The emergence of fiddler Carrie Rodriguez as a stunning singer and instrumentalist caps an already long musical journey for a young woman in her 20s.
Rodriguez, a native of Austin, Texas, began playing violin at the age of five. Her first steps away from classical music were in her early teens when she began accompanying her father, noted Texas singer-songwriter David Rodriguez, in local clubs. She later chose fiddle over violin, and we to Boston to study at Berklee College of Music. There, she studied bluegrass, old-time, swing, jazz, and everything in between.