BG College email spreadsheet.2026

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1	Bluegrass College Programs
2	Name	Email	College or University	Location	Website	Degree	Ensemble	Courses	Research	Notes
3	Katherine E. Ledford, Ph.D.	ledfordke@appstate.edu	Appalachian State University	Boone, NC	https://www.appstate.edu/	x		x	x	Degree in Appalachian Studies
4	William R Schumann, Ph.D	schumannwr@appstate.edu	Appalachian State University	Boone, NC	https://www.appstate.edu/	x		x	x	Degree in Appalachian Studies
5	Mark Freed	freedmc@appstate.edu	Appalachian State University	Boone, NC	https://www.appstate.edu/	x		x	x	Degree in Appalachian Studies
6	Dana E. Powell	powellde@appstate.edu	Appalachian State University	Boone, NC	https://www.appstate.edu/	x		x	x	Degree in Appalachian Studies, Julie teaches old-time music.
7	Ryan Joseph	ryan.joseph@belmont.edu	Belmont University	Nashville, TN	http://www.belmont.edu/music/ensembles/bluegrass_ensemble.html	x	x	x		Degrees in Music Business, Performance, bluegrass ensemble, Mr. Joseph is Coordinator of Strings.
8	Tammy Rogers King	tammy.rogersking@belmont.edu	Belmont University	Nashville, TN	http://www.belmont.edu/music/ensembles/bluegrass_ensemble.html	x	x	x		Degrees in Music Business, Performance
9	Sam Gleaves	gleavess@berea.edu	Berea College	Berea, KY	https://www.berea.edu/mus/performance-ensembles/bluegrass-music/		x	x
10	Matt Glaser	mglaser@berklee.edu	Berklee College of Music	Boston, MA	https://www.berklee.edu/focused/roots	x	x	x		Matt Glaser, director of American Roots Music Program
11	Tony Watt	tonywatt@gmail.com	Berklee College of Music	Boston, MA	https://www.berklee.edu/focused/roots
12	Mark Simos	msimos@berklee.edu	Berklee College of Music	Boston, MA	https://www.berklee.edu/focused/roots	x	x	x		Mr. Simos is an Associate Professor of Songwriting at Berklee
13	Jason Anick	janick@berklee.edu	Berklee College of Music	Boston, MA	https://www.berklee.edu/focused/roots	x	x	x		Mr. Anick teaches fiddle/violin at Berklee.
14	Matthew Holt	holtm@bethelu.edu	Bethel University	McKenzie, TN	https://www.bethelrenaissance.com/		x	x		four-year scholarships available for bluegrass ensemble
15	Paul Buyer	Pbuyer@clemson.edu	Clemson University	Clemson, SC	https://www.clemson.edu/caah/departments/performing-arts/ensembles/Music/Instrumental/bluegrass.html		x	x		Ensemble director
16	Keith Reed	Kreed@coloradocollege.edu	Colorado College	Colorado Springs, CO	https://www.coloradocollege.edu/academics/dept/music/ensembles/bluegrass.html		x	x
17	Dan Mitchell, Ted Noonan	ccmcinfo@gmail.com	Colorado Contemporary Music College	Colorado Springs, CO	http://50.118.60.187/index.html	x	x	x		One-year, academic-intensive program where students learn to teach and perform jazz, rock, blues, folk, country, and bluegrass. Designed for individuals planning to be professional musicians who also want to be able to teach.
18	Tom Mueller, Ph.D.	tom.mueller@cui.edu	Concordia University - Irvine	Irvine, CA			x			Directs bluegrass ensemble. Dr. Mueller is an Associate Professor of Music and Director of Keyboard, Jazz, and Composition Areas
19	Adam Schlenker	schlenkera@denison.edu	Denison University	Granville, OH	https://denison.edu/academics/music	x	x	x	x	Denison University offers a BA in American Roots Music (major and minor).
20	Lee Bidgood, Ph.D.	BIDGOOD@mail.etsu.edu	East TN State University	Johnson City, TN	https://www.etsu.edu/cas/das/bluegrass/	x	x	x	x	Bluegrass, Old-time and Country Music Studies
21	Ted Olson, Ph.D.	OLSON@mail.etsu.edu	East TN State University	Johnson City, TN	https://www.etsu.edu/cas/das/bluegrass/	x	x	x	x	Bluegrass, Old-time and Country Music Studies
22	Daniel Boner	BONER@mail.etsu.edu	East TN State University	Johnson City, TN	https://www.etsu.edu/cas/das/bluegrass/	x	x	x	x	Bluegrass, Old-time and Country Music Studies, Ensemble director & touring musician
23	Ronald Roach	(roachr@etsu.edu	East TN State University	Johnson City, TN	https://www.etsu.edu/cas/das/bluegrass/	x	x	x	x	Bluegrass, Old-time and Country Music Studies
24	Nate Olson, Ph.D.	olsonn@etsu.edu	East TN State University	Johnson City, TN	https://www.etsu.edu/cas/das/bluegrass/	x	x	x	x	Bluegrass, Old-time and Country Music Studies
25	Everett Lilly, Ph.D.	everettlilly99@gmail.com	East TN State University (retired)	Newbury Park, CA					x	workshops associated with various topics related to our musical family, bluegrass music, the southern coalfields of West Virginia, etc.
26	Pam Perry	pamperrymando@gmail.com	Eastern Kentucky Univ.	Richmond, KY	https://music.eku.edu/ensembles		x	x		Bluegrass program on hold during COVID-19
27	Mark Dillon, Ph.D.	madillon1@gtcc.edu	Guilford Technical Community College	Jamestown, NC	https://www.gtcc.edu/about/news-and-events/2018/04/mark-dillon--inspiring-the-next-generation-with-pro-tools.php	x	x	x	x	Dr. Dillon is a music technology instructor at the Larry Gatlin School of Entertainment Technology, and he also leads ensembles.
28	Dean Osborne	dean.osborne@kctcs.edu	KY School of Bluegrass & Traditional Music	Hyden, KY	http://ksbtm.hazard.kctcs.edu/	x	x	x		Touring musician
29	Bian Perti, Ph.D.		Lawrence University	Appleton, WI	Conservatory of Music \| Music Education \| Music Theory \| Lawrence University		x	x	x	Dean, Lawrence Conservatory of Music; welcomes bluegrass musicians to genre diverse music conservatory program, one student bluegrass ensemble/band in 2021
30	Michael Stein	mstein8764@mac.com	Makerere University	Kampala, Uganda			x			Mike Stein teaches Makerere Univ students online during the year and visits Uganda annuall, bringing more instruments for them to play and songs to learn. He is in conversation with Banco Sekalegga, Ph.D. in the Performing Arts & Film Dept at Makerere about starting a student bluegrass ensemble and a bluegrass program there in Kampala, Uganda.
31	Neil Rosenberg, Ph.D.	nvros@mun.ca	Memorial Univ of Newfoundland	Newfoundland, Canada	https://www.mun.ca/folklore/	x		x	x	Folklore degrees (Dr. Rosenberg is an emeritus professor at Memorial.) Author of definitive book about the history of bluegrass music, Bluegrass Hall of Famer
32	Paul Fischer	paul.fischer@mtsu.edu	Middle TN State University	Murfreesboro, TN	http://www.mtsu.edu/programs/music-business/	x			x	Degrees in music performance, sound engineering, music business. Home of Center for Popular Music
33	John Dougan	john.dougan@mtsu.edu	Middle TN State University	Murfreesboro, TN	http://www.mtsu.edu/programs/music-business/	x			x	Degrees in music performance, sound engineering, music business. Home of Center for Popular Music
34	Greg Reish, Ph.D.	gregory.reish@mtsu.edu	Middle TN State University	Murfreesboro, TN	http://www.mtsu.edu/popmusic/index.php	x		x	x	Degrees in music performance, sound engineering, music business. Home of Center for Popular Music
35	Daxon Lewis	dglewis@moreheadstate.edu	Morehead State Univ	Morehead, KY	https://www.moreheadstate.edu/Caudill-College-of-Arts,-Humanities-and-Social-Sci/Kentucky-Center-for-Traditional-Music	x	x	x	x	Department and Ensemble director, home of Kentucky Center for Traditional Music
36	Ruth McLain	rs4books@aol.com	Morehead State Univ	Morehead, KY	https://www.moreheadstate.edu/Caudill-College-of-Arts,-Humanities-and-Social-Sci/Kentucky-Center-for-Traditional-Music	x	x	x	x	Kentucky Center for Traditional Music instructor
37	Nathan Kiser	ndkiser@moreheadstate.edu	Morehead State Univ	Morehead, KY	https://www.moreheadstate.edu/Caudill-College-of-Arts,-Humanities-and-Social-Sci/Kentucky-Center-for-Traditional-Music	x	x	x	x	Kentucky Center for Traditional Music instructor
38	Igai Miu	miu.igai92@gmail.com	Nagoya University.	Nagoya, Japan			x			The Bluegrass Music Circle of Nagoya University is an extra-curricular club for students. They have anumber of members and bands, and they perform as well as get together to learn and jam.
39	Codie Sloan	codiesvw74@gmail.com	North Greenville University	tigerville, SC	https://www.ngu.edu/		x			Campus Baptist Student Union hosts bluegrass ensemble
40	Isaac McCarthy	mccarthy.851@buckeyemail.osu.edu	Ohio State University	Columbus, OH
41	Scott Napier	scott.napier@kctcs.edu	Owensboro Community & Technical College	Owensboro, KY	Capital Bluegrass & Traditional Music \| OCTC	x	x	x	x
42	Sarah Wilfong Joblin D.M.A	swilfong@uoregon.edu	University of Oregon	Eugene, OR	School of Music and Dance \| University of Oregon		x			American Roots Ensemble (student bluegrass/roots band), School of Music & Dance department at OU
43	Peggy Hinkle	mhinkle@pstcc.edu	Pellissippi State Community College	Knoxville, TN	http://www.pstcc.edu/music/		x	x
44	Larry Vincent	lfvincent@pstcc.edu	Pellissippi State Community College	Knoxville, TN	http://www.pstcc.edu/music/		x	x		Ensemble director
45	Joti Rockwell, Ph.D.	joti.rockwell@pomona.edu	Pomona College	Claremont, CA	https://www.pomona.edu/directory/people/c-joti-rockwell					Music Theory professor
46	Brenda Luggie	luggieb@roanestate.edu	Roane State Community College	Harriman & Oak Ridge, TN	roanestate.edu/music		x	x
47	William Anderson, Ph.D.	wanderso@sarahlawrence.edu	Sarah Lawrence College	Bronxville, NY	https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/undergraduate/arts/music/		x	x
48	Cliff Perry	cliffordperry@comcast.net	Shoreline College	Shoreline, WA	https://www.shoreline.edu/music/music-faculty.aspx		x	x		Cliff Perry - known as the father of bluegrass in Washington state
49	Brent Wheeler	bwheeler@southplainscollege.edu	South Plains College	Levelland, TX	http://www.southplainscollege.edu/exploreprograms/technicaleducation/creativearts/commmusic.php	x	x	x		Degrees in Commercial Country & Bluegrass Music (includes lutherie, sound engineering, performance) Mr. Wheeler is the Coordinator of the Commercial Music Program.
50	Richard Stern, Ph. D.	RStern@saintmeinrad.edu	St. Meinrad School of Theology	St. Meinrad, IN	https://www.saintmeinrad.edu/faculty/?profile=2725					Professor Emeritus of Homiletics, Independent scholar
51	Stephen Light, Ph.D.		State University of New York - Plattsburgh	Plattsburgh, NY	https://www.plattsburgh.edu/programs/bluegrass-program.html		x	x		Instruments available, scholarships available, campus bluegrass club, CD library
52	James Akenson, Ph.D.	theakensons@icloud.com	Tennessee Tech	Cookeville, TN	https://www.tntech.edu/				x	Bluegrass music content included in Education courses taught by Dr. Akenson. He also co-hosts the annual International Country Music Academic Conference (ICMC) at Belmont Univ in Nashville, every Memorial Day weekend in May. Co-host: Don Cusic, Ph.D., at Belmont Univ.
53	Benamin Richey	benjamin.richey318@gmail.com	Univ of Louisiana at Lafayette	Lafayette, LA	https://music.louisiana.edu/music/bands-ensembles/bluegrass-ensemble	x	x	x	x	Bluegrass studies combinable with BA in Traditional Music or Music Business, or BM in Music Media
54	Mark F. DeWitt	mark.dewitt@louisiana.edu	Univ of Louisiana at Lafayette	Lafayette, LA	https://music.louisiana.edu/music/bands-ensembles/traditional-music-ensemble#Bluegrass	x	x	x	x	Bluegrass studies combinable with BA in Traditional Music or Music Business, or BM in Music Media. Mr. DeWitt is Professor of Musicm Dr. Tommy Comeaux Endowed Chair in Traditional Music School of Music & Performing Arts,
55	Esther Morgan-Ellis	Esther.Morgan-Ellis@ung.edu	University of North Georgia	Dahlonega, GA			x	x	x	Study of bluegrass can constitute a focus in the BM Musical Arts degree, although the student will need to also major in voice or in a classical musical instrument. Students in all majors and of all abilities may enroll and participate in String Band.
56	Chelsea Burns	cburns@austin.utexas.edu	University of Texas at Austin	Rochester, NY	https://www.esm.rochester.edu/theory/faculty/				x
57	Lance Kinney, Ph.D.	kinney@apr.ua.edu	University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, AL	https://cis.ua.edu/cis-theme-staff/dr-lance-kinney/				x
58	Ron Pen	ron.pen@uky.edu	University of Kentucky	Lexington, KY	https://finearts.uky.edu/music/john-jacob-niles-gallery-and-center-american-music	x			x	Home of John Jacob Niles Center for American Music
59	Annie Savage	savagefiddler@gmail.com	University of Iowa	Iowa City, IA	savagefiddler.com, savagehearts.com				x	Band leader, secondary music educator, independent scholar
60	Russell Johnson	russell1963@gmail.com	University of NC at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, NC	https://music.unc.edu/undergraduate/ensembles/carolina-bluegrass-band/		x	x	x	Ensemble director, Home of Center for Study of the American South
61	Jocelyn Neal, Ph.D.	jneal@email.unc.edu	University of NC at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, NC	https://music.unc.edu/undergraduate/ensembles/carolina-bluegrass-band/		x	x	x	Home of Center for Study of the American South
62	Steven M Weiss	smweiss@email.unc.edu	University of NC at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, NC	https://library.unc.edu/wilson/sfc/				x	Home of Southern Folklife Collection
63	Wayne Erbsen	banjo@nativeground.com	University of N Carolina at Asheville	Asheville, NC			x
64	Sarah Wilfong Joblin D.M.A	swilfong@uoregon.edu	University of Oregon	Eugene, OR	School of Music and Dance \| University of Oregon		x			American Roots Ensemble (student bluegrass/roots band), School of Music & Dance department at OU
65	Elizabeth Flood	ejs6yc@virginia.edu	University of Virginia, McIntire Dept. of Music	Charlottesville, VA	http://music.virginia.edu/			x	x
66	Michelle Kisliuk, Ph. D.	mkisluik@gmail.com	University of Virginia	Charlottesville, VA	http://music.virginia.edu/
67	Chrystal Plohman	crystal.plohman@vanderbilt.edu	Vanderbilt University	Nashville, TN	https://blair.vanderbilt.edu/departments/folk.php			x		Ms. Plohman is the Senior Artist Fiddle Teacher at Blair School of Music.
68	Noah Lohr	noahlohr@vt.edu	Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, VA	http://vt.edu		x		x	New bluegrass ensemble in 2026: Hokie Grass
69	Melissa Dupoy	benjamin.graves@volstate.edu	Vol State Community College	Gallatin, TN	https://www.volstate.edu/humanities/performing-arts		x	x
70	Chip McLain	Chippy.McLain@ws.edu	Walters State Community College	Morristown, TN	https://www.ws.edu/adademics/humanities/music		x			Ensemble director
71	Natalya Weinstein MIller	nweinsteinmiller@warren-wilson.edu	Warren Wilson College	Asheville, NC	http://www.warren-wilson.edu/programs/music		x	x	x	Ensemble director
72	Kevin Kehrberg, Ph.D.	kkehrberg@warren-wilson.edu	Warren Wilson College	Asheville, NC	http://www.warren-wilson.edu/programs/music		x	x	x	Warren Wilson hosts The Swannanoa Gathering every summer (traditional music camp for adults)
73	Erika Brady, Ph.D.	Erika.Brady@wku.edu	Western Kentucky University	Bowling Green, KY	https://www.wku.edu/fsa/	x		x	x