2025 Instructors

Mandolin

  • Mike Compton, DirectorMike Compton, Director
    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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  • Alan BibeyAlan Bibey
    Since first hitting the scene in the early 1980’s, Alan has made a name for himself as one of the most technically gifted mandolinist ...
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  • John KeithJohn Keith
    John Keith was born in Parkersburg, WV and raised just up and across the Ohio River in Newport, OH. John began playing guitar when he ...
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  • Silas PowellSilas Powell
    Silas is a 5th generation picker from the small town of Salem, WV. While a multi-instrumentalist of fiddle, guitar, and banjo, his passion remains ...
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  • Jeremy WanlessJeremy Wanless
    Jeremy Wanless is celebrated for his own rugged and bluesy take on the traditional Blue Grass mandolin style created by Bill Monroe. As a ...
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Banjo

  • Alan MundeAlan Munde
    Alan Munde was born November 4, 1946 in Norman, Oklahoma and began his bluegrass banjo musical career while attending the University of Oklahoma. He and fellow student Byron Berline, ...
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Guitar

  • Jake EddyJake Eddy
    Jake Eddy is the leading torchbearer of solo bluegrass flatpicking and was called “one of the most exciting young guitarists” by Fretboard Journal. In 2023 ...
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Fiddle

  • Brian ChristiansonBrian Christianson
    Brian Christianson, one of Nashville’s top violin luthiers, manages the repair department of the Violin Shop. He is a winner of the Grand Master Fiddler Traditional Championship and performs regularly ...
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Upright Bass

  • Mark HembreeMark Hembree
    Mark Hembree: Mark Hembree is a bassist, vocalist, writer and editor. From 1979 to 1984, Hembree worked for Bill Monroe as a Blue Grass Boy. He cofounded the Nashville Bluegrass ...
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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 ...
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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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