James Schlender, VSA Young Solist performs at 2011 Congressional Arts Advocacy Day event accompanied by his dad.
From Bozeman, Montana, 17 year-old violinist & fiddler James Schlender discovered his passion for music thanks to doctor's orders. Born with congenital heart disease, James was advised against competing in competitive sport...s. He instead put his energy into music & began playing the fiddle at age nine. By age 13, he won two National Old Time Fiddle Championships & placed among the Top Ten Fiddlers each time he has entered the prestigious Grand Master Fiddle Championship in Nashville, TN.
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