Past Years’ Artists
2025
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
2025 Artists in Residence
Jacob Brillhart – Luthier
Will Mentor – Dance Caller
2025 Artistic Work Study Students
Mo Brachfeld / Nora Carroll / Lily Harwell / Owen Kennedy / Sean McLeod
2025 “Spirit of Trad” Recognition (in memory of Pastelle LeBlanc)
Katrina Martin
2024
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
2024 Artists in Residence
Jacob Brillhart – Luthier
Vincent Crotty – Plein air painter
2024 Artistic Work Study Students
Lillian Chase / Lennart Jansson / Madelyn Morrell / Sammy Wetstein / Yasmina Zeichner
2024 “Spirit of Trad” Recognition (in memory of Pastelle LeBlanc)
Sammy Wetstein
2023
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
2023 Artists in Residence
Jonathan Cooper – Luthier
Vincent Crotty – Plein air painter
2023 Artistic Work Study Students
Emilie Carroll / Rosalie Coleman / Samuel Foucher / Marie Hamilton
2023 “Spirit of Trad” Recognition (in memory of Pastelle LeBlanc)
Fern Tamagini-O’Donnell
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