish
DSharp AmericanClassical, electronic dance music, hip hop
Stuart Duncan AmericanBluegrass
Mark Evitts AmericanPop Country, Bluegrass
Mark Feldman AmericanJazz
Winston Fitzgerald CanadianCape Breton
Henry Flynt AmericanClassical hillbilly
Canray Fontenot AmericanCreole
Curly Fox AmericanCountry
Howdy Forrester AmericanTexas show-style
Alasdair Fraser ScottishScottish
D'Jalma Garnier AmericanCreole
Frankie Gavin IrishIrish
Rayna Gellert AmericanOld time
Manoj George IndianIndian classical music, World fusion, Indian blues
Johnny Gimble AmericanTexas swing, bluegrass
Matt Glaser AmericanJazz, bluegrass
Michael Gorman IrishIrish
Niel Gow ScottishScottish
G. B. Grayson AmericanOld time
Richard Greene AmericanBluegrass
Clinton Gregory AmericanBluegrass, country
Bryony Griffith EnglishEnglish Folk
Petra Haden AmericanAlternative rock
Merle Haggard AmericanCountry
Theron Hale AmericanOld time
Ed Haley AmericanOld time
Bella Hardy EnglishEnglish folk
John Hartford AmericanOld time, bluegrass, country
Martin Hayes IrishIrish
Sid Harkreader AmericanOld time
Aubrey Haynie AmericanBluegrass
Bobby Hicks AmericanBluegrass
Daniel Hoffman American-IsraeliKlezmer
Jerry Holland CanadianCape Breton
Bob Holt AmericanOld time
Tommy Hunter AmericanAppalachian
Eileen Ivers [1] AmericanIrish
Jana Jae AmericanCountry, Bluegrass
Tommy Jarrell AmericanAppalachian
Ramona Jones CountryOld time
Michael Kang KoreanBluegrass
Patrick Kelly IrishIrish
Doug Kershaw AmericanCajun
Clark Kessinger AmericanOld time
Carla Kihlstedt AmericanJazz
Paddy Killoran IrishIrish
Tim Kliphuis DutchJazz
Peter Knight EnglishFolk and jazz
Kenny Kosek AmericanBluegrass
Gundula Krause GermanBluegrass, cajun, folk, folk-rock
Alison Krauss AmericanBluegrass
Michelle Lambert AmericanPop
Donnell Leahy CanadianCape Breton
Andy Leftwich AmericanBluegrass
Brad Leftwich AmericanOld time
Ray Legere CanadianBluegrass
Chris Leslie EnglishElectric folk
Laurie Lewis AmericanBluegrass, old-time
Annbjørg Lien NorwegianNorwegian
Didier Lockwood FrenchJazz
Benjamin F. Logan AmericanBluegrass
Julie Lyonn Lieberman AmericanBlues, jazz, American and world roots styles
Sandy MacIntyre CanadianCape Breton
Ashley MacIsaac CanadianCape Breton
Buddy MacMaster CanadianCape Breton
Natalie MacMaster CanadianCanadian
Mack Magaha AmericanBluegrass
Martie Maguire AmericanCountry/Bluegrass
J. E. Mainer AmericanAppalachian, old time
Benny Martin AmericanBluegrass
Oisin McAuley IrishIrish traditional
Andy McGann IrishIrish-American
Dennis McGee AmericanCajun
Sean McGuire IrishIrish
Clayton McMichen AmericanAppalachian, old time
French Mitchell AmericanAppalachian, old time
Don Messer CanadianMaritime, folk, old time
Bruce Molsky AmericanAppalachian
Patrick Moran CanadianSliabh Luachra
Denis Murphy IrishIrish traditional
Sierra Noble CanadianMétis, Celtic, old time, folk, jazz
Máiréad Nesbitt IrishCeltic
Mark O'Connor AmericaBluegrass, folk, classical
Padraig O'Keeffe IrishIrish
Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh IrishIrish
Uncle Charlie Osborne AmericanOld time, Appalachian
Peter Ostroushko AmericanAmericana, folk
Sixto Palavecino ArgentinianArgentinian folk
Una Palliser IrishIrish
Donny Parenteau CanadianCountry, western swing
Tommy Peoples IrishIrish
Jean-Luc Ponty FrenchJazz
Tommy Potts IrishIrish
Ed Reavy IrishIrish-American
Bridget Regan AmericanIrish punk
Juan Reynoso MexicanTierra Caliente
Bonnie Rideout AmericanScottish
Laura Risk AmericanScottish, French-Canadian
Fiddlin' Doc Roberts AmericanOld time
Eck Robertson AmericanOld time
Posey Rorer AmericanOld time
Jonathan "Jazz" Russell AmericanJazz
Ric Sanders EnglishEnglish folk
Joel Savoy AmericanCajun
Oliver Schroer CanadianComposer, various genres
Ricky Skaggs AmericanCountry, bluegrass
Nicky Sanders AmericanBluegrass
Dinesh Subasinghe SriLankanPop classical, Celtic, folk
Ruby Jane Smith AmericanBluegrass
Buddy Spicher AmericanBluegrass
Uncle Bunt Stephens AmericanOld time
Lee Stripling AmericanOld time
Uncle Am Stuart AmericanOld time
Brenda Stubbert CanadianCape Breton
Alicia Svigals AmericanKlezmer
Dave Swarbrick EnglishEnglish folk
Gid Tanner AmericanAppalachian, old time
Gordon Terry AmericanBluegrass
Benny Thomasson AmericanTexas, old time
Uncle Jimmy Thompson AmericanOld time
Kathryn Tickell EnglishNorthumbrian
Graham Townsend CanadianOttawa Valley
Jay Ungar AmericanWaltzes, swing
Jim Van Cleve AmericanBluegrass
Joe Venuti AmericanJazz
Calvin Vollrath CanadianMétis
Sara Watkins [1] AmericanBluegrass
Jenny Wilhelms FinnishFolk
Benny Williams AmericanBluegrass
Claude Williams AmericanJazz
Bob Wills AmericanTexas swing
Melvin Wine AmericanAppalachian
Chubby Wise AmericanBluegrass
Joel Zifkin CanadianFolk, rock, blues, abstract

By style

North American

Canadian styles

Down East
Canadian folk
French Canadian/Acadian
Ottawa Valley
Cape Breton
Métis
Newfoundland

Mexican styles

Tierra Caliente

US styles

Blues
Bluegrass
Cajun
Country
Country rock
Creole
Hip-hop
Old time
Pop
Western swing

European fiddling styles

Romani (Gypsy)

Irish styles

Irish Celtic
Sliabh Luachra
Irish punk

Jewish styles

Klezmer

Norwegian styles

Hardanger

UK styles

English
Scottish Celtic
Shetland

Sri Lankan fiddle style

Trans-regional styles

Folk

Traditional folk
Folk-rock

Jazz

Rock

Rock

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dunham, Nancy (November 2, 2023). "5 Female Fiddle Players Breaking Barriers". American Songwriter. Retrieved February 28, 2024.