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About David Gardner (fiddler)
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- Gardner is a Scottish fiddle performer, teacher, and judge. In the 1980s, while a student at the College of William and Mary, he began studying music with John Turner.
- Though he graduated with a degree in anthropology and archaeology and spent some time as a teacher, he continued pursuing traditional Scottish music. Gardner regularly plays in Colonial Williamsburg, and is a member of The Virginia Company—an 18th-century music trio which has performed in the Kennedy Center and other notable venues.
- He has won numerous regional fiddling competitions, and placed third in the 2009 national championships after initially being part of a three-way tie for first place.
- He is also a Scottish FIRE-sanctioned judge, and has judged numerous national competitions.
- He also teaches private lessons, workshops, and at music camps. Gardner also has a musical instrument endorsement from the state of Virginia and is the recipient of a Fulbright Award, which sponsored a trip to Germany in 2003.
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