Richard.

Richard Greene, "one of the most innovative and influential fiddle players of all time," grew up in Los Angeles and studied classical music until his encounter with the pyrotechnic fiddling of Scotty Stoneman; from then on Richard was a fiddler.  He first attained prominence with Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys in 1966 as one of Monroe's first "northern" band members; it was during this time that he perfected his invention of the 'chop', a rhythmic/melodic bowing technique now universally employed throughout the world of fiddling.  Richard then went on to found the revolutionary Folk-Rock group Seatrain, pioneering the first use of the electric violin in Rock. His advanced technique and intense yet "cool" tone shocked audiences and prefigured such players as Jean-Luc Ponty and others, influencing a generation of fiddle players including Darol Anger, Alison Krauss, Sam Bush and Stuart Duncan.

Richard's return to acoustic music occasioned the invention of "New Grass" or "New Acoustic" instrumental music, now a mainstay throughout the world's acoustic music festivals.  As one of Los Angeles' premier string session players he founded the trailblazing Greene String Quartet creating the first ever amalgam of Jazz-Folk-Rock-Chamber music and producing three seminal albums.  His many acclaimed releases in the folk and bluegrass world have been honored with Grammy and IBMA awards, his CD Sales Tax Toddle was Grammy nominated for Bluegrass Album of Year.

Welcoming private students, Mr. Greene currently leads seminars on all aspects of fiddling and violin playing nationwide. Among his instructional venues are The Mancini Institute, the RockyGrass Academy, the Festival of Fiddle Tunes, the Mark O'Connor Fiddle Camp, the Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp, The Swannanoa Gathering, Strings Without Boundaries and dozens of ad hoc workshops throughout the year. Reaching out internationally, Richard Greene presented master classes for violin students playing in the Portuguese Metropolitan Orchestra in Lisbon in 2009.  Mr. Greene's also frequently performs many of his original compositions for Bluegrass Violin and Orchestra with many ensembles throughout the country including his piece entitled "What If Mozart Played With Bill Monroe?"

 

News & Updates.

NOW AVAILABLE!
RICHARD GREENE'S NEW 'BLUEGRASS BOOK'.

Hot off the presses: Richard Greene has just completed and made available his long awaited 'Bluegrass Book', a compendium of his unique scale systems which is specifically devised to improve and perfect intonation, develop left hand strength and bow control. Each of the 12 keys contains very melodic examples of bluegrass/new acoustic stylings composed of typical one or two bar idiomatic phrases, in other words: Great Licks! The book also contains many bonuses: Shuffle bowings, a catalogue of Bluegrass double stops, and more. Price: $21

 

Check Out This Recent Book Which Includes A Free CD! Richard Greene's exact transcriptions of all his violin solos recorded with Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys, circa 1966-67, PLUS assorted transcriptions of his live 1966 Grand Ole Opry solos with The Bluegrass Boys, also contains Simplified Basic Vocal Melodies and chord charts for all the tunes. Price includes free CD containing all this material.

 

Also on this website there are many music samples to audition - please click here: LISTEN

Additionally, the online store has been updated, includes new items, and is now available for use with PayPal. For more information visit the store.

 

Click the links below for Richard Greene live performances:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX3Y60zEV-o

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grMUFZo9oyw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiSFpFF_H7w

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyqAWW6yz_