Workshops

FAIRFAX, CA — Peghead Nation has announced an eight-part live Zoom workshop series taught by mandolin instructor Sharon Gilchrist entitled "Melodic Embellishment: A Doorway to Improvisation."

The series, designed for beginning to ...

CHICAGO — The Old Town School of Folk Music has announced a virtual online event with mandolin legend David Grisman to be held December 19, 1:00-2:30 p.m. Central Time.

Join David Grisman for a discussion on all things mandolin ...

Despite the havoc wreaked by COVID-19 the show goes on with this year's multi-discipline bluegrass music camp taking place Sept. 16-19, exclusively online.


NASHVILLE, TENN. — Registration for Monroe Mandolin Camp's Virtual Extravaganza, held Sept. ...

Bloomington, Ind. — The 7th Jim Richter Mandolin Camp for the Rest of Us Featuring Don Julin (and Bourbon Tasting!) will commence in 2020! It has been scheduled for September 23-26 at the Grant Street Inn in Bloomington. The 2020 Mandolin Camp is proudly sponsored by Kimble Mandolins, New Riff Distilling, and the Grant Street Inn.

The ...

Despite current situation, committee is "optimistic" the camp will take place Oct. 1-4, 2020.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Limited Registration has begun for the Great Lakes Music Camp (GLMC), a four-day acoustic music symposium held at Camp Blodgett (West Olive, Mich.) October 1-4, 2020.

Great Lakes Music Executive Director, Jason Wheeler noted, "Despite our current situation across the country, we are maintaining a cautious optimism that this year's camp will be held in October and that our social distancing measures will have paid off and resulted in enough time for our team to pull off yet another sold-out camp on Lake Michigan."

Early Bird Registration kicked off for previous year's campers on April 14. Several packages sold out in less than ...

Marshall, Mich. — Mike Marshall, Caterina Lichtenberg, Elisa Meyer Ferreira & Choro das 3, David Benedict and Don Stiernberg headline The 4rd Annual Marshall Mandolin Summit, a four-day mandolin experience held August 6-9, 2020.

The weekend will feature personalized instruction as well as once in a lifetime performances from the artists.
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POSTPONED: Event organizers have announced the postponement of this year's Red Hot Strings Workshop.

PORT TOWNSEND, WASH. — Red Hot Strings Workshop, a celebration of Hot Jazz, 1930's Swing, Western & Hawaiian Swing that includes workshops, master classes, jamming returns ...

PALO ALTO, CALIF. — This July, California Coast Music Camp (CCMC) celebrates 28 years! Two week-long acoustic camps are offered: July 12-18 and July 19-25, 2020.

The camp is located on a wooded ridge at 4,000 feet, in the historic Sierra Nevada Gold Country in Placer County, northeast of Sacramento. ...

Casey Campbell and Tristan Scroggins to lead mandolin tracks at 2nd Annual Camp Tunefox.

Montreat, N.C. — The creators of Tunefox, an app-based learning tool designed for stringed musicians to cultivate their individual creativity, have announced the second annual Camp Tunefox, to be held May 13-17. ...

Surfside, S.C. — The 5th Annual Alan Bibey Mandolin & Guitar Camp will be held here August 19-21, 2020 in conjunction with the Ocean Lakes Bluegrass Festival.

Joining Alan on the mandolin faculty will be Aaron Ramsey, Isaac Eicher and Ralph McGee, with more to ...

Registration is now open. Early-bird prices are good until March 1.

NOTE: This camp has announced it will not occur due to Coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

PETALUMA, CALIF. — Joe K. Walsh, Tim Connell, and Richie Brown make up an all-star mandolin team for the Walker Creek Music Camp held April 16-19 on the grounds of the Walker Creek Ranch. ...

Adult music immersion in the great outdoors: bluegrass, Americana, folk, blues, featuring legendary mandolinist John Reischman.

NOTE: date and attendance changes in comments section.

FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. — Roots & Boots Music Camp, Arizona's first 4-day immersion camp for adult students ...

NORTHAMPTON, MASS. — Organizers of the popular Django in June have announced year 2 of Choro Camp New England, to be held June 22–28, 2020 on the campus of Smith College. Registration is now open.



The lead mandolin instructor this year will be Fábio Peron of São Paulo, Brazil, ably assisted by Grant Ziolkowski, who plays regularly with members of the Regional de New York. You can learn more about them and the rest of the Choro Camp staff on the event's ...

April 4-5 camp includes Mike Compton, Jesse Brock, Lauren Price Napier and Casey Campbell.

NASHVILLE, TENN. — A special two-day Monroe Mandolin mini-camp has been announced by the organizers of the Monroe Mandolin Camp. The mini-camp will be held at the World Famous ...

Ontario, Canada — The Sixth annual Old School Bluegrass Camp, July 5-10, has announced plans for their next gathering which offers classes in bluegrass instruments to adult students from Canada and around the world.

This year the camp is proud to announce a new location ...

Registration Open for String Traditions Summer Day Program

Belmont, Mass. — The String Traditions summer day program at Powers Music School in Belmont, a western suburb of Boston, is welcoming registrations for mandolin, violin, viola, cello, guitar, banjo, and ukulele students ...

NOTE: New dates are September 23-26.

Bloomington, Ind. — The 7th annual Jim Richter Mandolin Camp for the Rest of Us featuring Mandolin for Dummies and Mandolin Exercises For Dummies author Don Julin will be held July 8-11 at the Grant Street Inn.

The camp welcomes its 2020 sponsors: Kimble Mandolins, New Riff Distilling, and the Grant Street ...

Monteagle, Tenn. — Registration opens today for the 7th annual Monroe Mandolin Camp, September 16-20, 2020 at the Dubose Conference Center.

The 2020 camp offers classes in all the quintessential bluegrass band instruments with up-close and personal instruction by bluegrass legends, special presentations, new Master Class offerings, daily jamming ...

Milwaukee, Wisc. — Registration for Carlo Aonzo's 20th Edition U.S. Mandolin Workshop held June 11-14 have been announced.

A limited number of spots in the workshop are available and as in past years, a sellout is expected. Early registration is strongly recommended.

The workshop consists of four days ...

Celebrating 20 years in business, organizers have announced Wednesday, October 30 as opening date for the 2020 Mandolin Camp North.

Putney Vt. — Music Camps North, celebrating their 20th year in business have announced Wednesday, October 30 as opening registration for their April 17-19, ...

Goodlettsville, Tenn. — Organizers of the Nashville Mandolin Camp have announced February 7-9, 2020 as the dates for their next gathering set to feature guest instructors Sharon Gilchrist, Nate Lee and Joe K. Walsh.

Registration opens 9:00 a.m. Central Time, October 1. Previous camp attendees may pre-register September 25 starting at 9:00 a.m.

A total of 15 campers are accepted and as every previous Nashville Mandolin Camp has sold out, early registration is strongly ...

Mike Marshall and Caterina Lichtenberg's World Mandolin Retreats in conjunction with Music Safari Workshops in Africa (MSWIA) have announced a full South African cultural tour February 5-11, 2020 where attendees will experience South African wildlife, culture, music, dance and arts and crafts all while dining on fine South African cuisine and playing mandolins with Caterina and Mike.

The highlight would be the 2 x daily safari drives and 4 full days of being immersed in Mandolin music, jamming and the African bush.

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Sheffield, England — Simon Mayor's Annual Mandolin Retreat will be held here at Kenwood Hall Hotel, November 1-3, 2019.

Attendees will be rewarded with 48 hours of mandolin immersion hosted by Simon Mayor in this very comfortable 4-star hotel in beautiful grounds close to Sheffield ...

Port Orchard, Wash. — American Banjo Camp, September 5 - 8, 2019, has announced their first full-time mandolin program for 2019 with principal mandolin instructor Frank Solivan from the renowned bluegrass touring band Dirty Kitchen as lead faculty member.

Frank will teach seven classes at the event ...