David Gardner (fiddler)

David Gardner
Birth name	David Gardner
Born	March 22, 1968(1968-03-22)
Genres	Scottish (18th Century)
Occupations	Performer, teacher, judge; high school teacher
Instruments	Fiddle, vocals, bones
Years active	1980's–present
Website	gardnerfiddle.com

David M. Gardner (born 1968) is a Scottish fiddle performer, teacher, and judge.

In the 1980s, while a student at the College of William and Mary, he began studying music with John Turner. Though he graduated with a degree in anthropology and currently teaches high school German, he continued pursuing traditional Scottish music.

Gardner regularly plays in Colonial Williamsburg, and is a member of The Virginia Company--an 18th-century music trio which has performed in the Kennedy Center and other notable venues. He has won numerous regional fiddling competitions, and placed third in the 2009 national championships after initially placing first in a three-way tie. He is also a Scottish FIRE-sanctioned judge, and has judged both the 2010 and 2011 national competitions. He is a permanent faculty member at the Jink and Diddle School of Scottish Fiddling.

Gardner also has a musical instrument endorsement from the state of Virginia and is the recipient of a Fulbright Award, which sponsored a trip to Germany in 2003.

Discography

• Smash the Windows

The Virginia Company

• Highland Summer Storm

The Jink and Diddle Scottish Fiddle Orchestra

• The New Caledonian Four

John Turner, David Gardner, Colyn Fischer, Melinda Crawford

References

• "John Turner, David Gardner, and Cliff Williams" (PDF). Scottish Cultural Organization of the Triangle. http://www.scot.us/JTDGCWbio.pdf. Retrieved 13 Sept. 2011. 

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Name	Gardner, David
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Short description	Fiddler
Date of birth	1968-03-22
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