Alison Parker

Alison Parker was born and raised in Edinboro, Pennsylvania.  She is currently 16 years
old and a junior at General Mclane High School.  She learned to play the violin at the
age of 6, starting with the classical Suzuki method.  She got into old-time and bluegrass
through her father and also from attending the Blue Heron music festival every summer and
attending fiddle workshops taught by Keith McManus.  Some of Alison's musical influences are
Bobby Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Mark O'Connor, Donna the Buffalo, Tommy Jarrell,
John Morris, Joe Thrift, Bob Dylan, and The Avett Brothers.