David Stenshoel

David Rockne Stenshoel (died September 16, 2021, in Minnetonka, Minnesota) was an American musician and visual artist, most well known as a longtime member of Celtic-rock and world-music group Boiled in Lead.

[3] In the 1970s, he played with his brother Peter in the Infinity Art Unit, an improvisational free jazz group which incorporated blues and medieval tunes.

Steve Pick of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch wrote that Stenshoel "was adept at many different fiddle styles, capable of playing, with the right feel, melodies from Ireland or Armenia equally well.

"[11] He was frequently an active member or sideman in seven or more bands at once, in genres including Celtic, Persian, Brazilian, Balkan, Middle Eastern, African, and country-swing.

[23] Stenshoel performed with many other groups in and around the Twin Cities, including Voices of Sepharad,[24][25] Felonious Bosch, Sky King, Jan Reimer Band, You, Me and Betsy, Electric Arab Orchestra, Ethnic Dance Theater, Yiddishe Folksmenschn, the American Swedish Institute Spelmanslag, Automatix, Shalita, Robayat, Honeysuckle Rose, Vernon Dixon, Katy and the T-Bergs, Dusty Drapes and the Dusters,[3] Parisota Hot Club,[26] StellaRoma,[27] Other Country Quartet,[28] Redondo,[29] Crossing Borders,[30] Radio Rangers,[31][32][33] and the children's choir Songs of Hope.

[41] He was nominated frequently for the Minnesota Music Awards in the 1980s and 1990s; he won in 1988 as a solo performer for Best Acoustic/Ethnic Instrumentalist, and at least nine times as a member of Boiled in Lead.

[42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50] Boiled in Lead has been honored with a star on the outside mural of the Minneapolis nightclub First Avenue,[51] recognizing performers that have played sold-out shows or have otherwise demonstrated a major contribution to the culture at the iconic venue.