NashCamp Bluegrass & Songwriting Camps

10/25/2020

Here's something to make your day. NashCamper Rod Casey and his band have been elected to the Georgia Country Music Hall of Fame! I received this email from Rod, and asked if I could share to all his friends at NashCamp:
Well we’ll...who woulda thought that the beginner banjo player, actually I didn’t even own one in 2005 my first trip to banjo camp, you met in 2005 and had in camp many years after would be in a band being inducted into the Georgia Country Music Hall of Fame! I will say our band has done a lot over the past 10 years to help needy people. We take no money and we are associated with the Hahira United Methodist Church. We have made just over $70,000 of which all went to needy causes. We’ve done funerals, weddings, reunions and may public events associated with cities and counties, and countless churches. We have two CDs and a third in planning. Our website:
lostdogsfound-humc.com.

I always enjoyed Nashcamp and hope to come back some day. Thanks Cindy for giving us a great time and great friends.

03/02/2020

This incredible staff and I would love to see you at Bluegrass Week 2020! If you’re on our email list, check those inboxes for an update on course capacity (we’ve already got a class sold out!), and get those deposits in to hold your spot in one of these classes taught by some of the best in the biz!

If you’re not on our email list, or would like to request a registration packet, more info, or just say “hi," send a message to [email protected].

02/06/2020

Musicians!

It is with great excitement that I announce our incredible instructor lineup for NashCamp Bluegrass Week 2020! It’s an absolute pleasure to welcome new and returning faces to NashCamp Bluegrass Week 2020:

Bass – Zoe Guigueno
Mandolin – Mike Compton
Guitar – Tim May
Fiddle – Patrick McAvinue
Dobro – Keith Baumann
Banjo – Catherine BB Bowness
Singing – Ashleigh Caudill
Jam Masters – Jeff Burke & Mark MacKenzie

So folks, head on over to the newly revamped www.nashcamp.com, and read up on our incredible staff! If you haven’t signed up or reserved a spot already, a deposit will hold your place in the class of your choice. Email [email protected] for a registration packet, and don’t hesitate to reach out with any other questions! Get ready for another wonderful year of NashCamp Bluegrass Week!

Escape to the beautiful hills of Tennessee to study with the world’s finest bluegrass players. In these fun and intensive workshops, students choose singing or an instrument for small group instruction and jamming. And bring an appetite, but don’t bring your tightest-fitting blue jeans! The meal...

12/11/2019

It’s that time of the year, folks! NashCamp Bluegrass Week 2020 is coming!!

Mark your calendars for Monday, August 3rd – Saturday, August 8th for a week of fun, food, and music! Held at the ever-fabulous Camp Marymount in Fairview, TN, your NashCamp mornings will start with small group classes for your chosen instrument followed by afternoon electives and band practice! In the evenings, our extraordinary instructors and faculty put on one-of-a-kind concerts for our students that turn into late-night jams. The week culminates with you taking the stage of the World Famous Station Inn with your band mates to perform your favorite tunes from the week!

Jamie Protich and The Front Porch Restaurant will cater this year’s bluegrass week and you don’t want to miss out on the menu she has planned!

Instructors will be announced in the New Year, but registration will open up on January 1st for everyone who wants to secure their spot early! Email [email protected] for more information, or to a request a registration packet. Hope to see you there!

11/06/2019

Fiddlers! Three spots remain for this wonderful retreat-style weekend! Registration closes next Tuesday - sign up and come join us for fiddling, friendship, and fabulous food November 15th-17th!

10/01/2019

Calling all fiddlers!

NashCamp is hosting a fiddle weekend this fall that will blow your bow hairs off! Come and take lessons, jam, and enjoy a variety of fun masterclasses with some of the best the biz has to offer!

Email [email protected] to request a registration packet today, and join us in just a few short weeks!

10/01/2019

Late night jams, faculty concerts, friendship, food, and fun - 2019 Edition!

06/15/2019

NashCamp Bluegrass Week is just seven weeks away! As we head into these final weeks, I wanted to give you an update on class availability as it stands today. Please see the list below for the number of spots still available in each class.

Guitar - 1
Mandolin - 1
Fiddle - 2
Bass - 3
Dobro - 2
Banjo - SOLD OUT (email for waitlist)

As always, our singing class has no max capacity and is still accepting students!

Email [email protected] for a registration packet today and grab your spot - first come, first serve!

08/25/2018

Let's all support Emma Forster! Take a look...

Hi friends – Emma here! Eight years ago, I sat at my family’s computer doing what most kids do the month before summer break…finding the most amazing summer camp that will give you adventure, campfire songs, and a mess of new friends. Lost in my search, I decided to give a bluegrass music camp...

08/14/2018

Dear friends,

NashCamp was born out of my love of music. While I had another “day job” working in television, NashCamp has been my labor of love, my passion and my joy. Inspired by you, it has been my identity for the last 22 years; one that I cherish.

When we started the camp, I knew it would bring students from all over the country to “Music City”. I felt confident these students would take home knowledge and excitement for their instrument, and I was determined to make sure they had a really good time and good food! There’s no feeling like playing music together. One thing I could not foresee, however, was the establishment of friendships that exist among us. How I cherish these life-long friendships!

Many of you know I have been moving towards retirement, but NashCamp must go on. I have been planning for this change in my life and searching for the perfect person to fill my camp director tennis shoes. :) I have found her, want you to be the first to know that Emma Forster will be the next director of NashCamp. Even though this is a decision I pondered very seriously, the final decision was an easy one. In addition to being wonderfully musically talented, Emma has the heart of a teacher. She is extremely intelligent, kind and personable, and after many years as a student, “camp helper” and teacher, she has the experience and loves NashCamp as much as I do. I hope you will consider supporting Emma through her GoFundMe campaign (https://www.gofundme.com/tzjcbb-nashcamp) to help her make this transition into what will be her life’s work and joy, as it was mine.

I hope you are happy for me and my decision to slow down and follow dreams I have put off for some time. I will stay involved as advisor and finally, as a student! I have often longed to attend NashCamp classes but director duties and the care of my students came first.

In closing, I want to say thank you to everyone for sharing the best and proudest years of my life. There are many good times to come and in one short year, I’ll see you at camp!
Kindest regards,
Cindy

Cindy Sinclair
Director
NashCamp Bluegrass Camps, Inc.
[email protected]
615.957.4294

Hi friends – Emma here! Eight years ago, I sat at my family’s computer doing what most kids do the month before summer break…finding the most amazing summer camp that will give you adventure, campfire songs, and a mess of new friends. Lost in my search, I decided to give a bluegrass music camp...

08/08/2018

NashCamp Class of 2018.

08/08/2018

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, the NashCamp Class of 2018!