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

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
Bluegrass 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

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
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 - (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


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,
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
Cajun French Song - David Greely
Le Chanson de Mardi Gras (learn the traditional Mardi Gras song, all instruments) (Wed.)- 

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 (Mon.) - Colin Gould, Trey
Boudreaux
Developing Groove(Mon.,Tues.) - Tom Gilbert and Angelo Paradiso 

Drum Gems (Favorite Approaches to Learning to Play Drums)
Triangle (Mon.) - Dean Miller
Scrubboard (Wed.) - Sally Freund
Bodhran (Wed.) - Dempsey Byrne

Texas Two-Step (Sun.)- Sara Juran
Cajun Two-Step (Mon.)- Sara Juran 
Work On Your Couple Dancing- Partner not needed (Mon.) - Jane Henderson
Zydeco Two-Step (Wed.) - Sara Juran

Art In An Hour - Gail Vanderheyden
SingSong - Amy Puryear
Fun with Percussion - Tom Gilbert
Mixed Media Explorations - Meleah Pescini

Yoga - Anusara Elements (Mon., Tues.) - Hilary Davis
w/music by Richie Stearns and Singing Bowls
by Jennie Scarbrough

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.