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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Alicia Svigals - Klezmer Violinist
Scott Marckx - Port Townsend Violin Maker
Jeff Harshbarger - Multi-genre Bassist - Part 2
Jeff Harshbarger - Multi-genre Bassist - Part 1
Carl Jones - Songwriter and Fellow "Tune Tramp"
Erynn Marshall - Old-Time "Tune Tramp" Fiddler
Music for Food - Helping Those In Need Through Classical Music
Roland Feller - The Making of a Luthier
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Laurie Lewis - The Maple's Lament
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Bruce Harvie - Orcas Island Tonewoods - Part 1
The Canote Brothers - Old-time Musical Twins
David Fulton - Stories from the Collection
David Fulton - The Making of a Collector
Darol Anger - Violinist and Teacher
William Monical - History of the Violin
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