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April Verch is a wonderful Canadian fiddler/step dancer who puts on a great show! Her albums are excellent and she is great teacher. Keep track of her schedule at www.aprilverch.com
Brian Wicklund is revolutionizing beginning fiddle teaching with his incredible American Fiddle Method series. He also plays a mean bluegrass fiddle and is currently playing with the Kathy Kallick Band. Find out more about Brian at www.brianwicklund.com
Ron Stewart is just about the hottest bluegrass fiddler in the business. He plays with the legendary J.D. Crowe and the New South. Ron is also in demand as a session player and can be found on a large number of contemporary bluegrass recordings. You?ll love his banjo, guitar, and mandolin work as well.
www.jdcrowe.net
John Francis is one of my favorite Texas-style fiddle players. But hailing from the West Coast, John brings a lot of his own interpretation to the style.
www.johnfrancisfiddle.com
John Francis and Megan Lynch - Twin Fiddle Champions
Texas Shorty (James Chancellor) is truly one of the legends of Texas fiddling. His many recordings are like the audio versions of Texas fiddling 101.
www.texasshorty.comDaniel Carwile plays so many styles, and all of them impeccably. He a true innovator and an incredibly unique musician. He and his very talented wife Amy run a teaching studio and are known as very capable instructors.
www.carwilestringstudio.com
I have recently fallen in love with the contemporary acoustic sounds of The Creaking Tree String Quartet. A big part of the reason I love them is the unique, fly-by-the-seat-of-his-pants fiddling of John Showman. He makes this Toronto group rock!
The Clarridges turned me on to one of the true young innovators in fiddling. He comes from a Scottish fiddling background but has taken music to a whole new level. I guess he can best be categorized as a jazz player, but he's so much more than any one category. Check out Jeremy Kittel.
Can you even deny his work with the Tony Rice Unit? Or his fiddling with the Lonesome River Band? You can't. I can't. He's so soulful. You must listen to Rickie Simpkins.
Tim Crouch must be one of the best kept secrets in the session scene. He never plays the same thing twice and I'm starting to think he is one of the most inventive players in the traditional scene. He really knows how to serve a song. I first became aware of his fiddle playing on Bryan Sutton's "Bluegrass Guitar Album". Incredible stuff.Tashina and Tristan Clarridge are two of the hottest young players in traditional music. They have both won more awards than I can count but are branching out into Cape Breton, bluegrass, and jazz.
www.clarridgefiddlers.com
Danita Rast, Roberta Rast, and Tonya Rast Hopkins are some truly hot fiddle siblings! These three girls have multitudes of awards to their credit and are scattered across the country playing everything from classical to Cape Breton to Texas style to Celtic rock and more! Keep an eye out for them, either alone, or together as the Rast Sisters. J'anna Jacoby has taken fiddling to a whole new level. Originally a classical violinist and contest fiddler, she has a become a master of rock, jazz, and many other styles. J?anna is currently the fiddle player for Rod Stewart and has toured the world many times over.
www.jannajacoby.comBobby Hicks is a longtime hero of many and a recent hero of mine. His work with the Bluegrass Album Band changed my idea of bluegrass fiddling forever. He is still going strong and finally pursuing a dream of his - his own band, Hazel Creek.
www.bobbyhicks.comHerman Johnson is one of the classiest gentleman to ever draw the bow across the strings. His playing has always struck me as both perfectly traditional and contemporary at the same time. No website for Herman, but you can find transcriptions and recordings of his classic tunes at
www.sheetmusicplus.comOne of the most exciting young players to come on the scene, Casey Driessen is changing the way we all view the fiddle. His rhythm work is stunning! He complements the music of his bandleader Tim O'Brien perfectly.
www.caseydriessen.comI ran across Bethany Dick at fiddle contests all over the West and always loved her playing (not surprising, we had the same early mentors - Dick and Lisa Barrett) but her move to Nashville has cemented her as one of the up and coming country/bluegrass stars. Catch her with Pam Tillis when you can.
www.bethanyrecords.comMy dear friend Paul Lee has continued to grow into an amazing bluegrass and old-time fiddler. Since he joined the fabulous band Open Road, his playing has only gotten hotter and more widely recognized.
www.openroadbluegrass.com
Jeremy Garrett recently made the move to Nashville from his home in Idaho and has been climbing the bluegrass ladder rapidly. His beautiful tenor voice, excellent contemporary fiddle playing, and professional stage presence have made him a hot commodity in Music City. Check out his latest project, the uber-hot Stringdusters.
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