Michael Cleveland was born blind but he fell in love with the violin as a young child when he heard a recording of the fiddle tune Orange Blossom Special. “I want to play that,” he told himself and, with the help of his parents and teachers at a school for the blind, that’s exactly what he did, and a whole bunch of other tunes as well. Named fiddler of the year six times in a row by the International Bluegrass Music Association, Michael performs with his group Flamekeeper. I interviewed Michael while attending the Hiawatha Traditional Music Festival in Marquette, Michigan, in 2018.
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Penny Brill - The Healing Power of Music
Hans Johannsson - Icelandic Violin Maker
Bruce Molsky - Old-Time Fiddler and Singer
Lyris Hung - Acoustic/Electric Violinist and Marketer of Violin Strings
Winifred Horan - Fiddler and Composer with the Irish Band Solas - Part 2
Winifred Horan - Fiddler and Composer with the Irish Band Solas - Part 1
Gregg Alf - American Violin Maker in Venice, Italy - Part 2
Gregg Alf - American Violin Maker in Venice, Italy - Part 1
Joshua Bell - Violinist
Tom Barr - Violin Maker, Music Store Owner, and Labor Union Organizer
Stuart Canin- Violinist - Part 2
Stuart Canin - Violinist - Part 1
Chris Haddox Tells the Story of a Blind Violin Maker in West Virginia
The Vettori Family - Three Generations of Italian Violin Makers
Dmitry Sitkovetsky - violinist-conductor-philosopher
Fan Tao - Violin Strings Expert - Part 2
Noel Burke - Irish Violin Bow Maker
Fan Tao - Violin Strings Expert - Part 1
Joseph Kromholz - Violinist and Teacher
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