Teachers

The YFA is pleased to provide this list of area fiddle teachers. Please keep in mind that YFA does not endorse nor recommend teachers. As always, you will need to make sure any teacher is a good fit for your child based on location, cost, educational philosophy, style, and personality.

We would recommend that you interview your teacher by either taking a lesson or sitting in on a lesson before making a final decision.

Teacher

Style

Location

Contact Information

Mary Allen American Stillwater, MN 651-439-3154
musicjack@usa.com
Colleen Bertsch Balkan, Eatern European, Hungarian, and classical violin NE Minneapolis, MN 612.781.7633
colleenfiddle@yahoo.com

www.rogaria.com
Linda Brietag French Canadian Minneapolis, MN 612-722-0097
Mari Carlson Suzuki, Swedish, Irish, and American South Minneapolis, MN

612-874-9312
mlcarlson1@stthomas.edu

Judith Eisner Traditional Irish, Klezmer, and Classical Violin

two locations:
McPhail Center for Music
Minneapolis, MN

612-822-9236

maven@tcq.net

Lisa Fuglie Old Time, Irish, and Bluegrass Brooklyn Center, MN

763-533-3162
lisa@monroecrossing.com

Rachel Nelson Old Time, Appalachian, Cross-tuning, Irish, and Swing

Two Harbors / Duluth, MN

bardlive@usfamily.net

http://www.bardlive.com

James Plattes Irish, Old Time, Appalachian, Texas Swing, Cajun, Bluegrass, and Swing two locations:
Richfield, MN
Minneapolis, MN

612-861-2954
james@wildgypsy.com

http://www.wildgypsy.com

http://www.larkspurstrings.com

Jim Price Violin and Fiddle, improvising in various styles Minneapolis, MN

612-729-6124
mrjprice@msn.com

Ann Schluter Celtic, Scandinavian, Canadian, Metis, Basic fiddle technique, tone production, Suzuki specialist Moorhead, MN

218-236-1470
waltzinfdl@fiddle-nd.org

http://www.waltzinfdl.fiddle-nd.org

Karen Solgard Hardanger fiddle, Scandinavian, and beginning Suzuki Tapestry Folkdance Center,
Minneapolis, MN

612-242-5639
www.norsefiddle.com

karen@solgard.com

Christine Whyatt Basic Fiddle Technique, Scandinavian, Celtic, and New England

two locations:
Minneapolis, MN
Saint Paul, MN

612-728-1966 or
651-283-0946
whyat002@tc.umn.edu

Brian Wicklund General Technique, Irish, Old Time, Appalachian, Texas Swing, Cajun, Bluegrass, and Swing Marine on St. Croix, MN

651-433-4564
brian@brianwicklund.com

http://brianwicklund.com