Freyda Epstein (Nov 30, 1956 – May 17, 2003) was an American

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. She was influential in the music communities of Elkins, West Virginia, central Virginia, Asheville, North Carolina, and Berkeley, California. She performed as part of

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, Freyda & Acoustic AttaTude, and collaborated with and taught many local musicians.

Discography

*''Now and Then'' (Flying Fish, 1980) Lorraine Duisit, vocals, mandolin ; Freyda Epstein, vocals, violin, viola ; Ralph Gordon, vocals, cello ; Paul Reisier, guitar, hammer dulcimer. *''Another Country'' (Flying Fish, 1982) *''Cool of the Day'' (Sugar Hill, 1985) (Lorraine Duisit, Freyda Epstein, Ralph Gordon and Paul Reisler) *''Midnight at Cabell Hall'' (Red House Records, 1994) (Freyda Epstein, Ralph Gordon, and Bob Vasile) *''Globallullabies'' (Music for Little People, 1995)

Death

Freyda was heading to a local music gathering near

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, Virginia when she died in a car accident in 2003.

References

20th-century American fiddlers 21st-century American fiddlers American women fiddlers American folk musicians 1956 births 2003 deaths {{US-musician-stub