Old Light: Songs From My Childhood & Other Gone Worlds

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Rayna Gellert (born December 15, 1975) is an American violinist and singer specializing in old-time music. A former member of The Freight Hoppers, she was a member of the Uncle Earl from 2003 through 2008. Gellert grew up in a musical family, and has spent most of her life immersed in the sounds of rural stringband music, heartfelt gospel songs, and old ballads. After honing her fiddle skills playing at jam sessions and square dances, Gellert fell into a life of traveling and performing. Her f...

Rayna Gellert (born December 15, 1975) is an American violinist and singer specializing in old-time music. A former member of The Freight Hoppers, she was a member of the Uncle Earl from 2003 through 2008.

Gellert grew up in a musical family, and has spent most of her life immersed in the sounds of rural stringband music, heartfelt gospel songs, and old ballads. After honing her fiddle skills playing at jam sessions and square dances, Gellert fell into a life of traveling and performing. Her fiddle albums are widely celebrated in the old-time music community, and she has recorded with a host of musicians in a variety of styles – including Robyn Hitchcock, Tyler Ramsey, Sara Watkins, Loudon Wainwright III, John Paul Jones, and Abigail Washburn.

From 2003 through 2008, Gellert was a member of the acclaimed stringband Uncle Earl, with whom she released two albums on Rounder Records and toured like mad. Subsequently, she has been on stage with Scott Miller, Toubab Krewe, or her father, Dan Gellert. She lives in Swannanoa, North Carolina. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.