Classes and Instructors

Beginner Guitar: Bruce Bergman
Intermediate Guitar: Marc Ladoucer
Flat Picking: Chris Stevens
Bass: Glen Hoffart
Beginner Mandolin: Deb Bergman
Intermediate Mandolin: Bob Hamilton
Banjo: Ross Nickerson
Beginner Fiddle: Jenny Lester
Intermediate Fiddle: Brandon Godman

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Bruce Bergman: Beginner Guitar

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Marc Ladouceur: Intermediate Guitar

Marc has been teaching at our camp since it began. This year he will be instructing intermediate guitar. He currently plays guitar and mandolin with the bluegrass sensation, “Down to the Wood”.  His musical travels have taken him through many styles, including bluegrass, Celtic, blues, rock 'n' roll, and folk music. Over time, he has performed and recorded on acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, 5-string banjo, tenor banjo, and bass. He has played at many bluegrass and folk festivals across North America, and taught at some great camps, including Camp He Ho Ha, for the Northern Bluegrass Circle Music Society out of Edmonton, and FAMI June camp, around Bragg Creek. He fully endorses making music fun, while keeping a focus on strong fundamentals and necessary basic techniques to increase proficiency and further the enjoyment of making music.

Chris Stevens: Advanced Guitar

This will be Chris’s fourth year teaching at the Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Music Camp. This guy plays banjo, guitar, and mandolin and also sings lead and harmony vocals. He has recorded for some of the industry’s most demanding and accomplished producers, artists, and jingle houses. Chris composed and recorded a tune ("Cowgirl Pride") with kd Lang that was featured in the soundtrack of "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues," and his banjo can be heard in a Simpsons video game. He was a founding member of the highly successful group Tumbleweed, currently plays with Canadian Whitewater. His instrumental ability has earned Chris 5 nominations with the B.C. Country Music Association for Instrumentalist of the Year. Chris is also known as one of the funniest characters in bluegrass. 

Glen Hoffart: Bass

Glen Hoffart is back for his second year instructing bass at the Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Music Camp. His love for playing bass is contagious and, as a result, there is a growing demand for space in his class. Glen is the bass player for the band "Down to the Wood", a perennial favorite at the Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Music Festival.

Deb Bergman: Beginner Mandolin

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Bob Hamilton: Intermediate Mandolin

Bob is a long-time fixture of the Yukon music scene. He is a producer and a musician based out of Whitehorse where he operates the Old Crow Recording Studio. He has been honored with four Juno nominations and has one Juno award for an album he has produced. A multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, Bob is a member of Hungry Hill, one of this year’s featured bands at the Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Music Festival. This will be the third year Bob has taught at our camp.

Ross Nickerson: Banjo

Ross is a full-time musician. Even though he is on the road 10 to 15 days a month doing concerts and workshops, we have managed to get him to spend a few days teaching at our camp. Ross most recently toured England, Ireland, Holland, Sweden and the United States. He plays with Hungry Hill, who will be performing at this year’s Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival. Ross is the author of the best-selling Banjo Encyclopedia, published by Mel Bay Publications. He has written and recorded many more books, CDs and DVDs, and offers many services for students through his business, www.banjoteacher.com.

Jenny Lester: Beginning Fiddle

One of the rising stars of bluegrass music, Jenny Lester is a dynamic stage performer and recording artist who has established herself as an important singer/songwriter and instrumentalist. Jenny is a veteran stage performer, beginning on the fiddle at age eight with her family's Driftwood Canyon Family Band. She currently plays with Hungry Hill, and she lives in Smithers, B.C. where she also teaches music. She recently released an instructional book and DVD, Learning How to Fiddle. This will be her third year teaching at the Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Music Camp.

Brandon Godman: Intermediate Fiddle

Brandon began playing the fiddle when he was ten-years-old, in the square dance halls of Northern Kentucky.  Throughout high school he played numerous country, bluegrass and western swing gigs around the Cincinnati, OH tri-state area.  He also traveled throughout the Midwest competing in fiddle contests.  When Brandon was 17, he got his first road gig playing with Melvin Goins and Windy Mountain.  Since then he has played for bands such as The Wildwood Valley Boys, The Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show, Dave Peterson &1946, Wildfire, Don Rigsby & Midnight Call, and most currently NewFound Road.   He has released two solo projects, “A Step in Time” and “To Fiddle or Not to Fiddle.”  Brandon, now 20-years-old, currently resides in Nashville, TN where he plays fulltime and teaches private violin and fiddle part-time.