Valley Of The Moon Scottish Fiddling School

Meet the Faculty

2026 Valley of the Moon Instructors

VOM GOES TO THE DANCE!
Scotland – New England Contra – Spain

CAMP DIRECTOR
Alasdair Fraser

FIDDLE
Rodney Miller ▪ Maura Shawn Scanlin ▪ San Miguel Fraser
Laura Risk ▪ Hanneke Cassel ▪ Janette Duncan ▪ Caroline McCaskey

CELLO
Natalie Haas  Valerie Thompson ▪ Brendan Hearn

ENSEMBLE
Ryan McKasson ▪ Colin Cotter

GUITAR
Conor Hearn ▪ Cameron Fraser

PIANO
Cullen Luper ▪ Jeffrey Spero

SONG
Laura Cortese

DANCE
Nic Gareiss  Susan Michaels ▪ Summer McCall

WILD CARDS
Raphaella Hero ▪ Sean Wood

Click on the following images to learn about each faculty member!

Camp Director

Alasdair Fraser

Fiddle Classes

Fiddle classes are scheduled in the morning and early afternoon and allow participants to study the various styles taught by each instructor. All tunes are taught by ear, and class divisions, ranging from advanced to those who have never played before, are based on students’ rate of learning by ear.

Rodney Miller
Maura Shawn Scanlin
San Miguel Fraser

Slow Class

Laura Risk
Hanneke Cassel

Adult Beginners

Janette Duncan

Fiddle Kids

Caroline McCaskey

Cello Classes

Natalie Haas
Valerie Thompson
Brendan Hearn

Ensemble

Ryan McKasson
Colin Cotter

Guitar

Conor Hearn
Cameron Fraser

Piano

Cullen Luper
Jeffrey Spero

Song

Laura Cortese

Dance

Nic Gareiss
Susan Michaels
Summer McCall

Wild Cards

Raphaella Hero
Sean Wood