[Santa Cruz Celtic Slow Sessions] Summer music camps

[Tom Padula]

Hi, Celtic musicians. After yesterday's session, there was some discussion of upcoming music camps that players might be interested in.

One is Lark Camp <https://www.larkcamp.org/>, a week-long camp in the Mendocino headlands From Friday July 31 through Sunday August 9 (it's deep in the forest and near the coast, so it's not hot). I've been to this one several times and it's now on my must-go-every-year list. You can go to any class any time you want, and the list of classes and workshops <https://schedule.larkcamp.org/2026/workshops/> is huge. It has a strong Celtic center, but also much music from the European mainland, the Middle East, and Central America. Food is provided, you can choose to sleep in cabins or bring your own tent or small RV.

The other is Valley of the Moon <https://www.valleyofthemoon.org/>, right here in Boulder Creek. It's Alasdair Fraser's Scottish fiddle camp, and it's from Friday August 28 through Saturday September 5. I haven't been to this one (yet) but it's highly regarded by those who have. Its class schedule is here <https://www.valleyofthemoon.org/schedule-classes/>. Food is provided, and again, you can choose to sleep in cabins or bring your own tent or small RV.

These kinds of camps are deeply immersive and a wonderful way to unplug from the the modern world and just do music with a whole lot of enthusiastic fellow musicians, day in and day out. Take a look at both of them, and I hope to see you there.

-Tom Padula
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