Kimber Ludiker

Quotes

• There’s a lot of complications in this industry for being on the road as a female musician in a more conservative musical world. We just saw the first female winner for instrumental categories this year at IBMA, for a fiddle player, Becky Buller and for a mandolin player, Sierra Hull. It’s one thing to nominated in those categories; it’s a whole other thing to win it.
  • As quoted by Devon Leger of Paste (February 9, 2017) [1]

• I think that there’s definitely a younger generation coming to bluegrass that sees the world in a different light. You saw this energy and this charge that came from younger people coming in to bluegrass and IBMA and really caring about inclusivity. It affected some of the professionals and the people who have been in the business for longer; we saw them empowered to speak on behalf of inclusivity.”
  • As quoted by Devon Leger of Paste (February 9, 2017) [2]

Quotes about Kimber Ludiker

• In addition to coming from a powerful music family (she’s a fifth-generation fiddler), Kimber Ludiker is also one of the best known ambassadors of bluegrass today. Through her work with her all-female bluegrass band Della Mae and her work overseas with the U.S. State Department, Ludiker’s been a voice for reason, pushing for more diversity and inclusiveness in bluegrass. A dedicated sidewoman in bluegrass, she’s keen to improve opportunities for women who aren’t bandleaders in bluegrass.
  • Devon Leger of Paste (February 9, 2017) [3]