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Podcast: Art Works Podcast
Episode: Meeting Bluegrass Fiddle Virtuoso Michael Cleveland
Description: Bluegrass Fiddler and 2022 NEA National Heritage Fellow Michael Cleveland talks about his life immersed in music
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Virtuoso fiddler and 2022 National Heritage Fellow Michael Cleveland talks about his life in bluegrassâand it is a lifelong love affair. He was brought to bluegrass shows as an infant and began performing on stage when he was about seven years. Known for the speed, intensity, and artistry of his playing, Cleveland is one of the great fiddler players of his generation, recognized 12 times as the International Bluegrass Music Associationâs (INBA)âFiddler of the Yearâ and inducted into the Natio...