Angus Grant, Scottish Fiddle - From a long line of fiddlers, pipers, Gaelic singers and bards in the area of Glenmoriston Glengarry and Fort Augustus in the Highlands of Scotland. In the sixties and seventies, Angus competed in fiddle competitions and won many. The Tom Anderson cup twice, four times fiddle champion at the Royal National Mod, the major Gaelic festival in Scotland. Angus never had any formal lessons, just played tunes with his family and old fiddlers, watching their bowing and grace notes. Angus played for many years with the famous west coast band The Roshven Ceilidh and became well know as the left handed fiddler. He has taken his music to many countries: Norway, Denmark, Holland, France, Brittany, and Ireland. In 1976 Angus was the fiddler at the Bicentennial festival in the Mall in Washington D.C. Twice tutor at the Valley of the Moon; once at Fiddle Tunes, Fort Warden; and Thomson Island fiddle camp, Boston; fiddle judge at Loon Mountain Games; and Mount Vernon Games Washington state. Angus has been a tutor at Stirling University Summer Schools for 27 years and in recent years has been a tutor at the Royal Academy of Music and Drama Glasgow, where there is an honours degree in Scots fiddle music. Angus is also involved with the Feisan Nan Gaidheal which has done such good work in Gaelic music song and dance throughout the Highlands.

Byron Berline's early career included playing fiddle with bluegrass legends such as Bill Monroe, Dillard and Clark and Country Gazette. After moving to Los Angeles in 1969, he soon became one of the most popular fiddlers in the music business. His long list of performing and recording credits includes The Rolling Stones, The Eagles, The Band, The Byrds, Elton John, Alabama, Mary Chapin Carpenter, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Rod Stewart, John Denver, Earl Scruggs, Emmylou Harris, Tammy Wynette, Mason Williams, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and Vince Gill. He also has extensive television and movie sound track credits and has appeared in Star Trek, Blaze, Back to the Future III, and Basic Instinct. Berline has recorded seven solo albums including his highly acclaimed "FIDDLE & A SONG" with guest performances from Vince Gill, Mason Williams, Earl Scruggs and Bill Monroe. In 1996 the album was nominated for two Grammy awards, 'Best Album of the Year' and 'Best Song of the Year'. In 1995 Byron returned to his home state of Oklahoma where he opened a Fiddle Shop in the town of Guthrie, for the purpose of "visiting, trading and jamming" with folks who enjoy their music. (Stones Fans, that's Byron on Country Honk, cut three of Let It Bleed!! Visit Byron's website.

Dwayne Cote, Cape Breton Fiddle - Dwayne Cote was born into a celebrated musical family in Nova Scotia and began playing music at age four. At age 14, he performed with a musical group of youngsters which included Natalie MacMaster; this group played before the Pope in 1985 to critical acclaim. He has performed in many parts of the world including Ireland, Dubai, and the United States. Dwayne is deemed to be one of the most distinctive violinists and fiddlers in Atlantic Canada. A review of Dwayne’s performance with Symphony Nova Scotia described his tone as “unusually sweet and singing, and his use of upper positions, vibrato, expressive slides, double stops and octave voicing go far beyond traditional fiddle playing styles.

Andy Stein, Swing Fiddle, is best known as the "Powder Milk Biscuit" fiddler on A Prairie Home Companion, where he has been heard for the last 14 years. Often compared with jazz greats Stephane Grappelli and Joe Venuti, he was a founding member of Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, he recorded and won a Grammy with Asleep at the Wheel, and he has worked with a wide range of musicians, including Itzhak Perlman, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, André Watts, Mariah Carey, and Smashing Pumpkins. A native and resident of Manhattan, his arrangements and compositions have been performed by orchestras across the country, including an opera with librettist Garrison Keillor, and he has composed film scores for Roger Corman and National Lampoon. Visit Andy's Website.

Tom, Brad, and Alice. Three musicians renowned for their contributions to traditional American music combine their talents in this performing ensemble. Tom Sauber, Brad Leftwich, and Alice Gerrard are “musicians’ musicians. Their stunning vocal harmonies over the bedrock of their instrumental work cover a range of emotion that can move you by turns to smiles, to dance, or to tears. They have taught successfully at many camps including Ashokan, Augusta Heritage, Fiddle Tunes, and Swannanoa. Coming to RMFC for the second time, Tom and Brad will teach Old Time fiddle and banjo, participating in the Rocky Mountain Banjo Program, and Alice will be teaching guitar and singing. Visit Tom, Brad, and Alice's website.

Alan Jabbour, Appalachian Old Time Fiddle – Alan has had a long career as a musician, scholar, documentarian, and preservationist of fiddling in America. After an earlier career on the violin, he learned the art of the fiddle in the 1960s as an apprentice to old-time fiddlers in North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia, including legendary West Virginia fiddler Henry Reed. For many years he was director of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. Since his retirement he has resumed an active schedule of performing, recording, lecturing, and teaching workshops on Appalachian fiddle.

Marie Reilly , Irish Fiddle - Marie is fiddler with the BBC 2002 Folk Group of the Year, Cherish the Ladies. She was born and raised in Whitestone, New York. Her mother hails from Ballyduff, County Waterford and her father is from County Longford. Marie began her musical endeavors on the fiddle and tin whistle under the supervision of her father when she was 8. She was heavily influenced by the legendary Kerry fiddler, Johnny Cronin and studied for many years with the late Maureen Glynn. Marie has performed throughout the United States with Mick Moloney and her brother Martin, a great button accordionist. She has also played in Riverdance. She has just released her first CD with her brother, "Marie & Martin Reilly".

Doug MacPhee, Piano - One of Cape Breton's best known pianists, Dougie will be making his third appearance at Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp. His pupils know him as a master of the art, with a massive repertoire of tunes, including ones he learned from his mother, who was also an accomplished pianist. It's the Cape Breton tradition. Dougie lives in New Waterford, Cape Breton, on the Atlantic Coast, where music, dancing, fiddle, and piano are a way of life. He has played and recorded with numerous Cape Breton fiddlers, most recently with David Greenberg on Tunes Until Dawn.

Pat Donohue, Guitar, is "a masterful guitarist and talented singer-songwriter of blues, folk and jazz" (Los Angeles Times). His talents are displayed weekly in his appearances on public radio's A Prairie Home Companion, where his guitar playing, writing, and singing are featured regularly. The 1983 National Finger Picking Guitar Champion, Donohue’s style blends blues and folk in a critically acclaimed display of guitar artistry. Chet Atkins, Suzy Bogguss, Loose Ties and other national performers have recorded his original songs. He has been a featured performer at major music festivals, including the Newport Folk Festival, Telluride Festival, and the Philadelphia Folk Festival, and performs regularly in concerts and clubs around the country. (Note: due to a late request from A Prairie Home Companion, Pat will be leaving camp at mid-week.) Visit Pat's website.

John Knowles, Guitar, got his start on a plastic ukulele, purchased with paper-route money. A few years later, he bought his first Chet Atkins records and began playing along. John has worked with Nashville¹s finest guitarists including Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed and Lenny Breau. His compositions and arrangements have been recorded by Chet, Jerry, the Romero Family, James Galway, and Raffi. His work has earned a Grammy and two Emmy nominations. In 1996, Chet Atkins awarded John an Honorary CGP (Certified Guitar Player) and recently, John was inducted into the National Thumb Picker¹s Hall of Fame for the second time. John publishes FingerStyle Quarterly and teaches at workshops around the world.

David Greenberg, Cape Breton Fiddle - Over the past decade, David has gained the reputation in Cape Breton music circles as being one of the few people from outside the Nova Scotia island to have achieved a fluent command of the Cape Breton idiom. He has been lauded as both "the best baroque violin soloist in Canada, if not North America" (Stephen Pedersen, Halifax Mail-Star) and "one of the most impassioned folk-fiddlers you'll ever hear" (James Manishen, Winnipeg Free Press). This dual musical identity is not a newly acquired habit; in fact, David was a crossover musician from a very early age. During his schooling in classical violin playing (beginning at age 4), he also picked up traditional fiddling by ear from recordings. You can hear him with Doug MacPhee on Tunes Until Dawn..

Abby Newton, Cello - A perpetual regular at RMFC, Abby Newton is an unusually versatile cellist who is active in both the folk and classical music scenes. Over the past two decades, her association with Scottish musicians Jean Redpath and Alasdair Fraser has taken her on tours throughout Scotland and the US, with special appearances on A Prairie Home Companion. For seven summers she has been the instructor of Scottish cello at Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddle School in California. Her teaching stresses the use of the cello both as a melodic and rhythmic instrument. Visit Abby's Website.

Laurie Riley, Harp - Known for her ability to make a harp sound like a whole new instrument, Laurie can make it speak, make it laugh and cry. A professional musician since the age of ten, Laurie has toured throughout the US, in Canada, and in Ireland. She has recorded eleven albums of harp music, authored five books, and made five instructional videos. She also judges harp competitions and teaches for harp organizations in the US and abroad. Visit Laurie's Website.

Ken Perlman, Banjo, Guitar - Ken again leads the Rocky Mountain Banjo Program for the first week of camp (August 7-14). Ken is both a pioneer of the banjo style known as "melodic clawhammer," and a master of finger style guitar. He draws his material from traditional sources -- the music of Scotland, Ireland, Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island and the American South. He has written some of the most widely respected banjo and guitar instruction books of modern times, and he has been on staff at prestigious teaching festivals around the world. He has toured much of the world and made several recordings. Visit Ken's Website

Mac Benford, Banjo, joining Ken Perlman in the Rocky Mountain Banjo Program has been a leading figure in the preservation and performance of traditional Appalachian string band music for more than thirty years. He began playing clawhammer banjo in 1960, while a student at Williams College. His interest in the authentic mountain styles of playing the 5-string led him to the greatest living masters of the time - players like Wade Ward, Kyle Creed, Tom Ashley, and Roscoe Holcomb who would provide life-long inspiration and models in the formation of his own style. Mac has long been known for his solid mastery of a variety of traditional banjo styles. His highly evolved clawhammer style, showcased on his recent releases, Kentucky Favorites and Half Past Four, have recently made him a much sought-after instructor at banjo camps across the country. He has been a staff member at Ashokan, Augusta Heritage, Fiddle Tunes, Banjo Camp North, Suwannee Banjo Camp, American Banjo Camp, and Midwest Banjo Camp, to name a few. Visit Mac's website.

Jennifer Sordyl, Beginning Fiddle - Jennifer was literally "raised in the music business" along with her 8 brothers and sisters in the family music store in the Midwest. These days you'll find her enthusiastically teaching fiddle and beginning violin at three rural charter schools in Southern Arizona. She especially loves teaching the Montessori preschoolers and their parents, in the arts community of Tubac, where she sponsors regular jam sessions as well as playing professionally with an "eclectic-traditional" string band at a local Bistro.

Ed Miller, Scottish Songster - Ed is originally from Edinburgh, Scotland, and now lives in Austin, Texas. He continues his singing, with regular gigs in Austin and tours throughout North America, taking his songs and stories everywhere from coffee houses and folk clubs to festivals and Highland Games. Ed's repertoire is representative of the breadth of the Scottish folk revival, including ageless ballads and the songs of Robert Burns, as well as more recent songs which are entering the folk repertoire and keeping it fresh. From children's street songs to songs of nationalism, emigration and urban life, a performance by Ed Miller gives the audience an education (in the most entertaining way) in the constants and changes of Scottish life. Ed's voice soars as distinctive, smooth and satisfying as a good malt whisky. As the folk music critic for The Scotsman newspaper wrote, "we couldn't ask for a more tasteful and accomplished ambassador of Scots song". Visit Ed's Website.

David Cahn, Guitar, Mandolin, Bass - David hails from Seattle, Washington and is a versatile instrumentalist, playing in numerous bands over the past twenty years. He's toured with Rodney Miller, and appears on two of his CDs which include several of David's original tunes. He's also recorded with Clyde Moody, Charlie Moore, Wade Mainer, Helen Carter, and Mark Simos, and is featured on the Rounder recording "Young Fogies II" with his old-time band "The Queen City Bulldogs" (1st place, Clifftop, 1994). He's taught at the Puget Sound Guitar Workshop, The Festival of American Fiddle tunes, Pinewoods, Augusta, and many other camps and festivals around the country.

Seamus Mac Conaonaigh, Flute & Tin Whistle, was born and raised in Spiddal, Co. Galway. He is a highly acclaimed flute player and equally talented on the tin whistle, having guested on several recordings, appeared numerous times on TV and radio and toured extensively in the US and in Europe. His solo album, called “a feast for fans of Irish tunes” by Dirty Linen Magazine, was a top-ten seller in the folk music category in Ireland. Playing in a driving, energetic style, Seamus continues to carry on the tradition of Galway music which is sought after on both sides of the Atlantic. A native Irish speaker, he holds a degree in mathematics and has done graduate work in theoretical computer science.

Jacqueline Schwab, Piano - Jacqueline's piano improvisations have been heard worldwide on eleven of Ken Burns’ documentaries, including his Grammy award-winning Civil War series, his Emmy award-winning Baseball series, and his more recent Mark Twain. Schwab’s playing, in turns elegiac and sprightly, draws on classical, traditional, folk and improvisational roots. The New England Folk Almanac wrote she plays with “the jazz/classical improvisational spirit of Keith Jarrett and the touch of George Winston. She has performed music from Burns' Lewis and Clark series for President Clinton at the White House and has also performed for a special event at the Smithsonian. She has recorded and performed with many traditional musicians, including a long-standing partnership with her English dance music quartet Bare Necessities, as well as with Scottish fiddlers Alasdair Fraser and Laura Risk and Scottish singer Jean Redpath (including an appearance on A Prairie Home Companion). She has three solo recordings: Mad Robin, Down Came an Angel, and Mark Twain’s America. Jacqueline has taught piano improvisation and melodic and back-up styles at Valley of the Moon, Pinewoods (where she has for several years directed the English Dance Musicians Week), and Ashokan Northern Week. She is interested in helping students find ways to play with fluidity, ease and joy! Visit Jacqueline's website.

Kim Robertson, Harp - Generally considered to be on the cutting edge of contemporary lever harp, Kim has influenced a new generation of harp players with her skills at composition, arranging, and fiery performance. Since discovering the Celtic harp in the mid-70s, her career has taken her down diverse and unexpected paths. She has delivered singing telegrams with her lap harp, performed on mountaintops, luxury cruise ships, grass roots folk clubs, and played herself on an episode of Beverly Hills 90210. With dozens of recordings and harp publications to her credit, she is also revered as one of the finest teachers around.Visit Kim's Website.

Loretta Thompson, Fiddle & More - Loretta Thompson is a high-spirited musician and singer whose versatile performances captivate audiences everywhere. Dynamic fiddling and a radiant voice echo the fervor of her Scottish-Irish and American heritage. She possesses a passionate and spontaneous enthusiasm for traditional music and dance which shines in every aspect of her life. Combining fiddle, guitar, and whistles with moving vocals, Loretta entertains with repertoires in Celtic music, American Historic and Nostalgia, Old Time Country, and more. She literally fiddled her way across Scotland and Ireland and is embraced wherever she travels for her talented fiddling and enthusiastic charm. Loretta has been featured for many years at local, state, and national Scottish and Irish gatherings, Celtic Festivals, and in concerts with a long list of leading Celtic entertainers. Loretta majored in music education and conducting, has experience as a full-time public school orchestra director, clinician, and general music teacher, and is a member of the Evergreen (CO) Chamber Orchestra. Loretta is a full-time entertainer, composer, private teacher, and plays for all forms of Scottish and Irish dance. Visit Loretta's website.

Larry Edelman, Dance Caller, Mandolin - Larry Edelman has traveled throughout the U.S. and Europe playing, teaching, and calling for traditional dancing. Larry’s colorful calling delights both novice and veteran dancers through his humor, enthusiasm, skillful teaching, and knowledge of dance history. He currently plays fiddle, mandolin, and guitar with The Percolators (click here to visit), Poultry in Motion, and the Soda Rock Ramblers. Larry has taught at dozens of music and dance camps and festivals including the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, Ashokan, Augusta, Pinewoods, Lady of the Lake, and many more. Again this year, Larry will be conducting his very popular Southwest tunes workshop for all instruments.

Arlene Patterson, Fiddle & Guitar - A native of Glasgow, Scotland, Arlene's creative approach to teaching is well known. A regular clinician for the Suzuki Association of America, she is also a national judge for Scottish fiddle competitions and performs for dancing and Scottish events with her husband, pianist Bruce Patterson. Her day job is general music teacher in an elementary school. Come to class prepared to have fun.

Frank Fyock, Fiddle, Singing & Composition - Frank is the director of the orchestra at Denver School of the Arts and conductor of the Jefferson Young Artists Orchestra. He is a composer and song writer and has directed choirs, orchestras, and drum & bugle corps. He has his own recording studio and played fiddle professionally with a touring country band for ten years. After his last stay at RMFC in 2001, he wrote "Escapes for Fiddlers," a collection of original solo fiddle tunes, which will be available at the camp store.

Tina Gugeler, Hammered Dulcimer - Tina first heard a hammered dulcimer in 1986 while living in Ketchikan, Alaska. It quickly became her passion and soon it seemed everyone on the island had heard Tina and her band, BearFoot. Since moving to the Denver area in 1990, Tina has become a full time musician; performing solo and in small combos with fiddle, guitar or piano, and in several local contra dance bands. Along with her busy performance schedule, she teaches students on the dulcimer and bodhran. Tina has published a book of her arrangements, “Arrangements for the Hammered Dulcimer. She has taught at several festivals including Dulcimer Festival in Fort Collins, CO, Irish week at Augusta in Elkins, WV, the California Traditional Music Society Annual Summer Solstice Festival, Winterfest in Irving, TX, the Sawdust Festival in Bennington, OK, and was a jam session leader and teacher at the Southwest Dulcimer Festival in Dewey, AZ. Over the years, Tina has won many local and regional competitions, and in the year 2000 she won the U.S. National Hammered Dulcimer Championship. She appears on recordings by Denver's High Strung and the dance band Contrafusion.

Anthea Lawrence, Fiddle - Anthea is a sought-after teacher and performer in the Northwest, mainly playing Irish and Contra-dance music.  Specializing for many years in working with adult fiddlers, Anthea is known for her warm, enthusiastic teaching style.  She has a well deserved reputation for helping students troubleshoot technical difficulties, approach and learn tunes with greater ease, and makes the process of playing music even more enjoyable for the improving player. Anthea has toured and recorded professionally with The Casey Neil Trio and Slainte. She currently fronts the Celtic Trio Fiddlehead and is a regular tutor at the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes.

Steve Scott, Cello, Bass - Steve is a talented multi-instrumentalist who has broad professional experience, including chamber/symphonic, jazz and Dixieland, folk, and Celtic.  He has performed at many Celtic, jazz and folk festivals in the Northwest, and has numerous recordings to his credit, with his own bands and as a studio player.  An experienced dance musician, Steve's playing is driving and rhythmic, and he continues to expand the cello's possibilities in traditional and folk music.  Steve is highly regarded as a teacher, and has been named to several "Who's Who" lists in education. Steve also brings with him over 25 years of pro bass experience with various bands and symphony orchestras, and has something to offer everyone.

Sabra MacGillivray is a champion highland dancer, step dancer, choreographer and percussionist. Featured on many Nova Scotia tourism commercials and television specials, Sabra MacGillivray is one of the Atlantic region's leading ambassadors of Highland and Scottish step dancing.  A dance instructor as well as a choreographer, Sabra is also a member of the award-winning group, the Macquarrie Dancers. With her cutting-edge choreography and breathtaking performances, Sabra adds an exhilarating visual and rhythmic dimension to the music of Ferintosh.Visit Sabra's website.