Darol Robert Anger[1]is an American violinist and founding member ofThe David Grisman Quintet.
Darol Anger | |
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 Darol Anger in 2004. Photo by Forrest L. Smith, III | |
| Background information | |
| Born | May 7, 1953 San Francisco, California,U.S. |
| Genres | Progressive bluegrass,folk,chamber jazz,new-age |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Violin |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Labels | Compass,Windham Hill,Six Degrees,Rounder,Kaleidoscope |
| Website | www |
Career
editDarol Anger entered popular music at the age of 21 as a founding member ofThe David Grisman Quintet.[2]Anger played fiddle toDavid Grisman's mandolin in The David Grisman Quintet's (DGQ) 1977 debut. He co-founded and named theTurtle Island String QuartetwithDavid Balakrishnanin 1985 and performed, composed, and arranged for the chamber jazz group. He frequently collaborates with fellow DGQ alumnusMike Marshall.
Anger met pianistBarbara Higbiein Paris and formed a musical partnership with her. Together they released an early record onWindham Hill,Tideline(1982). Two years later, they formed a group called The Darol Anger/Barbara Higbie Quintet withMike Marshall,Todd Phillips,andAndy Narell.This group performed at the 1984Montreux Jazz Festival.The quintet later took the nameMontreux.After two studio releases, the band broke up in 1990, and Anger continued with theTurtle Island String Quartet,founded in 1985. He still collaborates withMontreuxand fellowPsychograsscolleague, Mike Marshall, and occasionally also collaborates with Barbara Higbie and Michael Manring.
Using classical, folk, and jazz music as springboards, he currently leads Republic of Strings, founded with Scott Nygaard. He also co-founded The Duo (withMike Marshall), Psychograss (the bluegrass group including Mike Marshall, mandolin; Todd Phillips, bass;David Grier,guitar; andTony Trischka,banjo), Fiddlers 4 (withMichael Doucet,Bruce Molsky,violins; andRushad Eggleston,cello), and Mr. Sun (with Joe Walsh, Grant Gordy, and Aidan O'Donnell). Anger also plays frequently with pianist Phil Aaberg. He has performed or recorded with musicians ranging fromTony Rice,Stephane GrappelliandMark O'ConnortoMarin Alsop,Bill Evans,Nickel Creek,Chris Thile&Punch Brothers,Yonder Mountain String Band,Béla Fleck,Taarkaand Anonymous 4. He can also be heard on the NPR's Car Talk theme song. He is aMacDowellandUCrossFellow.
Anger currently lives inPortland, Maine,[3]after moving from his long-time home in theSan Francisco Bay Area.He has completed the construction of 2 violins under the guidance of luthier Jonathan Cooper and was in 2010 named Associate Professor at theBerklee College of Music.[4]
In June 2011 he began teaching online at the Online Fiddle School with Darol Anger, as part of theArtistWorksAcademy of Bluegrass.
He was the Artist at Large at the 2018 John Hartford Memorial Festival.[5]
Discography
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- 1979Fiddlistics
- 1982Tideline– withBarbara Higbie
- 1983The Duo– withMike Marshall
- 1984Live at Montreux '84
- 1985Jazz Violin Celebration
- 1985Chiaroscuro
- 1987Sign Language
- 1989Let Them Say
- 1993Psychograss
- 1996Heritage
- 1997At Home and on the Range
- 1998Christmas Heritage
- 1997Like Minds
- 1999Jam
- 1999Diary of a Fiddler
- 2000Brand New Can
- 2001Now Hear This
- 2005Republic of Strings
- 2007Generation Nation
- 2007Woodshop
- 2007Mike Marshall and Darol Anger withVäsen
- 2008Cross Time– withPhilip Aaberg
- 2014Eand'a
Republic of Strings
edit- 2004Republic of Strings
- 2006Generation Nation
References
edit- ^"ARAN BOAT SONG".ASCAP.American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.RetrievedMarch 13,2023.
- ^Liane HansenBluegrass Fiddling on 'Republic of Strings'npr.org,March 14, 2004
- ^"Darol Anger's Republic of Strings – Home".Republicofstrings. Archived fromthe originalon March 15, 2012.RetrievedApril 2,2012.
- ^"Faculty Biography: Darol Anger".Berklee. Archived fromthe originalon March 12, 2013.RetrievedDecember 2,2010.
- ^ "John Hartford Memorial Festival - 2018 Lineup".hartfordfest.RetrievedJune 8,2018.