The very first Roots Music camp of its kind: Camp Bluegrass Pride! 🎻🌈🪕 June 21-26 in Astoria, OR - come gather with Queer & Allied pickers alike, to learn, jam, make friends and build community in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. 🌲🌊 More info at the Iink in bio. 💗
🎶 We’ve been so excited to finally share this - our Camp Bluegrass Pride instructor lineup is here! 🌈✨
This year, we welcome an incredible group of musicians, educators, and community-builders:
🎻 Kat Bula - songwriter, vocalist, educator, and multi-instrumentalist best known as a genre-shredding fiddler, moving from bluegrass to metal
🪕 Taylor Shuck - guitarist, banjo player, songwriter, and educator blending tradition and creativity across bluegrass and folk
🎶 Keith Billik - banjoist with Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys and Wilson Thicket, known for curiosity, drive, and infectious musical joy
🎤 Melody Walker - GRAMMY-award-winning songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, formerly of Front Country and now The Grateful Drag, with storytelling that hits deep
🎻 Cody Bauer - Blends bluegrass, old-time, Irish, and classic country fiddling, tours internationally, and coordinates Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM)
🎵 Mandy Lynn Danzig - decorated trans clawhammer banjo player and multi-instrumentalist, rooted in tradition while playful and expressive
🌙 Noa Eve - bassist and composer combining virtuosic bowing with bluegrass and old-time rhythms, composing across traditional and original styles
🎻 Kaden Hurst - mandolinist with Tradwife Stringband, focusing on songwriting, arranging, social music-making, and adult bluegrass education
🪕 McKain Lakey - banjo player and teacher active in traditional bluegrass ensembles, helping players build drive and confidence
🎸 Nelson Williams - longtime bass player of Chris Jones & The Night-Drivers, and founder of New Dangerfield, bringing decades of professional bluegrass experience
🎼 C.J. Lewandowski - mandolin player, vocalist, and founding member of The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, one of today’s leading traditional bluegrass bands
🎶 Grace Van’t Hof - multi-instrumentalist with Chris Jones & the Night Drivers, exploring queerness and culture in traditional music and a four-time IBMA Graphic Designer of the Year
✨ We can’t wait to learn, pick, and build community with you at camp! 💫🎶
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Thank you to our Safe Haven Level sponsor Token Flatpicks for making Camp Bluegrass Pride possible! 🌈
Long favored by musicians, with carefully designed edge geometries, these picks move effortlessly across the strings in both directions. Check them out and bring them to Camp Bluegrass Pride to show your friends
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For those of you coming through Portland on your way to Camp Bluegrass Pride, Hotel Zags is officially partnered to provide you all with a discount and a great experience. Check out our website: /pages/camp-lodging to access the discount.
See you all there!
Thank you to our Safe Haven Level sponsor Peghead Nation for making Camp Bluegrass Pride possible! 🌈
Peghead nation can connect you to hundreds of lessons with the best instructors. A go spot for all things bluegrass, old time and roots music!
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Thank you to our Safe Haven Level sponsor the Oregon Bluegrass Association for making Camp Bluegrass Pride possible! 🌈
OBA is dedicated to the promotion, preservation and performance of bluegrass across Oregon.
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Thank you to our Safe Haven Level sponsor Gaetano's Market & Deli for making Camp Bluegrass Pride possible! 🌈
Gaetano's is the only Italian style deli on the North Coast. Stop in for sandwich during Camp Bluegrass Pride or take home speciality sauces and pasta!
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We’re proud to be an official hotel sponsor of the inaugural Camp Bluegrass Pride @bluegrasspride happening June 21–26 in Astoria. 🌈🎻
Guests attending the event can enjoy exclusive perks and discounted rates at The Hotel Zags when booking with code BLUEGRASS. You can find details on the Camp Bluegrass website or book directly with us at the link in our bio.
Register today for this incredible week of music, community, and education — and come stay with us while you’re in Oregon. 💙✨
We are so excited to hear from one of our Bluegrass Pride Camp instructors! Their wisdom and experience will make for such valuable learning. Come a join us! June 21-26#campbluegrasspride #bluegrasspride #bluegrass
Thank you to our Trailblazer Level sponsor Folk Alliance International for making Camp Bluegrass Pride possible! 🌈
Folk Alliance advances folk music and its communities by engaging, educating, and strengthening the global folk music ecosystem.
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We are so excited to learn and play with Grace Van't Hof. They have so much wisdom to share with the community🪕🪕🔥🪕#campbluegrasspride #banjo #bluegrasspride . Come join us at Camp Bluegrass Pride!! Registration is still open, come for the week, come for a day! Don't miss out 🪕🎻🪕
