Darol Anger

Fiddler, composer, producer and educator,  Darol Anger is at home in a number of musical genres, some of which he helped to invent.
Exceptional among modern fiddlers for his versatility and depth, Anger has helped drive the evolution of the contemporary string band through his involvement with numerous pathbreaking ensembles such as his Republic Of Strings, the Turtle Island String Quartet, the David Grisman Quintet, Montreux, his Duo with Mike Marshall, and others.
He has performed and taught all over the world with musicians such as Dr. Billy Taylor, Bela Fleck, Bill Evans, Mike Marshall, Edgar Meyer, Barbara Higbie, Bill Frisell, David Grisman, Tony Rice, Tim O’Brien, The Anonymous 4, Sam Bush, Brittany Haas, Sierra Hull, Marin Alsop and the Cabrillo Orchestra, David Balakrishnan, Tracy Silverman, Mark O'Connor, Phillip Aaberg, the Detroit Symphony, Mark O’Connor, Mike Block, John Hartford, and Stephane Grappelli.

Today Darol can be heard on NPR’s “Car Talk” theme every week, along with Earl Scruggs, David Grisman and Tony Rice. He was also the violinist on the phenomenally popular Sim City computer games.
In addition to performing all over the world, he has recorded and produced scores of important recordings since 1977, is a MacDowell and UCross Fellow, and has received numerous other composers’ residencies and grants. He has been a featured soloist on dozens of recordings and motion picture soundtracks.
An Associate Professor Emeritus at the prestigious Berklee School of music,  Anger now runs an ambitious online fiddle school at ArtistWorks.com. and is a regular guest at Berklee's Roots Music program.  He is interested in 5-string violin technology and has built 2.