Megan
Lynch was raised in Redding, California, often considered the hotbed
of fiddle music west of the Rockies. She began taking lessons at the
age of four and started competing shortly thereafter. Megan won her
first National Championship at age 8 and followed that with three consecutive
wins at ages 10, 11, and 12. In 2003 Megan made a return to serious
competition and captured two more National titles in 2003 and 2004.
During the last 24 years of on-and-off competition, Megan has also won
6 California State titles, as well as the Minnesota State Championships.
Megan
is in high demand as a private and group teacher. She counts dozens
of State and National Champions among her students, and has recently
added several prestigious bluegrass camps to her list of teaching accomplishments.
Her no-holds-barred workshops have drawn rave reviews across the country.
Since moving to
Nashville, Megan has played with
country legend Pam Tillis as well as bluegrass luminaries Roland White,
Larry Cordle, Jim Hurst, and Chris Jones. Megan is a former member of
Koch recording artists 3 Fox Drive and west coast supergroup Due West.
She is the founder and
director of FiddleStar Youth and Adult Fiddle Camps. Megan is a fiddler
of varied interests and influences. You never know if she’s going
to go Texas style, Celtic, Motown, Bluegrass, or all of the above!

A supportive family means more than anything - stepdad
Bill Nadauld and his magic banjo-uke.

2003 National Young Adult Champion