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Registration Open for MFC 2025

Sign up to join us for our four sessions in 2025!

(Spaces are still available in the June Week. You can join the waiting list for the June Weekend and both August Weeks.)

June Weekend: 6/13 – 6/15/25 | June Week: 6/15 – 6/20/25 | August Week 1: 8/3 – 8/8/25 | August Week 2: 8/10 – 8/15/25

Register now!

Work Trade, Scholarships & Jobs

It’s time to start thinking about MFC 2025! Registration will open in January, but in the meantime, we are opening applications for Work Trade Volunteers as well as scholarships. Volunteers make MFC happen! Sign up if you’re interested in joining our great team. 

Work Trade & Scholarship Information »

We are also hiring a few paid positions for 2025. If you are interested in working at MFC, have a look at our open positions and application

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By popular request, a portrait of the legendary Feisty Barney. You can learn his tune here.

Who is teaching at MFC ’25?

This is a preliminary list of staff who will be teaching at MFC 2025. We are still making adjustments, but this list should help you decide which Camps to register for

June Weekend

Fiddle:

Elaine Malkin

Éric Favreau

Maggie Robinson

Kaity Newell

Steve Muise

Greg Boardman

Jessie Boardman

John Pranio

Ed Howe

Owen Kennedy

Frank Ferrel

Pam Weeks

PLUS:

Guitar: Fred White, Bethany Waickman, Ethan Tischler,

Piano:  Alex Fortier

Mandolin: Glen Loper, Ben Foss

Banjo: Stuart Kenney

Cello: Elsie Gawler,  Sammy Wetstein

Flute-Pennywhistle: Darryn Petersen, Sharon Pyne

Uke: Kenny Raskin, Ando Anderson

Bass:  Mitch Reed

Button Accordion: Jim Joseph

Piano Accordion: Alex Cumming

Voice: Bennett Konesni, Mia Bertelli, Annadeene Fowler

“Wild Card” – Ed Howe,

June Week

Fiddle:

Éric Favreau

Elaine Malkin

Ellen Gawler

John Pranio

Pascal Gemme

Maggie Robinson

Kaity Newell

Lissa Schneckenburger

Frank Ferrel

Clara Stickney

Owen Kennedy

PLUS:

Guitar: Bethany Waickman,  Ethan Tischler, Aidan Boardman

Piano: Alex Fortier

Button Accordion: Jim Joseph

Piano Accordion: Alex Cumming

Mandolin: Glen Loper, Ben Foss

Banjo: Stuart Kenney

Flute and Pennywhistle: Sandy Davis, Jim DiCarlo

Cello: Elsie Gawler, Sammy Wetstein

Bass: Mitch Reed

Mountain Dulcimer: Pam Weeks

Uke: Kenny Raskin, Ando Anderson

Voice: Bennett Konesni, Mia Bertelli, Annadeene Fowler

“Great Horned Ukestra”: Sandy Davis

“Wild Card” – Ed Howe, Sammy Wetstein

August Week I

Fiddle:

Éric Favreau

Elaine Malkin

John Pranio

Maggie Robinson

Pam Weeks

Lissa Schneckenburger

Steve Muise

Kaity Newell

Owen Kennedy

Helen Newell

Elizabeth Anderson

Frank Ferrel

PLUS:

Guitar: Bethany Waickman, Aidan Boardman, Fred White

Piano: Alex Fortier, Neil Pearlman

Mandolin: Glen Loper, Ben Foss, Jeff Lewis

Banjo: Sara Grey, Stuart Kenney

Flute-Pennywhistle: Sharon Pyne, Jody Johnstone

Bass: Mitch Reed

Piano Accordion: 

Uke: Kenny Raskin, Ando Anderson

Cello: Elsie Gawler,  McKinley James, 

Button Accordion: Jim Joseph

Voice: Mia Bertelli, Ethan Tischler, Annadeene Fowler

“Great Horned Ukestra”: Sandy Davis

“Wild Card” – Ed Howe, Sammy Wetstein

August Week II

Fiddle:

Elaine Malkin

John Pranio

Maggie Robinson

Pam Weeks

Ed Howe

Ellen Gawler

David Stimson

Tamora Goltz

Ed Pearlman

Kaity Newell

Lissa Schneckenburger

Clara Stickney

Helen Newell

Frank Ferrel

PLUS:

Guitar: Bethany Waickman, Aidan Boardman, Susie Burke, Ethan Tischler,

Piano: Alex Fortier, Neil Pearlman

Mandolin: Glen Loper, Ben Foss, 

Banjo: Carter Logan

Flute-Pennywhistle: Jim DiCarlo, Sharon Pyne

Bass: Stuart Kenney

Cello: McKinley James, Sammy Wetstein, Elsie Gawler

Uke: Kenny Raskin,  Ando Anderson, 

Piano Accordion: 

Harmonica: Steven Weiss

Voice: Bennett Konesni, Mia Bertelli, Annadeene Fowler

“Wild Card” – Ed Howe, Sammy Wetstein

2024 Camp Wrap-up!

Well, 2024 MFC is history but they were the BEST camps ever! We’ve already started working on 2025 and registration will start soon after the beginning of the year. Here are a few notes and pictures from the 2024 Camps … Read more »

  • Campfire songs in 2024
  • Woodpickers’ Nest, June 2024
  • Aurora Borealis over True’s Pond
  • Amazing MFC food!

MFC Online Store is back!

For anyone who missed your chance to get one of the beautiful tank tops last summer, we have some available now. There are limited sizes and colors for the 2024 tanks so don’t delay ordering yours!

Visit the Store!

Welcome Tunes

Here are some tunes from our common repertoire. We will play these together on the first night of camp.

Road to Boston
Liberty
Cock of the North
South Wind Waltz
Bonnie Tammie
Finnegan’s Wake
Over the Waterfall
Maison de Glace
Snow Deer
Skye Boat Song
Hundred Pipers
Jamie Allen
Steamboat Quickstep
Gaspé Reel

About Maine Fiddle Camp

Maine Fiddle Camp is a multi-generational traditional music camp in central Maine. Not just for fiddles, MFC offers instruction in at least 14 instruments plus voice. Instructors emphasize learning and playing by ear. All ages and levels are welcome—from skilled players to people who have never played before. Besides instrument workshops, there are opportunities to perform, sing around the campfire, and “form a band”. There are jam sessions, variety shows, old time country dances and traditional camp activities like swimming and games for the kids. The FOOD at MFC is healthy, locally sourced wherever possible, respectful campers’ dietary needs, and above all, delicious.

If you were at camp and forgot to get your t-shirt or cap, don’t despair, you can order directly from the source!

Virtual Camp Highlights

The Buffleheads Virtual Ensemble
Virtual Variety Show
The Warblers – My Heart is Ready

Latest News

  • MFC 2024 wrap upSeptember 17, 2024
    Well, 2024 MFC is history but they were the BEST camps ever! We’ve already started working on 2025 and registration will start soon after the beginning of the year. Here are a few notes and pictures from the 2024 Camps: The June Camps were the first MFC camps after winter storms took down a lot… Read more: MFC 2024 wrap up
  • Maine Fiddle Camp 2024 update!February 16, 2023
    As has always been the case, we offer fiddle, piano, guitar, mandolin, ukulele, cello, flute and whistle, banjo, bass, singing, at all sessions PLUS mountain dulcimer June week, harmonica second August week, piano accordion AND button accordion June Weekend, June Week, and 1st August week. (Some small changes possible.) Maine Fiddle Camp focuses on the… Read more: Maine Fiddle Camp 2024 update!
  • Tributes to Ben GuilllemetteJanuary 17, 2022
    We lost Ben Guillemette, his having preceded everyone reading this to the heavenly dance band at age 95. I first met Ben when he showed up with “Toots” Bouthot (our Joanne’s father!) in 1975 to compete at the East Benton Fiddlers’ Convention. We young upshot fiddlers knew we were listening to fiddling and piano accompaniment… Read more: Tributes to Ben Guilllemette

Events

June Weekend: June 13-15

June Week – June 15-20

August Week I – August 3 – 8

August Week II – August 10 – 15

Can you help us find past camp videos?

We are looking for videos from “real” MFC.
Some of you may have video of past variety shows, dances, etc.
Would you be willing to share it with us?

You can upload videos on this page. Please contact us if you have questions or leads!

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