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Rayna Gellert (born December 15, 1975) is an American fiddler, acoustic guitarist, singer, and songwriter specializing in old-time music. She grew up in Elkhart, in northern Indiana, formerly lived in Asheville, North Carolina, and is currently based in Nashville, Tennessee. Her father is the traditional fiddler, banjo player, and singer Dan Gellert. Originally a classically trained violinist, she took up the old-time fiddle in 1994, when she moved to North Carolina to attend Warren Wilson College.[1] She received a bachelor's degree from Warren Wilson College.

Rayna Gellert
MerleFest 2007, Photo by Forrest L. Smith, III
Background information
Born (1975-12-15) 15 December 1975 (age 46)
OriginIndiana
GenresFolk
Americana
Bluegrass
Instrument(s)Violin, acoustic guitar, vocals
WebsiteRayna Gellert's website

Gellert is a former member of the Freight Hoppers. From 2003 to 2009 she performed and recorded with the all-female old-time band Uncle Earl. In 2003, she was a featured performer at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. She has also performed with the dance company Rhythm in Shoes, the West African-influenced band Toubab Krewe, Abigail Washburn, and Scott Miller. She has toured throughout the United States, Europe, and Chile.

She has been a finalist at the Appalachian String Band Music Festival in Clifftop, Fayette County, West Virginia several times.


Early life


Gellert is the daughter of Dan Gellert, an old-time banjo and fiddle player. Gellert grew up in northern Indiana.[2]


Career


Gellert has played and recorded with Abigail Washburn, Loudon Wainwright III, Tyler Ramsey, Robyn Hitchcock, and others. She has appeared at music festivals including Bonnaroo, Telluride Bluegrass Festival, and RockyGrass.[2]


Instruments


Gellert plays a fiddle that belonged to her great-grandfather, a Hungarian orchestral musician, and guitar.[2]


Discography



As leader



With Uncle Earl



With Susie Goehring



With Scott Miller



With The Brothers K



With Kieran Kane



References


  1. "The Swannanoa Gathering- Old-Time Week Staff Pg.1". www.swangathering.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  2. Coryell Williams, Heidi (May 31, 2013). "The Memory Project: Rayna Gellert". Our State.
  3. "Scott Miller Official Website". thescottmiller.com. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2022.





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