Kevin Naquin & Ossun Playboys (Fiddle Player)

his name is David Varnado and he's from Port Arthur , still alive playing gigs in Texas

world re-known fiddler who has played with some of the best Country artists in Nashville: Loretta Lynn, Johnny Paycheck, Neal McCoy, Sammy Kershaw, Chris Ledoux, etc....

he's an also an unbelievable madolin player

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I'm not seeing the resemblance to Varnado. I do see references to Chad Cormier in the YouTube comments. Chances are you wouldn't see Varnado playing at the Liberty Theater in Eunice. I just found this: "He was a very talented musician who could play just about any instrument, but he was an especially accomplished fiddle player." LINK

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honestly I'm not sure who Joseph Cormier is, or if that's him in your youtube link

I do know that David Varnado has sat in, and played fiddle with Kevin Naquin several times before.
His early influences were Cajun French Music, and he played throughout SW LA since the early 80's.
Varnado grew up playing fiddle for Jo-El Sonnier's Cajun band and played the Liberty numerous times.
Pic below is Varnado playing the Liberty just 4 months ago, April 2017.
He's one of the best fiddler players in the world, and hasn't forgotten his roots

I'm just not seeing it.

When in doubt, go to the source. See below...



Chad was special. If the 2 clips in the OP are representative samples of his playing skills, the guy really had a special gift. Glad the mystery is solved.