Blue Ridge Fiddle Camp

🚨APPLICATION EXTENDED 🚨
We heard you. After the deadline passed, the messages came in: “I missed it…”

So—we’re giving you 2 more weeks.

🌎 Already musicians from 8 countries + 26 states
🎻 Camp: Aug 19–22
⏳ New deadline: APR 5 @ 11:59 PM PT

If you started an application, got busy, or were on the fence… this is your moment.

Don’t miss it twice 😉
👉 Apply now (link in bio)
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Questions? Check the FAQ, email us, or send a DM.
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Great set of Irish reels from Claire, Jonathan, and Tyler — complete with Irish dancing! — at Blue Ridge Fiddle Camp in our culminating concert Fiddle Forward. Performances feature faculty and students exploring the crossroads of tradition, innovation, and the unknown.

For more info, please visit http://www.blueridgefiddlecamp.com/ and sign up for our email list.

CREDITS
Songs: Old Bush (trad.) / Ormond Sound (Paddy O’Brien) / John Stenson’s #2 (trad.)
Violin: Claire Shirey
Flute/Dance: Jonathon Srour
Guitar: Tyler Andal

Recording: Daren Shumaker
Mixing: Casey Driessen
Location: Brevard Music Center
Date: Aug. 24, 2025

Produced by Casey Driessen, Mountain Song Productions, and Brevard Music Center

ABOUT THE CAMP
Blue Ridge Fiddle Camp, presented by Casey Driessen, is an annual string gathering at the creatively inspiring Brevard Music Center in Brevard, NC. It features four days and nights of immersive fiddle/violin exploration, guided by Casey and a world-class faculty, culminating in a special finale concert.

The experience puts a modern spin on long-standing traditions of fiddle camps, focusing on individual musical voices through the exploration of rhythm, technology, and style. By embracing both tradition and innovation, Blue Ridge Fiddle Camp invites all adventurous and open-minded players of the instrument around the globe—of any style or number of strings, acoustic or electric—to come together and shape the future of bowed string playing.

http://www.blueridgefiddlecamp.com/

What happens when fiddlers from around the world meet in the mountains for 4 days?

Each summer, fiddlers/violinists, violists—and even cellists—from around the world gather at the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina for four days and nights of immersive musical exploration.

With a world-class faculty, Blue Ridge Fiddle Camp focuses on helping musicians discover and develop their musical voice through exploring rhythm, style, and technology.

We believe experimenting with different styles and new directions are key to unlocking creativity and we’re not afraid to dive headfirst into uncharted musical territory.

2026 IMPORTANT INFO
Applications Close: Mar. 14 @ 11:59p PT
Camp: Aug. 19-22
Location: Brevard Music Center (Brevard NC)
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Blue Ridge Fiddle Camp is produced in partnership with Mountain Song Productions and the Brevard Music Center.

Celebrating musical generations with a Daughter-Father duo on a Dylan classic at Fiddle Forward, the culminating concert for Blue Ridge Fiddle Camp. Performances feature faculty and students exploring the crossroads of tradition, innovation, and the unknown.

For more info, please visit http://www.blueridgefiddlecamp.com/ and sign up for our email list.

CREDITS
Song: Forever Young
Songwriter: Bob Dylan
Fiddle/Voice: Isla Ross
Guitar/Voice: Clay Ross

Recording: Daren Shumaker
Cameras: Paul Jones Jr., R.C. Hagans
Mixing: Casey Driessen
Location: Brevard Music Center
Date: Aug. 24, 2025

Produced by Casey Driessen, Mountain Song Productions, and Brevard Music Center

ABOUT THE CAMP
Blue Ridge Fiddle Camp, presented by Casey Driessen, is an annual string gathering at the creatively inspiring Brevard Music Center in Brevard, NC. It features four days and nights of immersive fiddle/violin exploration, guided by Casey and a world-class faculty, culminating in a special finale concert.

The experience puts a modern spin on long-standing traditions of fiddle camps, focusing on individual musical voices through the exploration of rhythm, technology, and style. By embracing both tradition and innovation, Blue Ridge Fiddle Camp invites all adventurous and open-minded players of the instrument around the globe—of any style or number of strings, acoustic or electric—to come together and shape the future of bowed string playing.

http://www.blueridgefiddlecamp.com/

Casey, Jenny, Clay, Jamey, Zach, Darol and K sharpen their groove on a tune that feels like an old-time fiddle melody from another land at Fiddle Forward, the culminating concert for Blue Ridge Fiddle Camp. The concert features faculty and students exploring the crossroads of tradition, innovation, and the unknown.

For more info, please visit http://www.blueridgefiddlecamp.com/ and sign up for our email list.

FACULTY BAND
Violin/Fiddle: (L-R) Casey Driessen, Jenny Scheinman, Darol Anger, Kishi Bashi
Guitar: Clay Ross
Bass: Zachary Brown
Drums: Jamey Haddad

CREDITS
Song: Samurai Hee-Haw
Composer: Marc Johnson
Recording: Daren Shumaker
Cameras: Paul Jones Jr., R.C. Hagans
Mixing: Casey Driessen
Location: Brevard Music Center
Date: Aug. 24, 2025

Produced by Casey Driessen, Mountain Song Productions, and Brevard Music Center

ABOUT THE CAMP
Blue Ridge Fiddle Camp, presented by Casey Driessen, is an annual string gathering at the creatively inspiring Brevard Music Center in Brevard, NC. It features four days and nights of immersive fiddle/violin exploration, guided by Casey and a world-class faculty, culminating in a special finale concert.

The experience puts a modern spin on long-standing traditions of fiddle camps, focusing on individual musical voices through the exploration of rhythm, technology, and style. By embracing both tradition and innovation, Blue Ridge Fiddle Camp invites all adventurous and open-minded players of the instrument around the globe—of any style or number of strings, acoustic or electric—to come together and shape the future of bowed string playing.

http://www.blueridgefiddlecamp.com/