Philippe Varlet

Philippe Varlet has been performing and teaching Irish music in the Washington DC area for over 30 years. His primary instrument is the fiddle, Philippe is also proficient on the bouzouki, mandolin, tenor banjo, and guitar, and can also play the tinwhistle and the button accordion. Philippe is also an ethnomusicologist and has conducted research on Irish traditional music for many years. He is a specialist of the history of early recordings of Irish music, and has produced several reissue CDs of Irish music from the 78 era for the Copley and Rounder labels.