This list of notable fiddlers shows some overlap with the list of violinists since the instrument used by fiddlers is the violin.
Alphabetical by last name Name of fiddler Nationality Genre(s) Joseph Allard Canadian French-Canadian Ruby Allmond American Country Darol Anger American Jazz Jason Anick American Jazz Gilles Apap French Irish, Gypsy, bluegrass John Arcand Canadian Métis Svend Asmussen Danish Jazz Aly Bain Shetland Scottish, Shetland Dewey Balfa American Cajun Kenny Baker American Bluegrass Andrew Baxter American Blues Randal Bays American Irish Donald Angus Beaton Canadian Cape Breton Kinnon Beaton Canadian Scottish Celtic Miri Ben-Ari Israeli Hip-hop Émile Benoît Canadian Newfoundland Byron Berline American Bluegrass Norman Blake American Old time, bluegrass Sedra Bistodeau American Old time Tracy Bonham American Alternative rock Robert Bowlin American Bluegrass Charlie Bowman American Old-time Bus Boyk American Old-time, country Polly Bradfield American Jazz Cecil Brower American Western swing Kevin Burke American Irish Sam Bush American Bluegrass Hanneke Cassel American Scottish, Texas style Paddy Canny Irish Irish Jean Carignan Canadian 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 American Appalachian, old time Liz Carroll American Irish Fiddlin' John Carson American Appalachian, old time Eliza Carthy English English Hanneke Cassel American Bluegrass, Scottish, other Angus Chisholm Canadian Cape Breton Harry Choates American Cajun Vassar Clements American Bluegrass, country, jazz Michael Cleveland American Bluegrass Julia Clifford Irish Irish traditional Charlie Cline American Bluegrass Michael Coleman Irish Irish Brian Conway American Irish Sharon Corr Irish Irish J. P. Cormier Canadian Bluegrass Papa John Creach American Rock, blues Randy Crouch American Blues, country, rock Chris Daring American Texas Charlie Daniels American Southern US rock Junior Daugherty American Western swing, country, traditional Andy de Jarlis Canadian Métis Vernon Derrick American Bluegrass, Country Michael Doucet American Cajun Tommy Doucet Canadian Acadian Barry Dransfield English English, folk Casey Driessen American Bluegrass, Scottish DSharp American Classical, electronic dance music, hip hop Stuart Duncan American Bluegrass Mark Evitts American Pop Country, Bluegrass Mark Feldman American Jazz Winston Fitzgerald Canadian Cape Breton Fleenor, Jenee American Bluegrass Henry Flynt American Classical hillbilly Canray Fontenot American Creole Curly Fox American Country Howdy Forrester American Texas show-style Alasdair Fraser Scottish Scottish D'Jalma Garnier American Creole Rayna Gellert American Old time Manoj George Indian Indian classical music, World fusion, Indian blues Johnny Gimble American Texas swing, bluegrass Matt Glaser American Jazz, bluegrass Michael Gorman Irish Irish G. B. Grayson American Old time Richard Greene American Bluegrass Clinton Gregory American Bluegrass, country Petra Haden American Alternative rock Theron Hale American Old time Ed Haley American Old time Bella Hardy English English folk John Hartford American Old time, bluegrass, country Martin Hayes Irish Irish Sid Harkreader American Old time Aubrey Haynie American Bluegrass Bobby Hicks American Bluegrass Daniel Hoffman (violinist) American-Israeli Klezmer Jerry Holland Canadian Cape Breton Bob Holt American Old time Tommy Hunter American Appalachian Eileen Ivers American Irish Jana Jae American Country, Bluegrass Tommy Jarrell American Appalachian Ramona Jones Country Old time Michael Kang Korean Bluegrass Patrick Kelly Irish Irish Doug Kershaw American Cajun Clark Kessinger American Old time Carla Kihlstedt American Jazz Paddy Killoran Irish Irish Tim Kliphuis Dutch Jazz Peter Knight English Folk and jazz Kenny Kosek American Bluegrass Gundula Krause German Bluegrass, cajun, folk, folk-rock Alison Krauss American Bluegrass Michelle Lambert American Pop Donal Leahy Canadian Cape Breton Andy Leftwich American Bluegrass Brad Leftwich American Old time Ray Legere Canadian Bluegrass Chris Leslie English Electric folk Laurie Lewis American Bluegrass, old-time Annbjørg Lien Norwegian Norwegian Didier Lockwood French Jazz Benjamin F. Logan American Bluegrass Julie Lyonn Lieberman American Blues, jazz, American and world roots styles Sandy MacIntyre Canadian Cape Breton Ashley MacIsaac Canadian Cape Breton Buddy MacMaster Canadian Cape Breton Natalie MacMaster Canadian Canadian Mack Magaha American Bluegrass Martie Maguire American Country/Bluegrass J. E. Mainer American Appalachian, old time Benny Martin American Bluegrass Dennis McGee American Cajun Sean McGuire Irish Irish Clayton McMichen American Appalachian, old time French Mitchell American Appalachian, old time Don Messer Canadian Maritime, folk, old time Bruce Molsky American Appalachian Patrick Moran Canadian Sliabh Luachra Denis Murphy Irish Irish traditional Sierra Noble Canadian Métis, Celtic, old time, folk, jazz Máiréad Nesbitt Irish Celtic Mark O'Connor America Bluegrass, folk, classical Padraig O'Keeffe Irish Irish Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh Irish Irish Uncle Charlie Osborne American Old time, Appalachian Peter Ostroushko American Americana, folk Sixto Palavecino Argentinian Argentinian folk Una Palliser Irish Irish Tommy Peoples Irish Irish Katie Petersen American Bluegrass Jean-Luc Ponty French Jazz Tommy Potts Irish Irish Bridget Regan American Irish punk Juan Reynoso Mexican Tierra Caliente Bonnie Rideout American Scottish Laura Risk American Scottish, French-Canadian Fiddlin' Doc Roberts American Old time Eck Robertson American Old time Posey Rorer American Old time Jonathan "Jazz" Russell American Jazz Joel Savoy American Cajun Oliver Schroer Canadian Composer, various genres Ricky Skaggs American Country, bluegrass Nicky Sanders American Bluegrass Dinesh Subasinghe SriLankan Pop classical, Celtic, folk Ruby Jane Smith American Bluegrass Buddy Spicher American Bluegrass Uncle Bunt Stephens American Old time Lee Stripling American Old time Uncle Am Stuart American Old time Brenda Stubbert Canadian Cape Breton Alicia Svigals American Klezmer Dave Swarbrick English English folk Gid Tanner American Appalachian, old time Gordon Terry American Bluegrass Benny Thomasson American Texas, old time Uncle Jimmy Thompson American Old time Kathryn Tickell English Northumbrian Graham Townsend Canadian Ottawa Valley Jay Ungar American Waltzes, swing Jim Van Cleve American Bluegrass Joe Venuti American Jazz Calvin Vollrath Canadian Métis Sara Watkins American Bluegrass Jenny Wilhelms Finnish Folk Benny Williams American Bluegrass Claude Williams American Jazz Bob Wills American Texas swing Melvin Wine American Appalachian Chubby Wise American Bluegrass Joel Zifkin Canadian Folk, rock, blues, abstract
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