10 String Symphony is an American folk duo based in Nashville, TN. The duo began as a partnership of mutual admiration and a much-needed creative release valve for Rachel Baiman and Christian Sedelmyer, two 5-string fiddle players and veteran sidemen of Nashville’s music scene. Baiman, a former Illinois state fiddle champion in the old time tradition, needed an outlet for the new sort of songs she was writing, while Sedelmyer, originally a classically trained violinist
Read more on Last.fm …read full bio
10 String Symphony is an American folk duo based in Nashville, TN. The duo began as a partnership of mutual admiration and a much-needed creative release valve for Rachel Baiman and Christian Sedelmyer, two 5-string fiddle players and veteran sidemen of Nashville’s music scene. Baiman, a former Illinois state fiddle champion in the old time tradition, needed an outlet for the new sort of songs she was writing, while Sedelmyer, originally a classically trained violinist, now a current touring member of the Jerry Douglas Band, was looking to get in touch with the impetuous spirit of the rock bands he played in before his arrival in Nashville. With the love of the 5-string fiddle and its musical possibilities as its focal point, the band’s mission statement was as clear as it was expansive:
Two fiddles. Two Voices. Epic music.
Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.
…shrink me down again
Update this bio | Artist Bio + Tag FAQs