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Male
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Birth:
29 October 1938(Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, U.S.A.)
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Biography
Introduction
Peter Stampfel (born October 29, 1938, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American fiddle player, violinist and singer-songwriter. He is perhaps best known as a member of the Holy Modal Rounders, a psychedelic folk band. He was also briefly a member of the Fugs and has been the leader of several musical projects, including the Bottlecaps and the WORM All-Stars. He has performed with They Might Be Giants, the Roches, Yo La Tengo, Bongwater, Jeffrey Lewis, Michael Hurley, Baby Gramps and Loudon Wainwright III.