List of fiddlers

This list of notable fiddlers shows some crossover with the List of violinists since the instruments used are quite similar, if not identical.

Alphabetical by last name

* Joseph Allard (French-Canadian)
* Darol Anger (Jazz, "psychograss")
* John Arcand (Canadian Métis)
* Svend Asmussen (Jazz)
* Aly Bain (Scottish and Shetland fiddling)
* Dewey Balfa (Cajun)
* Kenny Baker (bluegrass)
* Miri Ben-Ari (hip-hop)
* Byron Berline (Bluegrass)
* Tracy Bonham (Alternative rock)
* Robert Bowlin (Bluegrass)
* Polly Bradfield (Jazz)
* Jim Brock (Bluegrass)
* Kevin Burke (Irish)
* Sam Bush (Bluegrass)
* Paddy Canny (Irish)
* Jean Carignan (1916-1988; legendary Canadien fiddler)
* Andy Carlson (Bluegrass)
* Liz Carroll (Irish, Canadian)
* Fiddlin' John Carson (Appalachian (Georgia), Old timey)
* Eliza Carthy (English)
* Hanneke Cassel (Bluegrass, Scottish, other)
* Vassar Clements (Bluegrass, country, jazz)
* Michael Cleveland (Bluegrass)
* Julia Clifford (Irish traditional)
* Charlie Cline (Bluegrass)
* Randall Collins (Bluegrass)
* Sharon Corr (Irish)
* Papa John Creach (Rock, blues)
* Randy Crouch (Blues, Country, Rock)
* Chris Daring (Colorado, Texas)
* Charlie Daniels (Southern US rock)
* Andy de Jarlis (Canadian Métis)
* Michael Doucet (Cajun)
* Barry Dransfield (English, folk))
* Casey Driessen (Bluegrass, Scottish)
* Mark Feldman (Jazz)
* Henry Flynt (Classical hillbilly)
* Canray Fontenot (Creole)
* Curly Fox (Country)
* Alasdair Fraser (Scottish)
* Frankie Gavin (Irish)
* Johnny Gimble (Texas swing, bluegrass, Nashville session player)
* Matt Glaser (Jazz)
* Jerry Goodman (Jazz)
* Michael Gorman (Irish)
* Stéphane Grappelli (Jazz)
* Richard Greene (Bluegrass)
* Mitchell Grobb (Canadian traditional, pop, classical)
* John Grimm(Appalachian (Georgia), folk,)
* Petra Haden (Alternative rock)
* Ed Haley (Old Timey)
* Aubrey Haynie (Bluegrass)
* Bobby Hicks (Bluegrass)
* Jerry Holland (Cape Breton)
* Tommy Hunter (Appalachian (North Carolina))
* Eileen Ivers (Irish)
* Tommy Jackson (Bluegrass)
* Tommy Jarrell (Appalachian (North Carolina))
* Eyvind Kang (Jazz and classical)
* Patrick Kelly (Irish)
* Doug Kershaw (Cajun)
* Carla Kihlstedt (Jazz)
* Tim Kliphuis (Jazz)
* Mark Knight (Alternative rock)
* Peter Knight (English, folk and jazz)
* Kenny Kosek (Bluegrass)
* Gundula Krause (Bluegrass, cajun, folk, folk-rock)
* Alison Krauss (Bluegrass)
* Chris Leslie (English)
* Laurie Lewis (Bluegrass, American old-time)
* Annbjørg Lien (Norwegian)
* Didier Lockwood (Jazz)
* Ashley MacIsaac (Scottish-Canadian)
* Buddy MacMaster (Scottish-Canadian)
* Natalie MacMaster (Scottish-Canadian)
* Vanessa Mae (English, pop, techno)
* Mack Magaha (Bluegrass)
* Martie Maguire (Country)
* J. E. Mainer (Appalachian (North Carolina), Old timey)
* Hugh Marsh (Canadian jazz/popular musician)
* Benny Martin (Bluegrass)
* Dennis McGee (Cajun)
* Sean McGuire (Irish)
* Charlie McKerron (Scottish)
* Clayton McMichen (Appalachian (Georgia), Old timey)
* Don Messer (Canadian)
* Bruce Molsky (Appalachian)
* Denis Murphy (Irish Traditional)
* Patrick Moran (Newfoundland)
* Ray Nance (Jazz)
* Nash the Slash (Classical, rock, experimental)
* Máiréad Nesbitt (Celtic)
* Mark O'Connor (Bluegrass, folk, classical)
* Padraig O'Keeffe (Irish)
* Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh (Irish)
* EJ Ouellette (rad-trad)Fact|date=September 2008
* Sixto Palavecino (Argentinian)
* Tommy Peoples (Irish)
* Jean-Luc Ponty (Jazz)
* Dale Potter (Bluegrass)
* Tommy Potts (Irish)
* Bridget Regan (Traditional "Flogging Molly")
* Juan Reynoso (Mexican)
* Laura Risk
* Eck Robertson (Old time (Texas))
* Ernesto Rodrigues (Experimental)
* Jonathan "Jazz" Russell (Jazz)
* Buck Ryan (Bluegrass)
* Oliver Schroer (Canadian)
* Charlie Smith (Bluegrass)
* Hal Smith (Bluegrass)
* Stuff Smith (Jazz)
* Eddie South (Jazz)
* Buddy Spicher (Bluegrass)
* Brenda Stubbert (Cape Breton)
* Mark Sullivan (Canadian)
* Dave Swarbrick (English)
* Gid Tanner (Appalachian (Georgia), Old timey)
* Gordon Terry (Bluegrass)
* Benny Thomasson (Texas)
* Kathryn Tickell
* Boyd Tinsley (Rock, jazz)
* Jelle van Tongeren (Jazz/Hot Club)
* Jay Ungar (Waltzes, swing)
* Michał Urbaniak (Jazz)
* Joe Venuti (Jazz)
* John Vesey (Irish)
* Calvin Vollrath (Canadian)
* Sara Watkins (Bluegrass "Nickel Creek")
* Jenny Wilhelms (Folk)
* Claude Williams (Jazz)
* Tommy Williams (Bluegrass)
* Bob Wills (Texas swing)
* Melvin Wine (Appalachian (West Virginia))
* Chubby Wise (Bluegrass)

Alphabetical by Last Name by Style

Alternative Rock

:*Tracy Bonham:*Petra Haden:*Mark Knight

American

: Appalachian::*Bruce Molsky: Colorado::*Chris Daring: Georgia::*Fiddlin' John Carson::*John Grimm::*Clayton McMichen::*Gid Tanner: Louisiana::*Dewey Balfa (Cajun): Missouri::*Bob Holt: North Carolina::*Tommy Hunter::*Tommy Jarrell::*J. E. Mainer: Oklahoma::*Randy Crouch: Texas::*Johnny Gimble::*Eck Robertson::*Benny Thomasson: West Virginia::*Ed Haley::*Henry Reed::*Melvin Wine: Blues::*Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown::*Papa John Creach (also Rock)::*Randy Crouch (also Country, Rock): Bluegrass::*Kenny Baker (musician)::*Byron Berline::*Jim Brock::*Sam Bush::*Jason Carter::*Vassar Clements (also Country, Jazz)::*Michael Cleveland::*Charlie Cline::*Curly Ray Cline::*Randall Collins::*Casey Driessen::*Stuart Duncan::*Johnny Gimble::*Richard Greene::*Aubrey Haynie::*Bobby Hicks::*Tommy Jackson::*Kenny Kosek::*Gundula Krause (also Cajun, Folk, Folk-Rock)::*Mack Magaha::*Martie Maguire::*Alison Krauss::*Laurie Lewis::*Benny Martin::*Mark O'Connor (also Classical, Folk)::*Dale Potter::*Randy Powell::*Buck Ryan::*Charlie Smith::*Hal Smith::*Gordon Terry::*Sara Watkins (of Nickel Creek, also Alternative, other influences)::*Tommy Williams::*Chubby Wise: Cajun::*Doug Kershaw::*Gundula Krause (also Bluegrass, Folk, Folk-Rock)::*Dennis McGee: Country::*Vassar Clements (also Bluegrass, Jazz)::*Randy Crouch (also blues, rock)::*Curly Fox: Creole::*Calvin Carrière::*Canray Fontenot: Old Timey::*Fiddlin' John Carson::*Laurie Lewis::*J. E. Mainer::*Clayton McMichen::*Gid Tanner: Southern US Rock::*Charlie Daniels

Argentinian

:* Sixto Palavecino

Canadian

::*Joseph Allard::*John Arcand::*Jean Carignan::*Liz Carroll::*Mitchell Grobb ::*Don Messer::*Oliver Schroer::*Calvin Vollrath

: Cape Breton::*Donald Angus Beaton::*Jerry Holland::*Buddy MacMaster::*Natalie MacMaster::*John Morris Rankin::*Brenda Stubbert

: Métis::*Andy de Jarlis

: Newfoundland::*Patrick Moran

: Scottish-Canadian::*Ashley MacIsaac

Celtic

:*Charlie McKerron:*Máiréad Nesbitt

Classical

:*Eyvind Kang (also Jazz):*Mark O'Connor (also Bluegrass, Folk):*Nash the Slash (also Experimental, Rock)

English

:*Eliza Carthy:*Barry Dransfield:*Peter Knight:*Chris Leslie:*Vanessa Mae:*Dave Swarbrick:*Ric Sanders

Experimental

:*Ernesto Rodrigues:*Nash the Slash (also Classical, Rock)

Folk

:*Gundula Krause (also Bluegrass, Cajun, Folk-Rock):*Mark O'Connor:*Jenny Wilhelms

Folk-Rock

:*Gundula Krause

Hip-Hop

:*Miri Ben-Ari

Hot Club

:*Jelle van Tongeren (also Jazz)

Irish

:*Kevin Burke:*Julia Clifford:*Michael Coleman:*Sharon Corr:*Frankie Gavin:*Michael Gorman:*Eileen Ivers:*Patrick Kelly:*Paddy Killoran:*Sean McGuire:*James Morrison:*Denis Murphy:*Máiréad Nesbitt:*Padraig O'Keeffe:*Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh:*Tommy Peoples:*Tommy Potts:*John Sheahan:*John Vesey

Jazz

:*Darol Anger (also Psychograss):*Svend Asmussen:*Polly Bradfield:*Vassar Clements (also Country, Bluegrass):*Mark Feldman:*Matt Glaser:*Jerry Goodman:*Stéphane Grappelli:*Eyvind Kang (also Classical):*Carla Kihlstedt:*Tim Kliphuis:*Didier Lockwood:*Ray Nance:*Jean-Luc Ponty:*Stuff Smith:*Eddie South:*Boyd Tinsley (also Rock):*Jelle van Tongeren (also Hot Club):*Michał Urbaniak:*Joe Venuti:*Claude Williams

Mexican

:*Juan Reynoso

Norwegian

:* Annbjørg Lien

Pop

:*Vanessa Mae:*Hugh Marsh

Psychograss

:*Darol Anger (also Jazz)

Rock

:*Papa John Creach (also Blues):*Randy Crouch (also Country, Blues):*Nash the Slash (also Classical, Experimental):*Boyd Tinsley (also Jazz)

Traditional/Rock

:*Bridget Regan

UK

: Scottish::*Aly Bain (also Shetland)::*Alasdair Fraser::*John McCusker::*Charlie McKerron

: Shetland::*Tom Anderson::*Aly Bain (also Scottish)