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KRISTIN ANDREASSEN
Kristin Andreassen has songwriting credits on two albums with 2024 GRAMMY nominations – Mighty Poplar’s self-titled debut (up for Best Bluegrass Album) and Andrew & Polly’s Ahhhh! (Kristin co-wrote the title track on this candidate for Best Children’s Album). Her own most recent release was The Bright Siders’ A Mind of Your Own (Smithsonian Folkways), which is for kids, about emotions, and was created and co-produced with psychiatrist Dr. Kari Groff and Chris Eldridge (Punch Brothers). Chosen as one of 2020’s top three children’s releases by the American Library Association, this album followed up on Kristin’s first #1 kids’ radio hit – a song called “Crayola Doesn’t Make a Color for Your Eyes.” In the world of “grown-up music”, Kristin has toured and recorded with the stringband Uncle Earl, the vocal trio Sometymes Why, the percussive dance company Footworks (as a clogger), and with NYC’s anti-folk superhero Jeffrey Lewis. She’s had the honor of recording with producers John Paul Jones, Dirk Powell, Mark Schatz, José Ayerve, Robin MacMillan, and Shane Leonard (coming soon, I promise!). One favorite MoM-inspired collaboration is this video — created by Anna Roberts-Gevalt — which uses shadow puppets and body percussion to illustrate “How the Water Walks.” Kristin studied community development at Montreal’s McGill University and in rural Canada, and she’s noticed herself thinking about that learning a lot in her current work at Miles of Music. She lives in Nashville.
Clara Baker
Clara Baker is a songwriter & producer from Portland, OR. She records, produces, and mixes music at several full-service recording studios in the Portland area as well as her home studio, The Bakery. As both a singer-songwriter and an audio professional, Clara brings a unique perspective to the recording process. In addition to her work with artists, Clara also composes music for film and TV, and tours occasionally as a side player on fiddle and guitar. She is a member of SoundGirls and a voting member of The Recording Academy. This will be her seventh year on the island!
Lauren Balthrop
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 has released 2 albums under own name and is working on her 3rd full length. 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, 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, crocheter and tap dancer too.
Isa Burke
Isa Burke is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and producer based between Durham, North Carolina and Portland, Maine. Whether singing harmony vocals, playing traditional fiddle tunes, or crafting spiky yet atmospheric electric guitar sounds, she brings a voracious musical appetite and a spirit of collaboration to a vast array of projects. Raised in a musical family in Maine, Isa soon found her way to Boston, where she studied fiddle and songwriting at Berklee College of Music and dove headfirst into the area's thriving music scene. In 2014 she co-founded the indie-folk band Lula Wiles, which released three albums on Smithsonian Folkways Recordings and toured internationally until 2021. Isa has spent recent years building a reputation as a versatile and in-demand collaborator, a musical Swiss Army knife at home in many styles and contexts. She has been touring with Aoife O'Donovan since fall 2021 (earning a nomination for Instrumentalist of the Year at the 2023 Americana Music Awards), and recently became the newest touring member of cult-favorite indie band the Mountain Goats. She has toured and recorded with many other artists including Jake Blount, Darlingside, Mipso, Rosier, the Brother Brothers, Laura Cortese, Kris Delmhorst, Session Americana, Sam Moss, and Liv Greene (whose debut album Isa produced). Isa is also an experienced and devoted music educator, and a longtime member of the Miles of Music community.
Allie Chip
Allie Chip is a Hudson Valley-based folk singer-songwriter, cofounder of the Imperfectionist Song Society (ISS), and a registered vinyasa yoga teacher. She loves oat milk matchas, comedy, wildflowers, and making up silly songs with her friends. Poses are cool, but Allie's real intention is to help you laugh, take deep breaths, and love on yourself during yoga class... no matter what your body's doing. Allie teaches from a warm, relatable place and welcomes folks of all levels. Yoga will be real, chill, explorative, and fun. Come hang!
Tracy Einstein
Tracy Einstein wants you to feel better in your body so you can do what you love. She’s a 1600-hour certified Alexander Technique teacher, Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, and lifelong performing artist dedicated to fostering embodied resilience and creative expression.
Since 2017, Tracy has been Associate Faculty at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in NYC, where she teaches the Alexander Technique and Movement for the Actor. She also teaches at institutions such as UMass, Fairfield University, and Barnard College, blending a trauma-informed approach with a focus on community, creativity, and craft.
In addition to her teaching, Tracy maintains a private practice as a Somatic Practitioner in Northampton, MA, and online. Her work empowers individuals to cultivate greater self-awareness, empowerment, self-expression, and embodied resilience—both in their art and in their lives. Learn more at www.tracyeinstein.com
Kelli Jones
Kelli Jones moves so effortlessly between genres, traditions, and musical concepts that it’s clear she was born with an insatiable artistic curiosity. From her deeply musical Appalachian and old-time roots, she grew into a prominent figure of the vibrant Lafayette, Louisiana music scene while studying dance at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and simultaneously learning Cajun French and writing and singing songs in dual languages with progressive Cajun bands like GRAMMY-nominated Feufollet and T’Monde along the way. Queen of the In Between, her debut solo record, knits together everything from classic country to psychedelic rock to contemporary indie roots singer-songwriters.
Kyshona
Kyshona is an artist ignited by untold stories, and the capacity of those stories to thread connection in every community. With the background of a licensed music therapist, the curiosity of a writer, the patience of a friend, the vision of a social entrepreneur, the resolve of an activist, and the voice of a singer - Kyshona is unrelenting in her pursuit for the healing power of song. She lends her voice and music to those that feel they have been lost, silenced, forgotten or alone. Through her organization Your Song, she facilitates therapeutic songwriting sessions with groups and individuals in hopes of reconnecting those who are divided. Of her past releases, one fan reviewer wrote: “Amidst these hard, divisive times this set of songs is a salve for the grief many of us are feeling about the resulting loss of family, friends, and community.”
Carrie Cahill Mulligan
Carrie Cahill Mulligan has the distinct honor of having attended Miles of Music every year since its beginning in 2011.
She’s worked a variety of Camp jobs: running the store, working in the kitchen (on salads, as Baker, as Kitchen Assistant), on Midnight Snack detail, as a porch captain, and as part of the check-in crew.
This year, Carrie will continue to rely on her varied Three Mile experiences as she returns as Camp Hospitality Coordinator, here to assist with any questions or concerns while you’re on the island!
Carrie is a Park Ranger-turned-fiber artist, who also loves clawhammer banjo, hula-hooping and playing ice hockey. She also happens to grow and harvest all the rhubarb we use in various ways during the camp week!
Emily Mure
Emily Mure is a singer-songwriter, creative coach, and teacher dedicated to making authentic art and helping others do the same. Originally a classical musician, Emily studied oboe performance and psychology at Ithaca College before shifting to folk music and songwriting. After graduating, she lived in Galway, Ireland for a time where she spent her days writing songs and busking on the streets.
Emily has released three full-length albums and a covers EP, toured nationally and in Ireland, and has earned recognition in songwriting competitions and features on major networks. Her music is an essential outlet for her, and her commitment to helping others deepen their creativity has been a natural extension of her work. Certified in creativity coaching, Emily supports creatives of all kinds, drawing on her background in psychology, mindfulness, and Zen meditation, and teaching private music and songwriting.
Emily is a proud member of the Miles of Music community!
Sheena Ozaki
Sheena Ozaki is the Welcome Team and Travel Coordinator at Miles of Music this year. She is a creative producer with a passion for sharing great ideas, having previously worked with TED, VICE News, Spotify, and iHeartRadio. But her first love is music - she studied piano performance in college and has been lucky to have been part of the Miles of Music community since 2015.
Abigail Washburn
Abigail Washburn is a singing, songwriting, Illinois-born, Nashville-based clawhammer banjo player. She is every bit as interested in the present and the future as she is in the past, and every bit as attuned to the global as she is to the local. Abigail pairs venerable folk elements with far-flung sounds, and the results feel both strangely familiar and unlike anything anybody’s ever heard before. She performs and records as a soloist, as well as with the old-time bands Uncle Earl and Sparrow Quartet, experimental group The Wu Force, and as a duo with her husband Béla Fleck.
Having toured the world, Washburn is also armed with Chinese language ability and profound connections to culture and people on the other side of the Pacific. Washburn is one of the few foreign artists currently touring China independently and regularly.
Maddie Witler
Maddie Witler is a musician currently living in Baltimore, MD. Known mostly for her mandolin playing with groups like Della Mae and the Lonely Heartstring band, she can make meaningful and impressive music on a variety of string instruments. While she has been celebrated as a “shredder” at times, it is her ability to find the gaps in music, and leave space when needed, that gives her a subtle yet deliberate presence in any musical situation. With a deep knowledge and respect for bluegrass, and an awareness of the world and music she grew up around, she synthesizes a sound true to herself, at once traditional and contemporary. Maddie's 2022 debut solo album "Astronaut" showcases her songwriting, singing, and individual style of instrumental arranging.
Maddie also loves coffee and has worked as a barista, as well as competed in the 2023 and 2024 US Brewers Cup Competitions. In 2023, she was a member of the Glittercat Barista program where she received training and education from leaders in the coffee industry, focused on the brewer's cup (pour over) competition.
Paola Vera
Paola Vera is a singer songwriter from London, based in France. Paola’s music blends her passion for jazz with a modern edge; a fresh take, which she infuses into her own song writing and a new slant on old songs. She first started singing and playing the piano at the age of 13, later going on to continue her musical education at Trinity Laban Conservatoire and The Royal Academy of Music after receiving the Elton John Scholarship in London. In 2007 Paola was awarded a Yamaha Jazz Award for outstanding young Jazz musicians. She has since gone on to receive several awards as a singer and pianist, including recieving an ARAM for her contributions to music from the Royal Academy of Music, London. She has performed with many greats of the jazz scene all over the world.
Paola is also a highly sought after educator and vocal coach, currently working with several higher-education institutions across Europe and the UK. She is a vocal and songwriting tutor for Trinity Laban Conservatoire in London on the BAMPI degree program and Assistant professor of Jazz Voice at the Royal Conservatoire of Brussels. Paola is a certified Estill Master Trainer (EMT) and is among few bilingual French speaking coaches delivering Estill courses in French and English across Europe. She is also a vocal coach for Disney in Paris, France.
Elizabeth Ziman
Elizabeth Ziman, who performs as Elizabeth and the Catapult, is a singer-songwriter from Brooklyn. She's toured with the likes of Sara Bareilles and Kishi Bashi; collaborated with Esperanza Spalding, Gillian Welch, Blake Mills and Ben Folds; scored, with Paul Brill, a variety of international award-winning documentaries including "Trapped," a Peabody winner; and won an Independent Music Award for Songwriting. Her songs have been featured in national television campaigns for Google and Amazon. She composed music for Sara Bareille’s new apple tv show, “Little Voice”. Always writing, Elizabeth narrowed her vast collection of previously unrecorded material down to her fifth full-length studio album "Sincerely, e”, which she self-produced at home and released on Compass Records in March 2021. One of the singles off that album, "Together Alone", made it onto NPR's All Songs Considered 10 best songs of 2021 list.