Natalie Tomlinson
@ntfiddle
Harlan County, KY, USA
Natalie Tomlinson (b. May 15, 1998) is a fiddle player from the mountains of southeastern Kentucky. Her biggest influences are Kenny Baker, Curly Ray Cline, Paul Warren, Tommy Jackson, Arthur Smith, and Chubby Wise, and she has a deep love for country and bluegrass music. She also plays the guitar, mandolin, and sings.
She has been a member of the young, hard-driving, traditional bluegrass band out of Whitesburg, KY, Sunrise Ridge, since 2015. In addition to performing with bands weekly, she’s worked as a staff musician at the Jenny Wiley Theatre in Pikeville, KY and has performed at places such as the Carter Family Fold in Hiltons, VA, the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, KY, and countless festivals throughout the region. She graduated from the Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music in 2018, and from Lincoln Memorial University's School fo Business in 2020. She is available for studio work and for hire in shows.