List of fiddlers
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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).
Alphabetical by last name
- Charlie Acuff (Appalachian)
- Darol Anger (jazz, "psychograss")
- Svend Asmussen (jazz)
- Aly Bain (Scottish and Shetland fiddling)
- Kenny Baker (bluegrass)
- Miri Ben-Ari (hip-hop)
- Byron Berline (bluegrass)
- Tracy Bonham (alternative rock)
- Polly Bradfield (jazz)
- Kevin Burke (Irish)
- Paddy Canny (Irish)
- Jean Carignan (1916-1988; legendary Canadien fiddler)
- Liz Carroll (Irish, Canadian)
- Eliza Carthy (English)
- Bobby Casey (Irish)
- Vassar Clements (bluegrass, country, jazz)
- Julia Clifford (Irish traditional)
- Michael Cleveland (bluegrass)
- Shane Cook (Canadian)
- Sharon Corr (Irish)
- Charlie Daniels (Southern US rock)
- Clyde Davenport (Appalachian (Kentucky))
- Barry Dransfield (English, folk))
- Stewart Duncan (bluegrass)
- Betse Ellis (Old Timey, Country)
- Mark Feldman (jazz)
- Fred Finn (Irish)
- Henry Flynt (classical hillbilly)
- Canray Fontenot (Creole)
- John Thomas Fowler (Appalachian Old Timey)
- Alasdair Fraser (Scottish)
- Frankie Gavin (Irish)
- Jackson Gaydon (folk, pop)
- Johnny Gimble (bluegrass, Nashville session player)
- Michael Gorman (Irish)
- Stéphane Grappelli (jazz)
- Richard Greene (bluegrass)
- Mitchell Grobb (Canadian traditional, pop, classical)
- John Grimm(Appalachian (Georgia), folk,)
- Petra Haden (alternative rock)
- Ed Haley (Old Timey)
- P.J. Hayes (Irish)
- Aubrey Haynie (bluegrass)
- Ivonne Hernandez (Canadian)
- Bobby Hicks (bluegrass)
- Jerry Holland (Cape Breton)
- Tommy Hunter (Appalachian (North Carolina))
- Tommy Jarrell (Appalachian (North Carolina))
- Eyvind Kang (jazz and classical)
- James Kelly
- John Kelly (Irish)
- Patrick Kelly (Irish)
- Doug Kershaw (Cajun)
- Carla Kihlstedt (jazz)
- The KilBride Brothers (Cape Breton, Irish, Scottish, Shetland, Welsh)
- Michael Kissinger (jazz, folk, rock)
- Tim Kliphuis (jazz)
- madfiddler - Mark Knight (alternative rock)
- Peter Knight (English, folk and jazz)
- Gundula Krause (bluegrass, cajun, folk, folk-rock)
- Alison Krauss (bluegrass)
- Patty Kusturok
- Donnell Leahy (Canadian fiddler)
- Laurie Lewis (bluegrass, American old-time)
- Didier Lockwood (jazz)
- Ashley MacIsaac (Scottish-Canadian)
- Buddy MacMaster (Scottish-Canadian)
- Natalie MacMaster (Scottish-Canadian)
- Dennis McGee (Cajun)
- Hugh Marsh (Canadian jazz/popular musician)
- Denis Murphy (Irish Traditional)
- Patrick Moran (Newfoundland)
- Nash the Slash (classical, rock, experimental)
- Mark O'Connor (bluegrass, folk, classical)
- Padraig O'Keeffe (Irish)
- Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (Irish)
- EJ Ouellette (rad-trad)
- Tommy Peoples (Irish)
- Jean-Luc Ponty (jazz)
- Tommy Potts (Irish)
- Dirk Powell (Cajun, Old-Time, Irish)
- Crystal Plohman (Canadian)
- Henry Reed (Appalachian (Virginia))
- Bridget Regan (Traditional "Flogging Molly")
- Juan Reynoso (Mexican)
- Ernesto Rodrigues (experimental)
- Jonathan "Jazz" Russell (jazz)
- Beata Salamon (Hungarian Folk Fiddle)[1]
- Ric Sanders (English)
- Stuff Smith (jazz)
- Mark Sullivan (Canadian)
- Dave Swarbrick (English)
- Adam Sweet (Celtic)
- Shoji Tabuchi
- Boyd Tinsley (rock, jazz)
- Jelle van Tongeren (jazz/Hot Club)
- Michał Urbaniak (jazz)
- Joe Venuti (jazz)
- John Vesey (Irish)
- Calvin Vollrath (Canadian)
- Sara Watkins (bluegrass Nickel Creek)
- Jenny Wilhelms (folk)
- Kevin Wimmer (Cajun, Old-Time, Bluegrass)
- Melvin Wine (Appalachian (West Virginia))
- Máiréad Nesbitt (Celtic)
Alphabetical by Last Name by Style
Alternative Rock
American
- Appalachian
- Arkansas
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- Betse Ellis (also Country, Old Timey)
- Cecil Goforth
- Gene Goforth
- Lonnie Goforth
- Bob Holt
- North Carolina
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Bluegrass
- Kenny Baker
- Byron Berline
- Jason Carter
- Vassar Clements (also Country, Jazz)
- Michael Cleveland
- Stewart Duncan
- Johnny Gimble
- Richard Greene
- Randy Powell
- Aubrey Haynie
- Bobby Hicks
- Gundula Krause (also Cajun, Folk, Folk-Rock)
- Alison Krauss
- Laurie Lewis
- Mark O'Connor (also Classical, Folk)
- Sara Watkins (of Nickel Creek, also Alternative, other influences)
- Kevin Wimmer (also Cajun, Old Timey)
- Chubby Wise
- Cajun
- Dewey Balfa
- Michael Doucet
- Courtney Granger
- Chuck Guillory (also Country)
- Doug Kershaw
- Gundula Krause (also Bluegrass, Folk, Folk-Rock)
- Dennis McGee
- Dirk Powell (also Irish, Old Timey)
- Mitch Reed
- Cedric Watson (also Creole)
- Kevin Wimmer (also Bluegrass, Old Timey)
- 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
Canadian
- Jean Carignan
- Liz Carroll (also Irish)
- Shane Cook
- Mitchell Grobb (also classical, pop)
- Ivonne Hernandez
- Patti Kusturok
- Donnell Leahy
- Crystal Plohman
- Mark Sullivan
- Calvin Vollrath
- Cape Breton
- Jerry Holland
- KilBride Brothers (also Irish, Scottish, Shetland, Welsh)
- Buddy MacMaster
- Natalie MacMaster
- Newfoundland
- Scottish-Canadian
Celtic
Classical
- Eyvind Kang (also Jazz)
- Mark O'Connor (also Bluegrass, Folk)
- Nash the Slash (also Experimental, Rock)
- Mitchell Grobb (also Canadian, Pop)
English
Experimental
- Ernesto Rodrigues
- Nash the Slash (also Classical, Rock)
Folk
- Jackson Gaydon
- Michael Kissinger (also Jazz, Rock)
- Gundula Krause (also Bluegrass, Cajun, Folk-Rock)
- Mark O'Connor
- Jenny Wilhelms
Folk-Rock
Hip-Hop
Hot Club
- Jelle van Tongeren (also Jazz)
Hungarian
Irish
- KilBride Brothers (also Cape Breton, Scottish, Shetland, Welsh)
- Kevin Burke
- Paddy Canny
- Liz Carroll (also Canadian)
- Bobby Casey
- Julia Clifford
- Michael Coleman
- Sharon Corr
- Fred Finn
- Frankie Gavin
- Michael Gorman
- P.J. Hayes
- John Kelly
- Patrick Kelly
- Paddy Killoran
- James Morrison
- Denis Murphy
- Padraig O'Keeffe
- Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh
- Tommy Peoples
- Tommy Potts
- Dirk Powell (also Cajun, Old Timey)
- John Sheahan
- John Vesey
Jazz
- Darol Anger (also Psychograss)
- Svend Asmussen
- Polly Bradfield
- Vassar Clements (also Country, Bluegrass)
- Mark Feldman
- Stéphane Grappelli
- Jonathan Jazz
- Eyvind Kang (also Classical)
- Carla Kihlstedt
- Michael Kissinger (also Folk, Rock)
- Tim Kliphuis
- Didier Lockwood
- Jean-Luc Ponty
- Stuff Smith
- Boyd Tinsley (also Rock)
- Jelle van Tongeren (also Hot Club)
- Michał Urbaniak
- Joe Venuti
Mexican
Pop
- Jackson Gaydon
- Hugh Marsh
- Mitchell Grobb (also Canadian, Classical)
Psychograss
- Darol Anger (also Jazz)
Rad-Trad
Rock
- Michael Kissinger (also Folk, Jazz)
- Nash the Slash (also Classical, Experimental)
- Boyd Tinsley (also Jazz)
Traditional/Rock
UK
- Scottish
- Aly Bain (also Shetland)
- Alasdair Fraser
- KilBride Brothers (also Cape Breton, Irish, Shetland, Welsh)
- Shetland
- Aly Bain (also Scottish)
- KilBride Brothers (also Cape Breton, Irish, Scottish, Welsh)
- Welsh
- KilBride Brothers (also Cape Breton, Irish, Scottish, Shetland)