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 2nd album Things Will Be Different in August of 2022 on Olivia Records. She is also the director of the Nashville branch of Blue Balloon Songwriting School, the NYC originated music school that teaches kids and adults instrument instruction 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 4 culinary training programs for low-income populations in Louisville, Miami, Boston, and in San Francisco where he currently resides. 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.

Clara Baker is an audio engineer/producer/musician from Portland, OR. She works at several full-service recording studios in the Portland area where she records, produces, and mixes music. Clara is passionate about helping songwriters and musicians record their music in a unique and authentic way that captures the emotional essence of each song. As both a singer-songwriter and an audio professional, Clara brings a unique perspective to the recording process. In her sessions, she strives to create a safe and welcoming space for artists to share their stories and create meaningful art. Clara is a member of SoundGirls, and is committed to transforming the culture of recording studios. This will be her 5th year at Miles of Music!

www.clarabakermusic.com

Dietrich Strause is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Cambridge, Massachusetts. He has worked extensively as a studio musician, engineer, and producer. Dietrich writes and records under his own name and released his latest album You And I Must Be Out Of My Mind on Blueblade Records in 2022. He lives part time in London, UK and works as an apprentice luthier at Outlier Workshop.

www.dietrichstrause.com

Thomas Brown b.1976 Muscle Shoals, AL is a mixed-media artist from Louisville, KY. His stone and wood sculptures can be found in a number of private collections. After an experimental segue into ice sculpture he officially moved to New York in 2008 to work with Okamoto Studio where he was a principal sculptor. Brown has merged his interests in experimental music, performance and art in his works as an ice sculptor and ephemeral artist.

Creating opportunity in the face of the pandemic, Brown founded a small business carving animal portraits and miniature sculptures from avocado seeds.

In 2022, he competed in a televised sand sculpture contest airing on Canada's CBC Network this summer and has since participated in large scale sculpting projects across the US, the Netherlands, and the Ice Hotel in Quebec City.

Multi-instrumentalist The Chris Miller measures his life in times spent on Three Mile Island and the friendships he’s made there. 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. He’s also a new dad to a beautiful girl born in October!

thefauxpaws.bandcamp.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!