Mother jones bruce molsky biography
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Bruce Molsky
Bruce Molsky playing the fiddle in 2009
Bruce Molsky (L) and Tony Trischka, 2022 New Bedford Folk Festival
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Molsky (born 1955, New York City) is an American fiddler, banjo player, guitarist, and singer.
Mother jones bruce molsky biography
He primarily performs old-time music of the Appalachian region.[1]
Early years
As a young man, Molsky first became interested in blues music, but eventually became absorbed in old-time music while studying engineering at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, beginning in 1972.
His playing was influenced by the fiddling of Tommy Jarrell, whom Molsky visited in North Carolina in 1976. He recorded with Bob Carlin in 1990.
Career
Molsky has released several records on Compass Records, Rounder Records and Tree Frog Music under his own name.
Besides his solo recordings, he has also played in Fiddlers 4, with Darol Anger, Michael Doucet (violins) and Rushad Eggleston (cello). Since 2002, he has been a founding member of Andy Irvine