Darol Anger 2584407 223095449 2008-07-02T15:31:04Z 65.127.223.98 /* Solo/With Mike Marshall */ added new disc {{Infobox Musical artist |Name = Darol Anger |Img = anger-fls.gif |Img_capt = Darol Anger in 2004. Photo by Forrest L. Smith, III. |Img_size = |Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist |Birth_name = |Alias = |Born = {{birth year and age|1953}} |Died = |Origin = [[San Francisco, California]], [[United States]] |Instrument = [[Violin]], [[mandolin]], [[cello]] |Genre = [[Progressive bluegrass]], [[Folk music|folk]], [[chamber jazz]], [[New Age music|New Age]] |Occupation = [[Musician]], [[songwriter]], [[Record producer|producer]] |Years_active = 1977–present |Label = [[Compass Records|Compass]] |Associated_acts = |URL = [http://darolanger.com/ darolanger.com] }} '''Darol Anger''' is an [[United States|American]] [[violin]]ist, born in 1953. ==Career== Darol Anger played fiddle to [[David Grisman]]'s mandolin in [[The David Grisman Quintet]]'s (DGQ) 1977 debut. He co-founded the [[Turtle Island String Quartet]] with David Balakrishnan in 1985 and performed, composed, and arranged for the chamber jazz group. He frequently collaborates with fellow DGQ alumnus [[Mike Marshall (bluegrass musician)|Mike Marshall]]. Anger met pianist [[Barbara Higbie]] in Paris and formed a musical partnership with her. Together they released an early record on [[Windham Hill]], ''Tideline'' (1982). Two years later, they formed a group called The Darol Anger/Barbara Higbie Quintet with [[Mike Marshall (bluegrass musician)|Mike Marshall]], Todd Phillips, and [[Andy Narell]]. This group performed at the 1984 [[Montreux Jazz Festival]]. The quintet later took the name [[Montreux (band)|Montreux]]. After two studio releases, the band broke up in 1990, and Anger continued with the [[Turtle Island String Quartet]], founded in 1985. He still collaborates with ''Montreux'' and fellow ''Psychograss'' colleague, Mike Marshall, and occasionally also collaborates with Barbara Higbie and Michael Manring. Using classical, folk, and jazz music as springboards, he currently leads Republic Of Strings, with Scott Nygaard. He also co-founded The Duo (with [[Mike Marshall (bluegrass musician)|Mike Marshall]]), Psychograss (the bluegrass group including Mike Marshall, mandolin; Todd Phillips, bass; [[David Grier]], guitar; and [[Tony Trischka]], banjo), and Fiddlers Four (with [[Michael Doucet]], [[Bruce Molsky]], violins; and [[Rushad Eggleston]], cello). Anger also plays frequently with pianist Phil Aaberg. He has performed or recorded with musicians ranging from [[Tony Rice]], [[Stephane Grappelli]] and [[Mark O'Connor]] to Marin Alsop, Bill Evans, [[Nickel Creek]], [[Chris Thile]] & the Tensions Mountain Boys, [[Yonder Mountain String Band]], [[Béla Fleck]], and [[Taarka]]. Anger currently lives in [[Portland, Oregon]], after moving from his long-time home in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]. == Discography == ===Solo/With Mike Marshall=== * Fiddlistics (1981) * Tideline (1982) * Live at Montreux '84 (1984) * Chiaroscuro (1985) * The Duo (with Mike Marshall) (1988) * Jazz Violin Celebration (1988) * Jam (1999) * Diary of a Fiddler (1999) * Brand New Can (2000) * Heritage (2005) * Woodshop (2007) * [[Mike Marshall (musician)|Mike Marshall]] and Darol Anger with [[Väsen]], 2007 ===Republic of Strings=== * Republic of Strings (2004) * Generation Nation (2006) ==External links== *[http://www.darolanger.com Darol Anger (Official website)] *[http://compassrecords.com/artists/darol-anger Compass Records: Darol Anger (Artist page)] *[http://www.bowed.org/016/016.mp3 Guest host of Bowed Radio - Episode 016] {{DEFAULTSORT:Anger, Darol}} [[Category:1953 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Bluegrass fiddlers]] [[Category:Progressive bluegrass musicians]] [[Category:New Age fiddlers]] [[Category:New Age violinists]] [[Category:Folk violinists]] [[Category:Folk fiddlers]] [[Category:Chamber jazz musicians]] [[Category:Jazz violinists]] [[Category:American violinists]] [[Category:American fiddlers]] [[Category:Oregon musicians]] [[fr:Darol Anger]]