Emerald Rae, Stash Wyslouch, Bruce Molsky, and Jeremy Kittel: Fiddle Fest at Great Lakes Music Camp

Our Beginning Celtic Fiddle instructor leads a group of her fellow Peghead Nation instructors in a rousing set of reels and strathspeys.

By: Dan Gabel

April 9, 2025

Emerald Rae assembled a killer group of her fellow instructors for the Great Lakes Music Camp concert. Here is Emerald with Stash Wyslouch on guitar, Jeremy Kittel on fiddle, and Bruce Molsky joining the fun toward the end. The tunes in this rocking set are “Miss Drummond of Perth” (strathspey), “Captain Campbell” (strathspey), “The Old Wedding Reel,” “Miss Shepherd’s” (Reel), “Cape Breton Symphony’s Welcome to the Shetlands” (Reel), and “Molly Rankins” (Reel). Super fun! You can learn with Emerald, Stash, and Bruce on Peghead Nation, too!

Great Lakes Music Camp is held every October on the shore of Lake Michigan, in West Olive, Michigan. Each year the organizers gather a talented group of instructors to lead three days of intensive teaching, jamming, and performances, and in its seven-year history, this weekend has become a destination for bluegrass, old-time, and roots players from around the world. In 2024, there was another big Peghead Nation instructor contingent, including Mike Compton, Bruce Molsky, Zoe Guigueno, John Reischman, Emerald Rae, Ethan Setiawan, and Stash Wyslouch.

Learn Beginning Celtic Fiddle with Emerald Rae on Peghead Nation!

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Bruce Molsky teaches Old-Time Fiddle, Old-Time Banjo, and Old-Time Fiddle Styles on Peghead Nation.