List of fiddlers
This list of notable fiddlers shows some crossover with the List of violinists since the instruments used are quite similar, if not identical.
Alphabetical by last name
- Joseph Allard (French-Canadian)
- Ruby Allmond (Country)
- Darol Anger (Jazz, "psychograss")
- Gilles Apap (Irish, Gypsy, Experimental)
- John Arcand (Canadian Métis)
- Svend Asmussen (Jazz)
- Aly Bain (Scottish and Shetland fiddling)
- Dewey Balfa (Cajun)
- Andrew Bird (Experimental Indie)
- Kenny Baker (bluegrass)
- Miri Ben-Ari (hip-hop)
- Byron Berline (Bluegrass)
- Tracy Bonham (Alternative rock)
- Robert Bowlin (Bluegrass)
- Charlie Bowman (Old-timey)
- Bus Boyk (Old-timey, Country)
- Polly Bradfield (Jazz)
- Jim Brock (Bluegrass)
- Cecil Brower (Western swing)
- Kevin Burke (Irish)
- Sam Bush (Bluegrass)
- Paddy Canny (Irish)
- Jean Carignan (1916-1988; legendary Canadien fiddler)
- Andy Carlson (Bluegrass)
- Gaither Carlton (Appalachian, Old Timey)
- Ernie Carpenter (Appalachian, Old Timey)
- French Carpenter (Appalachian, Old Timey)
- Shelt Carpenter (Appalachian, Old Timey)
- Liz Carroll (Irish, Canadian)
- Fiddlin' John Carson (Appalachian (Georgia), Old timey)
- Eliza Carthy (English)
- Hanneke Cassel (Bluegrass, Scottish, other)
- Harry Choates (Cajun)
- Vassar Clements (Bluegrass, country, jazz)
- Michael Cleveland (Bluegrass)
- Julia Clifford (Irish traditional)
- Charlie Cline (Bluegrass)
- Randall Collins (Bluegrass)
- Sharon Corr (Irish)
- Papa John Creach (Rock, blues)
- Randy Crouch (Blues, Country, Rock)
- Chris Daring (Colorado, Texas)
- Charlie Daniels (Southern US rock)
- Andy de Jarlis (Canadian Métis)
- Michael Doucet (Cajun)
- Barry Dransfield (English, folk))
- Casey Driessen (Bluegrass, Scottish)
- Dave Favis-Mortlock (Jazz, folk)
- Mark Feldman (Jazz)
- Aydal Fiddler (German)
- Henry Flynt (Classical hillbilly)
- Canray Fontenot (Creole)
- Curly Fox (Country)
- Alasdair Fraser (Scottish)
- D'Jalma Garnier (Creole)
- Rayna Gellert (Old Timey)
- Johnny Gimble (Texas swing, bluegrass, Nashville session player)
- Matt Glaser (Jazz)
- Jerry Goodman (Jazz)
- Michael Gorman (Irish)
- Stéphane Grappelli (Jazz)
- G. B. Grayson (Old Timey)
- Richard Greene (Bluegrass)
- John Grimm(Appalachian (Georgia), folk)
- Petra Haden (Alternative rock)
- Theron Hale (Old Timey)
- Ed Haley (Old Timey)
- Bella Hardy (English)
- Sid Harkreader (Old Timey)
- Aubrey Haynie (Bluegrass)
- Bobby Hicks (Bluegrass)
- Jerry Holland (Cape Breton)
- Bob Holt (Old Timey)
- Tommy Hunter (Appalachian (North Carolina))
- Eileen Ivers (Irish)
- Tommy Jarrell (Appalachian (North Carolina))
- Eyvind Kang (Jazz and classical)
- Michael Kang (Bluegrass)
- Patrick Kelly (Irish)
- Doug Kershaw (Cajun)
- Clark Kessinger (Old Timey)
- Carla Kihlstedt (Jazz)
- Tim Kliphuis (Jazz)
- Mark Knight (Alternative rock)
- Peter Knight (English, folk and jazz)
- Kenny Kosek (Bluegrass)
- Gundula Krause (Bluegrass, cajun, folk, folk-rock)
- Alison Krauss (Bluegrass)
- Chris Leslie (English)
- Laurie Lewis (Bluegrass, American old-time)
- Annbjørg Lien (Norwegian)
- Didier Lockwood (Jazz)
- Gilles Losier (folk, Celtic, Quebecois, Acadian more)
- Ashley MacIsaac (Scottish-Canadian)
- Buddy MacMaster (Scottish-Canadian)
- Natalie MacMaster (Scottish-Canadian)
- Vanessa Mae (English, pop, techno)
- Mack Magaha (Bluegrass)
- Martie Maguire (Country)
- J. E. Mainer (Appalachian (North Carolina), Old timey)
- Hugh Marsh (Canadian jazz/popular musician)
- Benny Martin (Bluegrass)
- Dennis McGee (Cajun)
- Sean McGuire (Irish)
- Charlie McKerron (Scottish)
- Clayton McMichen (Appalachian (Georgia), Old timey)
- Yehudi Menuhin (Classical, Jazz)
- French Mitchell (Appalachian, Old timey)
- Don Messer (Canadian)
- Bruce Molsky (Appalachian)
- Denis Murphy (Irish Traditional)
- Patrick Moran (Newfoundland)
- Ray Nance (Jazz)
- Nash the Slash (Classical, rock, experimental)
- Sierra Noble (Canadian, Metis, Celtic,old time, folk,jazz)
- Máiréad Nesbitt (Celtic)
- Mark O'Connor (Bluegrass, folk, classical)
- Padraig O'Keeffe (Irish)
- Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (Irish)
- Sixto Palavecino (Argentinian)
- Una Palliser (Irish)
- Tommy Peoples (Irish)
- Jean-Luc Ponty (Jazz)
- Dale Potter (Bluegrass)
- Tommy Potts (Irish)
- Bridget Regan (Traditional "Flogging Molly")
- Juan Reynoso (Mexican)
- Bonnie Rideout (Scottish)
- Laura Risk
- Eck Robertson (Old time (Texas))
- Ernesto Rodrigues (Experimental)
- Posey Rorer (Old timey)
- Jonathan "Jazz" Russell (Jazz)
- Buck Ryan (Bluegrass)
- Joel Savoy (Cajun)
- Oliver Schroer (Canadian)
- Zbigniew Seifert (Jazz)
- Charlie Smith (Bluegrass)
- Hal Smith (Bluegrass)
- Stuff Smith (Jazz)
- Eddie South (Jazz)
- Buddy Spicher (Bluegrass)
- Uncle Bunt Stephens (Old timey)
- Uncle Am Stuart (Old timey)
- Brenda Stubbert (Cape Breton)
- Mark Sullivan (Canadian)
- Dave Swarbrick (English)
- Gid Tanner (Appalachian (Georgia), Old timey)
- Gordon Terry (Bluegrass)
- Benny Thomasson (Texas)
- Uncle Jimmy Thompson (Old timey)
- Kathryn Tickell (Northumbrian)
- Boyd Tinsley (Rock, jazz)
- Jelle van Tongeren (Jazz/Hot Club)
- Jay Ungar (Waltzes, swing)
- Michał Urbaniak (Jazz)
- Joe Venuti (Jazz)
- John Vesey (Irish)
- Calvin Vollrath (Canadian)
- Sara Watkins (Bluegrass Nickel Creek)
- Jenny Wilhelms (Folk)
- Claude Williams (Jazz)
- Tommy Williams (Bluegrass)
- Bob Wills (Texas swing)
- Melvin Wine (Appalachian (West Virginia))
- Chubby Wise (Bluegrass)
Alphabetical by last name by style
Alternative Rock
American
- Appalachian
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Louisiana
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Tennessee
- Texas
- West Virginia
- Blues
- Bluegrass
- Cajun
- Country
- Creole
- Old Timey
- Southern US Rock
Argentinian
-
Canadian
- Prince Edward Island
- Cape Breton
- Métis
- Newfoundland
Classical
English
Experimental
Folk
Folk-Rock
German
-
Romani (Gypsy)
Hip-Hop
Hot Club
-
Irish
Jazz
Mexican
Armenian
Norwegian
Pop
Psychograss
Rock
Traditional/Rock
UK
- Scottish
- Shetland
Unspecified Celtic