Chris Daring

Chris Daring is an American musician primarily known for her work as a performer and teacher of the Texas style of fiddling, a predominant style of fiddling in the United States. In 1996, she became the first woman to win the National Adult Old-Time Fiddle Championship. Daring's students include several champion fiddlers, and she was one of the first music teachers to work with students over the Internet, through the use of webcams and iChat or AOL Instant Messenger.

Daring has taught fiddling at the University of Colorado at Denver and the University of Southern Colorado at Pueblo (now known as Colorado State University-Pueblo). As a teacher, Daring has been designated a Master Artist in fiddling by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Colorado Council on the Arts. Many of her students have become state, regional, and national fiddling champions in their respective age groups.

Daring's second album, released in 1997, included her husband and teenage children as accompanying musicians under the name Chris Daring and the Whole Nine Yards. The group provided music during the private dinner of eight world leaders and their wives at the conclusion of the 23rd G8 summit held in Denver, Colorado in 1997.