# List of fiddlers

This list of notable fiddlers shows some overlap with the list of violinists since the instrument used by fiddlers is the fiddle.

## 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Frankie Gavin | Irish | Irish |
| 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 |
| Niel Gow | Scottish | Scottish |
| G. B. Grayson | American | Old time |
| Richard Greene | American | Bluegrass |
| Clinton Gregory | American | Bluegrass, country |
| Bryony Griffith | English | English Folk |
| Petra Haden | American | Alternative rock |
| Merle Haggard | American | Country |
| 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 | 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 |
| Donnell 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 |
| Oisin McAuley | Irish | Irish traditional |
| Andy McGann | Irish | Irish-American |
| 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 |
| Donny Parenteau | Canadian | Country, western swing |
| Tommy Peoples | Irish | Irish |
| Jean-Luc Ponty | French | Jazz |
| Tommy Potts | Irish | Irish |
| Ed Reavy | Irish | Irish-American |
| 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 |
| Ric Sanders | English | English folk |
| 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 |

## By style
### North American
#### Canadian styles

| Down East | Don Messer Brian Barron |
| Canadian folk | Oliver Schroer Tim Chaisson Daniel Lapp |
| French Canadian/Acadian | Joseph Allard Jean Carignan Tommy Doucet Dominique Dupuis |
| Ottawa Valley | Graham Townsend April Verch |
| Cape Breton | Donald Angus Beaton Angus Chisholm Jerry Holland Winston Fitzgerald Sandy MacIntyre Cynthia MacLeod Buddy MacMaster Natalie MacMaster Ashley MacIsaac John Morris Rankin Brenda Stubbert Dan R. MacDonald Lee Cremo |
| Métis | Andy de Jarlis John Arcand Sierra Noble |
| Newfoundland | Patrick Moran Émile Benoît |

#### Mexican styles

| Tierra Caliente | Juan Reynoso |

#### US styles

| Blues | Andrew Baxter Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown Papa John Creach (also rock) Julie Lyonn Lieberman (also jazz, American and world roots styles) Randy Crouch (also country, rock) Heather Hardy |
| Bluegrass | Darol Anger (also jazz) Kenny Baker Byron Berline Sam Bush Jason Carter Vassar Clements (also country, jazz) Michael Cleveland Charlie Cline Curly Ray Cline J. P. Cormier Vernon Derrick Casey Driessen Stuart Duncan Johnny Gimble Richard Greene Clinton Gregory John Hartford Aubrey Haynie Bobby Hicks Jana Jae (also country) Michael Kang Kenny Kosek Gundula Krause (also Cajun, folk, folk-rock) Benjamin F. Logan Mack Magaha Martie Maguire Alison Krauss Ray Legere Laurie Lewis Benny Martin Mark O'Connor (also classical, folk) Nicky Sanders Ricky Skaggs Ruby Jane Smith Gordon Terry Jim Van Cleve Sara Watkins (also alternative) Benny Williams Chubby Wise |
| Cajun | Dewey Balfa Harry Choates Michael Doucet Doug Kershaw Gundula Krause (also bluegrass, folk, folk-rock) Dennis McGee Joel Savoy |
| Country | Clayton McMichen Ruby Allmond Vassar Clements (also bluegrass, jazz) Randy Crouch (also blues, rock) Vernon Derrick Curly Fox Clinton Gregory John Hartford Jana Jae (also bluegrass) Emily Poe Ricky Skaggs Mark Evitts |
| Country rock | Charlie Daniels |
| Creole | Calvin Carrière Canray Fontenot D'Jalma Garnier |
| Hip-hop | Miri Ben-Ari Kev Marcus Damien Escobar Tourie Escobar |
| Old time | Charlie Bowman Gaither Carlton Fiddlin' John Carson G. B. Grayson Theron Hale Ed Haley Bob Holt Sid Harkreader Clark Kessinger J. E. Mainer Clayton McMichen French Mitchell Fiddlin' Doc Roberts Eck Robertson Posey Rorer Uncle Bunt Stephens Lee Stripling (also Western swing) Uncle Am Stuart Gid Tanner Benny Thomasson Uncle Jimmy Thompson Pendleton Vandiver Melvin Wine |
| Pop | Michelle Lambert |
| Western swing | Cecil Brower Junior Daugherty Johnny Gimble Lee Stripling (also old time) Bob Wills |

### European fiddling styles

| Romani (Gypsy) | Gilles Apap (also Irish) Panna Cinka Ion Petre Stoican |

#### Irish styles

| Irish Celtic | Gilles Apap (also Gypsy, experimental) Kevin Burke Liz Carroll Julia Clifford Michael Coleman Brian Conway Sharon Corr Michael Gorman Frankie Gavin Martin Hayes Eileen Ivers Patrick Kelly Paddy Killoran Sean McGuire Manus McGuire James Morrison Máiréad Nesbitt Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh Una Palliser Tommy Peoples Tommy Potts John Sheahan John Carty |
| Sliabh Luachra | Denis Murphy Padraig O'Keeffe Patrick Moran |
| Irish punk | Bridget Regan |

#### Jewish styles

| Klezmer | Alicia Svigals Daniel Hoffman (violinist) |

#### Norwegian styles

| Hardanger | Annbjørg Lien |

#### UK styles

| English | Eliza Carthy Barry Dransfield Bryony Griffith Bella Hardy Peter Knight Chris Leslie Vanessa Mae Dave Swarbrick Ric Sanders Bryony Griffith |
| Scottish Celtic | Aly Bain (also Shetland) Hanneke Cassel Alasdair Fraser John McCusker Angus Chisholm(also Cape Breton) Kinnon Beaton |
| Shetland | Tom Anderson Aly Bain (also Scottish) |

### Sri Lankan fiddle style

* Dinesh Subasinghe

### Trans-regional styles
#### Folk

| Traditional folk | Mark O'Connor (also bluegrass, Cajun, folk-rock) Sixto Palavecino Jenny Wilhelms |
| Folk-rock | Gundula Krause Dinesh Subasinghe Manoj George |

#### Jazz

* Darol Anger
* Svend Asmussen
* Polly Bradfield
* Vassar Clements (also country, bluegrass)
* Dave Favis-Mortlock
* Mark Feldman
* Matt Glaser
* Jerry Goodman
* Stéphane Grappelli
* Carla Kihlstedt
* Tim Kliphuis
* Didier Lockwood
* Ray Nance
* Jean-Luc Ponty
* Zbigniew Seifert
* Stuff Smith
* Eddie South
* Boyd Tinsley (also rock)
* Michal Urbaniak
* Joe Venuti
* Claude Williams

#### Rock

| Rock | Papa John Creach (also blues) Randy Crouch (also country, blues) Nicky Sanders (also bluegrass) Boyd Tinsley (also jazz) Manoj George (also World fusion & Indian blues) |