“Michael’s life has been hard. Those feelings come out on his fiddle.” Cleveland forwent college, hitting the road soon after his high school graduation in 1999, and emerged as an exciting ...

Michael Cleveland made the gig a regular part of his yearly performance calendar, even as his reputation as one of bluegrass’ most audacious fiddle players grew to where he was leading his own ...

Famous fiddler Michael Cleveland won’t turn up his nose at an “Orange Blossom” request, though. It’s the song that changed his life. “The first time I heard the fiddle I was around 4 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Michael Cleveland is one of the best musicians alive. He’s won Bluegrass’ Fiddle Player of the Year a record 11 times and been nominated for a Grammy Award, and he’s ...