Ann Marie Calhoun
Ann Marie Calhoun (née Simpson; born May 26, 1979) is an American classically trained violinist who has performed as a bluegrass and rock musician in a number of prominent acts, including Jethro Tull, Steve Vai, Widespread Panic, Dave Matthews Band, Ringo Starr, A.R. Rahman and Mick Jagger's SuperHeavy. She has closely collaborated with Hans Zimmer on numerous film scores,[1] including Sherlock Holmes, Interstellar, 12 Years a Slave, The Lone Ranger, The Little Prince, Man of Steel, and Captain Phillips. She is the sister of violinist Mary Simpson.
Ann Marie Calhoun
Personal life[edit]
She was born Ann Marie Simpson in 1979[2] in Virginia to a "hillbilly dad",[3] a "documented descendant of Pocahontas",[4] who plays banjo; and a "Chinese mom",[3] who was a classically trained pianist.[4][5] Her brothers play guitar and her sister, Mary Simpson, is an accomplished bluegrass fiddler.[4][6] In 2016 she married Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger, with whom she has twin daughters, Talulah and Penelope, born in 2017. She was previously married to Brian Calhoun from 2002–2013.