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2026 Dates Announced!

June Week 6/14 – 6/19
June Weekend 6/19 – 6/21
First August Week 8/2 – 8/7
Second August Week 8/9 – 8/14

Registration opens Jan 1

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

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!

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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.
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Would you be willing to share it with us?

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