Peter Stampfel
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| Intro | Musician | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Musician Singer Violinist Songwriter | |
| Work field | Music | |
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| Birth | 29 October 1938, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, U.S.A. | |
| Age | 86 years |
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Peter Stampfel (born October 29, 1938, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American fiddle player, violinist and singer-songwriter. He is perhaps best known as a member of the Holy Modal Rounders, a psychedelic folk band. He was also briefly a member of the Fugs and has been the leader of several musical projects, including the Bottlecaps and the WORM All-Stars. He has performed with They Might Be Giants, the Roches, Yo La Tengo, Bongwater, Jeffrey Lewis, Michael Hurley, Baby Gramps and Loudon Wainwright III.