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

Name of Fiddler Nationality Genre(s)
Joseph Allard Canadien French-Canadian
Ruby Allmond American Country
Darol AngerAmerican Jazz
Jason AnickAmerican Jazz
Gilles Apap FrenchIrish, Gypsy, Bluegrass
John Arcand CanadienMétis
Svend Asmussen Danish Jazz
Aly BainShetland Scottish, Shetland
Dewey BalfaAmerican Cajun
Kenny Baker AmericanBluegrass
Andrew BaxterAmericanBlues
Randal BaysAmericanIrish
Donald Angus BeatonCanadianCape Breton
Kinnon BeatonCanadianScottish Celtic
Miri Ben-AriIsraeli Hip-hop
Émile BenoîtCanadianNewfoundland
Byron BerlineAmerican Bluegrass
Norman BlakeAmericanOld time, Bluegrass
Sedra Bistodeau AmericanOld time
Tracy Bonham AmericanAlternative rock
Robert BowlinAmerican Bluegrass
Charlie BowmanAmerican Old-time
Bus BoykAmericanOld-time, Country
Polly Bradfield American Jazz
Cecil Brower AmericanWestern swing
Kevin Burke AmericanIrish
Sam BushAmerican Bluegrass
Hanneke CasselAmericanScottish, Texas style
Paddy CannyIrish Irish
Jean Carignan Canadien French-Canadian
Andy Carlson American Bluegrass
Gaither Carlton American Appalachian, Old Time
Frankie Gavin Irish Irish
Ernie Carpenter American Appalachian, Old Time
French Carpenter American Appalachian, Old Time
Shelt Carpenter AmericanAppalachian, Old Time
Liz Carroll American Irish
Fiddlin' John CarsonAmericanAppalachian, Old time
Eliza CarthyEnglish English
Hanneke CasselAmerican Bluegrass, Scottish, other
Angus ChisholmCanadianCape Breton
Harry Choates American Cajun
Vassar ClementsAmerican Bluegrass, country, jazz
Michael Cleveland AmericanBluegrass
Julia CliffordIrish Irish traditional
Charlie Cline AmericanBluegrass
Sharon CorrIrish Irish
J. P. CormierCanadianBluegrass
Papa John CreachAmerican Rock, Blues
Randy CrouchAmerican Blues, Country, Rock
Chris Daring American Texas
Charlie Daniels American Southern US rock
Junior Daugherty AmericanWestern Swing, Country, Traditional
Andy de Jarlis Canadian Métis
Vernon Derrick American Bluegrass, Country
Michael DoucetAmerican Cajun
Tommy DoucetCanadianAcadian
Barry DransfieldEnglishEnglish, folk
Casey DriessenAmerican Bluegrass, Scottish
Stuart DuncanAmericanBluegrass
Mark FeldmanAmerican Jazz
Winston FitzgeraldCanadianCape Breton
Henry Flynt AmericanClassical hillbilly
Canray Fontenot AmericanCreole
Curly FoxAmerican Country
Howdy ForresterAmericanTexas show-style
Alasdair FraserScottish Scottish
D'Jalma GarnierAmerican Creole
Rayna GellertAmerican Old Time
Johnny Gimble AmericanTexas swing, bluegrass
Matt Glaser AmericanJazz, Bluegrass
Michael Gorman IrishIrish
G. B. Grayson AmericanOld Time
Richard GreeneAmerican Bluegrass
Clinton GregoryAmericanBluegrass, Country
Petra Haden AmericanAlternative rock
Theron Hale AmericanOld Time
Ed Haley AmericanOld Time
Bella Hardy EnglishEnglish Folk
John Hartford AmericanOld time, Bluegrass, Country
Martin Hayes IrishIrish
Sid Harkreader AmericanOld Time
Aubrey Haynie AmericanBluegrass
Bobby Hicks AmericanBluegrass
Jerry Holland CanadianCape Breton
Bob Holt AmericanOld Time
Tommy Hunter AmericanAppalachian
Eileen Ivers AmericanIrish
Jana Jae American Country, Bluegrass
Tommy Jarrell AmericanAppalachian
Michael Kang KoreanBluegrass
Patrick Kelly IrishIrish
Doug Kershaw AmericanCajun
Clark Kessinger AmericanOld Time
Carla Kihlstedt AmericanJazz
Paddy KilloranIrishIrish
Tim Kliphuis DutchJazz
Peter Knight English folk and jazz
Kenny Kosek AmericanBluegrass
Gundula Krause GermanBluegrass, cajun, folk, folk-rock
Alison Krauss AmericanBluegrass
Donal Leahy CanadianCape Breton
Andy Leftwich AmericanBluegrass
Brad LeftwichAmericanOld time
Chris Leslie EnglishElectric folk
Laurie Lewis AmericanBluegrass, Old-time
Annbjørg Lien NorwegianNorwegian
Didier Lockwood FrenchJazz
Benjamin F. Logan American Bluegrass
Sandy MacIntyreCanadianCape Breton
Ashley MacIsaac CanadianCape Breton
Buddy MacMaster CanadianCape Breton
Natalie MacMaster CanadianCanadian
Mack MagahaAmerican Bluegrass
Martie MaguireAmerican Country
J. E. MainerAmerican Appalachian, Old time
Benny MartinAmerican Bluegrass
Dennis McGee AmericanCajun
Sean McGuire IrishIrish
Clayton McMichenAmerican Appalachian, Old time
French Mitchell AmericanAppalachian, Old time
Don Messer CanadianMaritime, Folk, Old time
Bruce Molsky AmericanAppalachian
Patrick MoranCanadianSliabh Luachra
Denis Murphy IrishIrish Traditional
Patrick Moran CanadaCeltic
Sierra Noble Canadian Metis, Celtic,old time, folk, jazz
Máiréad NesbittIrishCeltic
Mark O'Connor AmericaBluegrass, folk, classical
Padraig O'Keeffe IrishIrish
Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh IrishIrish
Uncle Charlie Osborne AmericanOld Time, Appalachian
Peter Ostroushko AmericanAmericana, Folk
Sixto Palavecino ArgentinianArgentinian folk
Una Palliser IrishIrish
Tommy PeoplesIrishIrish
Jean-Luc PontyFrenchJazz
Tommy Potts IrishIrish
Bridget Regan AmericanIrish punk
Juan Reynoso MexicanTierra Caliente
Bonnie Rideout AmericanScottish
Laura RiskAmericanScottish, French-Canadian
Fiddlin' Doc RobertsAmericanOld time
Eck RobertsonAmericanOld time
Posey Rorer AmericanOld time
Jonathan "Jazz" Russell AmericanJazz
Joel Savoy AmericanCajun
Oliver Schroer CanadianComposer, various genres
Ricky SkaggsAmerican Country, Bluegrass
Dinesh SubasingheSriLankan Pop Classical,Celtic,Folk,
Ruby Jane SmithAmerican Bluegrass
Buddy Spicher AmericanBluegrass
Uncle Bunt StephensAmericanOld time
Lee StriplingAmericanOld time
Uncle Am Stuart AmericanOld time
Brenda Stubbert CanadianCape Breton
Dave Swarbrick EnglishEnglish folk
Gid Tanner AmericanAppalachian, Old time
Gordon TerryAmericanBluegrass
Benny ThomassonAmericanTexas, Old time
Uncle Jimmy Thompson AmericanOld time
Kathryn Tickell EnglishNorthumbrian
Graham Townsend CanadianOttawa Valley
Jay Ungar AmericanWaltzes, Swing
Jim Van Cleve AmericanBluegrass
Joe Venuti AmericanJazz
Calvin Vollrath CanadianMetis
Sara Watkins AmericanBluegrass
Jenny Wilhelms FinnishFolk
Benny Williams American Bluegrass
Claude Williams AmericanJazz
Bob Wills AmericanTexas swing
Melvin Wine AmericanAppalachian
Chubby Wise AmericanBluegrass
Joel Zifkin CanadianFolk, Rock, Blues, Abstract
Merl Johnson AmericanBluegrass

American Fiddle Styles

Appalachian
Blues
Bluegrass
Cajun
Country
Country Rock
Creole
Hip-Hop
Old Time
Western Swing

Canadian Fiddle Styles

Down East
Canadian Folk
French Canadian/Acadian
Ottawa Valley
Cape Breton
Métis
Newfoundland

Folk

Traditional Folk
Folk-rock

European Fiddling Styles

Romani (Gypsy)

Irish Fiddle Styles

Irish Celtic
Sliabh Luachra
Irish Punk
  • Bridget Regan

Jazz

Mexican Fiddle Styles

Tierra Caliente

Norwegian Fiddle Styles

Hardanger

Rock Fiddling Styles

Rock

UK Fiddle Styles

English
Scottish Celtic
Shetland

Sri Lankan fiddle style