Fats Kaplin is an American musician, born in

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. He is best known as a

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r. He also plays guitar, button accordion, banjo, mandolin, steel guitar, an Arab oud, and a Turkish cümbüş, among others. He has worked with artists such as

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,Fats Kaplin & Jack White
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, Roy Bookbinder and

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. He currently resides in

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and is married to musician Kristi Rose.Quill, Greg. "Mariposa's pulp faction", ''Toronto Star'', July 8, 2004. In 2003, he started playing with fellow country artists and Nashville residents

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and

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, as Kane Welch Kaplin.

Discography

*''This Is Pulp Country!'', 2004 *
The Fatman Cometh
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'', 2014 (Beck) - banjo

With ''Kristi Rose''

*''I Wonder As I Wander'', 2010CD Baby, I Wonder As I Wander, http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/fatskaplinkristirose *''You're Still Around'', 2011CD Baby, You're Still Around, http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kristirosefatskaplin

With ''Kane Welch Kaplin''

*''

You Can't Save Everybody ''You Can't Save Everybody'' is an album by Kieran Kane and Kevin Welch with Fats Kaplin. Claudia Scott is listed as a special guest vocalist. Rick Anderson of AllMusic stated in his review that this album was "Highly recommended overall."Ander ...

'', 2004Dead Reckoning Records, You Can't Save Everybody, http://www.deadreckoners.com/music/cant_save_everybody.html *''

Lost John Dean ''Lost John Dean'' is the second album by the trio, Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch & Fats Kaplin. Hal Horowitz of AllMusic writes "The recording is clean, clear and crisp, with each instrument defined under the vocals making a good album even better." ...

'', 2006Dead Reckoning Records, Lost John Dean, http://www.deadreckoners.com/music/lost_john_dean.html *''Kane Welch Kaplin'', 2007Dead Reckoning Records, Kane Welch Kaplin, http://www.deadreckoners.com/music/kane_welch_kaplin_cd.html

References

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