In 1999 Bart & his wife Mimi moved to Fredericksburg, Texas where Bart found a good base to play lots of music with some of the best pickers around. Bart & Mimi also book entertainment for two of the best music venues in the Hill Country. Hats off to John & Chris Graham, owners of Hondos On Main and the Maxwell Family, owners of Torre Di Pietra for supporting live music.

Bart has played performed and or recorded with: Almost Patsy Cline, Gary P. Nunn, The Asylum Street Spankers, Don McCallister Jr., The Lonesome Riders, Merle Haggard, Johnny Gimble, The Flying J Wranglers, Eddy Akridge, Tish Hinajosa, Gary Cook, Roger Moon, Joel Melton, Rick McRae, Terry Hale, Cindy Cashdollar, Redd Volkaert, Billy Dee, Thomas Michael Riley and countless others.

You can catch Bart performing in the Texas Hill Country with The Side Guys (Bart's band of super pickers - made-up of some of the best side-men and women in the area) look for dates on the calendar page! Bart also performs with Rick Mcrae, Terry Hale and the Riff Riders, Redd Volkaert, The Billy Dee Band, Doug Davis and the Noteropers, as well as sitting in with various groups. Check out the calendar page for upcoming gigs and events. Bart is also available for recording sessions.

Accomplishments: 6-time National Champion Fiddle Player - (5-time N.O.T.F.A. Champion, and 1-time S.P.B.G.M.A. Champion, 1986 World Champion Fiddle Player, 2-time First Runner-up at the Grand Masters Fiddle Contest in Nashville, TN., 5-time Southwestern States Fiddle Champion, 5-time winner of the New Mexico State Fair Fiddle Contest in Albequerque, NM., 2-time winner of the U.S. Invitational Fiddle Contest in Mt. View, Arkansas.

Discography - "On The Fiddle", "Playing It Hot", "Mostly Texas", The Flying J Ranch Presents-Bart Trotter", "Fiddlin Around", "Fiddle Favorites", "Back To Back", "By Request", "Best of Bart Trotter", "Instrumentally Yours", and "It's About Time".