Ryan Thomson / Captain Fiddle

I'm a multi-instrumentalist who has performed full time for over 20 years on violin, fiddle, celtic flute, banjo, accordion, pennywhistle, and piano. I specialize in lively ethnic music: celtic, cajun, zydeco, bluegrass, Irish, Scottish, French Canadian, and more. I enjoy playing everything from back ground music for business functions, for weddings, and main stage performances with a band. My music is suitable for family audiences.

I can perform solo, as a duo with my son, or provide a band of various sizes. I also teach cajun dancing, and call contra and square dances. I've won numerous awards for my music making, on fiddle, banjo, and accordion, including a Boston Music Award Nomination for my accordion playing with my cajun band, the Northeast Regional award at the National Fiddle Contest and I've been designated a 'Master Traditional Artist,' by The New Hampshire Council on the Arts. I'm reliable, sociable. and hard working.

• Celtic fiddle - Irish, Scottish - jigs, reels, hornpipes
• Celtic Aires - fiddle and flute - for wedding processonals
• Cajun, Country, and Bluegrass fiddle - lively hoedowns and waltzes
• Bluegrass - solo or band
• Celtic Flute and Tin whistle - jigs, reels, hornpipes, more
• World music fiddle tunes - international - French, Swedish, Mexican, more!
• Old Time 5 string banjo tunes - square dance, clogging tunes
• Accordion - lively tunes and songs - strolling folk dance music
• Irish Pennywhistle tunes - for set and step dancing
• Cajun accordion songs - with cajun band
• Contra and barn dance fiddle - New England style, with dance caller
• Cajun Zydeco dance Band - trio - 5 piece, with dance instruction!
• Gypsy Jazz band - music of Django Reinhart
• Twin Fiddle duets - "The Fiddling Thomsons"

Anniversaries, Awards Nights, Banquets, Bar Mitzvahs, Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Clubs, Cocktail Parties, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Halloween Parties, New Year's Eve Parties, Picnic, Private Parties, Restaurants, Reunions, School Assemblies, Showers, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.

• He did a wonderful job for our seaside wedding! He was very accomodating and overall a lovely person to deal with. Great job! -- Annie V, Cape Elizabeth, ME, 9/14/2007
• Nice person, wonderful musician. -- Lou H, Kingston, NY, 5/6/2006
• Very, very pleased with Ryan Thompson's appearance at our event. Ryan has an unassuming, warm personality, and the guests at our event thoroughly enjoyed his performance and his friendliness. He readily solicited requests, and moved effortlessly from fiddle to accordion. Ryan made a major contribution to a very enjoyable event. -- Philippe K, Winchester, MA, 11/15/2008

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