Rayna Gellert
Contemporary Bluegrass
Rayna Gellert is an Indiana-born old-time fiddler, singer, and songwriter whose tenure with Uncle Earl, duo with Kieran Kane, and collaborations with John Paul Jones, Robyn Hitchcock, and Loudon Wainwright III have placed her at the front of contemporary old-time and Americana fiddling.
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- American old-time fiddler, singer, and songwriter; classically trained on violin before switching to old-time fiddle in 1994.
- Born December 15, 1975 in Elkhart, Indiana; daughter of traditional fiddler/multi-instrumentalist Dan Gellert.
- Member of Uncle Earl (the all-women old-time string band) circa 2003–2009; recorded "She Waits for Night" (2005) and "Waterloo, TN" (2007) on Rounder.
- Former member of the Freight Hoppers.
- Performs and records as a duo with Kieran Kane since 2016.
- Solo albums on StorySound Records include "Old Light: Songs from My Childhood & Other Gone Worlds" and "Workin's Too Hard."
- Plays a fiddle that belonged to her great-grandfather, a Hungarian orchestral musician; has recorded with John Paul Jones, Robyn Hitchcock, and Loudon Wainwright III.
- Bachelor's degree from Warren Wilson College; based in Nashville (formerly Asheville, NC).
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Workin’s Too Hard2017
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Ways of the World2000
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