Fats Kaplin
American musician, born in New York City
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Fats Kaplin is an American musician, born in New York City. He is best known as a fiddler. He also plays guitar, button accordion, banjo, mandolin, steel guitar, an Arab oud, and a Turkish cümbüş, among others.[1][2] He has worked with artists such as Jack White,[3] Trisha Yearwood, The Tractors, Nanci Griffith, Pure Prairie League, John Prine, Roy Book Binder, Beck, Mitski, and Tinariwen.[4]
Born
Manhattan, New York, United States
Years active2004–present
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| Background information | |
| Born | Manhattan, New York, United States |
| Years active | 2004–present |
He currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee and is married to musician Kristi Rose.[5] In 2003, he started playing with fellow country artists and Nashville residents Kieran Kane and Kevin Welch, as Kane Welch Kaplin.[6][7][8][9][10]
Discography
- This Is Pulp Country!, 2004[5]
- The Fatman Cometh, 2006[11]
- Fats Kaplins' World of Wonder Downunder, 2009[11]
- Waking Hour, 2011 (David Francy) — fiddle[12]
- Morning Phase, 2014 (Beck) - banjo
With Kristi Rose
With Kane Welch Kaplin
- You Can't Save Everybody, 2004[15]
- Lost John Dean, 2006[16]
- Kane Welch Kaplin, 2007[17]
