Abby Newton is an American cellist known for her work in the revival of the cello in American and Scottish traditional music.

Newton first brought her cello into the folk music scene in the mid 1970s as a member of Putnam String County Band.

As well as solo recordings, Newton performs in the Celtic Trio “Ferintosh”, “Celtic Crossing”, the “Mother-Daughter String Band” and “Esopus Chamber Orchestra”. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.