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List of popular music violinists

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

Contents

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)

    • 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

  • 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)

    • D

  • Jerald Daemyon (urban, contemporary jazz, R&B)
  • Charlie Daniels (country, country rock)
  • 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)
  • Henry Flynt (classical hillbilly)
  • Alasdair Fraser (Scottish)

    • G

  • David Garrett (Classical, 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)
  • Lili Haydn (alternative rock)
  • Katt Hernandez (improvisation, psyche-rock, jazz, Balkan)
  • Jerry Holland (Cape Breton fiddle music)

    • I

  • Eileen Ivers (Irish fiddle)

    • J

  • Jana Jae (of The Buckaroos and Hee Haw) (bluegrass, country)
  • Eddie Jobson (Roxy Music, U.K.)

    • K

  • Eyvind Kang (jazz and classical)
  • Doug Kershaw (Cajun)
  • Anna Katharina Kränzlein (folk rock, folk metal)
  • 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)
  • Sean Mackin (Yellowcard, rock, pop punk)
  • Buddy MacMaster (Scottish-Canadian fiddling)
  • Natalie MacMaster (Scottish-Canadian fiddling)
  • Hugh Marsh (jazz, popular)
  • Mia Matsumiya (avante-garde, experimental)
  • Maylaffayza (pop, hip-hop)
  • Lucia Micarelli (classical, pop, most notably toured with Jethro Tull and Josh Groban)
  • Armen Movsessian (touring orchestra with Yanni)
  • Bijan Mortazavi

    • 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)
  • Ben Powell (jazz, classical)

    • R

  • David Ragsdale (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 (folk, pop)

    • S

  • Jonathan Sevink (The Levellers)
  • Gingger Shankar (10-string double violin, of The Smashing Pumpkins)
  • John Sheahan (The Dubliners, folk)
  • Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
  • 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, Hip Hop)
  • Dinesh Subasinghe (pop, Music of Sri Lanka, Baila, Celtic, Chinese, Buddhist music, rock, folk)
  • Dave Swarbrick (British/Celtic folk and folk/rock)

    • T

  • Boyd Tinsley (Dave Matthews Band)

    • V

  • Vanessa-Mae (British, violin techno-acoustic fusion)
  • 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

  • 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)

    • References

    List of popular music violinists Wikipedia
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