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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  • Lauren PriceLauren Price
    Music has long been present in the life of Lauren Price Napier. Growing up, she learned to sing duet-style harmony with her twin sister, ...
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  • Reed StutzReed Stutz
    Reed Stutz is a multi-instrumentalist and singer who makes his home in Ringgold, Georgia. He draws heavily on traditional bluegrass from the 1940s and ...
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  • TBATBA
    One more mandolin instructor to be announced, soon!
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Banjo

  • Grace van’t HofGrace van't Hof
    Grace Van’t Hof is a founding member of the Grammy-nominated group Della Mae, as well as a founding member of the popular vintage roots music band Bill & The Belles. ...
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Guitar

  • Jack LawrenceJack Lawrence
    Jack Lawrence has been called a “flatpicking powerhouse.” His recordings and performances combine exciting, high spirited and innovative guitar solos with tasteful phrasing in his ...
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  • Trey HensleyTrey Hensley
    GRAMMY® Award-winning musician and singer/songwriter Trey Hensley—referred to as “Nashville’s hottest young player” by Acoustic Guitar magazine—was voted the 2023 and 2025 IBMA (International Bluegrass ...
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Fiddle

  • Robert BowlinRobert Bowlin
      Bowlin was born and raised in Pocahontas, the same area of Northeastern Arkansas that produced country music giants Johnny Cash and Glen Campbell. He started playing piano and ukulele as ...
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Upright Bass

  • Dan MillerDan Miller
    Dan Miller was the publisher and editor of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine from 1996 through 2016. He has also authored or co-authored seventeen instructional books for guitar and one for mandolin as well as produced three ...
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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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