Biography
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Peter Stampfel
Effective period / Period of releases: 1986 - 2012
Peter Stampfel (born October 29, 1938, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American fiddle player, violinist and singer-songwriter. Stampfel is perhaps best known as a member of the Holy Modal Rounders. 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.