# List of mandolinists

This is a list of mandolinists, people who have specifically furthered the mandolin by composing for it, by playing it, or by teaching it. They are identified by their affiliation to the instrument.

## First generation mandolinists (c. 1744 - 1880)

* Bartolomeo Bortolazzi (1733-1820)
* Luigi Castellacci
* Giovanni Cifolelli
* Pietro Denis (1720-1790)
* Giovanni Fouchetti (1757-1789)
* Alexandro Marie Antoin Fridzeri
* Carlo Antonio Gambara
* Giovanni Battista Gervasio (c.1762-1784)
* Giovanni Hoffmann (also Johann Hoffmann) (1770-c.1814) (Vienna)
* Vincent Houška (1766-1840) (Czechoslovakia)
* Wenzel Krumpholz (1750-1870)
* Carmine de Laurentiis
* Gabriele Leone;(1732-1770)
* Carlo Sodi (1715-1788)
* Giovanni Vailati (1815-1890)
* Mademoiselle de Villeneuve (1770)
* Pietro Vimercati (?-1850)

## Golden age mandolinists (c. 1880 - c. 1920)

* Michele Salvatore Ciociano (1874-1944) (Italy)
* Valentine Abt (1873-1942) (United States)
* Pietro Armanini (1844-1895) (Italy)
* Edgar Bara (1876-1962)
* Giuseppe Bellenghi (1847-1902)
* Giuseppe Branzoli (1835-1909) (Italy)
* Raffaele Calace (1863-1934) (Italy)
* Jules Cottin (1868-1922)
* Ferdinando de Cristofaro (1846-1890)
* Carlo Curti (1859-1926) (Italy, United States, Mexico)
* Bernardo De Pace (1881-1966)
* Herbert J. Ellis (1865-1903)
* James Reese Europe (1881-1919) (United States)
* Giovanni Gioviale (1885-1949) (Italy)
* George H. Hucke (1868-1903)
* Nikolaos Lavdas (1879-1940)
* Salvador Léonardi (1872-1938) (Italy)
* Eduardo Mezzacapo (1832-1898)
* Carlo Munier ( 1859-1911) (Italy)
* W. Eugene Page (American)
* Clarence L. Partee (1864-1915) (Italy, United States)
* Giuseppe Pettine (1874-1966) (Italy, United States)
* Jean Pietrapertosa (1855-1940)
* Silvio Ranieri (1882-1956) (Italy)
* Clara Ross (1858-1954) (England, United States)
* Arling Shaeffer (1859-after 1938) (United States)
* Samuel Siegel (1875-1948) (United States)
* Giuseppe Silvestri (1841-1921)
* Giovanni Vicari (1905-1985) (United States)
* Seth Weeks (1868-1953) (United States)
* Bob Yosco (1874-1942) (Italy, United States)

## Modern mandolinists 1920 to present
### Mainly classical

Australian
* Paul Hooper

### Blues

* Ry Cooder (United States)
* Bert Deivert (United States) (Sweden)
* Rich DelGrosso (United States)
* Andra Faye (United States)
* Billy Flynn (United States)
* Alvin Youngblood Hart
* Jimi Hocking (Australia)
* Gerry Hundt (United States)
* Steve James (United States)
* Pokey Lafarge
* Barry Mitterhoff
* Otis Taylor (United States)
* Hans Theessink (Netherlands)
* Marc Woodward (United Kingdom) (United States)

### Bluegrass, Americana, Old Timey

* Darin Aldridge, The Circuit Riders
* Lloyd Armstrong
* Jeff Austin, Yonder Mountain String Band
* Alan Bibey, Baucom, Bibey, Graham & Haley
* Robert Bowlin
* Jesse Brock
* Sam Bush
* Mike Compton
* Sharon Gilchrist
* David Grisman
* David Harvey (luthier)
* Sierra Hull
* Sarah Jarosz
* Doyle Lawson
* Tashi Litch, Brograss
* David Long
* Andrew Marlin
* Mike Marshall
* Cahalen Morrison
* Ronnie McCoury, Del McCoury Band
* Jesse McReynolds
* Buddy Merriam
* Barry Mitterhoff
* Tim O'Brien
* Georgi Palmov (Russia), Kukuruza, Seldom Scene
* John Reischman
* Tom Rozum
* Sandy Rothman, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band
* Jon Sholle
* Herschel Sizemore
* Ricky Skaggs, Clinch Mountain Boys, The Country Gentlemen, Kentucky Thunder
* Johnny Staats
* Andy Statman
* Adam Steffey
* Mark Stoffel, Chris Jones and the Night Drivers
* Bryan Sutton
* Chris Thile (classical), Punch Brothers, Nickel Creek
* Niall Toner (Ireland)
* Graham Townsend
* Joe Val
* Rhonda Vincent
* Joe K. Walsh
* Frank Wakefield
* Kym Warner (Australia)
* Sean Watkins
* Eli West
* Roland White
* Paul Williams, The Sunny Mountain Boys

### Country

* Paul Buskirk
* Mark Casstevens
* Walter Garland, Played mandolin on Tanya Tucker's San Antonio Stroll in concerts, 1994
* Vince Gill (United States)
* Johnny Gimble
* Aubrey Haynie
* John Jorgenson
* Cheyenne Kimball
* Ira Louvin
* Martie Maguire of Dixie Chicks and Court Yard Hounds
* Emily Robison, Dixie Chicks, Court Yard Hounds
* Marty Stuart (United States)
* Jerry Swallow
* Oscar Sullivan, Lonzo and Oscar
* Lisa Theo, Ranch Romance
* Billy Joe Walker
* Charlie Worsham

### Mix: Americana, American folk, progressive bluegrass, blues, jazz, rock, country

* Larry Campbell (rock, blues, country, folk and Celtic styles)
* Ry Cooder
* David Grisman
* Richard Kriehn, The Guy’s All-Star Shoe Band
* Sarah Jarosz
* David Lindley (musician)
* Peter Ostroushko

### Irish

* Paul Brady
* Andy Irvine (Ireland)
* Paul Kelly (Ireland)
* Mick Moloney (Ireland)
* Johnny Moynihan (Ireland)
* John Sheahan (Ireland)

### British folk and folk rock

* Ritchie Blackmore
    Blackmore's Night
* Marla Fibish
* Chris Leslie, Fairport Convention, Whippersnapper, St.Agnes Fountain (Band)
* Graham Lyle, McGuinness Flint
* Dave Swarbrick, Fairport Convention

### Rock

* Ian Anderson (Great Britain), Jethro Tull
* Eric Bazilian, mandolin part of Joan Osborne's St. Teresa
* Tim Brennan, Dropkick Murphys
* Peter Buck (United States), R.E.M., mandolin part of Losing My Religion
* Dash Crofts, Seals and Crofts
* Rory Gallagher (Ireland), Going to My Hometown
* David Gilmour, Pink Floyd
* "Maestro" Alex Gregory (United Kingdom) (Heavy Metal)
* David Grisman
    mandolin part on Grateful Dead's Friend of the Devil
* Levon Helm, The Band
* Chris Hillman, The Byrds, mandolin part of Sweet Mary
* Ray Jackson, mandolin part of Rod Stewart's Maggie May, Lindisfarne (band)
* John Paul Jones (United Kingdom), Led Zeppelin, mandolin part of Gallows Pole
* Bernie Leadon (United States)
* Jimmy Page (United Kingdom), Led Zeppelin
* Mick Ronson, Mott the Hoople, :mandolin part of I Wish I was Your Mother
* Jack White (United States), The White Stripes
* Pete Zorn (United States / United Kingdom), Richard Thompson's touring band, Steeleye Span

### Japanese pop and anime music

* Seishin (清心)

### Jazz

* John Abercrombie
* Jason Anick
* Joseph Brent
* Paul Glasse
* Michael Kang
    The String Cheese Incident
* John Kruth
* Emory Lester (United States)(Canada) (bluegrass, new age)
* Don Stiernberg (classical, country, some rock)
* Patrick Vaillant (France)
* Tim Ware

## Gospel music / klesmer

* Andy Statman (klesmer, bluegrass)
* Gerrey Tenney (klesmer, Americana-bluegrass)

## Mandolin orchestras

* Mandolin Society of Peterborough
* Sydney Mandolins Artist Director: Adrian Hooper