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Peter Stampfel

Peter Stampfel
Birth name Peter Stampfel
Born (1938-10-29) October 29, 1938 (age 78)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Genres Folk
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter, musician
Instruments fiddle, violin, guitar, banjo
Years active 1963–present
Associated acts Holy Modal Rounders

Peter Stampfel (born October 29, 1938, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American fiddle player, violinist and singer-songwriter. He is perhaps best known as a member of the Holy Modal Rounders, a psychedelic folk band. He was also briefly a member of the Fugs and has been the leader of several musical projects, including the Bottlecaps and the WORM All-Stars. He has performed with They Might Be Giants, the Roches, Yo La Tengo, Bongwater, Jeffrey Lewis, Michael Hurley, Baby Gramps and Loudon Wainwright III.


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