A few years back, we all had fiddle greats Johnny Gimble, Chubby Wise, Kenny Baker and Vassar Clements. All, by the way, have roots in the work of Jazz fiddlers Joe Venuti, Stuff Smith and Stephan Grappelli, rather than in old trad fiddle tune players.

Gimble is about the same age as Baker and played well a couple of years ago.

At this point, you have to consider non-country fiddler Richard Greene the top man in this craft.