Gilles Apap began playing the violin at an early age and took up the fiddle at 26. He has been pursuing his musical dreams ever since. He has released one album of his own, 1996's Gilles Apap and the Transylvanian Mountain. He has also performed on releases by Jim Connolly & the Gove County Philharmonic, Headless Household, Ottmar Liebert, and Luis Munoz. In addition, he has lent his talents to two tribute album projects: 1998's Pickin' on Neil Young and Pickin' on Crosby Stills, Nash, & Young, which was released in 2000.