Join us for Youth Folk Camp - our only Alabama Folk School Workshop designed just for rising 5th-12th graders. Youth Folk Camp is a unique combination of summer overnight camp and folk school instruction in music, pottery, painting, and more! Campers may choose one major and minor class for the workshop, all taught by master musicians and artists. Some experience with violin, guitar, or banjo is required for music class majors. Beginner students may select music classes as their minor.

• Ages: rising 5th - 12th graders
• Major areas of study:
• Farming with McDowell Farm School
• Painting with Susie Caffey
• Fiddle with Carter Laney
• Banjo with Bailey Hill
• Guitar with Ben Ayers

Register for Youth Folk Camp

Quilters and blacksmiths pursue their work in an encouraging atmosphere while music students fully immerse themselves in old-time classes, their days and nights filled with instruction from master musicians, jam sessions, and an instructor concert. Afternoon mini classes give all participants a chance to take part in learning something totally new. With more than 1,140 acres of forest consisting of breathtaking canyons, waterfalls, miles of hiking trails, and glistening streams, there’s plenty of exploring to do during your free time. Take a hike, go canoeing, or pick a porch and rocking chair to relax.

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Read About Classes & Instructors:

• Jimmy Triplett - Repertoire
• Evan Kinney - Banjo I
• Paul Brown - Banjo II
• Esther Morgan-Ellis - Fiddle I
• Judy Hyman - Fiddle II
• Jeff Claus - Guitar
• Beverly Smith - Singing
• Mick Kinney - Mandolin
• Brady Jackson - Blacksmithing
• Mary Ann & China Pettway - Gee's Bend Quilting
• Nature Drawing - Val Webb