Christian Sedelmyer is a daring and diversified musician who brings a 21st century vision to the four and five-string violin. Raised in Erie, PA and based in Nashville since 2008, he’s forged two successful bands (The Farewell Drifters and 10 String Symphony) and become a valued side musician and collaborator in contemporary string band music. Sedelmyer has performed with the world’s leading acoustic musicians in festival sets at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Telluride Bluegrass Festival and elsewhere, and he contributed to the IBMA Award winning 2018 Instrumental Recorded Performance of the Year. He’s currently a member of The Jerry Douglas Band, with whom he was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2018. Sedelmyer's debut solo album of original instrumental music, Ravine Palace, was released on Tasty Note Records on June 5, 2020. He regularly performs with the Jerry Douglas Band, Molly Tuttle, Sierra Hull and Andrew Marlin (Mandolin Orange).