- From Ithica, New York.
- Began playing guitar at age 10. Added banjo and fiddle to his repertoire during his teen years. He is best known as a fiddler.
- He is a regular instructor at Mark O’Connor Fiddle Camp, Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp, Alasdair Fraser’s Valley of the Moon and Sierra Fiddle Camps, Swannanoa Gathering, and others.
- 1973, went the Galax Fiddler’s Convention and heard old-time music for the first time. Got hooked.
- Attended Cornell University, became a mechanical engineer.
- 1994, performed with “Fiddles on Fire,” a national tour.
- 2003, performed and recorded with “Fiddlers 4” with Darol Anger, Michael Doucet and Rushad Eggleston.
- 2004, released solo project Poor Man’s Troubles
on Rounder Records which won a 2001 “Indie” award for Best Traditional Folk Recording
- 2006, toured with “Highlands, Heath and Holler” with Martin Hayes & Alasdair Fraser.
- 2006, released Soon Be Time
album (Compass).
- 2007, he is also part of an international musical ensemble called “Mosaic.”
- 2013, released If It Ain’t Here When I Get Back
album (no label).
- 2015, released Lost Boy
album (Rounder).
Molsky, Bruce
