Current Project:
The Bee Eaters
w/ Simon Chrisman (Hammered Dulcimer) & Wes Corbett (Banjo)
www.BeeEaters.com
Individual projects:
Tristan with Crooked Still - www.CrookedStill.com
Tashina with Mark O'Connor's American String Celebration
Tristan with the Jeremy Kittel Band
Influences
Mark O'Connor Fiddle Camp, Alasdair Fraser's VOM Scottish Fiddling School.......
Darol Anger, Stuart Duncan, Brittany & Natalie Haas, Jeremy Kittel, Billy Contreras, Rushad Eggleston, Bruce Molsky, Vassar Clements, Natalie MacMaster, Matt Glaser, Casey Driessen, Gabe Wicher, Nate Leath, Luke Bulla, Simon Chrisman, Ben Krakauer, Wes Corbett........ Nickel Creek, Vasen, Psychograss, The Beatles, Crooked Still, Old School Freight Train, Turtle Island String Quartet, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Blue Highway....... Mike Marshall, Tim O'Brien, Scott Nygaard, Edgar Meyer, Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Alison Brown, Todd Phillips, Sam Bush, David Grier, Tony Trischka, Tony Rice, David Grisman...........
Albums:
Heritage, Diary of a Fiddler, Telluride Sessions, Uncommom Ritual, NewGrange, Skip Hop & Wobble, Aereo-Plain, At Home and On the Range, Into the Cauldron, Why Should The Fire Die?, Like Minds, Blueprint, Keyed Up, Red On Blonde, Oh so many more.
Look out; here comes the next generation! Insanely creative brother-sister fiddle duo Tashina & Tristan Clarridge may be young, but the fact that they both started fiddling practically before they could speak makes them seasoned musical veterans, relatively speaking.
Tristan is a 4 time Grand National Fiddle Champion, successfully achieving that title for three years consecutively, skipping a year, then winning his 4th. Who won the off year? His sister, of course. As a cellist, he tours internationally with Crooked Still, Darol Anger's Republic of Strings, and New Old Stock, and has appeared with Cape Breton Fiddle phenomenon Natalie MacMaster.
Tashina, the 2005 Grand National Fiddle Champion, has performed at Carnegie Hall as part of Grammy winning bassist Edgar Meyer's Young Artists program, and tours with Mark O'Connor.
Their shared musical rapport is as natural as it is magical. Their performances are absolutely true musical conversation, discussion, argument, and celebration, and pure fascination.
Together, the home-schooled pair have taught perhaps thousands of lessons and workshops and
for the past seven years have instructed at Mark O'Connor's String Conference in San Diego.
They have worked together as members of their own groups, in Darol Anger’s Republic Of Strings, and in banjo master Bill Evans’ String Summit.......................................................................................................................................................................................
Tristan & Tashina Clarridge's Friend Space (Top 19)
New pics, new videos and new LIVE tunes going up today! Let me know what you think! Sending some ATX (that's Austin Texas) love out to everyone. Ruby Jane
Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane.To those who don't know me, I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! new videos too! Ruby Jane
Hello dahlings! Do, if you wouldn't mind, let everyone know about the upcoming International Bluegrass Camp in late September. Even if you can't make it, someone you know wants to come, I'm just sure of it. Details are on our space. And have a great and sleepless week at you camp - I know it will rock! Cheers, FiddleStar Camp (Megan, that is)
Once drove an old sedan, up north, From a place in Sydney to Cairns; Then to Kuranda I went forth, By train, to look without set plans.
I browsed through the trendy market, With fresh fruits of tropical kind; Walked to the creek through lush thicket - Nature’s hand giving peace of mind.
I dined in a scenic cafe; Then, outside, as I wrote for yen, Some passing Kooris called-out: “Hey, You go walkabout with your pen.”
Request or question, I don’t know - Assured voices, elderly men. That’s now several years ago, And I’ve seen the world - with my pen.
Hey! You guys throw a mighty fine birthday par-tay. It was a blast. Let me know when you guys can get down here so we can fix up Tristan's cello. Cheers, Ben
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