By the time Nate Leath was 11 years old, he had taken the Galax, VA fiddlers convention by storm, performing his soulful rendition of “Roxanna Waltz”. Not only did he win first bluegrass fiddle but he earned the best all-around musician trophy as well.

He told guitar accompanist Steve Kilby, “It felt good while I was playing it. Maybe I’ll get in the finals and get a prize.” Nate now has a wall covered with ribbons and trophies he has won at various contests down South. At 15, the urge to play music full time was so powerful and all consuming that Nate moved to the Washington, DC area, where a variety of musical styles flourish.

After three years of "paying his dues" in clubs around the DC/Baltimore, Nate went off to Boston to attend the prestigious Berklee School Of Music. There he fell under the expert tutelage of fiddle instructors like Matt Glaser, Rob Thomas and Eugene Friesen (cello). It was at Berklee that Nate was thrown head first into the unfamiliar waters of music notation, structure and theory but he retained his ear and is able to swim in the deepest part of the “improv” lake.

Now in his 21st year, Nate has been recording professionally since he was 15. He tours with The Old School Freight Train band and plays Dawg music with David Grisman’s stage gigs. Nate now gives private fiddle and mandolin instruction and conducts workshops at various festivals.

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