“With an exacting attention to detail and an infectious energy…each of these originals could easily pass for old-time fiddle tunes found on field recordings.” -Strings Magazine
Now based in Western Massachusetts, Natalie was raised in Montana to a musical family, then lived in Colorado for over a decade, studying and playing music all over the state. She’s a full time performer, teacher, recording artist, and tunesmith with a background in Oldtime, Irish, Bluegrass, Classical violin and Texas Style fiddle.
Her fourth album of original music Eostre was released April 22, 2025, produced by Canadian multi-instrumentalist and engineer Quinn Bachand, adding to her collection of recording projects: Montana Wildflower - 2023 w/ Quinn Bachand produced by Natalie, Hell Broke Loose -2023 w/ Tyler Andal and Casey Campbell, Fireweed - 2019 produced by Natalie and Ben Winship, Paths and Places - 2017 produced by Joe K. Walsh, and Fiddle and Flute - 2011 w/ Blayne Chastain and Peter Romero.
She was a founding member of Colorado acoustic band Masontown, played with Vermont based band Low Lily, and has been a violinist with The Bozeman Symphony, Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra, Colorado Bach Ensemble, National Repertory Orchestra, and Opera Colorado. She has taught at many camps across the nation including Ossipee String Camp, Banjo Camp North, Fiddle Hell, Montana Fiddle Camp, Rockygrass Academy, Walker Creek Music Camp, Targhee Bluegrass Camp, Nashville Acoustic Camps, Wicklund’s Fiddle Pal Camp and Rustic Roots.
“Natalie Padilla’s album Eostre is a restorative, healing and nourishing soundscape crafted with a depth full of wonder. Inspired by forests and ancient cultures, the nine tracks, all original, are each their own journeys into a lush nook of the woods. The deeper you listen, the more you hear. Influences of Old Time, Celtic and French-Canadian permeate through this collection to create a sound that is uniquely Natalie. In today's cluttered and head-spinning world, Eostre provides a refreshing spin on traditionally-inspired acoustic music that firmly plants Natalie Padilla as one of today’s most innovative Roots instrumentalists.” -Brad Kolodner, Folk Alley & Bluegrass Country Radio