Miles Quale is a fiddler from Alameda, CA who plays and sings with depth beyond his years. Miles is  accomplished in both bluegrass fiddle and jazz violin, playing with his own bands and as a guest on stages and at music festivals throughout the country and internationally. He is the fiddler for and a founder of bands Crying Uncle Duo, Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band, and Jubilee. Recording his first album at the age of twelve, Miles and his bands have since released several full length albums and EPs. He has been fortunate to play with many of his musical heroes, including Darol Anger, Mike Marshall, Brittany Haas, and Country Music legend Marty Stuart. In 2019, Miles had the honor of playing at Ryman Auditorium and the Grand Ole Opry. In 2021, he toured with band leader and guitarist, Pascal Bokar and his AfroBlueGrazz Band.

An accomplished contest fiddler, he placed 4th in the 2023 Open Division Grand Master Fiddlers Championship (Nashville, TN) and won the 2019 Youth division of the same contest. In 2019, he won the Jr. Swing Division National Fiddle Contest Championship (Weiser, ID). In 2021 and 2020, Miles was nominated for the IBMA Instrumentalist Award; and, in 2019, he was a finalist at Freshgrass Festival’s Fiddle Contest. In 2022, Miles was awarded a Whippoorwill Arts Fellowship . The Fellowship allowed him to take a gap year from the University of California Los Angeles, to travel around the world, learning from and recording with musicians. He currently studies Global Jazz and Astrophysics at UCLA.

Miles began Suzuki violin at the age of 3 and switched to bluegrass fiddle when he was 6. He began his studies with Catherine Manning of Manning Music in Berkeley, CA, and has since studied with Tristan Clarridge of Crooked Still, Chad Manning of The David Grisman Quintet, Grammy Award winning jazz violinist Mads Tolling, and Darol Anger.

At the age of 12, Miles started teaching fiddle at Manning Music School, Berkeley CA. He has also taught jazz violin at Oaktown Jazz, Oakland. Miles has worked as a teaching assistant and as primary teacher for camps such as California Coast Music Camp, Freight and Salvage’s Freight Kids Music Camp, and for California Bluegrass Association’s Kids on Bluegrass program. He plays a mean round of chess, has a brown belt in judo, and enjoys cooking for family and friends. Miles is a Fishman sponsored artist.

Fiddle Workshop: Intermediate – Advanced

Course Description: In this workshop, we will take a look at violin/fiddle techniques, discuss topics of music theory, work on different accompaniment styles, and improvisation. Students will also learn and choose from a variety of pre-prepared songs. It will be a totally interactive experience where students can ask specific questions and everyone will be encouraged to participate and create beautiful music together. This workshop is perfect for anyone looking to gain an understanding of his or her instrument. Students will also gain stage experience with a final performance at River Runners.

What to bring:

• Instrument
• Tuner
• Rosen
• Extra strings
• Music Stand