Maine Fiddle Camp

By Melanie Brooks

Yesterday Shane Leonard and I grabbed our cameras and drove to Montville to check out Maine Fiddle Camp. My friend, Anne Mostue, and her sister were attending this year and I thought a music camp for adults and families was too cool to not visit. So I did.


As we drove into the camp we could hear the music before we even saw it. While the camp started out with lessons in fiddle only, today had a much more diverse tune. There were groups of fiddles for sure, but also accordions, guitars, mandolins, banjos, cellos, pianos, and harmonicas.


There were students that looked no older than 5 playing next to octogenarians. Some people were experts while some were picking up their instrument after years of neglect. Campers are split into groups depending on their ability and everyone learns songs the old fashioned way -- by ear. No sheet music is used at fiddle camp.


Shane and I spent a few hours walking around, taking photos, and talking to people. It was very peaceful and everyone had a smile on their face and an instrument in their hands.

To see more photos I took at Fiddle Camp, visit Bangor Metro's Facebook page.