Beginning Fiddle - Rosie Newton
Intermediate Fiddle - Claire Byrne
Advanced Fiddle - Judy Hyman
Fiddle Back up on Songs - Claire Byrne
Intermediate/Advanced Cajun Fiddle - Kelli Jones
Cajun Fiddle Seconding (Tues., Wed.) - Kelli Jones, Luke Huval
Fiddle Tunes A La Preston Frank - Preston Frank, Kevin Wimmer and Jo Vidrine
Intermediate/Advanced Irish Fiddle - Oona Grady

Beginning Clawhammer Banjo - Sam Fribush
Intermediate/Advanced Clawhammer Banjo - Richie Stearns

Guitar - Jeb Puryear
Beginning Old Time Guitar - Eli Fribush      
Intermediate/Advanced Old Time Guitar - Jeff Claus
Cajun Rhythm Guitar - Jamie Lynn Fontenot

Flat Picking/Bluegrass Guitar - Frank Rische
Country Electric Guitar, Lead Parts and Fills - Frank Rische, Craig Smith
Country/ Honky Tonk/ Western Swing and Bluegrass stylings on electric guitar (Tues, Weds) - Craig Smith
Guitar for Irish Tune Accompaniment - James Gascoyne

Mandolin - Ric Robertson

Beginning Upright Bass - Miss Tess
Intermediate/Advanced Upright Bass((including vintage slap bass walking/soloing,technique) - Zach Valentine
Electric Bass - Trey Boudreaux

Creole Accordion - Preston Frank
Cajun Accordion - Luke Huval

Irish Melody Instruments and Tunes All Levels(Tues.,Wed.) - The Byrne Brothers(Dempsey on Bohrahn, Finn on Tenor Banjo, Luca on Accordion, Tommy on Guitar, Pipes, Whistle)

Harmonica in fiddle tunes - Doc Fribush, Sam Fribush, Eli Fribush
Pedal Steel - Thomas Bryan Eaton

Intermediate/Advanced Cello - Hank Roberts

Keyboard for Song Back Up - Ric Robertson

Jazz session - with Doc, Sam and Eli Fribush
 Jazz Improvisation - Sam Fribush, Kevin Wimmer
Rhythm & Blues Improvisation - James Beaumont, Nathan Wolman, Zach Valentine
Playing WITH each other - The Art of Polyphony(Tues.) - Nathan Wolman, James Beaumont, Zach Valentine Melody Development in the style of New Orleans Rhythm and Blues, Horn lines that lift up the music (Mon., Tues.) - James Beaumont, Nathan Wolman

Old Time Jam - Lora Pendleton, Pete Thompson, Cap Cooke, Lydia Garrison
Cajun Jam - Laren Droll, Roger Weiss Irish Jam (Tues.,Wed.) - The Byrne Brothers

Honky Tonk/Country Band Lab - Miss Tess, Thomas Bryan Eaton, Kelli Jones, Elise Riley, Craig Smith Kani ka pila - Hawaiian traditional Tunes - All instruments welcome - Doc Fribush on Hawaiian Steel Guitar

Art of Reading Your Musical Partner- Jeb Puryear. Hank Roberts
The Business of Getting Your Band Out There - Mollie Farr
The Art of Recording and Making Records - Eli Fribush, Angelo Paradiso (Tues., Wed.)

Native Americana - Keith Secola
New Orleans Early Jazz History Through Song - Sal Geloso
Introduction to Cuban Music - Alejandro Baldoquin
The Development of New Orleans Music Over The Last Century As Effected by The Culture (Tues.) - Sally Baby’s Silver Dollars

Singing for Adults, Voice, Breath and Song - Travis Knapp and Annie Sumi
Harmony Singing - Maddy Walsh, Rozlyn Menachof
Holding Hope Through Song(Wed.) - Desiree Dawson
Cajun French Song - Prends Courage
 - New Orleans Early Jazz History Through Song - Sal Geloso Le Chanson de Mardi Gras (learn the traditional Mardi Gras song, all instruments) (Wed.)- Prends Courage

Main Street, Side Paths and Detours: the Journey of a Song - Gregor Sayet-Bone, Jeb Puryear, Jim Lauderdale
Vocal Improv in a Live Setting - Fabi World Music
Shape Note Singing - Lloyd Graves, Emily Thompson

Songwriting:
Jim Lauderdale
Alejandro Baldoquin
Sal Geloso Desiree Dawson
Ric Robertson

Keith Secola
Fabi World Music
Kelli Jones

Tara Nevins

Jeb Puryear - (Host)

Gregor Sayet-Bone

Jeremy Byrd
Amy Puryear
Maddy Walsh





Cajun Rhythm Section (Tues) - Elise Riley, Jo Vidrine
Cajun and Zydeco Drumming (Weds) - Elise Riley
Developing Groove - Tom Gilbert and Angelo Paradiso 

Early New Orleans Drumming (Mon) - Jesse Armerding
Current New Orleans Drumming (Tues) - Jesse Armerding
New Orleans Second Line Drumming (Weds) - Jesse Armerding
Drum Gems (Favorite Approaches to Learning to Play Drums) (Tues) - Jesse Armerding
Triangle (Mon) - Elise Riley
New Orleans Washboard & Zydeco Scrubboard (Tues) - Jesse Armerding, Sally Freund
Scrubboard (Wed.) - Sally Freund
Bohrahn (Tues., Wed.)- Dempsey Byrne

Texas Two-Step (Sun.)- Sara Juran
Cajun Two-Step (Mon.)- Sara Juran 
Zydeco Two-Step(Wed.) - Sara Juran
Line Dancing (Mon, Tues) - Jamie Lynn Fontenot
Irish Ceili Dancing (Wed.) - The Byrne Brothers

Art In An Hour - Gail Vanderheyden
Make A Mola - Judy Magier
Embroidery and Sewing - Judy Magier
SingSong - Amy Puryear
Fun with Percussion - Tom Gilbert
Mixed Media Explorations - Meleah Pescini

Remembering to Rest: A gentle movement journey with music(see bio)(Wed.) - Desiree Dawson

Yoga - TBA

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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Other nearby accommodations include:

Spruce Row Campground

Located just a short 4 mile drive from Culture Camp, the Spruce Row Campground offers a number of different RV and Tent campsites along with a pool, mini-golf and wi-fi internet access. Limited sites are still available so don’t wait and visit SpruceRow.com for more info.

The Spotted Sandpiper

Located right on Cayuga Lake just a short 3.6 mile drive from Culture Camp, The Spotted Sandpiper is a beautiful private collection of cabins with over 400 feet of secluded lake front access. Cabins go quick so visit TheSpottedSandpiper.com for more info.

HIPCAMP

There are a number of kind folks with private properties throughout the region who offer a variety of camping options via the intermediary website Hipcamp. Click here to check out the options!

HOTELS

There are a number of hotel and motel options throughout Tompkins County that can provide a quality stay for the duration of your Culture Camp experience. The good folks at VisitIthaca.com are a great resource for gaining more information, and have compiled a central website where you can peruse through them all.

Click here for more info, and to secure your hotel stay today!

AIRBNB

The Finger Lakes region is home to many beautiful properties, and some of those kinds folks will rent them out to you! Check out the wide variety of AirBnB options here.