Jonathan Trawick — Fayetteville, AR, USA

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Jonathan Trawick, raised with the old time fiddle tradition, music runs through his veins. He started playing guitar in his early college years, adding mandolin to his repertoire in the last few years. His driving style is crisp, musical and inspiring. Passionate for Texas style, old time, Irish and bluegrass music, Jonathan is currently teaching, performing and promoting music and national championship musicians throughout the United States. He initiated and coordinates the Arkansas Pickin’ and Fiddlin’ Championships, now in its fourth year, at Wildwood Park in Little Rock, Arkansas.

As a musician, he has thrice won the Accompanist Award for the Arkansas Old Time Fiddle Championship in Mountain View, Arkansas. He has accompanied championship fiddlers across the country. Jonathan is particularly talented with and has taught workshops on Texas style accompaniment and embellishing. He currently teaches private lessons and has worked with 7 time World Champion Fiddler, Jim "Texas Shorty" Chancellor, 3 time Grand Master Fiddle Champion, Matthew Hartz, 6 time National Fiddle Champion, Megan Lynch, legendary Missouri fiddler, Junior Marriott and Grand National Fiddle Champion, Dale Morris, Jr. among others.