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Concerts, Lessons and Workshops

Paul Anastasio, violinist, mandolinist and fiddler, is available for concerts, private lessons and workshops. He teaches private lessons at his home in Seattle, Washington and in other areas of the country when he is traveling. As his schedule permits, he is currently offering select motivated students the opportunity to book intensive days or weeks of instruction. Eight hour days cost $150 and weeks (six eight-hour days) cost $550.

"The most music I've learned in a week-ever!"-Tom Schaefer

Paul has taught fiddle extensively at a number of music workshops, including the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, the Puget Sound Guitar Workshop, the Montana State Fiddlers' Campout and Swing Week at the Augusta Heritage Festival. He loves teaching small groups in workshop settings and makes himself available to do so whenever his schedule permits.

Paul is also available for concerts, dances and private parties. He often performs with his band, The Swing Cats, and he can assemble fine small combos to perform in any number of styles. Paul has the respect of the very best musicians in the Seattle area and can call upon them when needed. He is also a capable and versatile studio musician, having recorded in Nashville with Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers and Loretta Lynn, and in Austin, Texas with Asleep at the Wheel and Willie Nelson.

"My protegé" -Joe Venuti

"A great master of the violin. Teaching him is like teaching the devil himself" -Juan Reynoso

"It's great to know there's someone 'hot as he is' in the younger generation. Keep it alive, Paul!" -Johnny Gimble

"The best young fiddle man I know, and I know a gob." -Joe Holley