2026 Instructors

Mandolin

  • Mike ComptonMike Compton
    Befriended and mentored by Bill Monroe, the acknowledged Father of Bluegrass Music, Mike Compton is one of today’s foremost interpreters of Monroe’s genre-creating mandolin ...
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Banjo

  • Mike ComptonMike Compton
    Befriended and mentored by Bill Monroe, the acknowledged Father of Bluegrass Music, Mike Compton is one of today’s foremost interpreters of Monroe’s genre-creating mandolin style. Compton’s mastery of mandolin is ...
    Read more
  • Special Thanks to Our Sponsors!
    Check ’em out:
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  • Congratulations to Jack Baker of London, EnglandCongratulations to Jack Baker of London, England
    Winner of the 1st Annual Mon Man Camp Video Scholarship Competition He wins a full scholarship—including tuition, lodging, meals and t-shirt—to the September 9–13, 2015 Mon Man Camp. A difficult process for ...
    Read more
  • Bill Monroe Discography
    78/45 RPM Singles Year Title Label Number Notes 1940 Mule Skinner Blues / Six White Horses Bluebird Bb 8568 – 1940 No Letter In the Mail / Cryin’ Holy Unto My Lord Bluebird Bb 8611 – 1940 Dog House Blues / Katy Hill Bluebird Bb 8692 – 1940 I Wonder If You ...
    Read more
  • New 2016 Camp Poster!
    Another fine design by Mike Armistead, of both OTM Sho-Card in Goodlettesville, TN and The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band
    Read more
  • 2 New Tracks: Old-Time Mandolin & Traditional Bluegrass Banjo2 New Tracks: Old-Time Mandolin & Traditional Bluegrass Banjo
    Starting in 2016, we’ve decided to offer two special tracks in conjunction with the mandolin camp. It is no secret to anyone that has studied the music of Bill Monroe that ...
    Read more
  • Skill Levels
    Every year ...
    Read more
  • Gary Darling
    I enjoyed Monroe Mandolin Camp very much. Very laid-back and comfortable setting, met some great folks who I will be friends with forever. The most impressive part was the accessibility ...
    Read more
  • 2nd Annual MonManCamp Video Scholarship Competition2nd Annual MonManCamp Video Scholarship Competition
    Monroe Mandolin Camp is looking for video submissions for our 2nd Annual Video Scholarship Competition, generously underwritten by Intelometry. We’re looking for fun, creative videos of candidates performing a Monroe composition. ...
    Read more
  • 2017 Special Presentations
    Triple Fiddle Panel A roundtable presentation and discussion on the art-form of triple fiddling, Monroe-style, with Buddy Spicher, Glen Duncan, Brian Christianson. Clogging This dance which originated in Wales and England, and evolved ...
    Read more
  • 2018 Special Presentations
    Original Blue Grass Boys The Lore of the Loar Ecology of Tonewoods: The Roots of the Ancient Tones Ancient Tones: American Modal Music Monroe’s Time in Asheville Musicians and Their Bodies Luthier Diagnosis Center Fireside Coffee Chats Original ...
    Read more
  • Miscellaneous
    Read more
  • Bill Monroe
    Read more
  • 2014 MonManCamp
    Read more
  • 2015 MonManCamp
    Read more
  • 2016 MonManCamp
    Read more
  • 2017 MonManCamp
    Read more
  • 2018 MonManCamp
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  • George del Porto
    I have been to Monroe Mandolin Camp for three years now and love it. Sitting around eating pizza and refreshments, jamming with Mike Compton himself, and other instructors is pretty much ...
    Read more
  • Craig Coleman
    I have attended Monroe Mandolin Camp each year it has been offered. I have made life-long friends and acquaintances that love and respect the traditional, Monroe-inspired Bluegrass music that ...
    Read more
  • Jan Hester
    Monroe Mandolin Camp 2016 was my first experience at a music camp. As a beginning mandolin player, this camp was incredible. The instructors were so interested in helping, lending their ...
    Read more
  • Diane Cross
    Traveling from Australia, I’ve attended many Monroe Mandolin Camps and at every camp I’ve learnt a lot. Each time following the camp, I’ve had many hours of practice developing my ...
    Read more
  • Raynae Redman
    My name is Raynae Redman and this is the second time I have attended Monroe Mandolin Camp. In 2016, the camp was expanded to include banjo, and in 2017, a fiddle ...
    Read more
  • Scholarships
    MANDOLIN Video Competition: Video Submission between February 1-15. Winner announced February 28, 2020. BANJO Video Competition: Video Submission between March 1 – March 15 Winner Announced April 1, 2020. FIDDLE Video Competition: Video Submission ...
    Read more
  • Jordan Riehm
    Learned from the best and jammed with the best. Plus, the food was outfreakingstanding! —Jordan Riehm, September 24, 2017
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  • Fay Kirkland
    Monroe mandolin camp was a great learning experience! Best Teachers and Staff. Many new and old friends from all around the world. – Fay Kirkland, September 22, 2017
    Read more
  • John Boyd
    Great expreience!! This will be my 3rd camp,as a beginner I felt welcomed and encouraged, Figured I’m learning what to learn, Getting to the roots of this music with guys ...
    Read more
  • Mike Bunting
    2015 was the first time that I had attended he camp since the move to Nashville. I’m glad that I made it. The teaching was over the top fantastic ...
    Read more
  • Lukas Simpson
    MonMan Camp is the best place to learn from and be inspired by some of the very best Monroe Style mandolin pickers out there! Well organized and crammed full ...
    Read more
  • Amanda Gregg
    Monroe Mandolin Camp 2014 was the best music camp I have ever attended and one of the best weekends of my life. The camp was run with a lot of thoughtful ...
    Read more
  • Geoff Alday
    Amazing and well-organized learning experience. Will definitely attend again. Highly recommended. For me one of the highlights was seeing how welcoming, friendly, and accommodating everyone was to a beginning picker like ...
    Read more
  • Alec Hurt
    Amanda was so right. She even showed up for a fire pit jam this year while in Nashville for other business. The instruction, setting, food, players from around the world ...
    Read more
  • Mini Mon Camp
    April 4- 5, 2020 (Sat/Sun) Station Inn, 402 12th Avenue South, Nashville, TN Mike Compton (Nashville Bluegrass Band, John Hartford Stringband, Compton & Newberry, Elvis Costello & The Sugar Canes, Soggy Bottom ...
    Read more
  • MMCer Reviews
    This participant responded with enthusiasm, with an explorer’s zeal to unearth what defines the original concept of what bluegrass music is.  The definition of “bluegrass music” is changing constantly for ...
    Read more
  • 10 Minute Tune-Ups
    Come join us on Tuesday nights, 7:00 pm Central Standard Time, as we are led on a mini-tune-up session by one of our world class instructors. This LIVE broadcast will be ...
    Read more
  • Mission Statement
    Preserving and ...
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  • Will KimbleWill Kimble
    Kimble mandolins are custom made tools for acoustic musicians. Each mandolin is carefully crafted by hand based on input regarding tone, feeling, aesthetics. There are no standard models or trim ...
    Read more
  • Mission Statement
    Preserving and Promoting the Music and Cultural Heritage of Authentic First Generation Bluegrass Committed to building community from around the world, as well as forging platforms and connections for the next ...
    Read more
  • sponsors gallery for widget
    Thanks to all our sponsors!
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  • 2023 Poster
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  • Jeff BurkeJeff Burke
    Jeff Burke is a professional musician and instructor who teaches bluegrass music and improvisation to individuals and groups. He plays Guitar, Mandolin and Banjo and has performed and recorded with ...
    Read more
  • Strings & Stories: Inside Monroe Mandolin Camp
    
    Read more
  • Strings & Stories: Inside the Monroe Mandolin Camp Video
     See video
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Guitar

  • Mike ComptonMike Compton
    Befriended and mentored by Bill Monroe, the acknowledged Father of Bluegrass Music, Mike Compton is one of today’s foremost interpreters of Monroe’s genre-creating mandolin style. ...
    Read more
  • Special Thanks to Our Sponsors!
    Check ’em out:
    Read more
  • Congratulations to Jack Baker of London, EnglandCongratulations to Jack Baker of London, England
    Winner of the 1st Annual Mon Man Camp Video Scholarship Competition He wins a full scholarship—including tuition, lodging, meals and t-shirt—to the September 9–13, 2015 Mon ...
    Read more
  • Bill Monroe Discography
    78/45 RPM Singles Year Title Label Number Notes 1940 Mule Skinner Blues / Six White Horses Bluebird Bb 8568 – 1940 No Letter In the Mail / Cryin’ Holy Unto My Lord Bluebird Bb 8611 – 1940 Dog House Blues / Katy ...
    Read more
  • New 2016 Camp Poster!
    Another fine design by Mike Armistead, of both OTM Sho-Card in Goodlettesville, TN and The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band
    Read more
  • 2 New Tracks: Old-Time Mandolin & Traditional Bluegrass Banjo2 New Tracks: Old-Time Mandolin & Traditional Bluegrass Banjo
    Starting in 2016, we’ve decided to offer two special tracks in conjunction with the mandolin camp. It is no secret to anyone that has studied the ...
    Read more
  • Skill Levels
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  • Gary Darling
    I enjoyed Monroe Mandolin Camp very much. Very laid-back and comfortable setting, met some great folks who I will be friends with forever. The most ...
    Read more
  • 2nd Annual MonManCamp Video Scholarship Competition2nd Annual MonManCamp Video Scholarship Competition
    Monroe Mandolin Camp is looking for video submissions for our 2nd Annual Video Scholarship Competition, generously underwritten by Intelometry. We’re looking for fun, creative videos of ...
    Read more
  • 2017 Special Presentations
    Triple Fiddle Panel A roundtable presentation and discussion on the art-form of triple fiddling, Monroe-style, with Buddy Spicher, Glen Duncan, Brian Christianson. Clogging This dance which originated in ...
    Read more
  • 2018 Special Presentations
    Original Blue Grass Boys The Lore of the Loar Ecology of Tonewoods: The Roots of the Ancient Tones Ancient Tones: American Modal Music Monroe’s Time in Asheville Musicians and Their ...
    Read more
  • Miscellaneous
    Read more
  • Bill Monroe
    Read more
  • 2014 MonManCamp
    Read more
  • 2015 MonManCamp
    Read more
  • 2016 MonManCamp
    Read more
  • 2017 MonManCamp
    Read more
  • 2018 MonManCamp
    Read more
  • George del Porto
    I have been to Monroe Mandolin Camp for three years now and love it. Sitting around eating pizza and refreshments, jamming with Mike Compton himself, and ...
    Read more
  • Craig Coleman
    I have attended Monroe Mandolin Camp each year it has been offered. I have made life-long friends and acquaintances that love and respect the ...
    Read more
  • Jan Hester
    Monroe Mandolin Camp 2016 was my first experience at a music camp. As a beginning mandolin player, this camp was incredible. The instructors were so ...
    Read more
  • Diane Cross
    Traveling from Australia, I’ve attended many Monroe Mandolin Camps and at every camp I’ve learnt a lot. Each time following the camp, I’ve had many ...
    Read more
  • Raynae Redman
    My name is Raynae Redman and this is the second time I have attended Monroe Mandolin Camp. In 2016, the camp was expanded to include banjo, ...
    Read more
  • Scholarships
    MANDOLIN Video Competition: Video Submission between February 1-15. Winner announced February 28, 2020. BANJO Video Competition: Video Submission between March 1 – March 15 Winner Announced April 1, ...
    Read more
  • Jordan Riehm
    Learned from the best and jammed with the best. Plus, the food was outfreakingstanding! —Jordan Riehm, September 24, 2017
    Read more
  • Fay Kirkland
    Monroe mandolin camp was a great learning experience! Best Teachers and Staff. Many new and old friends from all around the world. – Fay ...
    Read more
  • John Boyd
    Great expreience!! This will be my 3rd camp,as a beginner I felt welcomed and encouraged, Figured I’m learning what to learn, Getting to the roots ...
    Read more
  • Mike Bunting
    2015 was the first time that I had attended he camp since the move to Nashville. I’m glad that I made it. The teaching ...
    Read more
  • Lukas Simpson
    MonMan Camp is the best place to learn from and be inspired by some of the very best Monroe Style mandolin pickers out there! ...
    Read more
  • Amanda Gregg
    Monroe Mandolin Camp 2014 was the best music camp I have ever attended and one of the best weekends of my life. The camp was run ...
    Read more
  • Geoff Alday
    Amazing and well-organized learning experience. Will definitely attend again. Highly recommended. For me one of the highlights was seeing how welcoming, friendly, and accommodating everyone was ...
    Read more
  • Alec Hurt
    Amanda was so right. She even showed up for a fire pit jam this year while in Nashville for other business. The instruction, setting, food, ...
    Read more
  • Mini Mon Camp
    April 4- 5, 2020 (Sat/Sun) Station Inn, 402 12th Avenue South, Nashville, TN Mike Compton (Nashville Bluegrass Band, John Hartford Stringband, Compton & Newberry, Elvis Costello & ...
    Read more
  • MMCer Reviews
    This participant responded with enthusiasm, with an explorer’s zeal to unearth what defines the original concept of what bluegrass music is.  The definition of “bluegrass ...
    Read more
  • 10 Minute Tune-Ups
    Come join us on Tuesday nights, 7:00 pm Central Standard Time, as we are led on a mini-tune-up session by one of our world class ...
    Read more
  • Mission Statement
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  • Will KimbleWill Kimble
    Kimble mandolins are custom made tools for acoustic musicians. Each mandolin is carefully crafted by hand based on input regarding tone, feeling, aesthetics. There are ...
    Read more
  • Mission Statement
    Preserving and Promoting the Music and Cultural Heritage of Authentic First Generation Bluegrass Committed to building community from around the world, as well as forging platforms ...
    Read more
  • sponsors gallery for widget
    Thanks to all our sponsors!
    Read more
  • 2023 Poster
    Read more
  • Jeff BurkeJeff Burke
    Jeff Burke is a professional musician and instructor who teaches bluegrass music and improvisation to individuals and groups. He plays Guitar, Mandolin and Banjo and ...
    Read more
  • Strings & Stories: Inside Monroe Mandolin Camp
    
    Read more
  • Strings & Stories: Inside the Monroe Mandolin Camp Video
     See video
    Read more

Fiddle

  • Mike ComptonMike Compton
    Befriended and mentored by Bill Monroe, the acknowledged Father of Bluegrass Music, Mike Compton is one of today’s foremost interpreters of Monroe’s genre-creating mandolin style. Compton’s mastery of mandolin is ...
    Read more
  • Special Thanks to Our Sponsors!
    Check ’em out:
    Read more
  • Congratulations to Jack Baker of London, EnglandCongratulations to Jack Baker of London, England
    Winner of the 1st Annual Mon Man Camp Video Scholarship Competition He wins a full scholarship—including tuition, lodging, meals and t-shirt—to the September 9–13, 2015 Mon Man Camp. A difficult process for ...
    Read more
  • Bill Monroe Discography
    78/45 RPM Singles Year Title Label Number Notes 1940 Mule Skinner Blues / Six White Horses Bluebird Bb 8568 – 1940 No Letter In the Mail / Cryin’ Holy Unto My Lord Bluebird Bb 8611 – 1940 Dog House Blues / Katy Hill Bluebird Bb 8692 – 1940 I Wonder If You ...
    Read more
  • New 2016 Camp Poster!
    Another fine design by Mike Armistead, of both OTM Sho-Card in Goodlettesville, TN and The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band
    Read more
  • 2 New Tracks: Old-Time Mandolin & Traditional Bluegrass Banjo2 New Tracks: Old-Time Mandolin & Traditional Bluegrass Banjo
    Starting in 2016, we’ve decided to offer two special tracks in conjunction with the mandolin camp. It is no secret to anyone that has studied the music of Bill Monroe that ...
    Read more
  • Skill Levels
    Every year ...
    Read more
  • Gary Darling
    I enjoyed Monroe Mandolin Camp very much. Very laid-back and comfortable setting, met some great folks who I will be friends with forever. The most impressive part was the accessibility ...
    Read more
  • 2nd Annual MonManCamp Video Scholarship Competition2nd Annual MonManCamp Video Scholarship Competition
    Monroe Mandolin Camp is looking for video submissions for our 2nd Annual Video Scholarship Competition, generously underwritten by Intelometry. We’re looking for fun, creative videos of candidates performing a Monroe composition. ...
    Read more
  • 2017 Special Presentations
    Triple Fiddle Panel A roundtable presentation and discussion on the art-form of triple fiddling, Monroe-style, with Buddy Spicher, Glen Duncan, Brian Christianson. Clogging This dance which originated in Wales and England, and evolved ...
    Read more
  • 2018 Special Presentations
    Original Blue Grass Boys The Lore of the Loar Ecology of Tonewoods: The Roots of the Ancient Tones Ancient Tones: American Modal Music Monroe’s Time in Asheville Musicians and Their Bodies Luthier Diagnosis Center Fireside Coffee Chats Original ...
    Read more
  • Miscellaneous
    Read more
  • Bill Monroe
    Read more
  • 2014 MonManCamp
    Read more
  • 2015 MonManCamp
    Read more
  • 2016 MonManCamp
    Read more
  • 2017 MonManCamp
    Read more
  • 2018 MonManCamp
    Read more
  • George del Porto
    I have been to Monroe Mandolin Camp for three years now and love it. Sitting around eating pizza and refreshments, jamming with Mike Compton himself, and other instructors is pretty much ...
    Read more
  • Craig Coleman
    I have attended Monroe Mandolin Camp each year it has been offered. I have made life-long friends and acquaintances that love and respect the traditional, Monroe-inspired Bluegrass music that ...
    Read more
  • Jan Hester
    Monroe Mandolin Camp 2016 was my first experience at a music camp. As a beginning mandolin player, this camp was incredible. The instructors were so interested in helping, lending their ...
    Read more
  • Diane Cross
    Traveling from Australia, I’ve attended many Monroe Mandolin Camps and at every camp I’ve learnt a lot. Each time following the camp, I’ve had many hours of practice developing my ...
    Read more
  • Raynae Redman
    My name is Raynae Redman and this is the second time I have attended Monroe Mandolin Camp. In 2016, the camp was expanded to include banjo, and in 2017, a fiddle ...
    Read more
  • Scholarships
    MANDOLIN Video Competition: Video Submission between February 1-15. Winner announced February 28, 2020. BANJO Video Competition: Video Submission between March 1 – March 15 Winner Announced April 1, 2020. FIDDLE Video Competition: Video Submission ...
    Read more
  • Jordan Riehm
    Learned from the best and jammed with the best. Plus, the food was outfreakingstanding! —Jordan Riehm, September 24, 2017
    Read more
  • Fay Kirkland
    Monroe mandolin camp was a great learning experience! Best Teachers and Staff. Many new and old friends from all around the world. – Fay Kirkland, September 22, 2017
    Read more
  • John Boyd
    Great expreience!! This will be my 3rd camp,as a beginner I felt welcomed and encouraged, Figured I’m learning what to learn, Getting to the roots of this music with guys ...
    Read more
  • Mike Bunting
    2015 was the first time that I had attended he camp since the move to Nashville. I’m glad that I made it. The teaching was over the top fantastic ...
    Read more
  • Lukas Simpson
    MonMan Camp is the best place to learn from and be inspired by some of the very best Monroe Style mandolin pickers out there! Well organized and crammed full ...
    Read more
  • Amanda Gregg
    Monroe Mandolin Camp 2014 was the best music camp I have ever attended and one of the best weekends of my life. The camp was run with a lot of thoughtful ...
    Read more
  • Geoff Alday
    Amazing and well-organized learning experience. Will definitely attend again. Highly recommended. For me one of the highlights was seeing how welcoming, friendly, and accommodating everyone was to a beginning picker like ...
    Read more
  • Alec Hurt
    Amanda was so right. She even showed up for a fire pit jam this year while in Nashville for other business. The instruction, setting, food, players from around the world ...
    Read more
  • Mini Mon Camp
    April 4- 5, 2020 (Sat/Sun) Station Inn, 402 12th Avenue South, Nashville, TN Mike Compton (Nashville Bluegrass Band, John Hartford Stringband, Compton & Newberry, Elvis Costello & The Sugar Canes, Soggy Bottom ...
    Read more
  • MMCer Reviews
    This participant responded with enthusiasm, with an explorer’s zeal to unearth what defines the original concept of what bluegrass music is.  The definition of “bluegrass music” is changing constantly for ...
    Read more
  • 10 Minute Tune-Ups
    Come join us on Tuesday nights, 7:00 pm Central Standard Time, as we are led on a mini-tune-up session by one of our world class instructors. This LIVE broadcast will be ...
    Read more
  • Mission Statement
    Preserving and ...
    Read more
  • Will KimbleWill Kimble
    Kimble mandolins are custom made tools for acoustic musicians. Each mandolin is carefully crafted by hand based on input regarding tone, feeling, aesthetics. There are no standard models or trim ...
    Read more
  • Mission Statement
    Preserving and Promoting the Music and Cultural Heritage of Authentic First Generation Bluegrass Committed to building community from around the world, as well as forging platforms and connections for the next ...
    Read more
  • sponsors gallery for widget
    Thanks to all our sponsors!
    Read more
  • 2023 Poster
    Read more
  • Jeff BurkeJeff Burke
    Jeff Burke is a professional musician and instructor who teaches bluegrass music and improvisation to individuals and groups. He plays Guitar, Mandolin and Banjo and has performed and recorded with ...
    Read more
  • Strings & Stories: Inside Monroe Mandolin Camp
    
    Read more
  • Strings & Stories: Inside the Monroe Mandolin Camp Video
     See video
    Read more

Upright Bass

  • Mike ComptonMike Compton
    Befriended and mentored by Bill Monroe, the acknowledged Father of Bluegrass Music, Mike Compton is one of today’s foremost interpreters of Monroe’s genre-creating mandolin style. Compton’s mastery of mandolin is ...
    Read more
  • Special Thanks to Our Sponsors!
    Check ’em out:
    Read more
  • Congratulations to Jack Baker of London, EnglandCongratulations to Jack Baker of London, England
    Winner of the 1st Annual Mon Man Camp Video Scholarship Competition He wins a full scholarship—including tuition, lodging, meals and t-shirt—to the September 9–13, 2015 Mon Man Camp. A difficult process for ...
    Read more
  • Bill Monroe Discography
    78/45 RPM Singles Year Title Label Number Notes 1940 Mule Skinner Blues / Six White Horses Bluebird Bb 8568 – 1940 No Letter In the Mail / Cryin’ Holy Unto My Lord Bluebird Bb 8611 – 1940 Dog House Blues / Katy Hill Bluebird Bb 8692 – 1940 I Wonder If You ...
    Read more
  • New 2016 Camp Poster!
    Another fine design by Mike Armistead, of both OTM Sho-Card in Goodlettesville, TN and The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band
    Read more
  • 2 New Tracks: Old-Time Mandolin & Traditional Bluegrass Banjo2 New Tracks: Old-Time Mandolin & Traditional Bluegrass Banjo
    Starting in 2016, we’ve decided to offer two special tracks in conjunction with the mandolin camp. It is no secret to anyone that has studied the music of Bill Monroe that ...
    Read more
  • Skill Levels
    Every year ...
    Read more
  • Gary Darling
    I enjoyed Monroe Mandolin Camp very much. Very laid-back and comfortable setting, met some great folks who I will be friends with forever. The most impressive part was the accessibility ...
    Read more
  • 2nd Annual MonManCamp Video Scholarship Competition2nd Annual MonManCamp Video Scholarship Competition
    Monroe Mandolin Camp is looking for video submissions for our 2nd Annual Video Scholarship Competition, generously underwritten by Intelometry. We’re looking for fun, creative videos of candidates performing a Monroe composition. ...
    Read more
  • 2017 Special Presentations
    Triple Fiddle Panel A roundtable presentation and discussion on the art-form of triple fiddling, Monroe-style, with Buddy Spicher, Glen Duncan, Brian Christianson. Clogging This dance which originated in Wales and England, and evolved ...
    Read more
  • 2018 Special Presentations
    Original Blue Grass Boys The Lore of the Loar Ecology of Tonewoods: The Roots of the Ancient Tones Ancient Tones: American Modal Music Monroe’s Time in Asheville Musicians and Their Bodies Luthier Diagnosis Center Fireside Coffee Chats Original ...
    Read more
  • Miscellaneous
    Read more
  • Bill Monroe
    Read more
  • 2014 MonManCamp
    Read more
  • 2015 MonManCamp
    Read more
  • 2016 MonManCamp
    Read more
  • 2017 MonManCamp
    Read more
  • 2018 MonManCamp
    Read more
  • George del Porto
    I have been to Monroe Mandolin Camp for three years now and love it. Sitting around eating pizza and refreshments, jamming with Mike Compton himself, and other instructors is pretty much ...
    Read more
  • Craig Coleman
    I have attended Monroe Mandolin Camp each year it has been offered. I have made life-long friends and acquaintances that love and respect the traditional, Monroe-inspired Bluegrass music that ...
    Read more
  • Jan Hester
    Monroe Mandolin Camp 2016 was my first experience at a music camp. As a beginning mandolin player, this camp was incredible. The instructors were so interested in helping, lending their ...
    Read more
  • Diane Cross
    Traveling from Australia, I’ve attended many Monroe Mandolin Camps and at every camp I’ve learnt a lot. Each time following the camp, I’ve had many hours of practice developing my ...
    Read more
  • Raynae Redman
    My name is Raynae Redman and this is the second time I have attended Monroe Mandolin Camp. In 2016, the camp was expanded to include banjo, and in 2017, a fiddle ...
    Read more
  • Scholarships
    MANDOLIN Video Competition: Video Submission between February 1-15. Winner announced February 28, 2020. BANJO Video Competition: Video Submission between March 1 – March 15 Winner Announced April 1, 2020. FIDDLE Video Competition: Video Submission ...
    Read more
  • Jordan Riehm
    Learned from the best and jammed with the best. Plus, the food was outfreakingstanding! —Jordan Riehm, September 24, 2017
    Read more
  • Fay Kirkland
    Monroe mandolin camp was a great learning experience! Best Teachers and Staff. Many new and old friends from all around the world. – Fay Kirkland, September 22, 2017
    Read more
  • John Boyd
    Great expreience!! This will be my 3rd camp,as a beginner I felt welcomed and encouraged, Figured I’m learning what to learn, Getting to the roots of this music with guys ...
    Read more
  • Mike Bunting
    2015 was the first time that I had attended he camp since the move to Nashville. I’m glad that I made it. The teaching was over the top fantastic ...
    Read more
  • Lukas Simpson
    MonMan Camp is the best place to learn from and be inspired by some of the very best Monroe Style mandolin pickers out there! Well organized and crammed full ...
    Read more
  • Amanda Gregg
    Monroe Mandolin Camp 2014 was the best music camp I have ever attended and one of the best weekends of my life. The camp was run with a lot of thoughtful ...
    Read more
  • Geoff Alday
    Amazing and well-organized learning experience. Will definitely attend again. Highly recommended. For me one of the highlights was seeing how welcoming, friendly, and accommodating everyone was to a beginning picker like ...
    Read more
  • Alec Hurt
    Amanda was so right. She even showed up for a fire pit jam this year while in Nashville for other business. The instruction, setting, food, players from around the world ...
    Read more
  • Mini Mon Camp
    April 4- 5, 2020 (Sat/Sun) Station Inn, 402 12th Avenue South, Nashville, TN Mike Compton (Nashville Bluegrass Band, John Hartford Stringband, Compton & Newberry, Elvis Costello & The Sugar Canes, Soggy Bottom ...
    Read more
  • MMCer Reviews
    This participant responded with enthusiasm, with an explorer’s zeal to unearth what defines the original concept of what bluegrass music is.  The definition of “bluegrass music” is changing constantly for ...
    Read more
  • 10 Minute Tune-Ups
    Come join us on Tuesday nights, 7:00 pm Central Standard Time, as we are led on a mini-tune-up session by one of our world class instructors. This LIVE broadcast will be ...
    Read more
  • Mission Statement
    Preserving and ...
    Read more
  • Will KimbleWill Kimble
    Kimble mandolins are custom made tools for acoustic musicians. Each mandolin is carefully crafted by hand based on input regarding tone, feeling, aesthetics. There are no standard models or trim ...
    Read more
  • Mission Statement
    Preserving and Promoting the Music and Cultural Heritage of Authentic First Generation Bluegrass Committed to building community from around the world, as well as forging platforms and connections for the next ...
    Read more
  • sponsors gallery for widget
    Thanks to all our sponsors!
    Read more
  • 2023 Poster
    Read more
  • Jeff BurkeJeff Burke
    Jeff Burke is a professional musician and instructor who teaches bluegrass music and improvisation to individuals and groups. He plays Guitar, Mandolin and Banjo and has performed and recorded with ...
    Read more
  • Strings & Stories: Inside Monroe Mandolin Camp
    
    Read more
  • Strings & Stories: Inside the Monroe Mandolin Camp Video
     See video
    Read more

Jamming 101 & Beginning Bluegrass

  • Jeff BurkeJeff Burke
    Jeff Burke is a professional musician and instructor who teaches bluegrass music and improvisation to individuals and groups. He plays Guitar, Mandolin and Banjo and has performed and recorded with ...
    Read more

Luthier

  • Will KimbleWill Kimble
    Kimble mandolins are custom made tools for acoustic musicians. Each mandolin is carefully crafted by hand based on input regarding tone, feeling, aesthetics. There are ...
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Special Presentation

  • Mike ComptonMike Compton
    Befriended and mentored by Bill Monroe, the acknowledged Father of Bluegrass Music, Mike Compton is one of today’s foremost interpreters of Monroe’s genre-creating mandolin style. ...
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  • Special Thanks to Our Sponsors!
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  • Congratulations to Jack Baker of London, EnglandCongratulations to Jack Baker of London, England
    Winner of the 1st Annual Mon Man Camp Video Scholarship Competition He wins a full scholarship—including tuition, lodging, meals and t-shirt—to the September 9–13, 2015 Mon ...
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  • Bill Monroe Discography
    78/45 RPM Singles Year Title Label Number Notes 1940 Mule Skinner Blues / Six White Horses Bluebird Bb 8568 – 1940 No Letter In the Mail / Cryin’ Holy Unto My Lord Bluebird Bb 8611 – 1940 Dog House Blues / Katy ...
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  • New 2016 Camp Poster!
    Another fine design by Mike Armistead, of both OTM Sho-Card in Goodlettesville, TN and The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band
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  • 2 New Tracks: Old-Time Mandolin & Traditional Bluegrass Banjo2 New Tracks: Old-Time Mandolin & Traditional Bluegrass Banjo
    Starting in 2016, we’ve decided to offer two special tracks in conjunction with the mandolin camp. It is no secret to anyone that has studied the ...
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  • Skill Levels
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  • Gary Darling
    I enjoyed Monroe Mandolin Camp very much. Very laid-back and comfortable setting, met some great folks who I will be friends with forever. The most ...
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  • 2nd Annual MonManCamp Video Scholarship Competition2nd Annual MonManCamp Video Scholarship Competition
    Monroe Mandolin Camp is looking for video submissions for our 2nd Annual Video Scholarship Competition, generously underwritten by Intelometry. We’re looking for fun, creative videos of ...
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  • 2017 Special Presentations
    Triple Fiddle Panel A roundtable presentation and discussion on the art-form of triple fiddling, Monroe-style, with Buddy Spicher, Glen Duncan, Brian Christianson. Clogging This dance which originated in ...
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  • 2018 Special Presentations
    Original Blue Grass Boys The Lore of the Loar Ecology of Tonewoods: The Roots of the Ancient Tones Ancient Tones: American Modal Music Monroe’s Time in Asheville Musicians and Their ...
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  • Miscellaneous
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  • Bill Monroe
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  • 2014 MonManCamp
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  • 2015 MonManCamp
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  • 2016 MonManCamp
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  • 2017 MonManCamp
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  • 2018 MonManCamp
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  • George del Porto
    I have been to Monroe Mandolin Camp for three years now and love it. Sitting around eating pizza and refreshments, jamming with Mike Compton himself, and ...
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  • Craig Coleman
    I have attended Monroe Mandolin Camp each year it has been offered. I have made life-long friends and acquaintances that love and respect the ...
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  • Jan Hester
    Monroe Mandolin Camp 2016 was my first experience at a music camp. As a beginning mandolin player, this camp was incredible. The instructors were so ...
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  • Diane Cross
    Traveling from Australia, I’ve attended many Monroe Mandolin Camps and at every camp I’ve learnt a lot. Each time following the camp, I’ve had many ...
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  • Raynae Redman
    My name is Raynae Redman and this is the second time I have attended Monroe Mandolin Camp. In 2016, the camp was expanded to include banjo, ...
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  • Scholarships
    MANDOLIN Video Competition: Video Submission between February 1-15. Winner announced February 28, 2020. BANJO Video Competition: Video Submission between March 1 – March 15 Winner Announced April 1, ...
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  • Jordan Riehm
    Learned from the best and jammed with the best. Plus, the food was outfreakingstanding! —Jordan Riehm, September 24, 2017
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  • Fay Kirkland
    Monroe mandolin camp was a great learning experience! Best Teachers and Staff. Many new and old friends from all around the world. – Fay ...
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  • John Boyd
    Great expreience!! This will be my 3rd camp,as a beginner I felt welcomed and encouraged, Figured I’m learning what to learn, Getting to the roots ...
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  • Mike Bunting
    2015 was the first time that I had attended he camp since the move to Nashville. I’m glad that I made it. The teaching ...
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  • Lukas Simpson
    MonMan Camp is the best place to learn from and be inspired by some of the very best Monroe Style mandolin pickers out there! ...
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  • Amanda Gregg
    Monroe Mandolin Camp 2014 was the best music camp I have ever attended and one of the best weekends of my life. The camp was run ...
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  • Geoff Alday
    Amazing and well-organized learning experience. Will definitely attend again. Highly recommended. For me one of the highlights was seeing how welcoming, friendly, and accommodating everyone was ...
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  • Alec Hurt
    Amanda was so right. She even showed up for a fire pit jam this year while in Nashville for other business. The instruction, setting, food, ...
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  • Mini Mon Camp
    April 4- 5, 2020 (Sat/Sun) Station Inn, 402 12th Avenue South, Nashville, TN Mike Compton (Nashville Bluegrass Band, John Hartford Stringband, Compton & Newberry, Elvis Costello & ...
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  • MMCer Reviews
    This participant responded with enthusiasm, with an explorer’s zeal to unearth what defines the original concept of what bluegrass music is.  The definition of “bluegrass ...
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  • 10 Minute Tune-Ups
    Come join us on Tuesday nights, 7:00 pm Central Standard Time, as we are led on a mini-tune-up session by one of our world class ...
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  • Mission Statement
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  • Will KimbleWill Kimble
    Kimble mandolins are custom made tools for acoustic musicians. Each mandolin is carefully crafted by hand based on input regarding tone, feeling, aesthetics. There are ...
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  • Mission Statement
    Preserving and Promoting the Music and Cultural Heritage of Authentic First Generation Bluegrass Committed to building community from around the world, as well as forging platforms ...
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    Thanks to all our sponsors!
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  • 2023 Poster
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  • Jeff BurkeJeff Burke
    Jeff Burke is a professional musician and instructor who teaches bluegrass music and improvisation to individuals and groups. He plays Guitar, Mandolin and Banjo and ...
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  • Strings & Stories: Inside Monroe Mandolin Camp
    
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