Raised in the mountains of northern California, Tashina Clarridge began Suzuki violin lessons at age 2, through Humboldt State University. Graduating from a cardboard fiddle to the real thing, she quickly moved on from the Suzuki program to study Baroque classical violin with Rob Diggins and Texas-Style fiddling with Megan Lynch, eventually landing at the feet of frighteningly brilliant fiddlers, Darol Anger, Bruce Molsky, Natalie MacMaster, Matt Glaser, Alasdair Fraser, and Mark O’Connor through a plethora of emerging music camps.

Currently a weather despising resident of Boston, Tashina enjoys a lively pursuit of bluegrass, and the fusion of acoustic styles (including jazz, which she does not play) labeled as “New Acoustic” music, along with a great love for traditional styles of Irish, appalachian old-time, and the closely related “texas style fiddling”, passed down by fiddle greats Eck Robertson & Benny Thomasson.

She has performed at Carnegie Hall as part of MacArthur Fellow/Grammy-winning bassist Edgar Meyer’s Young Artists program, has shared the stage with Darol Anger, Tony Trischka, and Mike Marshall, and is a Grand National Fiddle Champion and 11-time Grand National finalist.  Tashina currently tours with her brother Tristan in the acoustic eclectic quartet The Bee Eaters, and with Tony Trischka’s Territory.  An instructor at Mark O’Connor’s Strings Conferences for 8 years previously, she and her brother are in demand as music teachers, and in their “free time”, organize Big Sur’s sister Mt Shasta camp.