BERLINE, BYRON
(*1944)
BERLINE, BYRON (b. Caldwell, Kan., July 6, 1944) Berline is a flashy fiddler credited with introducing Texas or show-style fiddling into the BLUEGRASS repertoire. He has had a distinguished career in bluegrass, newgrass, and COUNTRY-ROCK. A country boy with a college education, Berline was the son of an old-time fiddling father and a piano-playing mother. His father, Luke, was a big fan of Texas or contest-style fiddling, and the boy picked up this style when he began to play at age five. He…