Just announced! Dates for MFC 2025
- 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
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By popular request, a portrait of the legendary Feisty Barney. You can learn his tune here.
Who taught at MFC ’24?
This is a partial list of staff who taught at MFC 2024. We’re hoping to have many of these folks back in 2025.
June Weekend
Fiddle:
PLUS:
Guitar: Fred White, Aidan Boardman, David Stimson, Bethany Waickman
Piano: Kimberley Holmes, Alex Fortier
Mandolin: Glen Loper, Ben Foss
Banjo: Stuart Kenney
Cello: Elsie Gawler,
Flute-Pennywhistle: Darryn Petersen, Sharon Pyne
Uke: Kenny Raskin, Ando Anderson
Bass: Mitch Reed
Button Accordion: Jim Joseph
Piano Accordion:
Voice: Bennett Konesni, Mia Bertelli
“Wild Card” – Ed Howe, Sammy Wetstein
June Week
Fiddle:
PLUS:
Guitar: Bethany Waickman, David Stimson, Ethan Tischler
Piano: Kimberley Holmes, Alex Fortier
Button Accordion: Jim Joseph
Piano Accordion:
Mandolin: Glen Loper, Ben Foss
Banjo: Sara Grey
Flute and Pennywhistle: Sharon Pyne, Jim DiCarlo
Cello: Elsie Gawler, Daniel Hawkins
Bass: Stuart Kenney
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:
PLUS:
Guitar: Bethany Waickman, Aidan Boardman, Fred White
Piano: Alex Fortier, Neil Pearlman
Mandolin: Glen Loper, Ben Foss, Baron Collins-Hill
Banjo: Jennifer Armstrong, Stuart Kenney
Flute-Pennywhistle: Sharon Pyne, Andrea Cooper, Mark Roberts
Bass: Mitch Reed
Piano Accordion: Jeremiah McLane
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:
PLUS:
Guitar: Bethany Waickman, Aidan Boardman, Susie Burke
Piano: Alex Fortier, Neil Pearlman
Mandolin: Glen Loper, Ben Foss, Baron Collins-Hill, Jeff Lewis
Banjo: Carter Logan
Flute-Pennywhistle: Jim DiCarlo, Sharon Pyne
Bass: Stuart Kenney
Cello: McKinley James, Daniel Hawkins
Uke: Ando Anderson
Piano Accordion: Alex Cumming
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 »
Welcome Tunes
Here are some tunes from our common repertoire. We will play these together on the first night of camp.
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
Latest News
- MFC 2024 wrap upWell, 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!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 GuilllemetteWe 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!