Culture Camp
4 days before the festival
Sunday, July 12 - wednesday, july 15, 2026
IMMERSE YOURSELF FOR four DAYS OF INSTRUMENT, DANCE AND MOVEMENT WORKSHOPS, with Themed Nightly Dinners & Dances!
come for the full 4 days or stop in for dinner and a dance!
There’s something for everyone at grassroots culture camp.
EARLY BIRD TICKETS ARE ON SALE UNTIL MAY 1ST
SINGLE DAY DINNERS AND DANCES tickets GO ON SALE MAY 1ST
2026 Instructors
Preston Frank
the alum ridge boys & ashlee
the revelers
johnny nicholas and
the cool drivers ft.david greely (mamou playboys)
the byrne brothers
verlon thompson
jake blount
judy hyman jeff claus
Ashlee watkins & andrew small
donna the buffalo
the new floyd county ramblers
RICHIE STEARNS
ROSIE NEWTON
singtrece MADDY WALSH
hank roberts
kevin wimmer
travis knapp & annie sumi
ric robertson KEITH SECOLA
DRANK THE GOLD
NEW PLANETS
ALEJANDRO BALDOQUIN
YET TO BE GOLD
ROZALYN MENACHOF
MOLLIE FARR
And many more!
2026
Workshops
Beginning Old Time Fiddle - Judy Hyman
Intermediate Old Time Fiddle - Rosie Newton
Advanced Old Time Fiddle - Jake Blount
Southwest Virginia Style Old Time Fiddle - Andrew Small
Bluegrass Fiddle - AJ Scrubas
Beginning Cajun Fiddle - Kelli Jones
Intermediate/Advanced Cajun Fiddle - David Greely
Cajun Fiddle Seconding and Harmony - Blake Miller, Daniel Coolik
Fiddle Tunes A La Preston Frank - Preston Frank, Kevin Wimmer
Intermediate/Advanced Irish Fiddle - Oona Grady
Beginning Clawhammer Banjo - Richie Stearns
Intermediate/Advanced Clawhammer Banjo - Jake Blount
Intro to Southwestern Virginia Old Time Banjo (Galop Style) - Ashlee Watkins
Old Time Fingerstyle Banjo - Trevor Holder
Guitar - Jeb Puryear
Beginning Old Time Rhythm Guitar - Rena Rossi
Intermediate/Advanced Old Time Rhythm Guitar - Jeff Claus
Cajun Rhythm Guitar - Daniel Coolik
Flat Picking/Bluegrass Guitar - Chris Luquette
Western Swing Guitar - Daniel Coolik, Kevin Wimmer
Guitar for Irish Tune Accompaniment - James Gascoyne
Country Blues Guitar from Chicago down to the Delta - Johnny Nicholas
Mandolin - Ric Robertson
Beginning Upright Bass - Rina Rossi
Intermediate/Advanced Upright Bass - Trey Boudreaux
Electric Bass(develop lines and more) - Trey Boudreaux
Creole Accordion - Preston Frank
Beginning Cajun Accordion - Blake Miller
Intermediate/Advanced Cajun Accordion - Blake Miller
Intermediate/Advanced Cello - Hank Roberts
Keyboard for Song Back Up - Ric Robertson
Irish Melody Instruments and Tunes All Levels - The Byrne Brothers
Beginning Irish Tin Whistle - Tommy Byrne
Saxophone Summit (all horns welcome) - Dean Miller
The Heart of the Blue Ridge - Repertoire string band culture and learn tunes/ all string band instruments welcome - Andrew Small, Ashlee Watkins
Southwest Virginia String Band Style and Practice - (One Off) - The New Floyd County Ramblers
The Transitional Bluegrass Sound -(One off) - The Alum Ridge Boys & Ashlee
Honky Tonk/Country Band Lab - Trevor Holder, AJ Scrubas, Rena Rossi, Kelli Jones
Blues Improvisation - Kevin Wimmer, Johnny Nicholas, Dean Miller
Native Americana - Keith Secola
Introduction to Cuban Music - Alejandro Baldoquin
The Black Roots of String Band Music - Jake Blount
Folk Music and Nationalism - (One off ) -Jake Blount
Songs and stories, Growing up with the Blues in America - (One off) - Johnny Nicholas
Getting The Most Out Of Your Practice Time - Daniel Coolik
The Art of Reading Your Musical Partner - Jeb Puryear. Hank Roberts
The Business of Getting Your Band Out There - Mollie Farr
Old Time Jam - Lora Pendleton, Pete Thompson, Cap Cooke, Lydia Garrison
Cajun Jam - Laren Droll, Jane Delisa
Irish Jam - The Byrne Brothers
Bluegrass Jam - Rick Manning, Paul Fairbanks
Singing for Adults, Voice, Breath and Song - Travis Knapp and Annie Sumi
Harmony Singing - Maddy Walsh, Rozlyn Menachof
Traditional Harmony - Ashlee Watkins & Andrew Small
Self Accompaniment and The Art of Song Presentation - (Tues.,Wed.) - Verlon Thompson
A shared writing and vocal experience - Singtrece
Cajun French Song - David Greely
Main Street, Side Paths and Detours: the Journey of a Song - Gregor Sayet-Bone, Jeb Puryear, Verlon Thompson
Shape Note Singing - Lloyd Graves, Emily Thompson
Songwriting:
Jeb Puryear (Host)
Verlon Thompson
Jake Blount
Ashlee Watkins & Andrew Small
Singtrece
Ric Robertson
Keith Secola
Johnny Nicholas
Kelli Jones
Tara Nevins
Cajun Rhythm Section - Colin Gould, Trey
Boudreaux
Developing Groove - Tom Gilbert and Angelo Paradiso
Drum Gems (Favorite Approaches to Learning to Play Drums) - Greg Evans
Triangle - Dean Miller
Scrubboard - Sally Freund
Bodhran - Dempsey Byrne
Texas Two-Step (Sun.)- Sara Juran
Cajun Two-Step (Mon.)- Sara Juran
Work On Your Couple Dancing- Partner not needed - Jane Henderson
Zydeco Two-Step (Wed.) - Sara Juran
Art In An Hour - Gail Vanderheyden
SingSong - Amy Bess Puryear
Fun with Percussion - Tom Gilbert
Mixed Media Explorations - Meleah Pescini
Make Your Own Macrame Plant Hanger - Amy Bess Puryear
Yoga - Anusara Elements - Hilary Davis
w/music by Richie Stearns and Singing Bowls
by Jennie Scarbrough
Yoga - Slow Flow Vinyasa - Lara Green
Dinners & dances
Nightly dinners and dances are included
with your Culture Camp ticket & OPen to the public
Camping
Across the way campground
We’re excited to announce that camping is once again available at our Across The Way Campground at 8669 Falls Rd. in Trumansburg, NY!
Limited campsites will be available for purchase on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 9 AM! With both Vehicle Camping and Woods Tent Camping available, ATW is the place to be for your full Culture Camp camping experience. Please head here for all camping pricing, rules & regulations.
Falls RESTAURANT
Right next door to GrassRoots/Culture Camp, the Falls Restaurant offers conveniently located camping on a First Come, First Serve basis. There are 75 sites so while they are first come first serve you should have no problem getting one. Camping there opens Sunday July 13th. RV sites are $100 a day, pull behind camper and car is $90 a day, and Car and Tent are $70 a day. If you plan on taking your car in and out you will park your car in the parking lot rather than by your tent. There are no showers but the showers will be ready right next door at Culture Camp. This is a great camping option as you can’t get any closer to on-site! Give Kent a call at (607) 280-3073.
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