Joe Craven is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and educator. Craven plays a wide variety of instruments, including fiddle, mandolin, ukulele, tres, cavaquinho, and balalaika. His early breakthrough came with his role as violinist and percussionist for the David Grisman Quintet. Craven's discography includes Camptown (1996), a collection of classic American/Celtic fiddle tunes; Mo' Joe (2002), featuring folk and bluegrass tracks in various styles; and Django Latino (2004), a Latin-inspired album of Django Reinhardt compositions. He has collaborated with notable musicians such as Jerry Garcia, Stephane Grappelli, Alison Brown, Rob Ickes, and David Lindley. Craven has also served as the Director of RiverTunes Music Camp and Co-Director of the Wintergrass Youth Academy.
