2026 Instructors
Darol Anger
Fiddle
2011, 2012, 2026
One of the most influential fiddlers alive, Darol Anger works with string teachers, professionals and students of all ages in school, university, camp and festival settings, growing interest in improvising and vernacular strings. He has helped drive the evolution of the contemporary string band through involvement with numerous ensembles such as Mr. Sun with fellow virtuosos Grant Gordy, Aidan O’Donnell and Joe K. Walsh, and others.
Kimber Ludiker
Fiddle
2024, 2025, 2026
Born of fiddle playing parents in Spokane, WA, Kimber Ludiker is part of a 5-generation fiddling family. She started learning on the lap of her grandfather at age 3, and went on to win three National Fiddle Championship titles. She is the founder of Della Mae, a GRAMMY-nominated, service-driven, all-woman string-band that has traveled with the US Department of State to over 20 countries spreading peace and understanding through music.
Bruce Molsky
Fiddle
2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Grammy-nominated, and “one of America’s premier fiddling talents” (Mother Jones), Bruce’s take on tradition has landed him in collaborations with some of the world’s most highly respected players from roots to rock. Berklee College of Music has made Bruce their Visiting Scholar in the American Roots Music Program where Bruce is the go-to guy for the next generation of roots musicians.
Matthew Hartz
Fiddle
2025, 2026
Matthew is a celebrated fiddler, multi-instrumentalist, and music educator based in Boise, Idaho. He has won numerous prestigious titles in the fiddling world, including being a three-time Grand Masters Fiddle Champion in Nashville, a two-time Grand National Fiddle Champion in Weiser, Idaho, and a World Fiddle Champion in Crockett, Texas.
Jordan Tice
Guitar
2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Jordan Tice is a singular voice on the American roots music scene. Over the last ten years, he has developed a reputation as a unique and versatile guitarist and prolific composer of some of the most thoughtful and well-crafted tunes of his generation. Jordan has a voice and sonic aesthetic that is all his own with which he filters the sounds and conventions of American Music into something unique.
Alex Hargreaves
Fiddle
2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2026
Described as “one of the greatest improvising violinists in America today” by virtuoso mandolinist/composer Mike Marshall, Alex Hargreaves is a fiddler who draws inspiration from a wide variety of genres and traditions. He is currently touring full-time with Grammy award-winning guitarist and singer Billy Strings.
Past Instructors
