Brandon Godman
•Fiddler, Luthier, & Southern Gentleman
•Guilty of Chronic Wanderlust
•Often found in San Francisco and Nashville
🎻🚂📷🏳️🌈🐻

In 2022, filmmaker @brialight approached me about doing a short documentary on my music for her thesis in filmmaking at @ucberkeleyofficial . In May of the following year, I attended the premiere of “The Road Home”, which documents a bit of the ever developing story of me and the fiddle.
Thanks to @thebluegrasssituation for publishing the film for the world to see, and for their interview of Bria on the process. I hope you all enjoy it! (Link in bio)
#brialight #theroadhome #family #fiddle #violin #brandongodman #kentucky

Oh hey! Turning 37 on 7/11, the most convenient birthday. What’s also convenient is my album being available on all streaming platforms AND on my website. <link in bio> Give it a listen and see what I’ve been up to!
#brandongodman #thefiddlemercantile #iheardthemorganbell #fiddle #fiddler #fiddlegeek #fiddlemusic

Oh hey! Turning 37 on 7/11, the most convenient birthday. What’s also convenient is my album being available on all streaming platforms AND on my website. <link in bio> Give it a listen and see what I’ve been up to!
#brandongodman #thefiddlemercantile #iheardthemorganbell #fiddle #fiddler #fiddlegeek #fiddlemusic

Oh hey! Turning 37 on 7/11, the most convenient birthday. What’s also convenient is my album being available on all streaming platforms AND on my website. <link in bio> Give it a listen and see what I’ve been up to!
#brandongodman #thefiddlemercantile #iheardthemorganbell #fiddle #fiddler #fiddlegeek #fiddlemusic

Here’s to the Cali Cutups! We’re so lucky to play with these gents. But they tend to keep me up too late! We play tonight at @thefreightberkeley at the Berkeley Bluegrass Festival
And @onlybackroads for capturing this beautiful portrait of us at @sierragrassfestival the sequins really came through!
Thank you @sierragrassfestival for a most beautiful and memorable weekend of music🔥🔥
@zach_sharpe @mrfiddler1 @calebandreeb @calebklauder @jackakinney

Now that’s a lot of sparkle! We just had a killer time playing with the Cali Cutups + @ethanlawton to bars packed with beautiful dancing people in Juneau, Alaska this past weekend around the @akfolkfest! And now we are all warmed up for some Caleb & Reeb and the Cali Cutups shows in California!
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May 1-2 Awahnee, CA @sierragrassfestival
May 3 Berkeley, CA Berkeley Bluegrass Festival @thefreightberkeley
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@zach_sharpe @mrfiddler1 @jackakinney @calebklauder @reddog_saloon @thecrystalsaloon @ethanlawton

Now that’s a lot of sparkle! We just had a killer time playing with the Cali Cutups + @ethanlawton to bars packed with beautiful dancing people in Juneau, Alaska this past weekend around the @akfolkfest! And now we are all warmed up for some Caleb & Reeb and the Cali Cutups shows in California!
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May 1-2 Awahnee, CA @sierragrassfestival
May 3 Berkeley, CA Berkeley Bluegrass Festival @thefreightberkeley
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@zach_sharpe @mrfiddler1 @jackakinney @calebklauder @reddog_saloon @thecrystalsaloon @ethanlawton

Now that’s a lot of sparkle! We just had a killer time playing with the Cali Cutups + @ethanlawton to bars packed with beautiful dancing people in Juneau, Alaska this past weekend around the @akfolkfest! And now we are all warmed up for some Caleb & Reeb and the Cali Cutups shows in California!
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May 1-2 Awahnee, CA @sierragrassfestival
May 3 Berkeley, CA Berkeley Bluegrass Festival @thefreightberkeley
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@zach_sharpe @mrfiddler1 @jackakinney @calebklauder @reddog_saloon @thecrystalsaloon @ethanlawton

Now that’s a lot of sparkle! We just had a killer time playing with the Cali Cutups + @ethanlawton to bars packed with beautiful dancing people in Juneau, Alaska this past weekend around the @akfolkfest! And now we are all warmed up for some Caleb & Reeb and the Cali Cutups shows in California!
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May 1-2 Awahnee, CA @sierragrassfestival
May 3 Berkeley, CA Berkeley Bluegrass Festival @thefreightberkeley
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@zach_sharpe @mrfiddler1 @jackakinney @calebklauder @reddog_saloon @thecrystalsaloon @ethanlawton

Now that’s a lot of sparkle! We just had a killer time playing with the Cali Cutups + @ethanlawton to bars packed with beautiful dancing people in Juneau, Alaska this past weekend around the @akfolkfest! And now we are all warmed up for some Caleb & Reeb and the Cali Cutups shows in California!
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May 1-2 Awahnee, CA @sierragrassfestival
May 3 Berkeley, CA Berkeley Bluegrass Festival @thefreightberkeley
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@zach_sharpe @mrfiddler1 @jackakinney @calebklauder @reddog_saloon @thecrystalsaloon @ethanlawton

Now that’s a lot of sparkle! We just had a killer time playing with the Cali Cutups + @ethanlawton to bars packed with beautiful dancing people in Juneau, Alaska this past weekend around the @akfolkfest! And now we are all warmed up for some Caleb & Reeb and the Cali Cutups shows in California!
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May 1-2 Awahnee, CA @sierragrassfestival
May 3 Berkeley, CA Berkeley Bluegrass Festival @thefreightberkeley
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@zach_sharpe @mrfiddler1 @jackakinney @calebklauder @reddog_saloon @thecrystalsaloon @ethanlawton

Now that’s a lot of sparkle! We just had a killer time playing with the Cali Cutups + @ethanlawton to bars packed with beautiful dancing people in Juneau, Alaska this past weekend around the @akfolkfest! And now we are all warmed up for some Caleb & Reeb and the Cali Cutups shows in California!
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May 1-2 Awahnee, CA @sierragrassfestival
May 3 Berkeley, CA Berkeley Bluegrass Festival @thefreightberkeley
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@zach_sharpe @mrfiddler1 @jackakinney @calebklauder @reddog_saloon @thecrystalsaloon @ethanlawton
A decade has passed! I moved to San Francisco on April 2, 2016, with a goal of being able to stay here a year. It’s incredibly difficult to capture a decade in 20 photos, so I’m not going to even pretend that I did. My life changed the moment I crossed the Bay Bridge. I found my home, my people, the place I can breathe, I found love… I found myself. Thank you to everyone who has made and still helps make San Francisco home.
#sanfrancisco #10years #westcoast #home #thankyou

A decade has passed! I moved to San Francisco on April 2, 2016, with a goal of being able to stay here a year. It’s incredibly difficult to capture a decade in 20 photos, so I’m not going to even pretend that I did. My life changed the moment I crossed the Bay Bridge. I found my home, my people, the place I can breathe, I found love… I found myself. Thank you to everyone who has made and still helps make San Francisco home.
#sanfrancisco #10years #westcoast #home #thankyou

A decade has passed! I moved to San Francisco on April 2, 2016, with a goal of being able to stay here a year. It’s incredibly difficult to capture a decade in 20 photos, so I’m not going to even pretend that I did. My life changed the moment I crossed the Bay Bridge. I found my home, my people, the place I can breathe, I found love… I found myself. Thank you to everyone who has made and still helps make San Francisco home.
#sanfrancisco #10years #westcoast #home #thankyou

A decade has passed! I moved to San Francisco on April 2, 2016, with a goal of being able to stay here a year. It’s incredibly difficult to capture a decade in 20 photos, so I’m not going to even pretend that I did. My life changed the moment I crossed the Bay Bridge. I found my home, my people, the place I can breathe, I found love… I found myself. Thank you to everyone who has made and still helps make San Francisco home.
#sanfrancisco #10years #westcoast #home #thankyou

A decade has passed! I moved to San Francisco on April 2, 2016, with a goal of being able to stay here a year. It’s incredibly difficult to capture a decade in 20 photos, so I’m not going to even pretend that I did. My life changed the moment I crossed the Bay Bridge. I found my home, my people, the place I can breathe, I found love… I found myself. Thank you to everyone who has made and still helps make San Francisco home.
#sanfrancisco #10years #westcoast #home #thankyou

A decade has passed! I moved to San Francisco on April 2, 2016, with a goal of being able to stay here a year. It’s incredibly difficult to capture a decade in 20 photos, so I’m not going to even pretend that I did. My life changed the moment I crossed the Bay Bridge. I found my home, my people, the place I can breathe, I found love… I found myself. Thank you to everyone who has made and still helps make San Francisco home.
#sanfrancisco #10years #westcoast #home #thankyou

A decade has passed! I moved to San Francisco on April 2, 2016, with a goal of being able to stay here a year. It’s incredibly difficult to capture a decade in 20 photos, so I’m not going to even pretend that I did. My life changed the moment I crossed the Bay Bridge. I found my home, my people, the place I can breathe, I found love… I found myself. Thank you to everyone who has made and still helps make San Francisco home.
#sanfrancisco #10years #westcoast #home #thankyou

A decade has passed! I moved to San Francisco on April 2, 2016, with a goal of being able to stay here a year. It’s incredibly difficult to capture a decade in 20 photos, so I’m not going to even pretend that I did. My life changed the moment I crossed the Bay Bridge. I found my home, my people, the place I can breathe, I found love… I found myself. Thank you to everyone who has made and still helps make San Francisco home.
#sanfrancisco #10years #westcoast #home #thankyou

A decade has passed! I moved to San Francisco on April 2, 2016, with a goal of being able to stay here a year. It’s incredibly difficult to capture a decade in 20 photos, so I’m not going to even pretend that I did. My life changed the moment I crossed the Bay Bridge. I found my home, my people, the place I can breathe, I found love… I found myself. Thank you to everyone who has made and still helps make San Francisco home.
#sanfrancisco #10years #westcoast #home #thankyou

A decade has passed! I moved to San Francisco on April 2, 2016, with a goal of being able to stay here a year. It’s incredibly difficult to capture a decade in 20 photos, so I’m not going to even pretend that I did. My life changed the moment I crossed the Bay Bridge. I found my home, my people, the place I can breathe, I found love… I found myself. Thank you to everyone who has made and still helps make San Francisco home.
#sanfrancisco #10years #westcoast #home #thankyou

A decade has passed! I moved to San Francisco on April 2, 2016, with a goal of being able to stay here a year. It’s incredibly difficult to capture a decade in 20 photos, so I’m not going to even pretend that I did. My life changed the moment I crossed the Bay Bridge. I found my home, my people, the place I can breathe, I found love… I found myself. Thank you to everyone who has made and still helps make San Francisco home.
#sanfrancisco #10years #westcoast #home #thankyou

A decade has passed! I moved to San Francisco on April 2, 2016, with a goal of being able to stay here a year. It’s incredibly difficult to capture a decade in 20 photos, so I’m not going to even pretend that I did. My life changed the moment I crossed the Bay Bridge. I found my home, my people, the place I can breathe, I found love… I found myself. Thank you to everyone who has made and still helps make San Francisco home.
#sanfrancisco #10years #westcoast #home #thankyou

A decade has passed! I moved to San Francisco on April 2, 2016, with a goal of being able to stay here a year. It’s incredibly difficult to capture a decade in 20 photos, so I’m not going to even pretend that I did. My life changed the moment I crossed the Bay Bridge. I found my home, my people, the place I can breathe, I found love… I found myself. Thank you to everyone who has made and still helps make San Francisco home.
#sanfrancisco #10years #westcoast #home #thankyou

A decade has passed! I moved to San Francisco on April 2, 2016, with a goal of being able to stay here a year. It’s incredibly difficult to capture a decade in 20 photos, so I’m not going to even pretend that I did. My life changed the moment I crossed the Bay Bridge. I found my home, my people, the place I can breathe, I found love… I found myself. Thank you to everyone who has made and still helps make San Francisco home.
#sanfrancisco #10years #westcoast #home #thankyou

A decade has passed! I moved to San Francisco on April 2, 2016, with a goal of being able to stay here a year. It’s incredibly difficult to capture a decade in 20 photos, so I’m not going to even pretend that I did. My life changed the moment I crossed the Bay Bridge. I found my home, my people, the place I can breathe, I found love… I found myself. Thank you to everyone who has made and still helps make San Francisco home.
#sanfrancisco #10years #westcoast #home #thankyou

A decade has passed! I moved to San Francisco on April 2, 2016, with a goal of being able to stay here a year. It’s incredibly difficult to capture a decade in 20 photos, so I’m not going to even pretend that I did. My life changed the moment I crossed the Bay Bridge. I found my home, my people, the place I can breathe, I found love… I found myself. Thank you to everyone who has made and still helps make San Francisco home.
#sanfrancisco #10years #westcoast #home #thankyou

A decade has passed! I moved to San Francisco on April 2, 2016, with a goal of being able to stay here a year. It’s incredibly difficult to capture a decade in 20 photos, so I’m not going to even pretend that I did. My life changed the moment I crossed the Bay Bridge. I found my home, my people, the place I can breathe, I found love… I found myself. Thank you to everyone who has made and still helps make San Francisco home.
#sanfrancisco #10years #westcoast #home #thankyou

A decade has passed! I moved to San Francisco on April 2, 2016, with a goal of being able to stay here a year. It’s incredibly difficult to capture a decade in 20 photos, so I’m not going to even pretend that I did. My life changed the moment I crossed the Bay Bridge. I found my home, my people, the place I can breathe, I found love… I found myself. Thank you to everyone who has made and still helps make San Francisco home.
#sanfrancisco #10years #westcoast #home #thankyou

A decade has passed! I moved to San Francisco on April 2, 2016, with a goal of being able to stay here a year. It’s incredibly difficult to capture a decade in 20 photos, so I’m not going to even pretend that I did. My life changed the moment I crossed the Bay Bridge. I found my home, my people, the place I can breathe, I found love… I found myself. Thank you to everyone who has made and still helps make San Francisco home.
#sanfrancisco #10years #westcoast #home #thankyou

A decade has passed! I moved to San Francisco on April 2, 2016, with a goal of being able to stay here a year. It’s incredibly difficult to capture a decade in 20 photos, so I’m not going to even pretend that I did. My life changed the moment I crossed the Bay Bridge. I found my home, my people, the place I can breathe, I found love… I found myself. Thank you to everyone who has made and still helps make San Francisco home.
#sanfrancisco #10years #westcoast #home #thankyou
Bows! Setup! Maintenance! 5-strings! Such an enjoyable and enlightening chat with luthier/fiddler Brandon Godman, owner of the Fiddle Mercantile (San Francisco) and The Violin Shop (Nashville). What to look for in a bow, balance vs. weight, tips for testing a bow, fiddle spa day, classical vs. ‘fiddle’ setup, David Bromberg’s collection of American-made violins, modern 5-string makers and instruments, interesting things found inside cases and violins, putting rice in your fiddle, a serious fear of snakes…and more! We’re so lucky to have the folks from The Violin Shop on hand at Blue Ridge Fiddle Camp to share their knowledge—and bring a van load of exciting fiddles and bows to try out :-) Hope you can join us at camp!
IMPORTANT INFO
Applications Close: Apr. 5 @ 11:59p PT
Camp: Aug. 19-22
Location: Brevard Music Center (Brevard NC)
🎻🥁🎛️🌎🏕️

Tune in this coming Tuesday for a Fiddle Chat with Casey Driessen and Brandon Godman. They’ll discuss all things fiddle, including setup tips, maintenance, bows, 5-Strings and more!
When: Tue. Mar. 31 @ 4 PM CST
Where: Instagram Live, @caseydriessen and @theviolinshop
See ya then!
Fiddle, banjo, and some hot footin'! This made for a fun Tuesday night at @ashkenazberkeley with @laurielewismusic @jeremy__reinhard @markschatzmusic @gottscates! Thanks for organizing @spencerkrenz.
🎥: @jeehee.fiddlesticks
#fiddle #banjo #bluegrass #fancyfootwork #bayareabluegrass

Little Brandon taking care of the pigs! Love when Mom sends me photos like this!
#kentucky #pigfarming #farmlife

For our fellow film lovers out there — did you know that our owner, Brandon Godman, is the subject of a delightful documentary?
The Road Home, directed by filmmaker Bria Light, offers an intimate glimpse into Brandon’s life and musical journey.
If you’d like to learn more about Brandon’s story — and hear how his love of the fiddle first took root — you can watch it online at thebluegrasssituation.com.
Find out more info at www.theroadhomefilm.com.
#theviolinshop #documentary #theroadhome #fiddle #fiddler
@mrfiddler1 brought @darolangerfiddler and @caseydriessen to my shop for a Five string session.
5x5s=25 strings, belonging to Darol’s iconic Rowan and his AES octave fiddle, Casey’s faithful Silakowski and two of my recent Fives.
Here’s some clips of them rocking my fiddles. I didn’t know they could sound like this! :-)
Thanks for an inspiring afternoon!
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