Michael Cleveland
Grammy
Award Winner
12-Time IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year
(Michael Cleveland)
7-Time Instrumental Group of the Year
(Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper)
“He plays fearless and it’s intoxicating to play with him because he makes you play fearless. It’s wicked to see how much music he pulls out of a bow. He’s untouchable.”
Vince Gill,
Country Music Hall of Fame Member
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Michael Cleveland Wins 11th IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year!
Flamekeeper Lights Up Awards Stage with Hot Performance, Wraps Up Evening with Recording Academy After-Party Appearance. The International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) held their annual awards ceremony in Raleigh, North Carolina on Thursday, September 27th, and...

2018 Marks Banner Year for Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
Cleveland Inducted Into National Fiddler Hall of Fame, Band Performs with The Louisville Orchestra; Blue Blaze Award and Feature Length Documentary Film Forthcoming Bluegrass music's most awarded fiddle player, Michael Cleveland is riding high alongside his...

“Steamboat Whistle Blues” – The Story Behind The Recording!
"Steamboat Whistle Blues" is a song from John Hartford's newgrass classic, AEREO-PLAIN, originally recorded in Nashville at Hillbilly Central, now home to Compass Records Group where we did a lot of the recording for my new album, FIDDLER'S DREAM. Here's a little more...

Michael Cleveland Nominated for GRAMMY Award

Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper Win Two IBMA Awards!
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper won two International Bluegrass Music Association Awards recently: Instrumental Group of the Year and Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year for the title track of Michael Cleveland's latest Compass Records Album, "Fiddler's...
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Flamekeeper
The Band
Mike Cleveland: Vocals, Fiddle
Josh Richards: Vocals, Guitar
Nathan Livers: Vocals, Mandolin
Jasiah Shrode: Vocals, Banjo
Chris Douglas: Vocals, Bass




