Shawn Craver has emerged as a distinctive voice in experimental Appalachian music, blending traditional roots with an imaginative, artistic sensibility. A fiddler, composer, and multi-instrumentalist from the Potomac and Allegheny Highlands, he gained recognition in traditional music circles through his release Fiddle & Song Vol. 1.  Some of these tracks make up the soundtrack of the independent film Tanasi written and produced by the director of the Fairbanks Shakespeare Theatre, Emily Yates.  

His original work draws comparisons to Bob Dylan and The Cure  and Craver has opened for various artists including Irish super-group Altan, Tim O'Brien, Chris Thile, Nashville Bluegrass Band, and Dick Kimmel. Also a writer, he recently appeared on a literary panel with New York Times best-seller Maria Dahvana Headley. His recorded works include Fiddle & Song Vol. 1, Devil's Nine Questions, Over the Blue Ridge, which received praise from Bluegrass Unlimited.

Uniting composition, Appalachian balladry, and the fiddle tradition, Shawn's music welcomes both devoted folk audiences and listeners discovering traditional music for the first time.