Artists / Faculty
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- Harp
- Community Singing
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- Mandolin
- Workshop Leaders
- Artists in Residence
- Artistic Work Study Students
- Past Artists
Fiddle Faculty
Eimear Arkins
Irish Fiddle
David Greenberg
Cape Breton Fiddle
Lauren Rioux
Fiddle Moose Class
Don Roy
Downeast / French Canadian Fiddle
Emily Schaad
Old Time Fiddle
Alasdair White
Scottish Fiddle
Guitar Faculty
Nathan Gourley
Conor Hearn
Mark Simos
Dance Faculty
Yaëlle Azoulay
Québécois Step Dancing
Matthew Olwell
Flatfooting and Clogging
Kevin Doyle
Irish Step Dancing
Piano Faculty
Jake Charron
Flute Faculty
Nicole Rabata
Mark Roberts
Harp Faculty
Eileen Gannon
Community Singing Faculty
Brenda Castles
Keith Murphy
Bodhran Faculty
Cara Wildman
Bouzouki Faculty
Eamon O’Leary
Adam Hendey
Mandolin Faculty
Noah Fishman
Workshop Leaders
Mari Black
Multi-style fiddle
Kieran Jordan
Sean-nós dancing
Cindy Roy
Piano, Step dancing
2025 Artists in Residence
In 2025 we were thrilled to have three talented individuals participating in our Artists-in-Residence program. They showcased their work in a variety of ways throughout the week.
Jacob Brillhart
Violin builder from Vermont.
Dylan Ladds
Videography and photography
Will Mentor
Dance caller
2025 Students
Our esteemed Artistic Work Study program not only provides a platform for the next generation of Trad professionals to showcase their skills, but also offers them invaluable opportunities to learn from and collaborate with industry professionals. The contributions of these artists diversity and enrich our community in a multitude of ways, and we can’t wait to welcome them!
Lily Harwell
Singer, songwriter, Scottish fiddle
Nora Carroll
Celtic fiddle
Sean McLeod
Guitar, fiddle and banjo
Mo Brachfeld
Fiddler and dancer
Owen Kennedy
Maine Maritime fiddler
Past Artists
2025
Faculty
Fiddle – Mari Black / Anastasia DesRoches / Pascal Gemme / Devon Léger / Erynn Marshall / Caitlin Warbelow
Guitar – Isa Burke / Dan Faiella / Yann Falquet
Dance – Kevin Doyle / Kara Howgate-Mello / Kieran Jordan / Sophie Wellington
Piano – Jake Charron / Susan MacLean
Flute – Nicole Rabata / Nicholas Williams
Community Singing – Armand Aromin / Benedict Gagliardi
Bodhran – Cara Wildman
Bouzouki – Frances Cunningham / Adam Hendey
Mandolin – Noah Fishman
Harp – Màiri Chaimbeul
Artists in Residence
Jacob Brillhart – Luthier
Will Mentor – Dance Caller
Artistic Work Study Students
Mo Brachfeld / Nora Carroll / Lily Harwell / Owen Kennedy / Sean McLeod
Spirit of Trad Recognition
Katrina Martin – In memory of Pastelle LeBlanc
2024
Faculty
Fiddle – Mari Black / Anastasia DesRoches / Frank Ferrel / Laurel Martin / Troy MacGillivray / Lissa Schneckenburger / Caitlin Warbelow
Guitar – Dan Faiella / Matt Heaton / Keith Murphy
Dance – Armand Aromin / Pierre Chartrand / Kieran Jordan / Sabra MacGillivray
Piano – Susan MacLean / Neil Pearlman
Flute – Hanz Araki / Shannon Heaton
Community Singing – Liz Hanley
Accordion – Emily Troll
Bouzouki – Frances Cunningham
Harp – Màiri Chaimbeul
Artists in Residence
Jacob Brillhart – Luthier
Vincent Crotty – Plein air painter
Artistic Work Study Students
Lillian Chase / Lennart Jansson / Madelyn Morrell / Sammy Wetstein / Yasmina Zeichner
Spirit of Trad Recognition
Sammy Wetstein – In memory of Pastelle LeBlanc
2023
Faculty
Fiddle – Mari Black / Anastasia DesRoches / Colin Farrell / Ellen Gawler / Laurel Martin / Katie McNally / Don Roy
Guitar – Josh Dukes / Patrick Egan / Matt Heaton
Dance – Pierre Chartrand / Kieran Jordan / Evie Ladin / Cindy Roy
Piano – Troy MacGillivray / Neil Pearlman
Flute – Shannon Heaton / Nicholas Williams
Accordion – Jimmy Keane / Jeremiah McLane
Bouzouki – Owen Marshall
Harp – Maeve Gilchrist
Artists in Residence
Jacob Brillhart – Luthier
Jonathan Cooper – Luthier
Vincent Crotty – Plein air painter
Artistic Work Study Students
Emilie Carroll / Rosalie Coleman / Samuel Foucher / Marie Hamilton
Spirit of Trad Recognition
Fern Tamagini-O’Donnell – In memory of Pastelle LeBlanc