List of popular music violinists
This is a list of notable popular music violinists including fiddlers.
- Maciej Afanasjew website
- Armen Anassian (Armenian)
- Laurie Anderson (experimental)
- Darol Anger (jazz, "psychograss")
- Gilles Apap (gypsy, swing, classical, bluegrass, Irish)
- Emilie Autumn (rock, gothic, industrial)
- Aly Bain (Scottish and Shetland fiddling)
- Alexander Bălănescu (founder of Balanescu String Quartet)
- Miri Ben-Ari (hip-hop)
- Byron Berline (bluegrass)
- Andrew Bird (alternative, folk, jazz)
- Charlie Bisharat (pop, rock, jazz, classical, folk)
- Bitch (aka Capital B) of Bitch and Animal
- Tracy Bonham (alternative rock)
- Karen Briggs (pop, rock, jazz, classical, folk)
- Linda Brava (classical, pop, folk)
- CARA-C (pop violin)
- Chris Carmichael (classical, pop. country, folk, jazz, rock)
- Vassar Clements (bluegrass, country, jazz)
- Sharon Corr (The Corrs, pop, rock, folk)
- Papa John Creech (blues, rock)
- David Cross (King Crimson)
- Charlie Daniels (country, country rock, jazz)
- Saul Davies (James)
- Ryan Delahoussaye (Blue October)
- Tymon Dogg (The Mescaleros, rock, folk)
- Warren Ellis (musician) (of Dirty Three, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Grinderman)
- Dave Favis-Mortlock (FiddleBop, jazz, folk)
- Henry Flynt (classical hillbilly)
- Alasdair Fraser (Scottish)
- Johnny Gimble (bluegrass, Nashville session player)
- Jerry Goodman (progressive rock, jazz)
- Richard Greene (bluegrass, country, rock)
- Petra Haden (alternative rock)
- Anne Harris (celtic music, folk rock, afrobeat, soul, Blues, chamber music)
- Don "Sugarcane" Harris (blues, rock)
- Katt Hernandez (improvisation, psyche-rock, jazz, Balkan)
- Jerry Holland (Cape Breton fiddle music)
- Eileen Ivers (Irish fiddle)
- Jana Jae (of The Buckaroos and Hee Haw) (bluegrass, country)
- Eddie Jobson (Roxy Music, U.K.)
- Eyvind Kang (jazz and classical)
- David LaFlamme (classical and rock)
- Doug Kershaw (Cajun)
- Mark Knight aka madfiddler (alternative rock)
- Gundula Krause (bluegrass, cajun, folk, folk-rock)
- Alison Krauss (bluegrass)
- Jim Lea (rock, pop)
- Paz Lenchantin (A Perfect Circle, Zwan, Entrance)
- Laurie Lewis (bluegrass, American old-time)
- Ashley MacIsaac (Scottish-Canadian fiddling)
- Sean Mackin (Yellowcard, rock, pop punk)
- Buddy MacMaster (Scottish-Canadian fiddling)
- Natalie MacMaster (Scottish-Canadian fiddling)
- Hugh Marsh (jazz, popular)
- Maylaffayza (pop and hip-hop)
- Lucia Micarelli (classical, pop, most notably toured with Jethro Tull and Josh Groban)
- Armen Movsessian (touring orchestra with Yanni)
- Máiréad Nesbitt (fiddler for Celtic Woman ensemble)
- Nash the Slash (classical, rock, experimental)
- Sarah Neufeld (Arcade Fire, indie rock)
- Mark O'Connor (bluegrass, folk, classical)
- Helen O'Hara (Dexys Midnight Runners)
- Owen Pallett (a.k.a. Final Fantasy, also plays with The Arcade Fire)
- Una Palliser (classical, pop, folk, most notable toured with Shakira)
- Anna Phoebe (rock, pop, metal, classical, etc.)
- Lorenza Ponce (new age, pop, rock, jazz, classical, folk, folk rock, bluegrass, country)
- Antonio Pontarelli (rock)
- Kalan Porter (pop, rock)
- David Ragsdale (rock)
- Mary Ramsey (10,000 Maniacs, John & Mary)
- Bridget Regan (rock, folk)
- Ernesto Rodrigues (experimental)
- Davide Rossi (pop, rock, classical)
- Sergey Ryabtsev (Gogol Bordello, rock, folk)
- Alexander Rybak (folk, pop)
- Maher Salamé (The Crow, Oriental, Pop, Electro, Rock)
- Jonathan Sevink (The Levellers)
- Gingger Shankar (10-string double violin, of Smashing Pumpkins)
- John Sheahan (The Dubliners, folk)
- Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
- Antoine Silverman (bluegrass, jazz)
- Kyla-Rose Smith (Afropop, hip hop)
- Robby Steinhardt (rock)
- Karthik Swaminathan (Byzar, Kit Krash)
- Dave Swarbrick (British/Celtic folk and folk/rock)
- Boyd Tinsley (Dave Matthews Band)
- Vanessa-Mae (British, violin techno-acoustic fusion)
- April Verch (Canadian)
- Sarana VerLin (Dark Carnival) (electric 5-string) (rock, folk)
- Joan Wasser (The Dambuilders, indie rock)
- Sara Watkins (Nickel Creek)
- Jenny Wilhelms (folk)
- J. Loren Wince (Hurt)
- Patrick Wolf (experimental, alternative, folk, electronic)
- D'arcy Wretzky (of The Smashing Pumpkins)
- Gavyn Wright (classical, pop, soundtrack)
- Samvel Yervinyan (touring orchestra with Yanni)
- Diana Yukawa (contemporary, modern, classical, pop)
- Rebecca Zeller (Indie-Rock band Ra Ra Riot)
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