Peter Stampfel (born October 29, 1938, in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin[5]) is an American fiddle player, old-time musician, and singer-songwriter.
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Born | (1938-10-29) October 29, 1938 (age 83) Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, US |
Occupation | Associate editor at DAW Books |
Spouse(s) | Betsy Wollheim (1970s-present, as of 2020); Antonia (a.k.a. Barbara Ann Goldblatt, 1960s–1970s, d. 2017)[1][2][3][4] |
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Genres | Folk |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
Instrument(s) | fiddle, violin, guitar, banjo |
Years active | 1963–present |
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Stampfel is best known as a member of the Holy Modal Rounders, a psychedelic folk band that he founded with Steve Weber in the early 1960s.[6] He was also briefly a member of the Fugs and has been the leader of several musical projects, including the Bottlecaps, the Du-Tels, and the WORM All-Stars. He has performed with They Might Be Giants, the Roches, Richard Barone, Yo La Tengo, Bongwater, Jeffrey Lewis, Michael Hurley, Baby Gramps and Loudon Wainwright III.[7]
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