For a week before the RockyGrass Festival begins, a select number of eager musicians from all over the globe make their way to the festival grounds to take their reserved spot in the RockyGrass Academy. From small classes with professional musicians, to sessions on group jamming, vocal coaching, songwriting, and one-on-one instruction, these people become students for a week spending the day swimming in music knowledge and creating long-term relationships with fellow musicians from all over the world.

This past year, our master dobro player Andy Hall was selected to participate as a RockyGrass faculty member and world-class dobro instructor. Him, along with many talented bluegrass musicians, led classes and group jams throughout the week sharing their knowledge, skills, tips, and tricks with everyone in the academy.

As some of you may know, Andy’s trip was cut short due to his tour with The Infamous Stringdusters. Before he left, however, he made sure to stop by the ArtistWorks RV to meet with the talented mandolin virtuoso, Sierra Hull (who was also teaching that weekend), for an interview. You can find Part 1 of the interview on our YouTube channel: HERE! The rest of the interview will be exclusive for ArtistWorks members only.

At ArtistWorks, we have a top notch Bluegrass Academy consisting of phenomenal pickers:

Dobro with Andy Hall

Fiddle with Darol Anger

Banjo with Tony Trischka

Flatpick Guitar with Bryan Sutton

Bluegrass Bass with Missy Raines

Bluegrass Vocals with Michael Daves

Bluegrass Mandolin with Mike Marshall

If you wish to try some FREE SAMPLE LESSONS with one of our master bluegrass musicians click HERE!

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First Ladies of Bluegrass Take the Stage

Live at RockyGrass: ArtistWorks Bluegrass All-Stars

Live at RockyGrass: Michael Daves and Friends

Bluegrass All-Stars Live at RockyGrass

Bryan Sutton Interviews Molly Tuttle Rockygrass 2016

Michael Daves Interviews Tim O’Brien Rockygrass 2016

Darol Anger with Alex Hargreaves at RockyGrass 2016