List of fiddlers

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

Alphabetical by last name

Name of fiddler Nationality Genre(s) Joseph Allard Canadian French-Canadian Ruby Allmond American Country Darol AngerAmerican Jazz Jason AnickAmerican Jazz Gilles Apap FrenchIrish, Gypsy, bluegrass John Arcand CanadianMétis Svend Asmussen Danish Jazz Aly BainShetland Scottish, Shetland Dewey BalfaAmerican Cajun Kenny Baker AmericanBluegrass Andrew BaxterAmericanBlues Randal BaysAmericanIrish Donald Angus BeatonCanadianCape Breton Kinnon BeatonCanadianScottish Celtic Miri Ben-AriIsraeli Hip-hop Émile BenoîtCanadianNewfoundland Byron BerlineAmerican Bluegrass Norman BlakeAmericanOld time, bluegrass Sedra Bistodeau AmericanOld time Tracy Bonham AmericanAlternative rock Robert BowlinAmerican Bluegrass Charlie BowmanAmerican Old-time Bus BoykAmericanOld-time, country Polly Bradfield American Jazz Cecil Brower AmericanWestern swing Kevin Burke AmericanIrish Sam BushAmerican Bluegrass Paddy CannyIrish Irish Jean Carignan Canadian French-Canadian Andy Carlson American Bluegrass Gaither Carlton American Appalachian, Old time Ernie Carpenter American Appalachian, old time French Carpenter American Appalachian, old time Shelt Carpenter AmericanAppalachian, old time Liz Carroll American Irish Fiddlin' John CarsonAmericanAppalachian, old time Eliza CarthyEnglish English Hanneke CasselAmerican Bluegrass, Scottish, other Angus ChisholmCanadianCape Breton Harry Choates American Cajun Vassar ClementsAmerican Bluegrass, country, jazz Michael Cleveland AmericanBluegrass Julia CliffordIrish Irish traditional Charlie Cline AmericanBluegrassMichael ColemanIrishIrishBrian ConwayAmericanIrish Sharon CorrIrish Irish J. P. CormierCanadianBluegrass Papa John CreachAmerican Rock, blues Randy CrouchAmerican Blues, country, rock Chris Daring American Texas Charlie Daniels American Southern US rock Junior Daugherty AmericanWestern swing, country, traditional Andy de Jarlis Canadian Métis Vernon Derrick American Bluegrass, Country Michael DoucetAmerican Cajun Tommy DoucetCanadianAcadian Barry DransfieldEnglishEnglish, folk Casey DriessenAmerican Bluegrass, Scottish DSharpAmericanClassical, electronic dance music, hip hop Stuart DuncanAmericanBluegrass Mark EvittsAmericanPop Country, Bluegrass Mark FeldmanAmerican Jazz Winston FitzgeraldCanadianCape Breton Henry Flynt AmericanClassical hillbilly Canray Fontenot AmericanCreole Curly FoxAmerican Country Howdy ForresterAmericanTexas show-style Alasdair FraserScottish Scottish D'Jalma GarnierAmerican Creole Frankie Gavin Irish Irish Rayna GellertAmerican Old time Manoj George Indian Indian 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 GreeneAmerican Bluegrass Clinton Gregory AmericanBluegrass, countryBryony GriffithEnglishEnglish 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 AmericanIrish Alan Jabbour AmericanOld time, folk Jana Jae American Country, 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 KilloranIrishIrish Tim Kliphuis DutchJazz Peter Knight English Folk and jazz Kenny Kosek AmericanBluegrass Gundula Krause GermanBluegrass, cajun, folk, folk-rockAlison Krauss AmericanBluegrassMichelle Lambert AmericanPopDonnell LeahyCanadianCape BretonAndy Leftwich AmericanBluegrassBrad LeftwichAmericanOld timeRay LegereCanadianBluegrass Chris Leslie EnglishElectric folk Laurie Lewis AmericanBluegrass, old-time Annbjørg Lien NorwegianNorwegian Didier Lockwood FrenchJazz Benjamin F. Logan American BluegrassJulie Lyonn LiebermanAmericanBlues, jazz, American and world roots styles Sandy MacIntyreCanadianCape Breton Ashley MacIsaac CanadianCape Breton Buddy MacMaster CanadianCape Breton Natalie MacMaster CanadianCanadian Mack MagahaAmerican Bluegrass Martie MaguireAmerican Country/Bluegrass J. E. MainerAmerican Appalachian, old time Benny MartinAmerican Bluegrass Marcus Martin American Appalachian, old time Andy McGann Irish Irish-American Dennis McGee AmericanCajun Sean McGuire IrishIrish Clayton McMichenAmerican Appalachian, old time French Mitchell AmericanAppalachian, old time Don Messer CanadianMaritime, folk, old time Bruce Molsky AmericanAppalachian Patrick MoranCanadianSliabh Luachra Denis Murphy IrishIrish traditional Sierra Noble Canadian Métis, Celtic, old time, folk, jazz Máiréad NesbittIrishCeltic 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 PeoplesIrishIrish Jean-Luc PontyFrenchJazz Tommy Potts IrishIrish Ed Reavy IrishIrish-American Bridget Regan AmericanIrish punk Juan Reynoso MexicanTierra Caliente Bonnie Rideout AmericanScottish Laura RiskAmericanScottish, French-Canadian Fiddlin' Doc RobertsAmericanOld time Eck RobertsonAmericanOld time Posey Rorer AmericanOld time Jonathan "Jazz" Russell AmericanJazz Ric Sanders EnglishEnglish folk Joel Savoy AmericanCajun Oliver Schroer CanadianComposer, various genres Ricky SkaggsAmerican Country, bluegrass Nicky SandersAmerican Bluegrass Dinesh SubasingheSriLankan Pop classical, Celtic, folk Ruby Jane SmithAmerican Bluegrass Buddy Spicher AmericanBluegrass Uncle Bunt StephensAmericanOld time Lee StriplingAmericanOld time Uncle Am Stuart AmericanOld time Brenda Stubbert CanadianCape Breton Alicia Svigals AmericanKlezmer Dave Swarbrick EnglishEnglish folk Gid Tanner AmericanAppalachian, old time Gordon TerryAmericanBluegrass Benny ThomassonAmericanTexas, old time Uncle Jimmy Thompson AmericanOld time Kathryn Tickell EnglishNorthumbrian Graham Townsend CanadianOttawa Valley Jay Ungar AmericanWaltzes, swing Jim Van Cleve AmericanBluegrass Joe Venuti AmericanJazzJohn VeseyIrishIrish traditional Calvin Vollrath CanadianMétis Sara Watkins AmericanBluegrass Jenny Wilhelms FinnishFolk Benny Williams American Bluegrass 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 EastCanadian folkFrench Canadian/AcadianOttawa ValleyCape BretonMétisNewfoundland

Mexican styles

Tierra Caliente

US styles

BluesBluegrass CajunCountryCountry rockCreoleHip-hopOld timePopWestern swing

European fiddling styles

Romani (Gypsy)

Irish styles

Irish CelticSliabh LuachraIrish punk

Jewish styles

Klezmer

Norwegian styles

Hardanger

UK styles

EnglishScottish CelticShetland

Sri Lankan fiddle style Dinesh Subasinghe

Trans-regional styles Folk

Traditional folkFolk-rock

Jazz

Rock

Rock

References