Cody Stadelmaier started playing the violin in the 5th grade orchestra on her Grandpa’s violin. She fell in love with the instrument and never put it down.

At age 13, she joined the local fiddle club in her hometown of Casper, WY. Through fiddling she was introduced to competitions and has Competed and judged many fiddle contests across the US.

Her titles include Wyoming Junior State Champions, Wyoming Adult State Champion, Colorado State Fiddle Champion, Idaho Open, Rocky Mountain Regional Champion, and 2-time National Adult Fiddle Champion.

Cody resides in Fort Collins, CO with her husband Steve and two kids Brooke and Luke. She runs a private violin/fiddle studio.

Bio (hopefully) coming soon. I mean, most of us know Gary anyway, right? :D

Legendary Texas fiddle master Matthew Hartz is an Idaho native currently living in Boise, Idaho. He is a three-time Grand Masters Fiddle Champion (Nashville, TN) a two-time Grand National Fiddle Champion (Weiser, Idaho), and a two-time World Fiddle Champion (Crockett, Texas). Matthew’s early influences originated from his mother and father’s record collection which included Flatt & Scruggs, Paul Simon, Bing Crosby, and many others. His biggest influence, however, is Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys, whose music resonated with him on a deep level and greatly impacted his artistic perspective.

Matthew’s father, a major influence in Matthew’s musical career, started him on banjo and guitar at the age of 3 years old. He started playing classical violin at 8 years old and was introduced to folk genres on the violin a couple of years later. His ear was bent toward Texas old-time fiddle masters such as Major Franklin, Orville Burns, Texas Shorty & Terry Morris, as well as the swing music of artists like Bob Wills & Stuff Smith. Matthew developed quickly and won all the major fiddle titles by the age of 19. Furthermore, he is also known for his playing and vast knowledge of guitar accompaniment for the Texas Old Time Fiddle style.

Besides fiddle championships, career highlights include producing the soundtrack for the 2003 award-winning PBS documentary, “Idaho Rhapsody” and multiple appearances on WSM’s Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. Matthew currently travels and performs with several touring groups and local bands and also instructs and performs at many music camps and workshops across the country. Matthew is a multi-instrumentalist renowned in many fiddling circles for his deep groove and rhythmic integrity in any style he touches. Seven-time World Fiddle Champion Jim "Texas Shorty" Chancellor eloquently summed up the style of Matthew’s music, “His compositions spring from his heart and speak of his ability to express music through what most of us can only feel.”