The Valley of the Moon Scottish Fiddling School in the northern California redwoods invites you to a week of intensive study, recreation, and good times with people who share an interest in the music and dance traditions of Scotland. In 2010 camp will run from Friday, August 27 to Saturday, September 4.

Applications

Applications for VOM are now being accepted.  The application form and instructions for its use can be downloaded under the Forms link on the left side of this page.  The scholarship application is available under the Scholarships link.  The priority postmark deadline for the camp application is March 1, 2010; the final deadline for the scholarship application is May 1, 2010.

Alasdair Fraser, Director of the camp, is in demand as a concert artist, dance fiddler and fiddle teacher throughout his native Scotland and the United States. 'Artist in Residence' at the prestigious Celtic Connections Festival in Glasgow for the past several years, he excels in expressing the beauty and energy of traditional Scottish fiddling and in creating exciting new music that remains rooted in tradition.

Join us in the beautiful setting of Camp Campbell in the Santa Cruz mountains, where fiddlers of all ages and levels of musical experience choose from daily workshops on Scottish and related fiddle styles. Additional classes are offered in dancing and singing, as well as piano, guitar, cello and percussion

Alasdair Fraser's Sierra Fiddle Camp!

Alasdair Fraser's Sierra Fiddle Camp will take place just outside Nevada City, California in June, 2010. In the beautiful setting of the Sierra Foothills or the Californian coastal redwoods fiddlers of all ages and levels of musical experience choose from daily workshops on Scottish and related fiddle styles. Classes are also offered in dance, singing, piano, guitar, cello, percussion and more. Carefully chosen staff at both of these camps represent some of the finest teachers and most vibrant performers in the old and new traditions. Recreational activities include swimming, hiking, arts and crafts, children's games etc. See www.sierrafiddlecamp.org for details. You can also check out the course that Alasdair teaches on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.