Tashina Clarridge is a very talented, highly inventive fiddler who has gathered her knowledge from nearly 20 years of musical experience. Starting violin at the young age of 2, she has been competing in fiddle contests since age 6, and performing for the past 14 years.

Raised in the mountains of northern California, Tashina studied with Megan Lynch and Rob Diggins. Her musical horizons were also greatly expanded by frequent visits to Mark O'Connor's fiddle camp where she first heard Celtic fiddler Natalie MacMaster, and great influences Darol Anger, Buddy Spicher, Matt Glaser and, of course, Mark O'Connor. She has been a 5 time National Grand Championship finalist, as well as a 5-time California State fiddle champion, and 4-time Western Open Grand Champion. Though her contest history clearly distinguishes her as a sparkling clean, studied player in the genre of Texas-style fiddling, she reveals great musical talent in her skill of intricately arranging traditional, and not-so-traditional, tunes. Her enthusiasm for many diverse styles of music brings an unusual level of creativity to her playing.

Tashina currently travels and performs throughout the western United States with her brother Tristan. Together they have taught many private lessons and workshops and are currently instructors at Mark O'Connor's fiddle conference in San Diego, where they have taught for the past 3 years. In Mark O'Connor's words: "Tashina is taking her music very seriously to the point where she will make a lasting impact on the people she touches with her talent in the future. She is in music for the right reasons and we as listeners will benefit from it".