List of fiddlers#Irish
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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
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| Name of fiddler
! Nationality ! Genre(s) | ||||
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| Ion Dragoi | Romanian | Romanian folk | 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 | ||
| 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{{cite web|work=American Songwriter|url=https://americansongwriter.com/5-female-fiddle-players-breaking-barriers/|title=5 Female Fiddle Players Breaking Barriers|last=Dunham|first=Nancy|access-date=February 28, 2024|date=November 2, 2023}} | 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 | ||
| Kiérah /Canadian West Coast/Celtic | 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 | ||
| 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
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| French Canadian/Acadian
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| Métis
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| Newfoundland
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==Mexican styles==
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| Tierra Caliente
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==US styles==
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==Irish styles==
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| Sliabh Luachra
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| Irish punk
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==Jewish styles==
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| Klezmer
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==Norwegian styles==
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| Hardanger
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==UK styles==
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| English
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| Scottish Celtic
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| Shetland
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=Trans-regional styles=
==Folk==
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| Traditional folk
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| Folk-rock
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==Jazz==
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==Rock==
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