Nick Maione is a writer and artist from Upstate NY. He was a finalist for the National Poetry Series and his debut collection of poems, Infinite Arrivals, is out now from Angelico Press. He is a professional iconographer and painter. Nick also directs Orein Arts, an arts residency in Upstate NY. And despite degrees in Poetry and Visual Art, he is most proud of his honorary degree in faking it on the fiddle from Miles of Music Campiversity.

Instagram: @nmaione_

Mike Merenda is a songwriting force and clawhammer banjo explorer raised in NH and now dwelling in NY's Hudson Valley. Youthful musical forays into rock and punk later led to the more traditional folk realms and a productive creative partnership with his wife Ruth Ungar spanning 2 decades (so far.) They have toured extensively as both the duo Mike + Ruthy and the full band The Mammals. Mike curates the lineup of their community music festivals, the Winter Hoot and Summer Hoot at Ashokan. He is most fond of hoisting his antenna into the ether and seeing what emerges thru singing with a guitar or banjo in hand. In addition to his own original compositions he has recorded posthumous "co-writes" with Woody Guthrie & Allen Ginsberg. The Mammals' recent title track Sunshiner, which came to Mike in a dream, was nominated for Folk Alliance International's 2018 Song of the Year award. He attended Miles of Music's very first camp and is honored to be back.

http://themammals.love

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.

thefauxpaws.bandcamp.com

Don Mitchell is a songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer based in Boston. Over the last decade and change, he's recorded and toured extensively with indie-folk band Darlingside and in the past few years has been focusing on producing/engineering records for others. Don grew up singing in children's choirs, started writing songs and forming bands in high school, studied music theory and creative writing (short stories) at Williams College, and other than a three-year sidequest as a field biologist/ornithologist in his early 20s, has been making music in one way or another ever since. He plays guitar and banjo, some bass and lap steel, and also enjoys writing songs on instruments he does not really understand. Don is thrilled to finally be joining the Miles of Music Camp community for the first time.

https://www.darlingside.com

10 years ago, James Paul Mitchell hopped off a tour van in Denver with nothing but a guitar, an amp, and a suitcase. It was here that he would gain expansive and diverse musical experience, eventually leading to his raw, atmospheric solo project. Carrying on the Grateful Dead legacy he performed with supergroup Imagine featuring Ray White (Frank Zappa) and Melvin Seals (Jerry Garcia Band), he studied North Indian classical music, produced a record for indie folk band called Cardinal and began dipping his toe into his own artistry. James eventually made Nashville his home base as a touring and recording musician, releasing Was Sad Before it Was Cool in August 2019. His next record album, Breakup Record, showcased a more personal, surrendered facet of his artistry. Varied and vulnerable, these songs - each made with a different producer - showcase James’ emotional specificity and descriptive storytelling that pulls the listener into their focal heartbeat. Against the backdrop of complementary, moody guitars, James pulls you into these places, circumstances and stories.

https://www.jamespaulmitchell.com

Auyon Mukharji is a singer, songwriter, and a member of the indie-folk group Darlingside, in which he plays mandolin, violin, and a bit of guitar. Auyon's other interests include cooking, reading, and physical activity. He is currently working on an illustrated Indian cookbook with his mother Jyoti. Auyon has been described as "naïve, without financial wherewithal, and most probably very anxious to return home" by American Airlines' head of global investigations.

www.darlingside.com

Known for his street performing and impromptu rap style, Tony Montpeirous first came to Miles of Music as a member of the Brooklyn-based band All My Friends Are Stars when they were artists-in-residence with us. He’s coming back on his own this year, helping individuals incorporate rap, rhythmic rhyme, and general lyric writing into their songwriting.

In recent years Tony has been living in Mexico, learning various styles of dance and Latin rhythm. From these experiences he is back to share his Kumbia and partner dancing knowledge .

Omar Ruiz-Lopez is a distinguished musician and educator with a remarkable command over multiple instruments, including violin, viola, guitar, and mandolin. His extensive teaching expertise extends to coaching chamber music ensembles and conducting.

Born in Panama and raised in Puerto Rico, Omar's early exposure to traditional Caribbean folk songs, courtesy of his father, laid the foundation for his deep appreciation for music. Spanish was his first language, and it remains an integral part of his cultural identity.

Together with Lizzy Ross, Omar co-founded the Americana group Violet Bell, where their collaboration seamlessly intertwines top-notch songwriting with a variety of musical landscapes. Omar, a bilingual songwriter and undercover composer, crafts music that beautifully reflects his cultural roots entwined with a rich tapestry of diverse musical influences.

www.violetbell.net

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 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

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

Jonathan is a passionate and adventure loving oldtime musician and multi-instrumentalist from Baltimore, Maryland. He loves traveling, building, dancing and finding music in the world around us. In recent years he has become increasingly enthralled with some of the older sounds of banjo and is in an unending pursuit of the infinity loop that the banjo can weave. He has released a solo record and two records as a part of the Baltimore based group, Geraldine. Jonathan came to the island for the first time back in 2018 and ever since has been in love with the island and the creativity it empowers.