Fiddlers

Fiddlers of Britain and Ireland on Folk Calendar: 66 of them, with their dates, where they were born and died, and their recordings. Every artist, A to Z

A

Tom Anderson 1910 to 1991 Fiddler, collector and teacher; Shetland

B

© Bryan Ledgard CC BY 2.0 Aly Bain Fiddler; Shetland, Boys of the Lough
Stephen Baldwin 1873 to 1955 Village fiddler; Forest of Dean
© Paul Hudson CC BY 4.0 Phil Beer Fiddler and multi instrumentalist; Show of Hands
© AndyRiley CC BY 3.0 Jon Boden Singer, fiddler and arranger; Bellowhead
Walter Bulwer 1888 to 1968 Fiddler; Shipdham, Norfolk
© Mark Turner CC BY 2.0 Kevin Burke Fiddler; The Bothy Band, Patrick Street

C

Paddy Canny 1919 to 2008 Fiddler; East Clare, the Tulla Céilí Band
© Maybesometime CC BY-SA 3.0 Eliza Carthy Singer and fiddle player; Waterson:Carthy, The Wayward Band
Bobby Casey 1926 to 2000 Fiddler; West Clare and London
Nollaig Casey Fiddler; Planxty and Coolfin
Duncan Chisholm Fiddler and composer; Wolfstone, Affric
Julia Clifford 1914 to 1997 Fiddler; Sliabh Luachra
Michael Coleman 1891 to 1945 Fiddler; Sligo style
Zoë Conway Fiddler and violinist
Matt Cranitch Fiddler and scholar; Na Filí
Junior Crehan 1908 to 1998 Fiddler and tune composer; west Clare
Johnny Cunningham 1957 to 2003 Fiddler; Silly Wizard, Relativity

D

© Andreas F. Borchert CC BY-SA 4.0 John Doherty 1900 to 1980 Fiddler; Donegal
Liz Doherty Fiddler and scholar; Nomos
© Rs-foto CC BY-SA 3.0 Niamh Dunne Fiddler and singer; Beoga

F

© Bill Bailey for Coldsnap Festival CC BY 2.0 Alasdair Fraser Fiddler and teacher; fiddle and cello with Natalie Haas

G

© Candy Schwartz from Boston, USA CC BY 2.0 Frankie Gavin Fiddler and flute player; De Dannan
© candyschwartz from Boston, USA CC BY 2.0 Paddy Glackin Fiddler; founding member of the Bothy Band
© Henry Raeburn Public Domain Mark Niel Gow 1727 to 1807 Fiddler and composer; Scottish dance music
Angus R Grant 1967 to 2016 Fiddler; Shooglenifty

H

Ian Hardie 1952 to 2012 Fiddler and composer; Jock Tamson's Bairns
© Bryan Ledgard CC BY 2.0 Bella Hardy Singer and songwriter
Martin Hayes Fiddler; East Clare style, The Gloaming
Joe Holmes 1906 to 1978 Fiddler, lilter and singer; with Len Graham
Tom Hughes 1907 to 1986 Fiddler and ploughman; the Borders style

J

© Tony 1212 CC BY-SA 4.0 Nic Jones Singer, guitarist and fiddler; Penguin Eggs

K

© Bryn Pinzgauer CC BY 2.0 Nancy Kerr Fiddle player and singer; with James Fagan
Paddy Killoran 1903 to 1965 Fiddler and bandleader; south Sligo style
© Brian Marks CC BY 2.0 Peter Knight Fiddler; Steeleye Span, Gigspanner

L

© Leo Dezoysa CC BY 4.0 Seth Lakeman Singer, fiddler and songwriter; Kitty Jay
© Steve Knight from Halstead, United Kingdom CC BY 2.0 Chris Leslie Fiddler; Fairport Convention, Whippersnapper
Tony Linnane Fiddler; County Clare

M

Hector MacAndrew 1903 to 1980 Fiddler; the Gow tradition
Lauren MacColl Fiddler; RANT and Salt House
© SylviaStanley CC BY-SA 4.0 Bruce MacGregor Fiddler and broadcaster; Blazin' Fiddles
Seán McGuire 1927 to 2005 Fiddler; Belfast
© Cindy Funk at CC BY 2.0 Brian McNeill Fiddler, songwriter and novelist; Battlefield Band
Rachael McShane Singer, cellist and fiddler; Bellowhead, The Cartographers
© Bryan Ledgard CC BY 2.0 Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh Fiddler and singer; Altan
James Morrison 1893 to 1947 Fiddler; south Sligo style
Denis Murphy 1910 to 1974 Fiddler; Sliabh Luachra

N

Harkie Nesling 1890 to 1978 Fiddler; mid Suffolk

O

© Bryn Pinzgauer CC BY 2.0 Jackie Oates Singer and fiddler
Pádraig O’Keeffe 1887 to 1963 Fiddler and teacher; Sliabh Luachra
© Genevieve Stevenson CC BY-SA 4.0 Aidan O’Rourke Fiddler and composer; Lau

P

© Eames59 CC0 1.0 (Public Domain Dedication) Tommy Peoples 1948 to 2018 Fiddler and composer; Donegal style
Ian Powrie 1923 to 2011 Fiddler and dance band leader

R

Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh Fiddler; The Gloaming
Donald Riddell 1908 to 1992 Fiddler, fiddle maker and teacher; Kirkhill
Colin Ross 1934 to 2019 Northumbrian pipe maker, piper and fiddler; High Level Ranters

S

© Fonzleclay CC0 1.0 (Public Domain Dedication) Ric Sanders Fiddler; Fairport Convention, the Albion Band
© Stefan Brending (2eight)CC BY-SA 3.0 Sharon Shannon Button accordion player and fiddler
John Sheahan Fiddler and whistle player; The Dubliners
© Bert Verhoeff / Anefo CC0 1.0 (Public Domain Dedication) Rose Simpson Bass and fiddle; the Incredible String Band
© Colin Smith CC BY-SA 2.0 James Scott Skinner 1843 to 1927 Fiddler, composer and dancing master; the Strathspey King
Chris Stout Fiddler; Shetland
Dave Swarbrick 1941 to 2016 Fiddler; Fairport Convention
© Bryn Pinzgauer CC BY 2.0 Sam Sweeney Fiddler; Bellowhead, Leveret

T

Kathryn Tickell Northumbrian piper and fiddler

W

© Mike Garvey CC BY-SA 3.0 Chris Wood Songwriter, fiddler and singer