Bluegrass Teachers
Compiled by Ed Pollak

 

This list of bluegrass music teachers is primarily for the Delaware Valley area.  If you know of someone who should be on the list please email epollak@wcupa.edu

(revised 11/17/08) 


In Alphabetical Order


Mark Arrington

Fiddle

Banjo

Mandolin

Guitar

Bucks County, PA
215-702-1770

arrington@verizon.net 

 


Jack R. Baker

Banjo

Guitar

Bluegrass Banjo and Fingerstyle Folk Guitar in the Hampton area of NJ and the Village area of New York City.

646 526 3351   

jbaker7@ix.netcom.com

www.frettedinstrumentsnyc.com

 


Rick Briggs

Banjo

Harrisburg, PA Area

rick@rickbriggs.com

www.rickbriggs.com

 


Nathan Clifton

Banjo

101 Hillside Ave.
Wilmington DE 19805
302-999-8752 (h) or 302-420-6998(c)

natecliff@hotmail.com

 


 Billy Lee Cox 

5-string banjo

Warwick, Pa 

610-761-0101
 Banjowills@hotmail.com
 In addition to one on one teaching, Billy Lee Cox also has an  instructional CD available at www.funkyseagull.com

 


Harry Gambrill
Ridley Park, PA

Banjo 

Guitar

Mandolin

Email hbgiii@juno.com

 


 Kenneth C. Gehret

Guitar

 Mandolin

 Dobro

Vocal

 Banjo

Fiddle

Bass

Music theory

 2311 Grandview Blvd.
 West Lawn,Pa. 19609
 ph. 610-927-1755
 cell 484-529-0092
 fax 610-927-2541
 gehret@enter.net or kgehret@comcast.net
 web site www.kengehret.com

 


Wally Hughes

Fiddle

Bass

Mandolin

Resophonic guitar 

(dobro)

Banjo

Guitar

Bluegrass harmony singing

 Lessons include recording of session (to CD) for you  to take home and practice. Located in Smyrna, DE
 email: one_horseman@yahoo.com
 phone: 302-893-2800

 


Nev Jackson, Pennsylvania Bluegrass Academy

Banjo

Bass

Mandolin

Guitar

 #2 Ironwood Drive
Annville, Pa. 17003 (near Hershey, PA)
 nevjack@pabluegrassacademy.com
 
www.pabluegrassacademy.com

 


Kevin Justice

Guitar

Mandolin

Penns Grove, NJ

kevin_justice@yahoo.com

(856) 299-2402

 


Matt Koch

Upright Bass

Music Theory

Quakertown, Pa.

(215) 536-7753

mkoch@netcarrier.com

 


 Ed Lick

5-String Banjo

 Perkasie, PA
 215-453-7668
Fast5@localnet.com

 


 Ann Leyland

Guitar

 Bucks County, PA
 215-946-4163.
 Aynhl@aol.com

 


Rick London

Banjo

West Chester, PA
484-947-5478
ricklondon08@gmail.com

3 finger style beginner to advanced intermediate. I have been playing for 35 years, and have taught individual and in groups. I can also teach beginner clawhammer - but that is not my strong suit.


Ken Meyle / Beam's School of Music

Guitar (flatpicking and finger style)

 Mandolin

 5-string banjo

Frazer Shopping Center

480 Lancaster Ave.

Malvern, Pa. 19355

(610) 647 - 3647

 


Mark Schultz   

Bluegrass Banjo

 Montgomery County, PA
 MSchultz@Cozen.com
 610 941 2345

 


Jay Scott, West Chester Music

Guitar

 West Chester, PA
 (610) 436-8641. 
 jbirdrec@aol.com

 


John Seneta

Mandolin

Mandola

Guitar

8875 Krewstown Rd. - B6

Philadelphia, PA  19115-4848

(267) 979-7714

graywolfpd@comcast.net

http://www.johnseneta.com/

 


Robert Sutor

 5-String Bluegrass banjo

126 South Bell Avenue
Yardley, PA   19067
Ph.: 215-493-1582
rsutor@voicenet.com
Beginner to intermediate. Scruggs, melodic & driving styles taught with emphasis on clean, accurate  and smooth playing.  Students begin playing songs the first lesson.  Evening classes are on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Weekends.

 


Joe Todaro

Mandolin

28 N. Lansdowne Ave.
Lansdowne, PA 19050
610-623-3555
mandolute@aol.com

 


Tony Trischka

Banjo

 Fair Lawn, NJ
info@tonytrischka.com

 


Chuck Winch

Banjo 

Guitar

Mandolin

Electric bass

 610 Spruce Hills Dr., Glen Gardner (Hunterdon County), NJ
 908-537-6511; 
 cwinch@earthlink.net
 www.geocities.com/wilkinswinch

 


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