Tad Marks is an American fiddler

Fiddler

A fiddler is a person who plays a fiddle or violin.Fiddler may also refer to:*Fabrangen Fiddlers, an American musical group founded in 1971*Tupolev Tu-28 "Fiddler", a fighter aircraft*Fiddler , a DC Comics villain...

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He spent his youth in Ambler, Pennsylvania

Ambler, Pennsylvania

Ambler is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in the United States, approximately 16 miles north of Philadelphia.- Village of Wissahickon:...

. He studied music composition and arts at Penn State University,won numerous awards for fiddling, and is currently a violin repairman and bluegrass /folk fiddler in the Baltimore

Baltimore

Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...

/Washington DC area.

Marks has performed and toured with many bluegrass, country and Celtic acts and is widely recorded. In addition to his work with the Del McCoury Band; Marks has performed with Lynn Morris, James King, Kate MacKenzie , Charlie Zahm , Bob Perilla's Big Hillbilly Bluegrass

CDs

some CDs that Tad Marks has recorded on:

• Tad Marks-Callin' in the Dogs
• Tad Marks-Our Crazy Love Affair
• Tad Marks- The Back Road Road
• Tad Marks- the Highlander's Farewell
• The Del McCoury Band
  Del McCoury Band
  The Del McCoury Band is a bluegrass band. Originally Del McCoury and the Dixie Pals with Del on guitar and his brother Jerry on bass, the band went through a number of changes until the 1980s when the band solidified its line-up, adding McCoury's sons, Ronnie and Robbie on mandolin and banjo,...
  
  - Blue Side of Town
• The Del McCoury Band- High Lonesome and Blue
• Charlie Zahm-A Walk in the Irish Rain
• Charlie Zahm-Among the Heather
• Charlie Zahm- the Celtic Balladeer
• Charlie Zahm-Festival Favorites 2
• Andrew MacMillan/Cahrlie Zahm/Tad Marks- The American Scrapbook
• Charlie Zahm-Americana
• Charlie Zahm-Out of the Mist
• Charlie Zahm- the White Snows of Winter
• Charlie Zahm- Lighthouse on the Shore
• Charlie Zahm- Songs of Highlands, Islands and Home
• Charlie Zahm- Recent Journies
• Esther Haynes-Esther Haynes
• Danny Doyle- Spirit of the Gael
• Seamus Kennedy-A Smile and a Tear
• Seamus Kennedy-Party Pieces
• Seamus Kennedy-Sailing Ships and Sailing Men
• The King Brothers-Cd of same Title
• David Massey-Blissful State of Blue
• Bob Perilla's Big Hillbilly Bluegrass-Big Hillbilly Bluegrass
• Bob Perilla- Chesapeake Moon
• Kevin Marvelle-CD
• Marti Brom -Not For Nothin'

DVD

• Charlie Zahm and friends- An Evening of Classic Melodies
• Bob Perilla's Big Hillbilly Bluegrass- A Bluegrass Band's Tour of Armenia