Western Swing,
Bluegrass
& Country Fiddle
Clarke Wright is an accomplished fiddler, who lives in Northern Colorado. He plays with many bands and is known as a go-to-guy in the fiddling world. Whether it’s four or five string, Bluegrass, Western Swing, Country, Jazz and more, his bow is rosined and ready.
Clarke Wright has been playing music in some form or another since the early 1970s. He worked with David Ferretta and the Sunday River Boys in Denver in the mid ‘70s and appears on their Biscuit City recording “You Can Dress ‘Em Up, But You Can’t Take ‘Em Out.” If you ask Clarke how long he has been playing fiddle he will tell you, “Long enough to where you would say, ‘Wow, shouldn’t you be better than that?’” He has spent over 30 years with The Hollywood Rodeo Band and later their pared down acoustic version, High, Wide and Handsome. HRB/HWH recorded 7 albums and has toured extensively, visiting over 40 nations and territories, entertaining our nation’s Armed Forces.
He picked up the fiddle ‘sometime back in the 20th Century’, and is self taught. “When I hit a wrong note or clam-out a break, I just blame my teacher,” Clarke says.
Upcoming Events
* 2023 *
Please be healthy and safe!
March 24, 2023: Stardust Melodies performs at a private event* at Rehabilitation & Nursing Center of the Rockies in Ft. Collins, CO.
March 24, 2023: Clarke fiddles with The Charlie Stevens Band on KRFC 88.9FM Live at Lunch 12 - 1 PM.
March 31, 2023: Clarke fiddles with Blue Grama at the Swing Station in Laporte, CO. 8:00 PM $15
April 1, 2023: Clarke fiddles with Shuckwagon at Avogadro's Number in Ft. Collins, CO 7:30 PM $15
April 8, 2023: Clarke fiddles with Casey James Prestwood and the Burning Angels at a private event in Brighton, CO.
April 16, 2023: Clarke fiddles with Casey James Prestwood and the Burning Angels at YACHT CLUB in Denver, CO.
April 17, 2023: Stardust Melodies performs at a private event* at Aspens at Ft. Collins in Ft. Collins, CO.
April 20, 2023: Stardust Melodies performs at a private event* at Seven Lakes Memory Care in Loveland, CO.
April 20, 2023: Stardust Melodies performs at a private event* at Good Samaritan Village in Ft. Collins, CO.
April 21, 2023: Stardust Melodies performs at a private event* at New Mercer Commons in Ft. Collins, CO.
May 6, 2023: Clarke Fiddles with Rounder at the Bellvue Grange in Bellvue, CO. Details TBD.
May 7, 2023: Clarke fiddles with Casey James Prestwood and the Burning Angels at YACHT CLUB in Denver, CO.
May 18, 2023: Stardust Melodies performs at a private event* at Good Samaritan Village in Ft. Collins, CO.
May 13, 2023: Clarke fiddles with Ain't From Here at the Grossen Bart Brewery in Longmont, CO 12:30-2:20PM
May 13, 2023: Clarke Fiddles with The Charlie Stevens Band at Grossen Bart Brewery in Longmont, CO. 2:30-5PM
May 13, 2023: Clarke fiddles with Ain't From Here at The Bull Pin in Estes Park, CO 7:00PM
May 19, 2023: Clarke fiddles with The Charlie Stevens Band at the Northglenn Food Truck Carnival in Northgelnn, CO, at E.B. Rains Park and Civic Center Campus near the new Northglenn Recreation Center. Free admission.
June 2, 2023: Clarke fiddles with The Charlie Stevens Band at Oskar Blue's in Longmont, CO.
June 3, 2023: Clarke fiddles with Blue Grama at Odell Brewing in Ft Collins, CO. 2-3 PM
June 4, 2023: Clarke fiddles with The Charlie Stevens Band at Avogadro's Number in Ft. Collins, CO Time TBD
June 23 - 25, 2023: Clarke fiddles with The Charlie Stevens Band at the Black Hills Bluegrass Festival in Sturgis, SD. Details TBD
July 1, 2023: Clarke fiddles with Casey James Prestwood and the Burning Angels for the Dusty Boots concert at Civic Center Park in Denver, CO.
July 7, 2023: Clarke fiddles with The Charlie Stevens Band at The Rock Garden in Lyons, CO.
July 21, 2023: Clarke fiddles with The Charlie Stevens Band at Oskar Blue's in Longmont, CO.
September 8, 2023: Clarke fiddles with The Charlie Stevens Band at Oskar Blue's in Longmont, CO.
Stardust Melodies continues to play for Senior Living Communities, so if you would like more information, please let us know.
* If you have family or friends that live in any of the facilities where we have private events scheduled, please let them know about our performance and come out yourself! Contact us for exact times. Not all private events are listed.
More dates to be finalized and posted soon. All dates and times are subject to change at the whims of powers that be... And they don't always let us know! So, please check back.