Marilee Hord

Marilee Hord has been working as a professional musician out of the Portland area for the last 12 years. She has played in numerous critically acclaimed bands including Golden Delicious, Little Sue, Mad Hattie, and James Low, touring throughout the US, France, Belgium, Holland and the Czech Republic and playing at many festivals including SXSW, CMJ, Bumbershoot and FIMA.

As a band member or guest she has played on over 60 releases, most recently for Kristen Hersh. Her playing can be heard on television commercials for the Oregon State Lottery, the Sierra Club, and Pier One. This past year,she was twice asked to sit in with the house band of the hugely poplular OPB radio show “LIVEWIRE”.

In her youth, Mailee enjoyed a sucessful classical career, holding pricipal chairs in the Oakland Youth Orchestra, the Diablo Youth Orchestra and the San Francisco Youth Symphony, and winning local compititions. She was concertmistress of her high school orchestra all four years. Along with continuing studies with such luminaries as Hollis Taylor and Julie Lyonn Lieberman, she now maintains a busy private teaching studio in SE Portland.

Past students include Chris Kokesh of the beloved Misty River Band, John Smith of Nu Shooz and Ellie Hlozemer of Cross-eyed Rosie, finalists at last years Telluride Bluegrass Festival. Marilee is well-versed in many fiddle styles and emphasizes technique for maximum skill-building. It’s a “best of both worlds” approach. The more solid your skills are, the more fun you can have! She particlarly welcomes those players wishing to learn or improve their improv “chops”. Above all Marilee teaches in a way that is friendly and respectful of both mind and body.

Currently, she is accepting students 10 years and up — from absolute beginners to all levels of proficiency.

Marilee Hord teaches Fiddle and Violin