Besides being the off-season manager of Three Mile Island, Dinty Child is a longtime member of the Boston roots/folk scene. A fearless multi-instrumentalist he can most often be seen with the band Session Americana, as well as the Chandler Travis Philharmonic, the unapologetically loud and grimy Catbirds, as sensitive side man to any number of singer/songwriters, including Rose Cousins and Kris Delmhorst, and even fronting the 15 piece party band, the Funky White Honkies. In 2020, he released his first solo album!

www.sessionamericana.com

Lauren Balthrop is a multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter born and raised in Alabama where her family gatherings always included sing-alongs of the Everly Brothers, the Andrew Sisters, the Louvin Brothers, and the Beatles. After 10 years making her way in NYC, she heard the siren call of Nashville where she now calls home. Lauren released her debut solo album in late 2018 and is currently preparing to release her 2nd album. She partnered with NYC’s Blue Balloon Songwriting School to open her own music school in Nashville where she teaches the young ones to express themselves through songwriting. Her big folk-rock band and "small town" with her brother called Balthrop, Alabama toured all across the states to a cultish following. Her 60's inspired girl group, The Bandana Splits, has released two records with songs landing on shows such as HBO's 'Bored to Death' and the re-boot of ‘Magnum P.I.’ She's also toured extensively as a multi-instrumentalist for Elizabeth & the Catapult, Kevin Morby, Michaela Anne and Ximena Sariñana. Lauren is a knitter and tap dancer too!

www.laurenbalthrop.com

Zachariah Hickman is a double bassist, multi-instrumentalist and producer based out of Boston, MA. Originally from Lynchburg, VA, he received his formal training in jazz performance and composition from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. For most of his adult life he has toured with singer-songwriter Josh Ritter, traveling all over the world and recording 9 full-length albums. Currently, he is performing as bassist and musical director for Ray Lamontagne. He has performed at many notable venues and festivals, including Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, Red Rocks, Bonnaroo, Dublin Castle, The Fillmore, and the Royal Albert Hall. With Josh Ritter, he has also performed with the Boston Pops in Symphony Hall, the New York Pops in Central Park, and many other orchestras in Europe and the United States. Television appearances include five David Letterman appearances, Conan O’Brien, Ellen Degeneres, and Late Night with Jools Holland for the BBC. As a producer, Zachariah as made records with a number of talented singers, including Rose Cousins (for which he won a Canadian JUNO award), Mark Erelli, Laura Cortese, Miss Tess, and his own bluegrass band Barnstar! He has also produced and ring-mastered his own circus, released his own brand of mustache wax, and runs a vaudeville style variety show, Zack Hickman’s House of Ill Repute.

Chef Timothy Tucker was born in Springfield, IL, and graduated from Sullivan University in Louisville, KY with a degree in Culinary Arts.  He began his career working at restaurants such as The Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas and The Painted Table in Seattle. Since then he has established three culinary training programs for low-income populations in Louisville, Miami, FL,and in Boston, MA, where he resides now. Timothy has also been the chef for Three Mile Island (summer) and Miles of Music since 2011. The author of Food to Make Music To, a collection of recipes from Three Mile Island, was inspired by his time working with Miles of Music.  He also has a food radio blog WGGF radio (World Gathering Good Food) and they now have their own publishing company called Good Food Gathering. In 2020, they released a book called Destination Chef which is a textbook Timothy uses to teach people to cook!

www.goodfoodgatheringbooks.com

Since beginning his career in the music world, Matt Smith has been on panels and advisory committees at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, the International Folk Alliance, and the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance. He has worked as a tour manager and sound engineer for the singer-songwriter collaborative, Live From New York (Edie Carey, Teddy Goldstein, Anne Heaton, and Andrew Kerr) and the Celtic band Halali (Hanneke Cassel, Laura Cortese, Lissa Schneckenburger, and Flynn Cohen). Matt has also been a stage emcee at the Falcon Ridge and the Newport Folk Festivals, and he is the managing director of Club Passim and founder of Club Passim's Campfire Festival.

Dietrich Strause is a multi-instrumentalist from Cambridge, Massachusetts. His songs are a mix of timeless melody, literate lyricism, and a "virtuosic command of imagery.” (The Artery, WBUR) In less than one year, Strause released two albums -- How Cruel That Hunger Binds and Dietrich Strause & The Blue Ribbons -- proving to be one of the most prolific and eclectic writers and performers coming out of New England. He has taught songwriting at the Passim School of Music, played piano for English balladeer Sam Lee, recorded and produced an album of Chinese children’s songs, all the while touring the US and UK supporting folk luminaries such as Anais Mitchell, Sarah Jarosz, and more. Dietrich is an apprentice guitar builder at Outlier Workshop in Cambridge.

www.dietrichstrause.com.

Thomas Brown is a mixed media artist and an occasional songbird. Originally from Muscle Shoals, Alabama and raised up in Louisville, Kentucky, he has now been based in New York City since 2008 working as an ice sculptor. In addition to ice sculptures, Thomas creates environmental art installations, and has collaborated on music videos with Anna and Elizabeth, Cuddle Magic, and Star Rover.  Through his collaboration with his mentor, Takeo Okamoto, and Okamoto Studio, Thomas had had the opportunity to show his work in many of the great venues of NYC, including the MET, the MoMA, Guggenheim, Lincoln Center,  MSG, Central Park, Columbus Circle, WTC, Rockefeller Center, NY Botanical Gardens, the House of Love, and many more. Sculpture has also given him the opportunity to travel to Japan, and the Middle East, and around the U.S.. He has been featured along with the studio on Iron Chef American three times. Thomas’ passion for working with ephemeral elements and for performing are exemplified during live carving exhibitions for the public to enjoy. These works invite the audience to embrace the experiential aspect of witnessing the creation of impermanent art objects and to be mindful of the moment as they change and disappear.

Multi-instrumentalist The Chris Miller measures his life in times spent on Three Mile Island and the friendships he’s made there. He’s never missed a year of MoM and as your humble storekeep he will connect you with physical merchandise to help you through your time at camp along with tangible “memories" for years to come.

His 2021 trio release “The Faux Paws” was named one of the 10 Best Trad Albums of the year by Folk Alley and his Grammy-nominated dance band The Revelers continues to be legendary for their annual throw-downs at Blackpot Camp, Festival, and Cook-off in Southwest Louisiana. The Paws will have a fresh EP by camp with the addition of Zoe Guigueno on bass.

thefauxpawsmusic.com

Nelson Williams is an upright bassist hailing from South Louisiana. Since moving to New Orleans in the summer fo 2020, Nelson is most commonly found in the streets of the city as a common “bassman for hire;” performing with various traditional jazz, roots music and other projects. Nelson is a regular member of award-winning banjoist/fiddlist, Jake Blount’s, touring band.

While not on the road or playing in the streets (sometimes literally), Nelson works in the speciality coffee world as a top-notch barista at one of the most well regarded speciality coffee shops in the city, Mammoth Espresso.

He is excited to return to the island and share in all things music and caffeine!