About Pete Martin
Pete Martin is a Seattle based mandolin and fiddle player. He is a former National Adult Fiddle Champion and has placed in the top 5 at the Winfield Mandolin Contest. He was a columnist for Mandolin Magazine and has authored 13 instructional books on mandolin and fiddle playing and many YouTube videos. Pete has been a full time private lesson teacher in Seattle for over 40 years and gives lessons online all over the world.
"Pete Martin is an impressive multi instrumentalist"
Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music Association (SPBGMA) - Bluegrass Music News
"Pete Martin is a national class mandolin and fiddle player"
Portland Oregonian
"What really makes the bands (Skyline Drifters) work extra special is addition of instrumental passages that blend the fanciful flight of jazz and western swing with the solid, right on the money beat of bluegrass. mandolinist Pete Martin does especially well at this, and deserves a compliment for approaching this type of material with his own invention."
Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine
"One of the best mandolinists and fiddlers in the northwest"
Vashon (WA) News
"Pete Martin is an impressive multi instrumentalist"
Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music Association (SPBGMA) - Bluegrass Music News
"Pete Martin is a national class mandolin and fiddle player"
Portland Oregonian
"What really makes the bands (Skyline Drifters) work extra special is addition of instrumental passages that blend the fanciful flight of jazz and western swing with the solid, right on the money beat of bluegrass. mandolinist Pete Martin does especially well at this, and deserves a compliment for approaching this type of material with his own invention."
Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine
"One of the best mandolinists and fiddlers in the northwest"
Vashon (WA) News