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She has been featured on BBC Radio on multiple occasions, and was recently interviewed by Fiddler Magazine which stated “Rebecca has proved herself to be an accomplished and gifted interpreter, composer, and champion of Scottish fiddling.” In addition to her performance accolades, Rebecca holds two masters degrees, one in Folklore and one in Ethnomusicology specializing in Scottish traditional music, and is currently teaching and pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley. To see her site, CLICK HERE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1575154131164-Y7LJWMJN4M9PRJWBESFK/Jesse+2020.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty Jesse Autumn Jesse is a musician and artist based in New Orleans. She sings and plays concert harp, piano, accordion and harpsichord, and is one of the foremost American performers of the Double Harp, an unusual type of harp with two parallel sets of strings. She's a singer/songwriter in the realm of surrealist chamber folk, composes instrumental minimalist music, and arranges world music for double harp and large harp ensembles. She has released two CD’s of original music, three albums of Celtic and other world music, and an experimental "soundtrack" album of 31 compositions. She's appeared on over twenty additional albums as a guest artist. Her original music has been used in documentary films and shorts, as well as contemporary dance performances in Greece, Finland, Mexico and the United States. She has taught harp privately for two decades, has served as harp, piano and accordion faculty for Community Music School's camp programs since 2001, and has been artistic director for the Santa Cruz Harp Festival since 2003. She lives and works in New Orleans year-round, travels to Santa Cruz often to teach and perform, and teaches harp online to students around the USA. To see her site, click here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1575176901804-ZNW9YBY1O6Q3G2ZHNNGO/hendey+adam+2019.jpg Redwood Music Camp Faculty Adam Hendey Adam Hendey is a multi-instrumentalist and composer who has performed in Ireland, the UK, and across the United States, playing and studying with members of Lúnasa, Flook, and Molly’s Revenge. Since beginning tin-whistle at thirteen years of age, Adam has dedicated himself to the traditional music of Scotland and Ireland, while also becoming well versed in other forms of popular music. On guitar and bouzouki, Adam brings an innovative contemporary approach to traditional music, with a passion informed by intense study of music theory and a diverse wealth of musical experience. In addition to performing, Adam graduated from the Robert D. Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon, with a majors in Music and Philosophy. He has just finished a masters degree at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, studying Traditional Music and specializing in guitar performance. Adam has released his debut solo album, Forward, which features appearances by both Rebecca and David. For more about Adam, please click here https://www.communitymusicschool.org/redwood-music-camp daily 0.75 2026-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/563f2310-c1dc-4a70-9709-46249b32aba3/fiddles.jpg Redwood Music Camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/5e91e8db-1f83-444f-935d-5d63c3b201e4/IMG_9904.jpeg Redwood Music Camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/d62fa992-5024-4ae8-b980-e045b0e0629b/IMG_9896.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Six people at an outdoor bodhran workshop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/c668703d-4711-4421-80e5-5071d498ba7d/IMG_9899.jpeg Redwood Music Camp - Make it stand out Irish fiddle workshop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/31721442-8906-42df-88e8-537a422c53e7/whistlers+in+the+woods.jpeg Redwood Music Camp - Make it stand out Learning the pennywhistle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/e7be0c7f-575d-4b9b-9e71-f367c73a3c79/Cary+Lodge+bedroom.jpeg Redwood Music Camp - Make it stand out Cary Lodge interior https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/f0cca774-db90-4fb1-8a6f-1c4847f1b9c4/Morris%2BDorm1.jpg Redwood Music Camp - Make it stand out View of dorm room interior https://www.communitymusicschool.org/redwood-music-teen-camp4 daily 0.75 2026-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1577579511466-TBV0W9BWV3N0ETIOG1PM/Teen%2BCamp%2BHelgesson%2BHall%2Bsmall.jpg Redwood Music Teen Camp Rehearsal in Helgesson Hall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/8f934bb7-a054-42ca-a2a0-24430a5aa7ad/Final+group+shot.jpg Redwood Music Teen Camp - Make it stand out After final concert, 2025 https://www.communitymusicschool.org/redwood-music-camp-classes-2019 daily 0.75 2019-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1546057328201-CGLZQH9X0ODPV2OK65G7/IMG_4397.jpg Redwood Music Camp Classes 2019 https://www.communitymusicschool.org/redwood-music-camp-faculty-2019 daily 0.75 2019-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1484014717291-PWX4K5W405KG7O3UUIH3/image-asset.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2019 David Brewer - Winds and Bodhrán David Brewer is a multi-instrumentalist who has toured with the Scottish super-group The Old Blind Dogs, and with Molly's Revenge across the US, the UK, Canada, China, and Australia. He has been a special guest of the six-time Grammy winning group The Chieftains, and was a key musician for the sound track of the PBS documentary, “Andrew Jackson, Good, Evil, and the Presidency”. David, who is known for being animated and engaging on stage, compliments Rebecca’s award winning fiddling with guitar, Irish penny-whistle, and bodhran frame-drum, but primarily the Scottish bagpipes, on which he is unarguably one of the most energetic and charismatic performers of the instrument in the world today. To See His site, CLICK HERE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1484015383124-6SC5IP1C0PP8J991JLST/RebeccaLomnicky1.JPG Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2019 Rebecca Lomnicky - Scottish Fiddle Originally from Corvallis Oregon, Rebecca began playing classical violin and piano at age five, discovering Scottish fiddle music only a few years later. Rebecca has been the recipient of many fiddle awards throughout her career, the most presitigous being in 2009, when she won the invitation only 20th Annual Glenfiddich International Scottish Fiddle Championship held at Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, Scotland. She has performed in Scotland, Ireland, Italy, China, and across the US, has been featured on the BBC radio show, Take the Floor, and in 2009, recorded her second CD, Inspired, with David Brewer. In 2014, Rebecca graduated summa cum laude from Cornell University with a double major in Music and Sociocultural Anthropology. She was also awarded the 2013-2014 Ellen Gussman Adelson Prize for outstanding instrumental music performance. In addition to performing, Rebecca is currently pursuing a graduate degree in Ethnomusicology from the University of California, Berkeley. To see her site, CLICK HERE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1484354105890-OK93YK0VW41MZ5LDDCMT/image-asset.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2019 Shelley Phillips - harp, voice, celtic modes Shelley Phillips has a Masters of Music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She plays and tours with The Anjali Quartet and The Coulter/Phillips Ensemble, performs as a duo with her husband, Barry Phillips, sings Shape Note music, and has collaborated with Rumi translator and poet Coleman Barks making two albums of poetry and music. Shelley has appeared on more than 20 albums on the Gourd music label, including her solo albums The Fairie Round, Pavane, The Butterfly, and The Wood Between the Worlds, as well as a duet album with Barry called Wondrous Love. She also has recorded music of the Shakers and produced a benefit album, Verdant Groves, for the Shaker village museums. In addition she teaches at several other summer programs, including founding the Boxwood Flute Festival's children's, teens' and seniors' programs in Nova Scotia and teaching music related crafts at various primitive skills gatherings in the west. Shelley also works as a music director within the Episcopalian church and is the founder and Artistic director of Community Music School of Santa Cruz, where she runs Celtic Camps for children, teens and adults, concerts, workshops, and other programs. She lives on the foggy California coast with her husband and her very spoiled cat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1484353622824-XUUIRCZ5XM7OURSBGL3A/image-asset.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2019 John Weed - irish fiddle and Cello John Weed is a classically-trained violinist who switched to playing Irish fiddle about 20 years ago. John lived in Ireland in 2000 and taught fiddle workshops at the Flowing Tide International Music School in Doonbeg, County Clare. He attended the Frankie Kennedy Winter School in Dunlewey, County Donegal where he has studied with Ciaran O'Maonaigh and Dermot Mcloughlin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1484353318733-EAYYVBIGNGQ7LY5NVF2Q/image-asset.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2019 Stuart Mason - guitar and mandola Stuart Mason has been collecting and performing traditional music for over 40 years. He has appeared on stage from Ireland to China performing Celtic, old time bluegrass, and his original compositions, which have won awards from the West Coast Songwriters Association. He leads workshops and classes in traditional music techniques at music festivals and camps. To see his site, CLICK HERE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1556407490420-02NDXH7CMTEN5GQ56KOO/DiSalvio+Aria+cellist.jpg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2019 Aria Disalvio - Cello Cellist Aria DiSalvio brings her soulful, rich tone and refined technique to a wide variety of musical settings. Whether performing with the Santa Cruz Symphony or in contemporary folk ensembles including Ashley Broder Trio, Aria’s passion for and expertise in diverse styles of music shines through. A graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music, Aria continued her studies with Irene Sharp (San Francisco) and Stephen Harrison (Stanford) after relocating from Michigan to the San Francisco Bay area. Always drawn to a diverse range of musical styles, Aria discovered a joy and freedom in traditional music after attending Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddle School. She began to study various traditional music styles, particularly Scandinavian, and soon became a teacher at several traditional music camps including Alasdair Fraser’s Sierra Fiddle Camp, where she is currently on faculty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1554737870804-2Z8CCG1D334D9D5D2902/Nealdulcshirt+copy.jpg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2019 Neal Hellman - Dulcimer Neal Hellman has been arranging and performing on the mountain dulcimer for the past four decades. His books of arrangements include Celtic Songs & Slow Airs for Mountain Dulcimer, The Dulcimer Chord Book, The Hal Leonard Dulcimer Method, and Music of the World for Mountain Dulcimer. Neal’s latest recording, Emma’s Waltz, is a colorful dance through traditional and contemporary acoustic music styles. Neal's other recordings include: Autumn In the Valley, Dream of the Manatee (with Joe Weed) and Oktober County, all on the Gourd Music label. An original composition, written by Neal and performed by Jay Unger and Molly Mason, is featured on the Ken Burns production Not for Ourselves Alone. Neal has placed a number of other tracks on the films of Ken Burns including Horatio's Drive, National Parks: America's Best Idea and The Dust Bowl (2012). As founder, director and one of the primary artists of the Gourd Music record label, Neal has produced over forty albums, including Simple Gifts, The Fairie Round, Tender Shepherd, The World Turned Upside Down and Jefferson’s Fiddle, creating a uniquely distinctive sound, featuring a variety of acoustic instrumental ensembles, rich in texture and tonal color. He was music director for a production of The Grapes of Wrath, which played at The Crocker Theater at Cabrillo College in 2009 and in 2013 produced a show for Santa Cruz Reads titled A Musical Celebration of the Life and Times of John Steinbeck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1554740697845-ZZZSN8XKPHYQ7WYXI1U8/20140104+just+me+cropped+smaller.jpg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2019 ariel young - yoga Proud mother of a musician who attended Kid and Teen camp for years, Ariel is herself a perpetual beginner on fiddle, and serves on the CMS board of directors out of a desire to help create opportunities for musicians of all ages and skill levels to participate. An Application Analyst in "real life" (a job which requires way too much time sitting) Ariel earned her 200-hr certification as a yoga teacher at Ease Mountain Yoga in 2018, and has taught early morning class there since January 2019. Ariel teaches beginning yoga based on the Vinyasa Flow tradition. She's a firm believer in the 15-minute savasana - your reward for getting up and moving! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1556499121059-JN60O69IGPE8UDEWBFQ2/hendey+adam+2019.jpg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2019 Adam Hendey - pennywhistle Adam Hendey is a multi-instrumentalist and composer who has performed in Ireland, the UK, and across the United States, playing and studying with members of Lúnasa, Flook, and Molly’s Revenge. Since beginning tin-whistle at thirteen years of age, Adam has dedicated himself to the traditional music of Scotland and Ireland, while also becoming well versed in other forms of popular music. On guitar and bouzouki, Adam brings an innovative contemporary approach to traditional music, with a passion informed by intense study of music theory and a diverse wealth of musical experience. In addition to performing, Adam graduated from the Robert D. Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon, with a majors in Music and Philosophy. He has just finished a masters degree at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, studying Traditional Music and specializing in guitar performance. Adam has released his debut solo album, Forward, which features appearances by both Rebecca and David. For more about Adam, please visit: https://www.adamhendey.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1486850295842-9QPRWM0NC4MVSXJYVEMP/image-asset.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2019 Rachel Goodman - Folksong Rachel Anne Goodman was bit by the folk bug growing up in Canyon, California surrounded by the burgeoning music scene of Berkeley and environs. Singing was always her passion. When she “grew up” she hosted folk/bluegrass radio shows on public radio stations around the U.S. She is a Peabody award-winning radio producer. Rachel sings and plays Celtic and folk music on guitar and mandolin with her husband, Steve Coulter, and plays in a couple of local bands, “Boss Tim and the Laylows” and “The ‘Dooners”. She has taught singing workshops at our camp in Boulder Creek, CA and Lark in the Morning and will be teaching at Puget Sound Guitar Workshop. For her “day job” she teaches journalism at Cabrillo College in Aptos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1556407769750-NU7OUFWW8THYM7EZEP4B/Padula+Tom.png Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2019 Tom Padula - voice Tom Padula has several decades experience teaching choral music, currently Early Music (pre-1600) and previously 20th century jazz a capella. He also plays a variety of instruments, mostly woodwinds and strings, both historic and modern, and is finding Celtic fiddle to be the most challenging so far. Professionally he has created digital audio recording systems for companies such as Digidesign, SGI, and Apple and currently is CTO of a mobile software company. He holds a BA in Music from Princeton University. https://www.communitymusicschool.org/support-us daily 0.75 2026-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1692820959711-AL1FCG0T3IME4TLWA77D/image-asset.jpeg Donate https://www.communitymusicschool.org/teen-camp-faculty-2021 daily 0.75 2022-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1617573132317-YUVWZVP4OOK9SPLB2C4N/Andra+Brick+Pic.jpeg Teen Camp Faculty 2021 Andra Bohnet Andra Bohnet is a flutist who embraces a rich variety of musical styles with both virtuosity and sensitivity. In addition to her position as Professor of Music at the University of South Alabama where she teaches flute, music literature, music technology, and chamber music, she is the principal flutist with Mobile Symphony Orchestra where she has been a featured soloist on several occasions. She plays Irish flute, whistle and Celtic harp in a variety of settings including new her newest band, 2nd Breakfast (www.2ndbreakfast.org), and Liminal (www.liminalduo.org), a flute and percussion duo, which crosses the threshold between ancient and modern musical idioms with a bit of technology added into the mix and released it’s debut CD in 2020. She previously performed with the legacy band Mithril (www.mithril.us), a high-energy Celtic/world music band which released seven CDs and appeared with symphony orchestras throughout the U.S. from 2002-2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1614638916063-25OAWFCCHOZZAFKRXY2S/Renata+Bratt+playing+head+shot.JPEG Teen Camp Faculty 2021 RENATA BRATT Renata Bratt is Kuumbwa Jazz Artist in the Schools in Santa Cruz, a past chair of the American String Teachers of America’s Eclectic Styles Committee and teaches multi-styles for cello. She has toured internationally with Reel of Seven (a Scottish Country Dance Band) performed with luminaries such as Liz Carroll and John Doyle, Darol Anger and Alasdair Fraser, and played back-up with Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, David Sanborn, Lyle Lovett and Dionne Warwick. Rolling Stone dubbed her an "ace performer" for her work recording and touring with alternative rocker Cindy Lee Berryhill's Garage Orchestra. She has taught classical styles, jazz improvisation and fiddling at national string workshops for children and adults, including Wintergrass, Alasdair Fraser's Sierra Fiddle Camp, Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School, Southern Hemisphere International School for Scottish Fiddling (in New Zealand), New Directions Cello Festival, the National Cello Institute, IAJE, ASTA, MENC and Suzuki institutes and conferences. She is a past president of the Suzuki Music Association of California and the International Association for Jazz Education String Caucus. Ms. Bratt received her Ph.D. in Music from the University of California at San Diego. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1613405853666-R44YD6PJUVZ8RN68OX3J/Fox+2019.jpg Teen Camp Faculty 2021 FOX PETTINOTTI Fox pettinotti is a multi-instrumentalist and composer who specializes in guitars, whistles, irish tenor banjo, and mandolin. fox attended community music school’s kid camps and teen camps throughout their youth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1614639209257-LQJFHPSC0P593YYBO5CQ/Shelley+photo+harp.jpg Teen Camp Faculty 2021 Shelley Phillips - harp, voice, celtic modes Shelley Phillips has a Masters of Music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She plays and tours with The Anjali Quartet and The Coulter/Phillips Ensemble, performs as a duo with her husband, Barry Phillips, sings Shape Note music, and has collaborated with Rumi translator and poet Coleman Barks making two albums of poetry and music. Shelley has appeared on more than 20 albums on the Gourd music label, including her solo albums The Fairie Round, Pavane, The Butterfly, and The Wood Between the Worlds, as well as a duet album with Barry called Wondrous Love. She also has recorded music of the Shakers and produced a benefit album, Verdant Groves, for the Shaker village museums. In addition she teaches at several other summer programs, including founding the Boxwood Flute Festival's children's, teens' and seniors' programs in Nova Scotia and teaching music related crafts at various primitive skills gatherings in the west. Shelley also works as a music director within the Episcopalian church and is the founder of Community Music School of Santa Cruz. She lives on the foggy California coast with her husband and her very spoiled cat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1484353622824-XUUIRCZ5XM7OURSBGL3A/image-asset.jpeg Teen Camp Faculty 2021 John Weed - irish fiddle and Cello John Weed is a classically-trained violinist who switched to playing Irish fiddle about 20 years ago. John lived in Ireland in 2000 and taught fiddle workshops at the Flowing Tide International Music School in Doonbeg, County Clare. He attended the Frankie Kennedy Winter School in Dunlewey, County Donegal where he has studied with Ciaran O'Maonaigh and Dermot Mcloughlin. https://www.communitymusicschool.org/redwood-music-camp-faculty-2021 daily 0.75 2021-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1484014717291-PWX4K5W405KG7O3UUIH3/image-asset.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2021 David Brewer - Winds and Bodhrán David Brewer is a multi-instrumentalist who has toured with the Scottish super-group The Old Blind Dogs, and with Molly's Revenge across the US, the UK, Canada, China, and Australia. He has been a special guest of the six-time Grammy winning group The Chieftains, and was a key musician for the sound track of the PBS documentary, “Andrew Jackson, Good, Evil, and the Presidency”. David, who is known for being animated and engaging on stage, compliments Rebecca’s award winning fiddling with guitar, Irish penny-whistle, and bodhran frame-drum, but primarily the Scottish bagpipes, on which he is unarguably one of the most energetic and charismatic performers of the instrument in the world today. To See His site, CLICK HERE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1484353622824-XUUIRCZ5XM7OURSBGL3A/image-asset.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2021 John Weed - irish fiddle and Cello John Weed is a classically-trained violinist who switched to playing Irish fiddle about 20 years ago. John lived in Ireland in 2000 and taught fiddle workshops at the Flowing Tide International Music School in Doonbeg, County Clare. He attended the Frankie Kennedy Winter School in Dunlewey, County Donegal where he has studied with Ciaran O'Maonaigh and Dermot Mcloughlin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1613356946228-8I57L57C1TGYCITXAXN9/Eilis_Kennedy_final_edit._Credit_Fiona_Morgan.104.jpg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2021 Éilís Kennedy Eilís Kennedy was born and raised in the heart of West Kerry, to parents who passed on a lifelong and committed interest in the poetry and songs of that region. She has been fortunate to have had the opportunity to listen to many of the finest exponents of song in her locality. The emotion and stories associated with Gaelic singing thus informed her love of song. Éilís plays whistle and Irish flute and is a fluent Gaelic speaker. Her three solo albums have featured William Coulter on guitar and they have worked together on music projects and tours, most recently with violinist Edwin Huizinga. Her solo album “Westward" was released to critical acclaim in December 2016 and led to Eílís being awarded Live Ireland’s Female Vocalist of the Year 2018. Her latest album “So Ends This Day” was released in 2020. To See Her site, CLICK HERE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1583622715300-WV5C0HPNMUKXYPJHQLTE/RLomnicky+2020.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2021 Rebecca Lomnicky - Scottish Fiddle Originally from Corvallis Oregon, Rebecca began playing classical violin and piano at age five, discovering Scottish fiddle music only few years later. Rebecca has been the recipient of many fiddle awards throughout her career, the most prestigious being in 2009 when she won the invitation-only 20th Annual Glenfiddich International Scottish Fiddle Championship held at Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, Scotland. Rebecca has performed in Scotland, Ireland, Italy, China, and across the USA, and currently tours with her Scottish band, The Fire, which includes fellow CMS faculty David Brewer and Adam Hendey. She has been featured on BBC Radio on multiple occasions, and was recently interviewed by Fiddler Magazine which stated “Rebecca has proved herself to be an accomplished and gifted interpreter, composer, and champion of Scottish fiddling.” In addition to her performance accolades, Rebecca holds two masters degrees, one in Folklore and one in Ethnomusicology specializing in Scottish traditional music, and is currently teaching and pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley. To see her site, CLICK HERE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1575154131164-Y7LJWMJN4M9PRJWBESFK/Jesse+2020.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2021 Jesse Autumn Jesse is a musician and artist based in New Orleans. She sings and plays concert harp, piano, accordion and harpsichord, and is one of the foremost American performers of the Double Harp, an unusual type of harp with two parallel sets of strings. She's a singer/songwriter in the realm of surrealist chamber folk, composes instrumental minimalist music, and arranges world music for double harp and large harp ensembles. She has released two CD’s of original music, three albums of Celtic and other world music, and an experimental "soundtrack" album of 31 compositions. She's appeared on over twenty additional albums as a guest artist. Her original music has been used in documentary films and shorts, as well as contemporary dance performances in Greece, Finland, Mexico and the United States. She has taught harp privately for two decades, has served as harp, piano and accordion faculty for Community Music School's camp programs since 2001, and has been artistic director for the Santa Cruz Harp Festival since 2003. She lives and works in New Orleans year-round, travels to Santa Cruz often to teach and perform, and teaches harp online to students around the USA. To see her site, click here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1575176901804-ZNW9YBY1O6Q3G2ZHNNGO/hendey+adam+2019.jpg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2021 Adam Hendey Adam Hendey is a multi-instrumentalist and composer who has performed in Ireland, the UK, and across the United States, playing and studying with members of Lúnasa, Flook, and Molly’s Revenge. Since beginning tin-whistle at thirteen years of age, Adam has dedicated himself to the traditional music of Scotland and Ireland, while also becoming well versed in other forms of popular music. On guitar and bouzouki, Adam brings an innovative contemporary approach to traditional music, with a passion informed by intense study of music theory and a diverse wealth of musical experience. In addition to performing, Adam graduated from the Robert D. Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon, with a majors in Music and Philosophy. He has just finished a masters degree at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, studying Traditional Music and specializing in guitar performance. Adam has released his debut solo album, Forward, which features appearances by both Rebecca and David. For more about Adam, please click here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1613357054478-W1DYFCFRYEBM2NHAOBLV/janet+herman+2020.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2021 janet herman A lifelong lover of traditional music, Janet became enthralled with shape note singing in her twenties, traveling throughout the country to “singings” and earning a Ph.D. in Folklore & Ethnomusicology from UCLA with a dissertation on the topic. She also loves singing in Irish, having gotten her start with sean-nós at the Joe Mooney Summer School in Ireland in 1999; she was a soloist for Mary Mc Laughlin’s Cór Ainglí and currently conducts the choir for the annual Irish language mass at St. Joseph’s Parish, Mountain View. Lap dulcimer lovers know her as co-founder, instructor, and former long-time Director of CMS’s Redwood Dulcimer Day and as a featured performer in the indie documentary Hearts of the Dulcimer. Janet is lead writer and advisor for the Music of Bhutan Research Centre, based out of Thimphu, Bhutan. In her free time she plays Irish tenor banjo at sessions and with her family band, Dance Around Molly, and sings with the global vocal group Zambra. https://www.communitymusicschool.org/teen-camp-faculty-2022 daily 0.75 2022-02-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1484014663136-R0BRR9H9QQ7SGHHLLJMB/DavidBrewer.jpg Teen Camp Faculty 2022 David Brewer David Brewer is a multi-instrumentalist who has toured with the Scottish super-group The Old Blind Dogs, and with Molly's Revenge across the US, the UK, Canada, China, and Australia. He has been a special guest of the six-time Grammy winning group The Chieftains, and was a key musician for the sound track of the PBS documentary, “Andrew Jackson, Good, Evil, and the Presidency”. David, who is known for being animated and engaging on stage, compliments Rebecca’s award winning fiddling with guitar, Irish penny-whistle, and bodhran frame-drum, but primarily the Scottish bagpipes, on which he is unarguably one of the most energetic and charismatic performers of the instrument in the world today. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/45a9b9e5-afe0-43f1-a7f3-a5288c1bea35/Aria+2022.jpg Teen Camp Faculty 2022 Aria DiSalvio Cellist Aria DiSalvio brings her soulful, rich tone and refined technique to a wide variety of musical settings. Whether performing with the Santa Cruz Symphony or contemporary folk band Long Story Short; or in the recording studio with artists such as Irish singer Éilís Kennedy or jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove, Aria's passion for and expertise in diverse styles of music shines through. A graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music, Aria continued her studies with Stephen Harrison (Stanford) after relocating from Michigan to the San Francisco Bay area. Always drawn to a diverse range of musical styles, Aria discovered a joy and freedom in traditional music after attending Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddle School. She began to study various traditional music styles, particularly Scandinavian, and soon became a teacher at several traditional music camps including Alasdair Fraser’s Sierra Fiddle Camp, where she is currently on faculty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1614639209257-LQJFHPSC0P593YYBO5CQ/Shelley+photo+harp.jpg Teen Camp Faculty 2022 Shelley Phillips - harp, voice, celtic modes Shelley Phillips has a Masters of Music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She plays and tours with The Anjali Quartet and The Coulter/Phillips Ensemble, performs as a duo with her husband, Barry Phillips, sings Shape Note music, and has collaborated with Rumi translator and poet Coleman Barks making two albums of poetry and music. Shelley has appeared on more than 20 albums on the Gourd music label, including her solo albums The Fairie Round, Pavane, The Butterfly, and The Wood Between the Worlds, as well as a duet album with Barry called Wondrous Love. She also has recorded music of the Shakers and produced a benefit album, Verdant Groves, for the Shaker village museums. In addition she teaches at several other summer programs, including founding the Boxwood Flute Festival's children's, teens' and seniors' programs in Nova Scotia and teaching music related crafts at various primitive skills gatherings in the west. Shelley also works as a music director within the Episcopalian church and is the founder of Community Music School of Santa Cruz. She lives on the foggy California coast with her husband and her very spoiled cat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1484353622824-XUUIRCZ5XM7OURSBGL3A/image-asset.jpeg Teen Camp Faculty 2022 John Weed - irish fiddle and Cello John Weed is a classically-trained violinist who switched to playing Irish fiddle about 20 years ago. John lived in Ireland in 2000 and taught fiddle workshops at the Flowing Tide International Music School in Doonbeg, County Clare. He attended the Frankie Kennedy Winter School in Dunlewey, County Donegal where he has studied with Ciaran O'Maonaigh and Dermot Mcloughlin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1613405853666-R44YD6PJUVZ8RN68OX3J/Fox+2019.jpg Teen Camp Faculty 2022 FOX PETTINOTTI Fox pettinotti is a multi-instrumentalist and composer who specializes in guitars, whistles, irish tenor banjo, and mandolin. fox attended community music school’s kid camps and teen camps throughout their youth. https://www.communitymusicschool.org/redwood-music-camp-faculty-2022 daily 0.75 2022-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1484014717291-PWX4K5W405KG7O3UUIH3/image-asset.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2022 David Brewer - Winds and Bodhrán David Brewer is a multi-instrumentalist who has toured with the Scottish super-group The Old Blind Dogs, and with Molly's Revenge across the US, the UK, Canada, China, and Australia. He has been a special guest of the six-time Grammy winning group The Chieftains, and was a key musician for the sound track of the PBS documentary, “Andrew Jackson, Good, Evil, and the Presidency”. David, who is known for being animated and engaging on stage, compliments Rebecca’s award winning fiddling with guitar, Irish penny-whistle, and bodhran frame-drum, but primarily the Scottish bagpipes, on which he is unarguably one of the most energetic and charismatic performers of the instrument in the world today. To See His site, CLICK HERE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/3484e8a4-2be7-420f-82f8-e7cde1572883/Bill+Coulter+solo+2022.jpg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2022 - Make it stand out Bill Coulter William Coulter is an internationally acclaimed, Grammy award winning master of the steel-string guitar. His most recent recording, The Rolling Waves, was released in December 2021 on the Gourd Music label. This solo project is a collection of original arrangements of folk and original music from the Celtic lands and beyond. In fall of 2021, Fire & Grace, Coulter's duo with Canadian violin virtuoso Edwin Huizinga, released Alma, a collection of folk-Baroque and world music. Coulter has been Music Director for Tomaseen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas since 1998, and has performed with the Santa Cruz Baroque Festival, Apollo’s Fire and many other ensembles. In March of 2016 he debuted Celtic Journey, a full length pops concert with the Omaha Symphony featuring Irish singers, dancers, musicians and story-teller. Collaborations have been a mainstay of his career including tours and recordings with Gourd Music artists Neal Hellman and Barry and Shelley Phillips; classical guitar virtuoso Benjamin Verdery, and Irish flute wizard Brian Finnegan. Tours have taken him around the states and to Ireland, Europe, Taiwan, New Zealand, Chile, and most recently Australia. Coulter teaches classical guitar at UC Santa Cruz and at many summer camps and festivals. He earned degrees from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the university of hard knocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1575176901804-ZNW9YBY1O6Q3G2ZHNNGO/hendey+adam+2019.jpg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2022 Adam Hendey Adam Hendey is a multi-instrumentalist and composer who has performed in Ireland, the UK, and across the United States, playing and studying with members of Lúnasa, Flook, and Molly’s Revenge. Since beginning tin-whistle at thirteen years of age, Adam has dedicated himself to the traditional music of Scotland and Ireland, while also becoming well versed in other forms of popular music. On guitar and bouzouki, Adam brings an innovative contemporary approach to traditional music, with a passion informed by intense study of music theory and a diverse wealth of musical experience. In addition to performing, Adam graduated from the Robert D. Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon, with a majors in Music and Philosophy. He has just finished a masters degree at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, studying Traditional Music and specializing in guitar performance. Adam has released his debut solo album, Forward, which features appearances by both Rebecca and David. For more about Adam, please click here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1613357054478-W1DYFCFRYEBM2NHAOBLV/janet+herman+2020.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2022 janet herman A lifelong lover of traditional music, Janet became enthralled with shape note singing in her twenties, traveling throughout the country to “singings” and earning a Ph.D. in Folklore & Ethnomusicology from UCLA with a dissertation on the topic. She also loves singing in Irish, having gotten her start with sean-nós at the Joe Mooney Summer School in Ireland in 1999; she was a soloist for Mary Mc Laughlin’s Cór Ainglí and currently conducts the choir for the annual Irish language mass at St. Joseph’s Parish, Mountain View. Lap dulcimer lovers know her as co-founder, instructor, and former long-time Director of CMS’s Redwood Dulcimer Day and as a featured performer in the indie documentary Hearts of the Dulcimer. Janet is lead writer and advisor for the Music of Bhutan Research Centre, based out of Thimphu, Bhutan. In her free time she plays Irish tenor banjo at sessions and with her family band, Dance Around Molly, and sings with the global vocal group Zambra. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1583622715300-WV5C0HPNMUKXYPJHQLTE/RLomnicky+2020.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2022 Rebecca Lomnicky - Scottish Fiddle Originally from Corvallis Oregon, Rebecca began playing classical violin and piano at age five, discovering Scottish fiddle music only few years later. Rebecca has been the recipient of many fiddle awards throughout her career, the most prestigious being in 2009 when she won the invitation-only 20th Annual Glenfiddich International Scottish Fiddle Championship held at Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, Scotland. Rebecca has performed in Scotland, Ireland, Italy, China, and across the USA, and currently tours with her Scottish band, The Fire, which includes fellow CMS faculty David Brewer and Adam Hendey. She has been featured on BBC Radio on multiple occasions, and was recently interviewed by Fiddler Magazine which stated “Rebecca has proved herself to be an accomplished and gifted interpreter, composer, and champion of Scottish fiddling.” In addition to her performance accolades, Rebecca holds two masters degrees, one in Folklore and one in Ethnomusicology specializing in Scottish traditional music, and is currently teaching and pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley. To see her site, CLICK HERE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1613405853666-R44YD6PJUVZ8RN68OX3J/Fox+2019.jpg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2022 - Make it stand out Fox Pettinotti Fox pettinotti is a multi-instrumentalist and composer who specializes in guitars, whistles, irish tenor banjo, and mandolin. fox attended community music school’s kid camps and teen camps throughout their youth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1614639209257-LQJFHPSC0P593YYBO5CQ/Shelley+photo+harp.jpg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2022 - Make it stand out Shelley Phillips Shelley Phillips has a Masters of Music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She plays and tours with The Anjali Quartet and The Coulter/Phillips Ensemble, performs as a duo with her husband, Barry Phillips, sings Shape Note music, and has collaborated with Rumi translator and poet Coleman Barks making two albums of poetry and music. Shelley has appeared on more than 20 albums on the Gourd music label, including her solo albums The Fairie Round, Pavane, The Butterfly, and The Wood Between the Worlds, as well as a duet album with Barry called Wondrous Love. She also has recorded music of the Shakers and produced a benefit album, Verdant Groves, for the Shaker village museums. In addition she teaches at several other summer programs, including founding the Boxwood Flute Festival's children's, teens' and seniors' programs in Nova Scotia and teaching music related crafts at various primitive skills gatherings in the west. Shelley also works as a music director within the Episcopalian church and is the founder of Community Music School of Santa Cruz. She lives on the foggy California coast with her husband and her very spoiled cat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/97928466-342f-49de-8c5c-3b12f568272b/Autumn-Rhodes+2022+v2.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2022 Autumn Rhodes Autumn Rhodes hails from Amish country in Indiana and has been performing Irish traditional music professionally since age 13. She has toured the US, Canada, Ireland, and Thailand extensively, performing on tin whistle, Irish flute, concertina, uilleann pipes, button accordion, and Irish and English vocals. She has won several fleadh gold medals and is known as an expert on the history of Irish music in California. She plays with several bands in the Midwest and California, including The Jammy Dodgers, The Golden Gate Céilí Band, Gránna, and Soltré. Autumn has 20 years of experience teaching and being an event staff musician, including at Lark Camp and Catskills Irish Arts Week. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/f48d619a-2a29-449c-979b-fe62149731d9/Verlene-Schermer+2022.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2022 Verlene Schermer Verlene Schermer is a San Francisco Bay Area based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist with an eclectic style that ranges from Celtic, to blues and jazz. She accompanies her dynamic and versatile singing voice on Celtic harp, piano, and guitar. She is a sought-after performer and clinician for concerts and workshops throughout the country and in Europe, and maintains a schedule of weekly private students. Verlene has recorded 12 CDs, and published well over 50 books, all of which can be purchased on her website. She also teaches harp workshops on Zoom at least 2 Saturdays a month. Check her website calendar for upcoming workshops. More information at www.verlene.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1484353622824-XUUIRCZ5XM7OURSBGL3A/image-asset.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2022 John Weed - irish fiddle and Cello John Weed is a classically-trained violinist who switched to playing Irish fiddle about 20 years ago. John lived in Ireland in 2000 and taught fiddle workshops at the Flowing Tide International Music School in Doonbeg, County Clare. He attended the Frankie Kennedy Winter School in Dunlewey, County Donegal where he has studied with Ciaran O'Maonaigh and Dermot Mcloughlin. https://www.communitymusicschool.org/coming-soon daily 0.75 2023-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/a6459d55-434a-4124-8b80-23212287116a/Concert+thumbnail+%281%29.jpg Coming Soon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/cd8503c5-d3e1-4885-bccc-21ca9444cb63/see+you+there+thumbnail.jpg Coming Soon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/a2057c79-706f-46eb-beb4-13e6701e460b/Harp+Fest+thumbnail.jpg Coming Soon! https://www.communitymusicschool.org/redwood-music-camp-faculty-2023 daily 0.75 2023-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/4e26dafc-c5df-417d-89b3-2d13d2213e15/Emma+May.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2023 Emma May - fiddle Emma May (she/her) grew up playing fiddle on Vancouver Island, Canada. She received her Bachelors and Masters in Arts Education in Halifax, Nova Scotia where she honed her skills in the Cape Breton fiddle traditions. Over the years Emma has studied many genres of music including classical, jazz, klezmer, Irish, Scottish, Appalachian and Canadian fiddle. She has studied under Daniel Lapp, Oliver Schroer, Jerry Holland, Pierre Schryer and Buddy McMaster. Emma now lives and works in Santa Cruz where she plays locally with several bands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/3484e8a4-2be7-420f-82f8-e7cde1572883/Bill+Coulter+solo+2022.jpg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2023 - Make it stand out Bill Coulter William Coulter is an internationally acclaimed, Grammy award winning master of the steel-string guitar. His most recent recording, The Rolling Waves, was released in December 2021 on the Gourd Music label. Coulter has been Music Director for Tomaseen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas since 1998, and has performed with the Santa Cruz Baroque Festival, Apollo’s Fire and many other ensembles. Collaborations have been a mainstay of his career including tours and recordings with Gourd Music artists Neal Hellman and Barry and Shelley Phillips; classical guitar virtuoso Benjamin Verdery, and Irish flute wizard Brian Finnegan. Tours have taken him around the states and to Ireland, Europe, Taiwan, New Zealand, Chile, and most recently Australia. Coulter teaches classical guitar at UC Santa Cruz and at many summer camps and festivals. He earned degrees from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the university of hard knocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/5ef21152-8115-4b34-b22d-34f43b921772/Adam+Hendey.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2023 Adam Hendey Adam Hendey is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer living in Boston, Massachusetts. Known for his sense and skill as a sought-after accompanist in the city’s vibrant traditional music communities, Hendey has built a reputation as both a collaborator and educator. Adam is a graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, where he studied Traditional Music as a Master’s student, and the Robert D. Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon, where he finished with Bachelor’s degrees in Music and Philosophy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1486850295842-9QPRWM0NC4MVSXJYVEMP/image-asset.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2023 Rachel Goodman Rachel Anne Goodman is a singer, songwriter and lover of traditional and contemporary folk music. She plays in two bands, Stone Circle (Celtic) and The Coast Ridge Ramblers (Acoustic folk). Rachel has taught at Lark Camp, The Puget Sound Guitar Workshop and Redwood Music Camp. When not playing around locally, she teaches journalism at UCSC and Cabrillo College. She spent 7 years in Appalachia soaking up traditional ballads and fiddle tunes, an experience that stayed with her. She is the producer of “Southern Songbirds: The Women of Early Country Music”, a 13-part radio series that aired around the world which is currently part of the “Women in Early Country Music” exhibit at the Birthplace of Country Music museum in Johnson City, Tennessee. She loves singing with other people, especially harmony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/fc9bdf57-11a6-4ef3-88b2-1c08d3ad93c0/Sarah+Newman.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2023 SARAH NEWMAN – HARP Sarah Newman is a multi-instrumentalist with over 10 years music teaching experience with all ages. She started Alto Saxophone at age 8 and currently plays and teaches on all saxophones, Harp, Piano, Vocal’s, Ukulele, and rainbow hand bell choir groups At Be Natural Music and teaches at Spring Hill School and she is a UCSC graduate with a Major in community Studies and a minor in Jazz Music. While her experience with playing harp only started almost 7 years ago she is very passionate about sharing the joys of playing harp and finds it a very natural instrument to play and the most inspiring for song writing with individuals and groups. Sarah has been teaching private lessons on folk harp for 6 years and enjoys inspiring song writing and improvising on harp as well with all ages. She now teaches several harp and singing groups a week. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1613405853666-R44YD6PJUVZ8RN68OX3J/Fox+2019.jpg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2023 - Make it stand out Fox Pettinotti Fox pettinotti is a multi-instrumentalist and composer who specializes in guitars, whistles, irish tenor banjo, and mandolin. fox attended community music school’s kid camps and teen camps throughout their youth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1614639209257-LQJFHPSC0P593YYBO5CQ/Shelley+photo+harp.jpg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2023 - Make it stand out Shelley Phillips Shelley Phillips has a Masters of Music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She plays and tours with The Anjali Quartet and The Coulter/Phillips Ensemble, performs as a duo with her husband, Barry Phillips, sings Shape Note music, and has collaborated with Rumi translator and poet Coleman Barks making two albums of poetry and music. Shelley has appeared on more than 20 albums on the Gourd music label, including her solo albums The Fairie Round, Pavane, The Butterfly, and The Wood Between the Worlds, as well as a duet album with Barry called Wondrous Love. She also has recorded music of the Shakers and produced a benefit album, Verdant Groves, for the Shaker village museums. In addition she teaches at several other summer programs, including founding the Boxwood Flute Festival's children's, teens' and seniors' programs in Nova Scotia and teaching music related crafts at various primitive skills gatherings in the west. Shelley is the founder of Community Music School of Santa Cruz. She lives on the foggy California coast with her husband and her very spoiled cat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/439a01d6-a3bb-4b26-ba81-c5b887c407f7/Autumn+Rhodes+cropped.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2023 Autumn Rhodes Autumn Rhodes hails from Amish country in Indiana and has been performing Irish traditional music professionally since age 13. She has toured the US, Canada, Ireland, and Thailand extensively, performing on tin whistle, Irish flute, concertina, uilleann pipes, button accordion, and Irish and English vocals. She has won several fleadh gold medals and is known as an expert on the history of Irish music in California. She plays with several bands in the Midwest and California, including The Jammy Dodgers, The Golden Gate Céilí Band, Gránna, and Soltré. Autumn has 20 years of experience teaching and being an event staff musician, including at Lark Camp and Catskills Irish Arts Week. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/f48d619a-2a29-449c-979b-fe62149731d9/Verlene-Schermer+2022.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2023 Verlene Schermer Verlene Schermer is a San Francisco Bay Area based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist with an eclectic style that ranges from Celtic, to blues and jazz. She accompanies her dynamic and versatile singing voice on Celtic harp, piano, and guitar. She is a sought-after performer and clinician for concerts and workshops throughout the country and in Europe, and maintains a schedule of weekly private students. Verlene has recorded 12 CDs, and published well over 50 books, all of which can be purchased on her website. She also teaches harp workshops on Zoom at least 2 Saturdays a month. Check her website calendar for upcoming workshops. More information at www.verlene.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1484353622824-XUUIRCZ5XM7OURSBGL3A/image-asset.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2023 John Weed - irish fiddle and Cello John Weed is a classically-trained violinist who switched to playing Irish fiddle about 20 years ago. John lived in Ireland in 2000 and taught fiddle workshops at the Flowing Tide International Music School in Doonbeg, County Clare. He attended the Frankie Kennedy Winter School in Dunlewey, County Donegal where he has studied with Ciaran O'Maonaigh and Dermot Mcloughlin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/36073581-fb19-4d73-b7e4-f84d4a2909ad/Sheri+Hammerstrom.jpg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2023 - Make it stand out Sheri Hammerstrom – voice Sheri Hammerstrom has a Bachelor of Music from the University of Texas at Arlington with a concentration in vocal performance. Sheri has been teaching private voice lessons for more than twenty-five years. Twenty of those were spent at Concordia Conservatory. As well as private lessons, she taught classes in the college preparatory program and led a vocal arts camp every summer for ten years. Although trained in classical music, Sheri has had a deep love of musical theatre from a young age and has a passion for teaching that genre. Recently Sheri moved to California's Central Coast, where she is on the faculty of the Choral and Vocal Studies Program at Cabrillo College. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/f990034c-a848-44a8-a720-7561b0e09ec2/Barbara+Snyer+cropped.jpg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2023 - Make it stand out BARBARA SNYDER – PIANO ACCORDION barbara has been playing and teaching accordion for over 25 years. she had a weekly gig at the Buttery for 17 years, was the accordionist for the Peninsula Scottish Fiddlers, and have played too many weddings and parties to count. she also plays piano, harpsichord, and recorder. she is currently learning violin, so she understands the challenges faced by beginners. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1554737870804-2Z8CCG1D334D9D5D2902/Nealdulcshirt+copy.jpg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2023 - Make it stand out neal hellman – mountain dulcimer Neal Hellman, nationally acclaimed performer and teacher of the mountain dulcimer, has been active in performing, writing, teaching, and recording acoustic music for the past 40 years. Neal's recordings include: Emma’s Waltz, Autumn In the Valley, Dream of the Manatee (with Joe Weed) and Oktober County, all on the Gourd Music label. He is the author of many books on the Appalachian dulcimer, including: Mountain Dulcimer Arrangements from Both Sides of the Atlantic, Celtic Songs & Slow Airs for Mountain Dulcimer, The Dulcimer Chord Book, The Hal Leonard Dulcimer Method, and Music of the World for Mountain Dulcimer. As founder, director and one of the primary artists of the Gourd Music record label, Neal has produced over fifty recordings including Simple Gifts, The Fairie Round, Tender Shepherd, The World Turned Upside Down and Jefferson’s Fiddle, creating a uniquely distinctive sound, featuring a variety of acoustic instrumental ensembles, rich in texture and tonal color. https://www.communitymusicschool.org/redwood-music-camp-2023-schedule daily 0.75 2023-05-09 https://www.communitymusicschool.org/celtic-concert daily 0.75 2025-11-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/4d8986a2-d5f8-49a1-803d-82be500752cd/Winery+Concert+website.png Celtic at the Brewery - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.communitymusicschool.org/rmc-dance-music daily 0.75 2024-06-04 https://www.communitymusicschool.org/redwood-music-kid-camp-faculty-2023 daily 0.75 2023-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/663e7c8f-c1f5-446f-ac7c-b0bc4e574499/Sarah+Newman.jpg Redwood Music Kid Camp Faculty 2023 - SARAH NEWMAN – HARP and keyboards Sarah Newman is a multi-instrumentalist with over 10 years music teaching experience with all ages. She currently plays and teaches on all saxophones, Harp, Piano, Vocal’s, Ukulele, and rainbow hand bell choir groups At Be Natural Music. and teaches at Spring Hill School she is a UCSC graduate with a Major in community Studies and a minor in Jazz Music. she is very passionate about sharing the joys of playing harp and finds it a very natural instrument to play. Sarah has been teaching private lessons on folk harp for six years and enjoys inspiring song writing and improvising on harp as well with all ages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/6c072f50-3164-4503-9d66-06f3d5943e99/Shelley+photo+harp.jpg Redwood Music Kid Camp Faculty 2023 - Shelley Phillips – guitars Shelley Phillips has a Masters of Music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Shelley has appeared on more than 20 albums on the Gourd music label, including her solo albums The Fairie Round, Pavane, The Butterfly, and The Wood Between the Worlds, as well as a duet album with Barry called Wondrous Love. In addition she teaches at several other summer programs, including founding the Boxwood Flute Festival's children's, teens' and seniors' programs in Nova Scotia and teaching music related crafts at various primitive skills gatherings in the west. Shelley is the founder of Community Music School of Santa Cruz. She lives on the foggy California coast with her husband and her very spoiled cat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/51e98179-618f-4602-8344-cd41f99c64bc/Abby.jpg Redwood Music Kid Camp Faculty 2023 - abigail goodman – flutes and whistles ABBY IS A CLAWHAMMER BANJO AND WHISTLE PLAYER TRAINED IN OLD-TIME AND CELTIC MUSIC. SHE ALSO ENJOYS SINGING AND SONGWRITING, AND HAS RELEASED HER FIRST ALBUM UNDER THE NAME OF THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT. ABBY IS A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL TEEN BAND, AND HAS ATTENDED TEEN CAMP FOR SEVERAL YEARS. CMS HAS HELPED HER DEVELOP A DEEP PASSION FOR PLAYING AND TEACHING MUSIC, AND SHE IS EXCITED TO TEACH WINDS AT KID CAMP THIS YEAR. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/de236073-1f48-4d65-8e2f-9230143c892e/Brianna-on-guitar.jpg Redwood Music Kid Camp Faculty 2023 - Brianna Ady – bowed instruments Brianna has been playing traditional music since the age of seven, when she first began to learn the violin. Though she does also have classical training, folk music has always been at the heart of her musical growth and exploration, fostered in no small part by the Community Music School summer camps. She has many years of experience helping students and staff alike at these camps, but the rest of the year is currently teaching general music education at Old Orchard School in Campbell. https://www.communitymusicschool.org/kid-camp-forms daily 0.75 2024-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/6f54d0c6-472b-4d93-af06-6932bff541dd/Kid+Camp+Medical+Form.jpg Kid Camp Forms - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/2e5ebc21-b5b7-401c-a785-7b5045c0f0b6/Kid+Camp+Waiver.jpg Kid Camp Forms - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.communitymusicschool.org/reviews daily 0.75 2023-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/65373036-3ee7-4c5b-992a-629959401c5f/stars11.png Reviews - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/65373036-3ee7-4c5b-992a-629959401c5f/stars11.png Reviews - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/65373036-3ee7-4c5b-992a-629959401c5f/stars11.png Reviews - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/65373036-3ee7-4c5b-992a-629959401c5f/stars11.png Reviews - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.communitymusicschool.org/faqs daily 0.75 2025-04-27 https://www.communitymusicschool.org/why-were-here daily 0.75 2024-01-07 https://www.communitymusicschool.org/who-we-are daily 0.75 2025-02-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/71d7f1af-86c4-4b5d-a321-8e04ce1282ec/Susan+Zoom+cropped.jpg Who We Are - Susan Willats, Executive Director Susan worked as a program administrator at the University of California, Santa Cruz for over 30 years. She discovered Community Music School when her daughter first enrolled in Kid Camp. Susan served on the CMS board of directors for seven years before stepping into the executive director position when Shelley Phillips stepped down. As someone who greatly benefitted from both private piano lessons and a robust public school music program growing up, Susan is an ardent believer in exposing kids to music. In addition to her work at Community Music School, she also serves on the advisory board of the Cabrillo Youth Chorus, and works with Arts Now Santa Cruz County to advocate for equitable access to arts education in local K-12 schools. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/010a90af-89de-4c7c-8356-55ac3b219651/Shelley-truck.jpeg Who We Are - Shelley Phillips, Founder and Artistic Director Shelley Phillips, MM San Francisco Conservatory of Music, is the founder and artistic director of the Santa Cruz Community Music School and the Santa Cruz Shape Note Society. As a multi-instrumentalist member of The Coulter/Phillips Ensemble and the Chris Norman Ensemble, Shelley has shared her wide repertoire throughout North America and Europe, also Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand. Shelley is also known as a member of The Anjali Quartet, improvising on folk melodies from India. As a Celtic harpist, Shelley gives workshops and teaches young players; as a wind player, she's taught bamboo flute making; as a broadly-versed folk musician, she’s a sought-after visitor and volunteer at UCSC. Her recordings are internationally distributed, with four solo albums and numerous ensemble recordings on the Gourd label. The Santa Cruz Sentinel awarded Shelley the Gail Rich Award in 2008 and the Santa Cruz County Arts Commission selected Shelley as 2017 Artist of the Year. Presently she is playing and singing lots of music locally with friends of all generations and backgrounds. https://www.communitymusicschool.org/whatwedo daily 0.75 2026-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/d62cc32d-fc30-44bf-9ace-40ab6f753be4/Celco-Kate.JPG What We Do - Summer Music Camps Each summer CMS produces traditional music camps for children, teens, and adults. Kid and Teen Camps are staffed by teachers and teaching assistants (TAs) specializing in traditional folk music from the Celtic diaspora and beyond. All of our camps feature faculty who are not only professional musicians, but outstanding instructors. Students learn and perform in small bands and as a full orchestra. Evening activities for teens include Irish and Contra dance classes, a movie night, and a lively traditional ceilidh at the end of the week. Both Kid Camp and Teen Camp end with a performance for friends and family. Redwood Music Camp is a music camp experience for grown-ups – a weekend of music workshops with all meals and lodging provided. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/05baefeb-efbb-4847-b85a-1c3369e8baf1/flute+players+%281%29.JPG What We Do - Concerts Every January, we host the Santa Cruz Harp Festival, a concert featuring music from throughout the world on harps of all kinds. The concert includes performances by professional harp players, as well as the all-ages Community Music School Harp Orchestra. A harp “petting zoo” is available during intermission for the harp-curious. Each October, we hold a concert at a local winery or brewery to raise funds for our youth music programs. Listen to some of the best players of traditional acoustic music in Santa Cruz County while supporting Community Music School! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1687403740438-IS5JWCE7MP18Y9RX5PKT/2005%2Bgirls%2Bwith%2Bharps.jpg What We Do - Music Match Through this instrument adoption program we place donated instruments with people and organizations that need them. Music Match adoption is available for music students of all ages. We often partner with other local music-centered nonprofits to place instruments, such as El Sistema, Activities4All, and Senderos. We accept most small instruments (guitars, flutes, violins, etc.) that are in good shape. Unfortunately, we cannot accept pianos and other large instruments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/3759d117-9fb2-4348-8b93-ee741b88d4e6/RMC+2019.jpg What We Do - Teacher Database We run a free information and referral service, putting the public in touch with music teachers and community music groups offering instruction on a myriad of instruments and styles. Prospective students can shop for teachers to find someone whose approach best matches their needs; in turn, the referral service helps qualified teachers stay in business by providing their listings online at no charge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/fe004679-b64c-411d-92f1-38f699847116/Teen+Band+2025.jpeg What We Do - Teen Band Open to musicians ages 12-19, participants meet twice a month to learn and play Celtic, Swedish, and Americana music. Participants in this no-cost program play in an ensemble, developing musicianship, flexibility, and musical creativity. They become better musicians, and have a lot of fun! The group performs occasionally at various events as a community service. Details are available here on this website. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/41a1308d-1047-4ed7-81c6-6e7cdc105010/IMG_9347.jpg What We Do - Instrument Petting Zoos We offer supervised instrument petting zoos at family concerts and community events. Audience members can try out different instruments with the help of staff and learn firsthand how the instruments make music. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/7cc94790-680d-4b7a-b02e-e97a5d76a43c/Screen+Shot+2023-10-02+at+2.22.42+PM.png What We Do - Monthly Newsletter Information on our concerts, camps, and workshops is published in our monthly newsletter, as well as information about other musical events taking place in Santa Cruz County. To get on our email list, sign up here. We NEVER share our list of emails! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/18c0c736-c6ad-4714-9420-c4d3cfd2741e/CMS+CDs.jpg What We Do - Recordings We have independently produced several professional recordings that raise money for CMS programs. Our albums feature music from ethnic and folk traditions, including Celtic music, Shape Note singing, and songs of the Shakers. All of our CDs are available for purchase on our Square site. https://www.communitymusicschool.org/harp-festival daily 0.75 2026-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/7e54382e-b53a-45a4-b509-8e55f1216433/achelhair.com_wp-content_uploads_2023_01_Ruth-Rachel-HIGH-RES-RACHEL-SOLO-WHARP-NIARBYL-COTTAGE-CREDIT-Amore-du-Plessis.jpg-scaled.jpg Harp Festival - Make it stand out Widely regarded as one of the world’s finest exponents of Scottish Harp (clarsach) playing, Rachel is a prominent performer in the Traditional Music scene and having toured extensively throughout Europe, the US and beyond, she has released 5 critically acclaimed albums. Songlines calls Rachel Hair “one of the UK’s finest contemporary Celtic harpists and tunesmiths.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/6575ed4a-1b1b-4a4b-a4ff-39c49a2e97a6/JenniferCass.jpg Harp Festival - Make it stand out Jennifer Cass is the premier classical harpist in the greater Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay area. Jennifer is an accomplished performer and highly regarded instructor; she has performed frequently with UCSC and Cabrillo ensembles, Santa Cruz New Music Works, Santa Cruz Chamber Players, and has been a featured soloist with Ensemble Monterey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/6545ce51-ace0-4763-b43a-ed467d5cd8ff/Shelley2026.jpeg Harp Festival - Make it stand out Shelley Phillips has a Masters of Music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She plays and tours with The Anjali Quartet and The Coulter/Phillips Ensemble, performs as a duo with her husband, Barry Phillips, sings Shape Note music, and has collaborated with Rumi translator and poet Coleman Barks making two albums of poetry and music. Shelley has appeared on more than 20 albums on the Gourd music label, including her solo albums The Fairie Round, Pavane, The Butterfly, and The Wood Between the Worlds, as well as a duet album with Barry called Wondrous Love. She also has recorded music of the Shakers and produced a benefit album, Verdant Groves, for the Shaker village museums. In addition she teaches at several other summer programs, including founding the Boxwood Flute Festival’s children’s, teens’ and seniors’ programs in Nova Scotia and teaching music related crafts at various primitive skills gatherings in the west. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/8e7eef4d-a787-4e2c-95e3-0b927d56948f/harps%2Bat%2BMAH.jpg Harp Festival - Make it stand out The Community Music School All-Ages Harp Ensemble! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/95c6f78d-1e0f-41d9-b122-a7720d83c4b8/Jazz-photo.jpeg Harp Festival - Make it stand out Jazz LeiAmora is a distinguished sound healing facilitator, multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter known for her genre, Sacred Soul Medicine Music, which fuses soul, R&B, jazz, and more. Her enchanting voice creates a captivating, inspiring and meditative experience. Based in Santa Cruz, Jazz has been devoted to the medicine path for 10+ years, dedicating significant time to collaborating with and supporting indigenous communities from South America. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/6b9c024c-3c11-4e75-acf3-7fd4e29cfeee/Sarah+Newman.jpg Harp Festival - Make it stand out Sarah Newman is a multi-instrumentalist with over 10 years music teaching experience with all ages. She started alto saxophone at age eight and currently plays and teaches on all saxophones, harp, piano, vocals, ukulele, and rainbow hand bell choir groups at Be Natural Music. While her experience with playing harp only started nine years ago, she is very passionate about sharing the joys of playing harp and finds it a very natural instrument to play – and the most inspiring for song writing with individuals and groups. Sarah teaches private lessons on folk harp, and enjoys inspiring song writing and improvisation with all ages. She teaches several harp and singing groups at Be Natural Music in both Santa Cruz and Cupertino. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/a8fdb9ad-7a93-42c5-8807-65519319645d/Midyne-photo.jpg Harp Festival - Make it stand out Midyne Spear’s warm voice and mature, reflective songwriting are both sonically rich and thought-provoking. Her ability to blend folk, jazz, blues, and pop, along with her intricate finger work on lever harp, creates a unique listening experience that is simultaneously intimate and expansive. https://www.communitymusicschool.org/teen-camp-faculty-2026 daily 0.75 2026-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1484353622824-XUUIRCZ5XM7OURSBGL3A/image-asset.jpeg Teen Camp Faculty 2026 John Weed - irish fiddle John Weed is a classically-trained violinist who switched to playing Irish fiddle about 20 years ago. John lived in Ireland in 2000 and taught fiddle workshops at the Flowing Tide International Music School in Doonbeg, County Clare. He attended the Frankie Kennedy Winter School in Dunlewey, County Donegal where he has studied with Ciaran O'Maonaigh and Dermot Mcloughlin. John has been a long-time instructor at Community Music School’s summer camps for teens and adults, and also leads the school-year Teen Band program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1295941b-d2df-4f2d-95ca-f4ab0191747c/IMG_7654.jpg Teen Camp Faculty 2026 Ben Roberts Ben Roberts is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator based in New York City. As a guitarist, fiddler, and bouzouki player, he can be found most nights of the week playing shows or leading sessions across the Trad Irish and Old Time scenes of New York and Boston. He performs regularly with Brendan Hearn (The Good Folk), Jake James (The Consequences), and Aidan Scrimgeour (Pumpkin Bread), among others, and plays in Colúr with Autumn Rhodes and Malden Meehan. Ben studied Contemporary Improvisation at the New England Conservatory (2022) and Cello Performance at the Cleveland Institute of Music (2020). He can be found every Tuesday night playing tunes and singing songs at Putnam’s Pub in Brooklyn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/70c9f6bf-e75e-4880-a3ff-28a25ff49a2e/Autumn-Rhodes+2022+v2.jpg Teen Camp Faculty 2026 Autumn Rhodes Autumn Rhodes hails from Amish country in Indiana and has been performing Irish traditional music professionally since age 13. She has toured the US, Canada, Ireland, and Thailand extensively, performing on tin whistle, Irish flute, concertina, uilleann pipes, button accordion, and Irish and English vocals. She has won several fleadh gold medals and is known as an expert on the history of Irish music in California. She plays with several bands in the Midwest and California, including The Jammy Dodgers, The Golden Gate Céilí Band, Gránna, and Soltré. Autumn has 20 years of experience teaching and being an event staff musician, including at Lark Camp and Catskills Irish Arts Week. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1614639209257-LQJFHPSC0P593YYBO5CQ/Shelley+photo+harp.jpg Teen Camp Faculty 2026 - Make it stand out Shelley Phillips Shelley Phillips has a Masters of Music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She plays and tours with The Anjali Quartet and The Coulter/Phillips Ensemble, performs as a duo with her husband, Barry Phillips, sings Shape Note music, and has collaborated with Rumi translator and poet Coleman Barks making two albums of poetry and music. Shelley has appeared on more than 20 albums on the Gourd music label, including her solo albums The Fairie Round, Pavane, The Butterfly, and The Wood Between the Worlds, as well as a duet album with Barry called Wondrous Love. She also has recorded music of the Shakers and produced a benefit album, Verdant Groves, for the Shaker village museums. In addition she teaches at several other summer programs, including founding the Boxwood Flute Festival's children's, teens' and seniors' programs in Nova Scotia and teaching music related crafts at various primitive skills gatherings in the west. Shelley also works as a music director within the Episcopalian church and is the founder of Community Music School of Santa Cruz. She lives on the foggy California coast with her husband and her very spoiled cat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/43b37b0c-b81e-4717-9cb6-dbd35c889408/230222California031.jpeg Teen Camp Faculty 2026 - Make it stand out Fox Pettinotti Fox Pettinotti is a multi-instrumentalist and composer who specializes in guitars, whistles, Irish tenor banjo, and mandolin. Fox attended Community Music School’s Kid Camp and Teen Camp throughout their youth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1614638916063-25OAWFCCHOZZAFKRXY2S/Renata+Bratt+playing+head+shot.JPEG Teen Camp Faculty 2026 Renata Bratt Cellist and clinician Renata Bratt is a member of the American String Teachers Association Alternative String Styles Advisory Committee. Based in California, she teaches cello at the Santa Cruz Waldorf Elementary School, the Pacific Elementary School in Davenport, and beginning orchestra through the Cabrillo Youth Strings program. She has taught classical styles, jazz improvisation and fiddling at national string workshops for children and adults, including the Mark O'Connor String Conference, Alasdair Fraser's Sierra Fiddle Camp, Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School, New Directions Cello Festival, the National Cello Institute, IAJE, ASTA, MENC and Suzuki institutes and conferences. She is a past president of the Suzuki Music Association of California and the International Association for Jazz Education String Caucus. Ms. Bratt received her Ph.D. in Music from the University of California at San Diego. https://www.communitymusicschool.org/rmc-details daily 0.75 2024-03-11 https://www.communitymusicschool.org/rdd-tunes daily 0.75 2024-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/b1893452-296a-43cd-89ee-c1765391c7ef/RDD+for+Zeffy+%281%29.jpg RDD Group Tunes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/46b41449-f4f5-4686-943f-54a541e29696/BretonTune.jpg RDD Group Tunes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/ee629e01-feb5-42e2-9415-954faffa004c/ThugamarFe%CC%81inHLcorrect+copy+2.jpg RDD Group Tunes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/3f4cdddb-20f9-4fee-99b0-721473bc5184/Asika+Thali.jpg RDD Group Tunes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.communitymusicschool.org/music-classes daily 0.75 2024-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/213b0bd1-1bcd-48cf-b558-088b16e32f7e/IMG_9699.jpeg Music Classes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/d83e160a-f3c3-46ba-9651-4b68b926ec7f/IMG_9704.jpeg Music Classes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/ef1fdea9-6477-4137-aafb-94d8c7135b37/IMG_9588.jpeg Music Classes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/89a8c9e9-3523-4e57-94bc-03bca74e9473/melodica+players.jpeg Music Classes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.communitymusicschool.org/jam-camp daily 0.75 2026-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/e0f92268-b0ed-4bc0-93dc-9734d54c583d/IMG_6034.jpeg Weed's Jam Camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/8904d6cf-78c7-4839-b37c-4d5fa3341efd/IMG_3110.jpeg Weed's Jam Camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/f2a45173-4ab1-4977-a53d-485ca433195e/IMG_5985.jpeg Weed's Jam Camp https://www.communitymusicschool.org/redwood-music-camp-faculty-2025 daily 0.75 2025-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/3e01ecbd-bf9a-45e8-89cb-5eb757623acc/image0.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2025 Ian Ly - guitar Ian is a flatpick guitarist who makes his home in San Francisco. Drawing upon the influence of guitar greats like Clarence White, Tony Rice, Doc Watson, and Norman Blake, Ian’s picking demonstrates a reverence for the rich history of American acoustic guitar. Ian grew up in Aptos, California and started playing guitar at the age of 15. He became the 2023 National Flatpick Guitar Champion and has played at the Grand Ole Opry and Bluegrass Hall of Fame as well as touring internationally in Japan and Korea. Watch a clip of Ian playing here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1484353622824-XUUIRCZ5XM7OURSBGL3A/image-asset.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2025 John Weed - irish fiddle John Weed, fiddler for Molly’s Revenge and New World String Project, has spent the last 30 years immersed in various fiddle styles. With an affinity for folk traditions, John’s exploration has emphasized Irish, Scottish, Swedish, and Old-Time fiddle. While he holds a bachelor’s degree of music from CSU Chico, the musical education that charted his path began through a long series of Irish sessions. There, he learned the nuance of aural passing of melodies and the tradition of conversing in a deeply musical manner. John’s passion for the vital expressiveness of the session lead to performing across the United States and internationally. In addition to being a full time performer and instructor, John is currently on faculty at Palenke Arts, a multicultural arts organization in Seaside, California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/0d591195-85a1-4c52-9f1c-27fa84859a48/image-asset.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2025 Lars Johannesson – flute and whistle Lars Johannesson, flutist, has lived in West Africa, Sweden, Holland, and the United States. His interest is in playing modern, baroque, romantic, and Irish styles of music on period instruments. Lars studied orchestral flute with Tim Day at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he also discovered the Baroque ‘traverso’ and the charms of 18th century French music. This led to studies the Royal Conservatory of Music in Holland, with Wilbert Hazelzet. An interest in Irish folk music lends another style to his expressive toolkit, and one can occasionally find Lars at the local ‘session’, enjoying a pint along with the Jigs and Reels. On recordings, you can hear his playing on a number of albums with Linda Burman-Hall and the ensemble Lux Musica, as well as numerous appearances on the Gourd Music label. See his website here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/fc7a647d-4d29-41fb-8fb2-42d1780fa77d/Rebecca+Lomnicky+portrait.JPG Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2025 Rebecca Lomnicky - Scottish Fiddle Originally from Corvallis, Oregon, Rebecca Lomnicky began playing classical violin at age five, discovering Scottish fiddle music shortly thereafter. Rebecca has been the recipient of many performance awards throughout her career, the most prestigious being in 2009 when she won the invitation-only Glenfiddich International Scottish Fiddle Championship held at Blair Castle in Scotland. Rebecca has performed in Scotland, Ireland, Italy, China, and across the USA, and is a founding member of California-based Scottish band, The Fire. She has recorded nine albums, been featured on BBC Radio on multiple occasions, and was interviewed by Fiddler Magazine which described her as “an accomplished and gifted interpreter, composer, and champion of Scottish fiddling.” In addition to her performance accolades, Rebecca holds a Ph.D. in Ethnomusicology and two masters degrees specializing in Scottish traditional music from the University of California, Berkeley. See her website here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/993979a5-eb2e-4555-8a4c-fe44d93a2774/IMG_2566.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2025 Jesse Autumn Jesse is a musician and artist based in New Orleans. She sings and plays concert harp, piano, accordion and harpsichord, and is one of the foremost American performers of the Double Harp, an unusual type of harp with two parallel sets of strings. She's a singer/songwriter in the realm of surrealist chamber folk, composes instrumental minimalist music, and arranges world music for double harp and large harp ensembles. She has taught harp privately for two decades, has served as harp, piano and accordion faculty for Community Music School's camp programs since 2001, and has been artistic director for the Santa Cruz Harp Festival since 2003. She lives and works in New Orleans year-round, travels to Santa Cruz often to teach and perform, and teaches harp online to students around the USA. See her website here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/cca77db8-4a65-45d1-989e-12c23ed31480/daldry-pic.jpg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2025 Peter Daldry Peter Daldry is a traditional singer/songwriter from Clydebank, Scotland and resident in California since 1994. With a background in teaching and education in sports and music, Daldry brought his teaching skills to Camp Kennolyn in the Santa Cruz Mountains in the summer of 1990. Brought up listening to the folk music Scotlands 'The Corries and Ireland's 'The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem in his early playing years. Graduating to his major influences of Scottish artists Dick Gaughan, Andy M. Stewart (Silly Wizard) Dougie Maclean and David Francey. Peter performs at various Scottish Games and Irish/Celtic events and festivals across the United States and Internationally. See his website here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/6b9c024c-3c11-4e75-acf3-7fd4e29cfeee/Sarah+Newman.jpg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2025 - Make it stand out Sarah Newman Sarah Newman is a multi-instrumentalist with over 10 years music teaching experience with all ages. She started alto saxophone at age eight and currently plays and teaches on all saxophones, harp, piano, vocals, ukulele, and rainbow hand bell choir groups at Be Natural Music and teaches at Spring Hill School. She is a UCSC graduate with a Major in Community Studies and a minor in Jazz Music. While her experience with playing harp only started eight years ago, she is very passionate about sharing the joys of playing harp and finds it a very natural instrument to play – and the most inspiring for song writing with individuals and groups. Sarah has been teaching private lessons on folk harp for seven years and enjoys inspiring song writing and improvisation with all ages. She teaches several harp and singing groups at Be Natural Music in both Santa Cruz and Cupertino. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/43b37b0c-b81e-4717-9cb6-dbd35c889408/230222California031.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2025 - Make it stand out Fox Pettinotti Fox Pettinotti is a multi-instrumentalist and composer who specializes in guitars, whistles, Irish tenor banjo, and mandolin. Fox attended Community Music School’s Kid Camp and Teen Camp throughout their youth, and has been teaching at Teen Camp for the past four years. He is a touring artist with the band Summoning Circle, a teacher of ancestral skills, and is working on a book of shape note songs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/f1baa313-11c9-4697-9ab5-3d7f1d328c41/IMG_8535.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2025 Janet Herman and Conall Barber Janet Herman is a long-time Community Music School-affiliated music teacher who holds a Ph.D. in Folklore with an emphasis in traditional music. She was a soloist in Mary McLaughlin's Irish language choir, has conducted the Irish language mass choir in Mountain View, and has taken sean nós singing workshops in Ireland. Conall Barber is a multi-instrumentalist, tune composer, dance fiddler, CMS Teen Camp TA, and the current leader of the CMS Celtic Teen Band. He is a lifelong fluent Irish speaker and third-year linguistics major at UC Santa Cruz. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/1554737870804-2Z8CCG1D334D9D5D2902/Nealdulcshirt+copy.jpg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2025 - Make it stand out Neal Hellman Neal Hellman, nationally acclaimed performer and teacher of the mountain dulcimer, has been active in performing, writing, teaching, and recording acoustic music for the past 40 years. Neal's recordings include: Emma’s Waltz, Autumn In the Valley, Dream of the Manatee (with Joe Weed) and Oktober County, all on the Gourd Music label. He is the author of many books on the Appalachian dulcimer, including: Mountain Dulcimer Arrangements from Both Sides of the Atlantic, Celtic Songs & Slow Airs for Mountain Dulcimer, The Dulcimer Chord Book, The Hal Leonard Dulcimer Method, and Music of the World for Mountain Dulcimer. As founder, director and one of the primary artists of the Gourd Music record label, Neal has produced over fifty recordings including Simple Gifts, The Fairie Round, Tender Shepherd, The World Turned Upside Down and Jefferson’s Fiddle, creating a uniquely distinctive sound, featuring a variety of acoustic instrumental ensembles, rich in texture and tonal color. See his website here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/010a90af-89de-4c7c-8356-55ac3b219651/Shelley-truck.jpeg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2025 - Make it stand out Shelley Phillips Shelley Phillips has a Masters of Music from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She plays and tours with The Anjali Quartet and The Coulter/Phillips Ensemble, performs as a duo with her husband, Barry Phillips, sings Shape Note music, and has collaborated with Rumi translator and poet Coleman Barks making two albums of poetry and music. Shelley has appeared on more than 20 albums on the Gourd music label, including her solo albums The Fairie Round, Pavane, The Butterfly, and The Wood Between the Worlds, as well as a duet album with Barry called Wondrous Love. She also has recorded music of the Shakers and produced a benefit album, Verdant Groves, for the Shaker village museums. In addition she teaches at several other summer programs, including founding the Boxwood Flute Festival’s children’s, teens’ and seniors’ programs in Nova Scotia and teaching music related crafts at various primitive skills gatherings in the west. Shelley is the founder and former executive director of Community Music School of Santa Cruz, where she runs Celtic Camps for children, teens and adults, concerts, workshops, and other programs. She lives on the foggy California coast with her husband and her very spoiled cat. See her website here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/564ba172e4b0f83fd2ed0027/5fdfdc78-d170-4883-9096-981a74f083b0/RonPicRMC.jpg Redwood Music Camp Faculty 2025 - Make it stand out Ron Goodman Ron Goodman is a classical singer and professional kazoo player. He sings tenor in the Santa Cruz Chorale and Beati Small Choir. He blows kazoo in the Trolley Drops Jug Band and with Peter Weiss and the Earth Rangers. 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