# List of popular music violinists

This is a list of notable popular music violinists including fiddlers.

## A

* Shadmehr Aghili (hip hop, Persian classic, western classic)
* Armen Anassian (Armenian)
* Laurie Anderson (experimental)
* Darol Anger (jazz, "psychograss")
* Gilles Apap (gypsy, swing, classical, bluegrass, Irish)
* Emilie Autumn (rock, gothic, industrial)
* Abhijith P. S. Nair (fusion violin, Indian, Western)

## B

* 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)

## C

* Eddy Chen (classical)
* Ann Marie Calhoun (bluegrass, pop)
* Chris Carmichael (classical, pop. country, folk, jazz, rock)
* Vassar Clements (bluegrass, country, jazz)
* Sharon Corr (The Corrs, pop, rock, folk)
* Papa John Creach (blues, rock)
* David Cross (King Crimson)
* Regina Carter (jazz, classical)
* Ray Chen (classical)
* Chloe Chua (classical)

## D

* Daniel D. (contemporary, hip hop, R&B)
* Jerald Daemyon (urban, contemporary jazz, R&B)
* Charlie Daniels (country, country rock)
* Rick Danko (The Band)
* Saul Davies (James)
* Taylor Davis (anime, classical, pop)
* Ryan Delahoussaye (Blue October)
* Tymon Dogg (The Mescaleros, rock, folk)
* DSharp (electronic dance music, classical, hip hop)

## E

* Warren Ellis (of Dirty Three, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Grinderman)

## F

* Dave Favis-Mortlock (FiddleBop, jazz, folk)
* Fayiz Muhammed (Classical,Indian,World music)
* Henry Flynt (classical hillbilly)
* Alasdair Fraser (Scottish)

## G

* David Garrett (classical, pop)
* Seth Gilliard (pop)
* Johnny Gimble (bluegrass, Nashville session player)
* Jerry Goodman (progressive rock, jazz)
* Richard Greene (bluegrass, country, rock)

## H

* Petra Haden (alternative rock)
* Anne Harris (Celtic music, folk rock, afrobeat, soul, blues, chamber music)
* Don "Sugarcane" Harris (blues, rock)
* Edward W. Hardy (classical, pop, musical theatre)
* Lili Haydn (alternative rock)
* Jerry Holland (Cape Breton fiddle music)
* Hilary Hahn (classical)

## I

* Eileen Ivers (Irish fiddle)

## J

* Jana Jae (of The Buckaroos and Hee Haw) (bluegrass, country)
* Eddie Jobson (Roxy Music, U.K.)
* Jinxx from Black Veil Brides

## K

* Mik Kaminski, member of the Electric Light Orchestra
* Eyvind Kang (jazz and classical)
* Judy Kang (classical, pop, hip hop, rock)
* Doug Kershaw (Cajun)
* Anna Katharina Kränzlein (folk rock, folk metal)
* Olga Kholodnaya
* Gundula Krause (bluegrass, cajun, folk, folk-rock)
* Alison Krauss (bluegrass)

## L

* David LaFlamme (classical and rock)
* Jim Lea (rock, pop)
* Paz Lenchantin (A Perfect Circle, Zwan, Entrance)
* Laurie Lewis (bluegrass, American old-time)

## M

* Ashley MacIsaac (Scottish-Canadian fiddling)
* Manoj George (World fusion, Indian classical)
* Sean Mackin (Yellowcard, rock, pop punk)
* Buddy MacMaster (Scottish-Canadian fiddling)
* Natalie MacMaster (Scottish-Canadian fiddling)
* Hugh Marsh (jazz, popular)
* Mia Matsumiya (avant-garde, experimental)
* Lucia Micarelli (classical, pop, most notably toured with Jethro Tull and Josh Groban)
* Rob Moose
* Bijan Mortazavi
* Armen Movsessian (touring orchestra with Yanni)

## N

* Máiréad Nesbitt (fiddler for Celtic Woman ensemble)
* Nash the Slash (classical, rock, experimental)
* Sarah Neufeld (Arcade Fire, indie rock)
* Nigel Kennedy (Beatles to heavy rock)

## O

* Mark O'Connor (bluegrass, folk, classical)
* Helen O'Hara (Dexys Midnight Runners)

## P

* Owen Pallett (a.k.a. Final Fantasy, also plays with The Arcade Fire)
* Una Palliser (classical, pop, folk, most notable toured with Shakira)
* Itzhak Perlman (classical, most noted for violin solo in Schindler's List)
* Anna Phoebe (rock, pop, metal, classical, etc.)
* Lorenza Ponce (new age, pop, rock, jazz, classical, folk, folk rock, bluegrass, country)
* Antonio Pontarelli (rock)
* Jean-Luc Ponty (jazz, jazz-rock)
* Kalan Porter (pop, rock)

## R

* David Ragsdale (rock, progressive rock)
* Mary Ramsey (10,000 Maniacs, John & Mary, rock, folk)
* Bridget Regan (rock, folk)
* Davide Rossi (pop, rock, classical)
* Lettice Rowbotham (dubstep, pop, rock, classical)
* Sergey Ryabtsev (Gogol Bordello, rock, folk)
* Alexander Rybak (classical, folk, pop)
* Roopa Revathi (classical, western)

## S

* Jonathan Sevink (The Levellers)
* Gingger Shankar (10-string double violin, of The Smashing Pumpkins)
* John Sheahan (The Dubliners, folk)
* Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
* Rosemary Siemens (gospel, classical, pop, bluegrass)
* Antoine Silverman (bluegrass, jazz)
* Kyla-Rose Smith (Afropop, hip hop)
* Sophie Solomon (Oi Va Voi, klezmer, folk, rock)
* Eric Stanley (hip hop, pop, classical)
* Robby Steinhardt (rock)
* Lindsey Stirling (violin pop, electro, dance-pop)
* Dinesh Subasinghe (pop, Music of Sri Lanka, Baila, Celtic, Chinese, Buddhist music, rock, folk)
* Alicia Svigals (klezmer)
* Dave Swarbrick (British/Celtic folk and folk/rock)
* Sam Sweeney (British/Celtic folk and folk/rock – Kerfuffle, Bellowhead, Leveret, Made in the Great War)

## T

* Boyd Tinsley (Dave Matthews Band)

## V

* Vanessa-Mae (British, violin techno-acoustic fusion)
* Maxim Vengerov (Israeli)
* April Verch (Canadian)
* Sarana VerLin (Dark Carnival) (electric 5-string) (rock, folk)
* Susan Voelz acoustic electric 5 string, Poi Dog Pondering, Alejandro Escovedo, rock, electronica
* Josh Vietti (hip hop, pop)

## W

* Noel Webb
* 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)

## Y

* Brett Yang (classical)
* Samvel Yervinyan (touring orchestra with Yanni)
* Diana Yukawa (contemporary, modern, classical, pop)
* Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan (Indian classical, Carnatic)

## Z

* Joel Zifkin (Kate and Anna McGarrigle and Richard Thompson etc)