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Just sharing an outstanding Violin virtuoso, Ann Marie Calhoon, with you.


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This outstanding virtuoso has been around since 2002 performing with a plethora of famous musicians, with some YouTube exposure also.

She was born to a Chinese mother with clasical piano training, and a Hillbilly father with bluegrass roots. She starting on violin at age 3 in the Appalachian hills of Virginia.

Ann Marie Calhoun vs Samvel Yervinyan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_y_jXLyomo

Ann Marie Calhoun - "Runty" (Original piece)

Amazing Violinists Ann Marie Calhoun and Alex DePue performing with Steve Vai

Ann Marie Calhoun - Deathless Dance Music Video HD (The best is always last).

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Career successes:

In 2004, she recorded the violins on the album Stand Up for Dave Matthews Band.

In 2005 she toured Italy with the North African/American band Kantara which performed Arab-Appalachian music.

In 2006 she was invited to tour with the progressive rock band Jethro Tull as a guest soloist. She admits: "I had to Google 'Ian Anderson' when he first contacted me."

In 2007 she became a member of Steve Vai's band, Sound Theories. She began a world tour with Steve Vai in June 2007. Ann Marie received a gold sales award for her participation in Steve Vai's "Where the Wild Things Are" DVD. Her performance with Steve Vai on "Now we Run" was also nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of "Best instrumental rock group performance."

Ann Marie Calhoun on violin, playing with Gary Ruley and Mule Train at The Southern Inn in Lexington, Virginia, Thanksgiving 2008

At the 50th Grammy Awards on February 10, 2008, Mrs. Calhoun was the winner of the "My Grammy Moment" contest and played live with the Foo Fighters during the broadcast. Said Steve Vai about her performance at that event: "She should have been the one who had a full performance on the show, because she would have stunned people."

She performed with Ringo Starr on Larry King Live, the Craig Ferguson's The Late Late Show, and at the Los Angeles House of Blues.

In late February 2008, she stepped into the recording studio with The Hooters.

In 2008 she performed multiple times as a special guest with the band Switchfoot.

In 2008 Ann Marie performed multiple times as a special guest with the band Widespread Panic.

In 2009 she performed with the First Lady of France Carla Bruni, Josh Groban, and Aretha Franklin, at Radio City Music Hall to celebrate Mandela Day.

In 2009 she toured as a featured soloist with Yanni.

In 2009 she performed several times with Bon Jovi, including a private Christmas time performance at the White House for President Barack Obama and his staff.

January 13, 2010, she performed for Ringo Starr with Ben Harper and the Relentless7 on The Daily Show to promote Starr's new album, Y Not. She again played with them and Joan Osborne on January 14, 2010 for a performance at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in the Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, in New York City which was recorded for and appeared in 2010 on the PBS show.

Ann Marie collaborated with Hans Zimmer, as a featured soloist and contributing writer on the film score for the 2010 film Sherlock Holmes, directed by Guy Ritchie. The score was nominated for the 2010 Academy Award for Best Score. She also collaborated with Damien Marley to score the documentary Bouncing Cats, a film that follows one mans efforts to use dance to empower youth in war-torn Uganda. She worked with Dave Stewart (her manager through Stewart's Weapons of Mass Entertainment company), and co-wrote the theme song for the charity Stand Up to Cancer.

She orchestrated and conducted an arrangement of Ill Take It All for Joss Stone to be used with Activisions James Bond series games.

On May 17, 2010 she premiered as the lead actress, music composer, and official spokesperson for Tim Krings Conspiracy For Good aka SPIRA.

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Recordings:

Stevie Nicks In Your Dreams (violin) 2011

"Ringo Starr" Y Not {violin} 2010

Where the Wild Things Are, Steve Vai, violin. 2009

"Joan Osborne" Little Wild One (violin) 2008

"The Hooters"' Both Sides Live (violin) (vocals) 2008

"Dave Stewart" Dave Stewart Songbook, Vol.1 {violin} 2008

"Jethro Tull" The Best of Acoustic Jethro Tull {violin} 2007

The Eclectic Bluegrass Collection, Various Artists, fiddle 2006

Live at the Troubadour, Volume I, Gary Ruley and Mule Train, fiddle. 2005

Live at the Troubadour, Volume II, Gary Ruley and Mule Train, fiddle. 2005

Stand Up Dave Matthews Band (violin), RCA, ASIN: B00082ZSP2. 2005

Pickin' on Wilco: Casino Side, Old School Freight Train, fiddle, 2004.

Old School Freight Train, Old School Freight Train, fiddle, 2002.

Gary Ruley and Mule Train, Gary Ruley, fiddle. 2002

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This outstanding virtuoso has been around since 2002 performing with a plethora of famous musicians, with some YouTube exposure also.

She was born to a Chinese mother with clasical piano training, and a Hillbilly father with bluegrass roots. She starting on violin at age 3 in the Appalachian hills of Virginia.

Ann Marie Calhoun vs Samvel Yervinyan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_y_jXLyomo

Ann Marie Calhoun - "Runty" (Original piece)

Amazing Violinists Ann Marie Calhoun and Alex DePue performing with Steve Vai

Ann Marie Calhoun - Deathless Dance Music Video HD (The best is always last).

--------------------------------------------------------

Career successes:

In 2004, she recorded the violins on the album Stand Up for Dave Matthews Band.

In 2005 she toured Italy with the North African/American band Kantara which performed Arab-Appalachian music.

In 2006 she was invited to tour with the progressive rock band Jethro Tull as a guest soloist. She admits: "I had to Google 'Ian Anderson' when he first contacted me."

In 2007 she became a member of Steve Vai's band, Sound Theories. She began a world tour with Steve Vai in June 2007. Ann Marie received a gold sales award for her participation in Steve Vai's "Where the Wild Things Are" DVD. Her performance with Steve Vai on "Now we Run" was also nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of "Best instrumental rock group performance."

Ann Marie Calhoun on violin, playing with Gary Ruley and Mule Train at The Southern Inn in Lexington, Virginia, Thanksgiving 2008

At the 50th Grammy Awards on February 10, 2008, Mrs. Calhoun was the winner of the "My Grammy Moment" contest and played live with the Foo Fighters during the broadcast. Said Steve Vai about her performance at that event: "She should have been the one who had a full performance on the show, because she would have stunned people."

She performed with Ringo Starr on Larry King Live, the Craig Ferguson's The Late Late Show, and at the Los Angeles House of Blues.

In late February 2008, she stepped into the recording studio with The Hooters.

In 2008 she performed multiple times as a special guest with the band Switchfoot.

In 2008 Ann Marie performed multiple times as a special guest with the band Widespread Panic.

In 2009 she performed with the First Lady of France Carla Bruni, Josh Groban, and Aretha Franklin, at Radio City Music Hall to celebrate Mandela Day.

In 2009 she toured as a featured soloist with Yanni.

In 2009 she performed several times with Bon Jovi, including a private Christmas time performance at the White House for President Barack Obama and his staff.

January 13, 2010, she performed for Ringo Starr with Ben Harper and the Relentless7 on The Daily Show to promote Starr's new album, Y Not. She again played with them and Joan Osborne on January 14, 2010 for a performance at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in the Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium, in New York City which was recorded for and appeared in 2010 on the PBS show.

Ann Marie collaborated with Hans Zimmer, as a featured soloist and contributing writer on the film score for the 2010 film Sherlock Holmes, directed by Guy Ritchie. The score was nominated for the 2010 Academy Award for Best Score. She also collaborated with Damien Marley to score the documentary Bouncing Cats, a film that follows one mans efforts to use dance to empower youth in war-torn Uganda. She worked with Dave Stewart (her manager through Stewart's Weapons of Mass Entertainment company), and co-wrote the theme song for the charity Stand Up to Cancer.

She orchestrated and conducted an arrangement of Ill Take It All for Joss Stone to be used with Activisions James Bond series games.

On May 17, 2010 she premiered as the lead actress, music composer, and official spokesperson for Tim Krings Conspiracy For Good aka SPIRA.

-----------------------------------

Recordings:

Stevie Nicks In Your Dreams (violin) 2011

"Ringo Starr" Y Not {violin} 2010

Where the Wild Things Are, Steve Vai, violin. 2009

"Joan Osborne" Little Wild One (violin) 2008

"The Hooters"' Both Sides Live (violin) (vocals) 2008

"Dave Stewart" Dave Stewart Songbook, Vol.1 {violin} 2008

"Jethro Tull" The Best of Acoustic Jethro Tull {violin} 2007

The Eclectic Bluegrass Collection, Various Artists, fiddle 2006

Live at the Troubadour, Volume I, Gary Ruley and Mule Train, fiddle. 2005

Live at the Troubadour, Volume II, Gary Ruley and Mule Train, fiddle. 2005

Stand Up Dave Matthews Band (violin), RCA, ASIN: B00082ZSP2. 2005

Pickin' on Wilco: Casino Side, Old School Freight Train, fiddle, 2004.

Old School Freight Train, Old School Freight Train, fiddle, 2002.

Gary Ruley and Mule Train, Gary Ruley, fiddle. 2002

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