Fiddlerock! is a solo violin show full of my flashy, classically-infused covers of everything from rock and metal to pop and country. With a setlist of over 250 songs (and counting!), Fiddlerock! offers a live music experience that caters to every music taste and demographic, making it a uniquely customizable show for any crowd, venue, and occasion.
Fiddlerock! has played hundreds of shows and events, from music festivals and ticketed performances to weddings, corporate functions, and private parties. We bring our own sound system and stage lighting, which can be expanded and minimized to fit any event space.
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Price Range: Contact for rates
Gig Length: 90 - 180 minutes
Languages: English
Insurance: $1,000,000 - Business Insurance
Fiddlerock! is a musical experience that keeps an audience guessing in the best possible way. Not only are they captivated by a solo violin playing Metallica, the fact that the setlist shifts from something like Eminem to a ballad by Taylor Swift keeps them engaged and in good company. Fiddlerock! is a show for everyone—the tagline is, "Your life. Your music" for this very reason!
If it's a performance that invites audience participation, A.J. not only runs sound and lighting for Fiddlerock!, but he also emcees and takes song requests. We have request cards with QR codes to our song lists so people can submit their favorites from the site.
Celebrated for her "sensitive and soulful interpretations" and a "tone reminiscent of the greats of the past" (Chronicle Musique) violinist Casey McGrath merges the worlds of classical and popular music into Fiddlerock!, a solo show where technical prowess infuses innovative, exciting, and moving original arrangements of the most
timeless classics in rock and pop— all on four violin strings.
After over a decade as a concerto soloist and orchestral musician, Casey brings symphonic lyricism to her covers of Kansas and Sam Smith the technical brilliance her favorite concertos to her arrangements of
Metallica and Guns-n-Roses, and the harmonic heart of composers like Bach and Beethoven to her covers of Tool and Led Zeppelin. Fiddlerock!— with its multi-genre repertoire, artistic versatility, and
personable accessibility—brings not only audience and artist together, but people of all ages, backgrounds, and cultures.
Casey graduated from the Cincinnati Conservatory with a Master of Music in violin performance and from the
University of Illinois and Urbana-Champaign with a Doctorate of Musical Arts in violin performance and literature. She served as concertmaster, concerto soloist, chamber musician, section player, and tango violinist before bringing her classical training to the Fiddlerock! project. She has recorded and commercially released several of her arrangements of songs by Tool, Metallica, Radiohead, Halsey, Chris Isaak, and—an audience
favorite—Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird."
Fiddlerock! is a joint venture between Casey and her partner, sound engineer, and artistic director, A.J. Johnson.
We bring our own sound and lighting system, so all we really need is power access and about 90 minutes setup time. If we're playing outside, we bring a small tent, but a shade or ample covering provided by the venue or client is ideal. As you can see from my picture, I am 99% potato and I last about two minutes in direct sunlight—we also bring our own low-profile fans for hot weather or spaces.
Fiddlerock! Master Song List
(updated October 2024)
AC/DC, Highway to Hell
AC/DC, Thunderstruck
AC/DC, You Shook Me All Night Long
Adele, Skyfall
Aerosmith, Dream On
Aha, Take On Me
Alanis Morisette, Uninvited
Avenged Sevenfold, Hail to the King
The Beatles, While My Guitar Gently Weeps
The Beatles, Blackbird
Benson Boone, Beautiful Things
Beyonce, Daddy Lessons
Billie Eilish, Bad Guy
Black Caviar and Blackway, What’s Up, Danger?
Black Sabbath, Paranoid
Blackstreet, No Diggity
Blink 182, What's My Age Again?
Bob Seger, Turn the Page
Bon Jovi, Livin’ on a Prayer
Bon Jovi, Wanted Dead or Alive
Bon Jovi, You Give Love (a Bad Name)
Boston, More Than a Feeling
Breaking Benjamin, Diary of Jane
Britney Spears, Hit Me Baby One More Time (Ed Sheeran cover)
Bruno Mars, Uptown Funk
Calum Scott, Biblical
Calum Scott, Dancing on My Own
Calum Scott, You Are the Reason
CAKE, Never There
Carrie Underwood, Before He Cheats
CeeLo Green, F*ck You!
The Chainsmokers, Closer
Chappell Roan, Good Luck, Babe!
Chappell Roan, Pink Pony Club
Chappell Roan, Red Wine Supernova
Charlie Daniels Band, The Devil Went Down to Georgia
Charlie Daniels Band, Orange Blossom Special
Chicago, 25 or 6 to 4
Chris Stapleton, Tennessee Whiskey
Christina Perry, A Thousand Years
Coldplay, A Sky Full of Stars
Coldplay, Viva la Vida
Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fortunate Son
Danzig, Mother
Dave Matthews Band, Ants Marching
Dave Matthews Band, Two Step
Darude, Sandstorm
Death Cab for Cutie, I Will Follow You Into the Dark
Devil Makes Three, Old Number Seven
Dire Straits, Money for Nothing
Dire Straits, Sultans of Swing
Dixon/Stein, Stranger Things (Theme, Remix)
Dollie Parton, Jolene
Earth, Wind & Fire, September
Ed Sheeran, Bad Habits
Ed Sheeran, Perfect
Ed Sheeran, Shivers
Ellie Goulding, Burn
Ellie Goulding, Love Me Like You Do
Elton John, Your Song
Elvis Presley, Can't Help Fallin' in Love (Haley Reinhart cover)
Emancipator, Labyrinth
Eminem/McGrath, Lose Yourself Mashup (Fiddle Rabbit)
Eurhythmics, Sweet Dreams
Evanescence, Bring Me to Life
Evanescence, My Immortal
Fall Out Boy, Thnks fr th Mmrs (Thanks for the Memories)
Five Finger Death Punch, House of the Rising Sun
Five Finger Death Punch, Blue on Black
Fleetwood Mac/David Guetta, Dreams
Fleetwood Mac, The Chain
Florence + the Machine, Dog Days Are Over
Flo Rida, Low
Foo Fighters, Everlong
Foster the People, Pumped Up Kicks
Frou Frou, Let Go
Game of Thrones (Main Theme and Light of the Seven)
Garth Brooks, The Thunder Rolls
Garth Brooks/Bob Dylan, Make You Feel My Love
Genuwine, Pony
Gershwin, Someone to Watch Over Me
Gershwin, Lady Be Good
Gnarls Barkley, Crazy
Goo Goo Dolls, Acoustic #3
Goo Goo Dolls, Iris
Guns-n-Roses, Sweet Child O’ Mine
Guns-n-Roses, November Rain
Guns-n-Roses, Welcome to the Jungle
Guns-n-Roses, Paradise City
Guns-n-Roses, Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Halsey, Castle
Halsey, Without Me
Harry Styles, Watermelon Sugar
James Arthur, Say You Won't Let Go
Jamey Johnson, In Color
Jefferson Airplane, White Rabbit
Jennifer Lawrence, The Hanging Tree (from The Hunger Games)
Johnny Cash/Trent Reznor, Hurt
Johnny Cash, Folsom Prison Blues
John Legend, All of Me
John Mayer, Gravity
John Mayer, XO
Journey, Don’t Stop Believin’
Journey, Faithfully
Justin Timberlake, Can't Stop the Feeling
Kansas, Carry On Wayward Son
Kansas, Dust in the Wind
Katy Perry, Dark Horse
Katy Perry, Teenage Dream
Katy Perry, Rise
The Killers, Mr. Brightside
KT Tunstall, Big Black Horse and the Cherry Tree
Lady Gaga, Just Dance
Lady Gaga, Always Remember Us This Way
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, Shallow
Led Zeppelin, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
Led Zeppelin, Kashmir
Led Zeppelin, Stairway to Heaven
Led Zeppelin, Rock and Roll
Leonard Cohen, Hallelujah
Lewis Capaldi, Someone You Loved
Lindsey Stirling, Crystallize
Lindsey Stirling, Song of a Caged Bird
Lindsey Stirling, Master of Tides
Lindsey Stirling, V-Pop
Lindsey Stirling, The Phoenix
Lindsey Stirling, Round Table Rival
Little Big Town, Girl Crush
Lizzo, About Damn Time
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Free Bird
The Matrix, Theme and Remix
Mark Morrison, Return of the Mack
Metallica, Enter Sandman
Metallica, Nothing Else Matters
Metallica, Unforgiven
Michael Buble, Feeling Good
Michael Jackson, Smooth Criminal
Miley Cyrus, Wrecking Ball
Miley Cyrus, Flowers
Mötley Crüe, Kickstart My Heart
Mumford and Sons, I Will Wait
Muse, Uprising
No Doubt, Just a Girl
Olivia Rodrigo, drivers license
One Republic, I Ain't Worried
One Republic, Counting Stars
One Republic, Secrets
Ozzy, Crazy Train
Panic! at the Disco, High Hopes
Panic! at the Disco, I Write Sins Not Tragedies
Pearl Jam, Jeremy
A Perfect Circle, 3 Libras
A Perfect Circle, Orestes
Pharrell, Happy
Pink, What About Us
Portugal. The Man, Feel It Still
Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody
Radiohead, Creep
Rage Against the Machine, Killing in the Name
Ram Jam, Black Betty
Rhianna, We Found Love
Rolling Stones, Gimme Shelter
Ruth B, Lost Boy
Ruth B, Dandelions
Sabrina Carpenter, Espresso
Santana, Black Magic Woman
Sam Smith, Dancing with a Stranger
Sam Smith, Stay With Me
Sam Smith, I'm Not the Only One
Scorpions, Rock You Like a Hurricane
Selena Gomez and Marshmello, Wolves
Seven Mary Three, Cumbersome
Shaboozey, Tipsy (a Bar Song)
Shawn Mendes, Senorita
Skid Row, 18 and Life
Sia, Chandelier
Sia, Unstoppable
Sisqo, The Thong Song
Stevie Nicks, Landslide
Stone Temple Pilots, Interstate Love Song
Stories/Springsteen, I'm On Fire
Styx, Come Sail Away
Survivor, Eye of the Tiger
System of a Down, Aerials
Taylor Swift, Blank Space
Taylor Swift, Love Story
Tayor Swift, Lover
Taylor Swift, Shake It Off
Taylor Swift, Style
Taylor Swift, Wildest Dreams
Teddy Swims, Lose Control
Tenacious D, F*ck Her Gently
Tiesto, The Business
Tina Turner, Proud Mary
TLC, No Scrubs
Tones and I, Dance Monkey
Tool, Schism
Tool, Sober
Tool, Forty Six & 2
Tori Amos, Cornflake Girl
Tyler Childers, Lady May
U2, Where the Streets Have No Name
Usher, Yeah!
Usher and David Guetta, Without You
Violent Femmes, Blister in the Sun
Walk the Moon, Shut up and Dance
The Weeknd, Blinding Lights
The Who, Won't Get Fooled Again
The White Stripes, Seven Nation Army
Zach Bryan, Something in the Orange
Zac Brown Band, Chicken Fried
Everything from Mozart to Metallica has influenced Fiddlerock!, and I'm always listening to and getting inspired by new genres and artists.
We bring our own equipment. If we're plugging into your system, we can provide a stage plot.
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