List of popular music violinists

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This is a list of notable popular music violinists including fiddlers.

Armen Anassian
Darol Anger (jazz, "psychograss")
Emilie Autumn (rock, gothic, industrial)
Aly Bain (Scottish and Shetland fiddling)
Miri Ben-Ari (hip-hop)
Byron Berline (bluegrass)
Andrew Bird (alternative, folk, jazz)
Charlie Bisharat (pop, rock, jazz, classical, folk)
Bitch (aka Capital B) of Bitch and Animal (now Capital B and the Exciting Conclusion)
Tracy Bonham (alternative rock)
Karen Briggs (pop, rock, jazz, classical, folk)
Linda Brava (classical, pop, folk)
Owen"Fiidla"Brown (5 string violin) (Jazz, Hip Hop, Gospel, Blues, Reggae, World Music, World Soul, Avant Garde)
Chris Carmichael (classical, pop. country, folk, jazz, rock)
Vassar Clements (bluegrass, country, jazz)
Sharon Corr (of The Corrs, pop, rock, folk)
Papa John Creech (blues, rock)
David Cross (King Crimson)
Charlie Daniels (country, country rock, jazz)
D'arcy (of The Smashing Pumpkins)
Saul Davies (of James)
Tymon Dogg (of The Mescaleros)
Elyghen (Elvenking)
Henry Flynt (classical hillbilly)
Alasdair Fraser (Scottish)
Johnny Gimble (bluegrass, Nashville session player)
Jerry Goodman, progressive rock, jazz
Richard Greene (bluegrass, country, rock)
Mitchell Grobb (Canadian fiddler)
Petra Haden (alternative rock)
Don "Sugarcane" Harris (blues, rock)
Katt Hernandez (improvisation, psyche-rock, jazz, balkan)
Jerry Holland (Cape Breton fiddle music)
Eileen Ivers (Irish fiddle)
Jana Jae (of The Buckaroos and Hee Haw) (bluegrass, country)
Eddie Jobson (Roxy Music, U.K.)
Eyvind Kang (jazz and classical)
Doug Kershaw (Cajun)
Mark Knight ("madfiddler") (alternative rock)
Gundula Krause (bluegrass, cajun, folk, folk-rock)
Alison Krauss (bluegrass)
Jim Lea (rock, pop)
Donnell Leahy (Canadian fiddler)
Laurie Lewis (bluegrass, American old-time)
Ashley MacIsaac (Scottish-Canadian fiddling)
Sean Mackin (rock, pop punk)^{[citation needed]}
Buddy MacMaster (Scottish-Canadian fiddling)
Natalie MacMaster (Scottish-Canadian fiddling)
Hugh Marsh (jazz, popular)
Maylaffayza (pop and hip-hop)
Lucia Micarelli (classical, pop, most notably toured with Jethro Tull and Josh Groban)
Armen Movsessian (touring orchestra with Yanni)
Máiréad Nesbitt (fiddler for Celtic Woman ensemble)
Nash the Slash (classical, rock, experimental)
Sarah Neufeld (indie rock)
Mark O'Connor (bluegrass, folk, classical)
Helen O'Hara (Dexys Midnight Runners)
Owen Pallett (a.k.a. Final Fantasy, also plays with The Arcade Fire)
Enion Pelta-Tiller (of ThaMuseMeant and Taarka)^{[citation needed]}
PB Ploy (rock, folk, pop)^{[citation needed]}
Lorenza Ponce (rock, touring violinist for Bon Jovi)
Antonio Pontarelli (rock)
David Ragsdale (rock)
Bridget Regan (rock, folk)
Ernesto Rodrigues (experimental)
Davide Rossi (pop, rock, classical):
Ray Shulman (Gentle Giant)
Antoine Silverman (bluegrass, jazz)
Robby Steinhardt (rock)
Dave Swarbrick (British/Celtic folk and folk/rock)
Boyd Tinsley (Dave Matthews Band)
April Verch (Canadian)
Sarana VerLin (Dark Carnival) (electric 5-string) (rock, folk)
Joan Wasser (The Dambuilders, indie rock)
Sara Watkins (Nickel Creek)
Jenny Wilhelms (folk)
Patrick Wolf (experimental, alternative, folk, electronic)
Gavyn Wright (classical, pop, soundtrack)
Samvel Yervinyan - (touring orchestra with Yanni)