Julian Family Fiddle Camp

01/15/2026

Julian Family Fiddle Camp Instructor Spotlight: Tyler Grant is a National Flatpicking Champion and internationally recognized guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist who has performed thousands of concerts and taught workshops worldwide. He brings his deep flatpicking expertise and passion for bluegrass, drawing on years of festival appearances, championship wins, and experience as an instructor at top acoustic music programs.

Tyler teaches guitar at Julian Family Fiddle Camp, a five-day acoustic music camp for people of all ages and musical abilities. JFFC takes place May 6-10 in beautiful Julian, CA.

12/29/2025

Julian Family Fiddle Camp Instructor Spotlight: Grammy Award-winning musician John Reischman is committed to a vision of exploring multiple mandolin genres in a style based on making each note and phrase sound uniquely rich and clear. John’s mastery of bluegrass, old-time, swing, and multiple Latin American musical styles, coupled with an Old Masters sense of tone, taste and musicality, has brought him a global reputation as one of the finest mandolinists of his era.

John teaches intermediate-advanced mandolin at Julian Family Fiddle Camp, a five-day acoustic music camp for people of all ages and musical abilities. JFFC 2026 takes place May 6-10 in beautiful Julian, CA.

11/26/2025

Julian Family Fiddle Camp Instructor Spotlight: Nat Copeland has been pursuing the joys of music since age seven, beginning with the fiddle and growing into a love for bluegrass, swing, country, and jazz. A Traditional Music graduate of Warren Wilson College, he now tours professionally, most recently playing fiddle for Susto String-Band. Nat loves kindling a passion for music in others, and sharing any knowledge and experience he has to offer.

Nat teaches beginner-mediate fiddle at Julian Family Fiddle Camp, a five-day acoustic music camp for people of all ages and musical abilities. JFFC 2026 takes place May 6-10 in beautiful Julian, CA. Find out more about the camp and the rest of the illustrious instructors at familyfiddlecamp.com.

11/06/2025

Registration for Julian Family Fiddle Camp 2026 is now open at familyfiddlecamp.com!

Family, community, fiddles and more! Julian Family Fiddle Camp is a five-day acoustic music camp for people of all ages and musical abilities. As long as you can play a couple of simple tunes on fiddle, mandolin, guitar or banjo, and/or know how to pluck a bass and keep decent time, we have a class and instructor for you!

04/30/2025

The annual Julian Family Fiddle Camp Flash Jam is coming up on Sunday May 11th!

11/09/2024

Registration for Julian Family Fiddle Camp 2025 is now open! Early bird pricing is available through Feb 1st. Find out more at familyfiddlecamp.com.

Family, Community, Fiddles and More! Julian Family Fiddle Camp is a five-day acoustic music camp for people of all ages and musical abilities. Featuring instruction in Bluegrass, Old-Time, Texas styles, and more on fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, vocals, and bass. Instructors include Vicke Vaughn, Tray Wellington, Sami Braman, Joe Walsh, Eli West, Clinton Davis, Carolyn Kendrick, Rachael Price, Nate Copeland, and Luke Price.

03/29/2024

Looking forward to the performance tomorrow evening. It's been a joy and honor to be part of this band for over a decade - indeed, an absolute blessing to enjoy playing music for over 60 years (gulp). At 73 there's no telling how much longer one can/will be doing this kind of thing, but gotta say developing the set list and rehearsing for tomorrow's show has been fun. Those inclined, hope you come out to hear our musical celebration, and welcome your participation in support of the 2024 Julian Family Fiddle Camp. See you there!

03/10/2024

JFFC Instructor Spotlight: Mike Compton - Mandolinist. For anyone who loves bluegrass mandolin, acoustic blues, or watching a musician express himself with incredible mastery of his instrument, Mike is riveting. Many know Mike from the Nashville Bluegrass Band, John Hartford Stringband, or the kick-off mandolin voice to “Man of Constant Sorrow” from ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou.’ A mandolin master able to channel the Monroe-style playing better than anyone (according to Sam Bush), Mike is a preservationist who continues teaching the music that Bill Monroe innovated and which set the standard for generations of bluegrass mandolin players to come. A true bluegrass icon and one of the best players in acoustic music today, Mike Compton is as passionate an advocate for the mandolin as you’re ever likely to find.

JFFC is a five-day acoustic music camp for people of all ages and musical abilities. Find out more about the camp and the rest of the illustrious instructors at familyfiddlecamp.com.

02/23/2024

Julian Family Fiddle Camp 2024 Instructor Spotlight: Vickie Vaughn. A Western Kentucky native, Vickie stomped into Nashville with a fistful of original material and a desire to play bass and sing with the best of them. In 2015, she released her debut EP before heading out on the road singing background vocals with Patty Loveless. Three Grand Ole Opry appearances later, Vickie now tours with Grammy-nominated Della Mae, who frequents the stage with comedic greats Steve Martin and Martin Short. Vickie is also the proud recipient of the 2023 International Bluegrass Association’s Bass Player of the Year.

JFFC is a five-day acoustic music camp for people of all ages and musical abilities. Find out more about the camp and the rest of the illustrious instructors at familyfiddlecamp.com.

02/10/2024

Julian Family Fiddle Camp 2024 Instructor Spotlight: Nina Weisman is a fixture in the Central and Northern California bluegrass scene. She’s mentored many young mandolin players over the years and is a natural-born teacher. She’s won several regional picking contests and boasts a long list of performance credits with many California-based bluegrass bands. Nina has been a JFFC instructor at every camp since 2012. This year Nina will be teaching our Beginner-mediate mandolin players, facilitating jams, tutoring students and co-teaching special Monroe-style mandolin workshops.

JFFC is a five-day acoustic music camp for people of all ages and musical abilities. Find out more about the camp and the rest of the illustrious instructors at familyfiddlecamp.com.

Inaugurated in 2011, the Julian Family Fiddle Camp (JFFC) is a five-day acoustic music camp for people of all ages and musical abilities. JFFC is held annually at a full-service, rural family retreat center near the historic mining town of Julian, CA. All meals, instruction and evening concerts are....

02/05/2024

JFFC Instructor Spotlight: Nat Copeland grew up in the mountains of Julian, CA. The Julian Family Fiddle Camp was his first introduction into traditional music at age seven, and his love for the fiddle stayed with him through his childhood. He sought and has been fortunate to study under fiddle masters such as Matthew Hartz, Luke Price, and Jesse Maw. At sixteen, Nat took first place in the advanced-fiddle division of the annual Topanga Banjo and Fiddle Contest, and at seventeen, he placed fifth in the Junior Division of the annual National Old Time Fiddlers Contest in Weiser, Idaho. Nat’s passion for music remains, and he now studies music in Swannanoa, NC, with a focus on bluegrass, old-time, and country styles. When not studying music, Nat teaches violin and loves kindling a passion for music in others.

Julian Family Fiddle Camp is a five-day acoustic music camp for people of all ages and musical abilities. Find out more about the camp and the rest of the illustrious instructors at familyfiddlecamp.com.

01/31/2024

Thursday, Feb 1st is the final day to take advantage of the early bird discount for our five day acoustic music camp held May 1-5 in beautiful Julian, CA.

🔗 Find out more and register now at link in bio.