Seth Lakeman

Seth Lakeman is right up there with lindsey stirling as one of my all-time favorite violin players of all time. He, like Lindsey Stirling, can take anything that is mainstream and turn it into a beautiful violin solo. He doesn't need a stage of any sort to play and he doesn't need a band to back him up to make him sound good. He, instead of using a drummer, uses his own foot to keep the beat of the music he is playing and times his playing in a way that sudden pauses work well with the overall flow of the song.

From the very beginning of the song "Kitty Jay" you feel that a story is being told to you and Seth puts all the emotion in the way he plays and the way he moves that gives you the impression that he is really expressing the feelings of the story. Even though he doesn't ask for it directly, he gives the crowd cues on when to join in and clap when he beginnings a solo and like clockwork they begin to clap in unison to the beat. The great thing about this is that Seth plays in a way in which it is easy to follow and after each set that he plays he thanks the crowd for listening. After completing the show he again thanks the crowd for stopping by and says that he will see them soon. His voice is so natural and carefree that even in this moment you really do want to see him play again because he sounds so genuine and appreciative of the time that people took out of their day to see him perform.