I liked the top ten guitar player topic so I am ripping it off. I think Fiddle is another instrument that transcends many genres and is played by many people. I do want to avoid classical violin players as the topic is Fiddlers, different styles different uses. Maybe I am just biased. Jazz players are alright though.
My list is:
Sean Smyth
Stephan Grappelli
Angus R. Grant
Oisin McAuley
Oisin Mac Diarmada
Frankie Gavin
Vassar Clements
Kevin Burke
Sean Cleland
Martin Hayes
Top Ten Fiddlers
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If Sporting Pitchfork can advocate Buddy MacMaster (good choice by the way), I can advocate Jerry Holland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLupQQJzEBQ
Also Duncan Chisholm - my favourite of the current Scottish Fiddlers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RObNXnC08Hk
David
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLupQQJzEBQ
Also Duncan Chisholm - my favourite of the current Scottish Fiddlers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RObNXnC08Hk
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A lot of good ones named so far.
I'd add John Carty to the ITM list.
For jazz, Zbigniew Seifert (RIP) was always my favorite when i was playing fiddle.
I've been listening to some earlier Jean-Luc Ponty (before his more pop-jazz stuff) recently, and man could he tear it up.
Jerry Goodman and Didier Lockwood are two others i used to listen to in my jazz fiddling days.
For bluegrass, i'd put Kenny Baker and Bobby Hicks in there too along with Vassar.
Old time, Rafe Stefanini and James Bryan are my favorites.
I'd add John Carty to the ITM list.
For jazz, Zbigniew Seifert (RIP) was always my favorite when i was playing fiddle.
I've been listening to some earlier Jean-Luc Ponty (before his more pop-jazz stuff) recently, and man could he tear it up.
Jerry Goodman and Didier Lockwood are two others i used to listen to in my jazz fiddling days.
For bluegrass, i'd put Kenny Baker and Bobby Hicks in there too along with Vassar.
Old time, Rafe Stefanini and James Bryan are my favorites.
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gorgeous!!!!!The Sporting Pitchfork wrote:<Ahem.>
You're forgetting Buddy MacMaster.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny2beJky_KM
now to give this topic some thought.....
here's one for starters-
Alasdair Fraser
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF4GIc80x8g
add Mark O'Connor- yeah he plays classical, but he also plays Fiddle and great too! not too many can truly go both ways.
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Personal favorites as in goal to sound like; Erynn Marshall's Cds have been our house theme music since taking a class with her a few weeks ago.
I really really REALLY like Rayna Gellert, too.
Also on my list would be people I can listen to for hours and never tire of or get annoyed by: Bruce Greene, Betse Ellis, Michael Doucet, Alan Jabbour (especially when playing with Ken Perlman), Chirps Smith, Bruce Molsky, Alicia Svigals,
and probably anybody from Quebec who can play fiddle and do what ever it is that they do at the same time with their pieds.
I don't think I'm long for sticking with an Irish repertoire.
I really really REALLY like Rayna Gellert, too.
Also on my list would be people I can listen to for hours and never tire of or get annoyed by: Bruce Greene, Betse Ellis, Michael Doucet, Alan Jabbour (especially when playing with Ken Perlman), Chirps Smith, Bruce Molsky, Alicia Svigals,
and probably anybody from Quebec who can play fiddle and do what ever it is that they do at the same time with their pieds.
I don't think I'm long for sticking with an Irish repertoire.
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...after my own true heart! Let's add Brad Leftwich, and I can go with this.hyldemoer wrote:Personal favorites as in goal to sound like; Erynn Marshall's Cds have been our house theme music since taking a class with her a few weeks ago.
I really really REALLY like Rayna Gellert, too.
Also on my list would be people I can listen to for hours and never tire of or get annoyed by: Bruce Greene, Betse Ellis, Michael Doucet, Alan Jabbour (especially when playing with Ken Perlman), Chirps Smith, Bruce Molsky, Alicia Svigals,
and probably anybody from Quebec who can play fiddle and do what ever it is that they do at the same time with their pieds.
I don't think I'm long for sticking with an Irish repertoire.
Charlie Gravel
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“I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.”
― Oscar Wilde