New York born multi-instrumentalist Fats Kaplin performs during the Museum’s weekly Musician Spotlight series. Guitarist Joe McMahan and vocalist Kristi Rose join him for this program, which was recorded on July 19, 2026.

During the program, Kaplin discusses the various genres he listens to and what inspires him as a player, and answers audience questions and shares stories from throughout his career. He performs songs on the fiddle, steel guitar, oud, and tenor banjo, including “Ladies on a Steamboat,” “The Fatman Cometh,” “Odessa,” “Gear Jammin’,” and “Sahara Surf,” all of which he wrote. Kaplin also performs “Walk Jawbone” in a Turkish style; “Funny How Time Slips Away,” written by Willie Nelson; and “Rise and Shine” by Rose.

Kaplin is also a composer, arranger, and band member for Jack White and Third Man Records, Kane-Welch-Kaplin, and Paul Burch’s WPA Ballclub. Additionally, he’s performed with Elvis Costello, Buddy Miller, Mitski, John Prine, and others.

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