Christian Sedelmyer

Musician · Erie, Pennsylvania · christiansedelmyer.com
Best known for Fiddle

Christian Sedelmyer is a Pennsylvania-born fiddler whose two-time Grammy nomination, founding role in 10 String Symphony with Rachel Baiman, and decade-plus tenure with the Jerry Douglas Band have made him one of the most distinctive contemporary acoustic violinists — a busy Nashville session player credited with Kacey Musgraves, Sierra Hull, Bela Fleck, and Emmylou Harris.

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  • Born circa 1984–1985 in Erie, Pennsylvania; based in Nashville, Tennessee.
  • Two-time Grammy-nominated fiddler; first Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album with The Jerry Douglas Band's "What If" (2017/2018).
  • Co-founded 10 String Symphony with singer-fiddler Rachel Baiman in 2012, an unusual duo of two five-string fiddles plus five-string banjo.
  • Joined The Jerry Douglas Band in 2014.
  • Began classical violin training at age 5; first stage experience playing in his father's folk-rock band.
  • Wake Forest University Class of 2007; majored in business management with a political-science minor.
  • Earlier band affiliation: The Farewell Drifters (folk-rock).
  • Has performed or recorded with Kacey Musgraves, Molly Tuttle, Sierra Hull, Béla Fleck, Emmylou Harris, Sam Bush, Vince Gill, Andrew Marlin, Jordan Tice, and Indigo Girls.

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