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Michael Cleveland, born Charles Michael Cleveland on September 18, 1980, in Henryville, Indiana, is an American bluegrass fiddle player. Born blind and with significant hearing loss, he began playing violin at age four through a local Suzuki program. His early talent was recognized with appearances on the Grand Ole Opry and A Prairie Home Companion and performances before the United States Congress. Cleveland's solo project, Flame Keeper, released in 2002, won the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Instrumental Album of the Decade award. He continued to release albums including "Let 'Er Go Boys!" (2006), Fiddler's Dream (2016), and Tall Fiddler (2019). Cleveland won multiple IBMA awards, including Fiddle Player of the Year from 2001 to 2011. He was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album in 2018 for Fiddler's Dream and won the same category in 2020 for Tall Fiddler.
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