Peter Stampfel
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Peter Stampfel | |
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Born | Peter Stampfel October 29, 1938 |
Occupation | Associate Editor at DAW Books |
Spouse | Betsy Wollheim |
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Genres | Folk |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
Instrument(s) | fiddle, violin, guitar, banjo |
Years active | 1963–present |
Peter Stampfel (born October 29, 1938, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin[1]) is an American fiddle player and singer-songwriter.
Stampfel is perhaps best known as a member of the Holy Modal Rounders, a psychedelic folk band. He was also briefly a member of the Fugs and has been the leader of several musical projects, including the Bottlecaps and the WORM All-Stars. He has performed with They Might Be Giants, the Roches, Yo La Tengo, Bongwater, Jeffrey Lewis, Michael Hurley, Baby Gramps and Loudon Wainwright III.[2]
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References
- ^ Layne, Joslyn. "Peter Stampfel". Allmusic. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ^ Gross, Jason (September 1996). "Peter Stampfel interview". Perfect Sound Forever. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
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