Olivia Smiley

I'm Olivia Smiley, a now 21-year-old fiddler/singer/songwriter, and in 2005 released my first, solo, all acoustic, bluegrass album. I began my musical journey as a classically trained violinist at the age of four and not long after became interested in other styles of music. I began competing in fiddle contests throughout the Midwest in my early teens, and just in the past three years, I have obtained the title of Kentucky State Fiddle Champion and Governor's Cup winner and have been the Ohio State Fiddle Champion two times. In addition, I am also a two-time winner at the Indiana State Championships, three-time fiddle champion of the Indiana State Fair, and was the runner-up at the National Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas, two times. For the past two years, I have ranked among the top ten fiddlers in the Grand Master Fiddler Championship held in Nashville, Tennessee.

At the age of 14, I fell in love with the traditional sounds of bluegrass music and have been hooked ever since! For the past four years, I have been a member of bluegrass bands in Indiana and Kentucky, and after the release of my solo album, was given rave reviews in the top three bluegrass magazines: Bluegrass Unlimited, Bluegrass Music Profiles, and Bluegrass Now. Check out the articles on my blog!



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