Peter Stampfel

Peter Stampfel
Birth name Peter Stampfel
Born (1938-10-29) October 29, 1938
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[1]) 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.[2]

Discography

Solo
Holy Modal Rounders
with the Bottlecaps
  • Peter Stampfel & the Bottlecaps (1986)
  • People's Republic of Rock 'n' Rol (1989)
  • The Jig Is Up (2004)
with Zoë Stampfel
  • Ass in the Air (2010)
with Jeffrey Lewis
with Luke Faust
  • Wendigo Dwain Story (2011)
with the Unholy Modal Rounders and others
with the WORM All-Stars
  • A Sure Sign of Something (2011)

References

  1. ↑ Layne, Joslyn. "Peter Stampfel". Allmusic. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  2. ↑ Gross, Jason (September 1996). "Peter Stampfel interview". Perfect Sound Forever. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
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