Peter Stampfel: Singer-Songwriter in New York

About Peter Stampfel

Peter Stampfel is a New York City–rooted fiddle player and songwriter whose work bridges old-time music and the downtown edge of psychedelic folk. In the early 1960s he co-founded the Holy Modal Rounders, a key group in the city’s folk-revival circles, and he has continued to build projects such as Peter Stampfel’s Atomic Meta-Pagans. His sets often move between ragtime-tinged tunes, traditional fiddling, and sly vocal storytelling. On bills at venues like Pianos, the playing favors invention over polish.