Andrew Carlson is a
violinist from the
United States.
He began learning traditional fiddle music from his grandfather when he was five. He has won numerous fiddle contests including being named Georgia State Champion Fiddler twice and being named the 2000 Ohio Grand Champion fiddler. His book entitled ''A Guide to American Fiddling'' () was released by Mel Bay Publishers. As a studio musician and string arranger he has recorded for
Warner Bros.,
Atlantic,
Elektra
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,
Geffen,
Polydor, and
Capricorn and with artists including
R.E.M.,
Nanci Griffith,
Billy Bragg
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, and the
Cowboy Junkies. As a soloist, Carlson has performed with orchestras such as the
Columbus Symphony
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Orchestra.
Referenced as a 'Demon Fiddler' in a 1998 New York Times Music Revie
Carlson received his MM and BMUS from the University of Georgia and his DMA in Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Iowa. He has served as a faculty member at
Morehead State University, and served on the faculty of
Denison University through the 2017–2018 academic year. In 2000 Carlson started a
Bluegrass program at
Denison University, and the university now allows music majors to have a concentration in