Tradmad Camp

08/10/2026

Coming to TradMaD? Don't forget to bring your items for the Silent Auction that benefits the TradMaD Camp Scholarship Fund! Used instruments, music books and other books, small original art, folk and traditional art pieces, cool mugs, fun tshirts - goods and services. What could YOU bring for the auction? What will you find at the auction?

TradMaD Camp takes place Aug. 29 - Sept. 4 in beautiful Pinewoods Camp in Plymouth, MA. More info: tradmadcamp.org

07/26/2026

Online sales end TOMORROW! Order your TradMaD 2026 shirt today!

Once again - an excellent design by Julia Eager! This year the jackalope is springing it's way to TradMaD Camp! Nine styles many colors. Get a sweatshirt for those cold nights and support TradMaD Camp! Here's the link: bonfire.com/tradmad-camp-2026

Sign up now for TradMaD, the camp for people who are mad about traditional music and dance! There are still a few spots left - but don't delay... visit tradmadcamp.org for more info or to register.

End your summer on a melodious note at TradMaD Camp, led by the fabulous Joy Bennett and set at the beautiful and historic Pinewoods Camp in Plymouth, MA.

Enjoy six days (Sat. Aug. 29 – Fri. Sept. 4, 2026) of workshops, dances, concerts, jamming, one-shots, camper concerts, parties, boating, swimming in two lovely ponds, relaxing, learning, eating well, & having a truly magical experience with friends new and old!

Our staff are not only great performers; they are also consistently excellent teachers. This year’s staff includes: Scott Ainslie, Sarah Elizabeth Burkey, Howie Bursen, Amy Conley, Andy Davis, Craig Edwards, Gina Forsyth, Lisa Gutkin, Rev. Robert B. Jones, Sr., Chris Koldewey, Bennett Konesni, Chris Newman, Máire Ni Chathasaigh, Sally Rogers, The Vox Hunters (Armand Aromin, Flannery Brown, and Benedict Gagliardi), Matt Watroba, Macdara Yeates, and special guests.

While camp paths are rustic, a good deal of camp is accessible by mobility scooters etc. Reach out to Pinewoods for information: pinewoods.org/contact

07/23/2026

Once again - an excellent design by Julia Eager! This year the jackalope is springing it's way to TradMaD Camp! Nine styles many colors. Get a sweatshirt for those cold nights and support TradMaD Camp! Here's the link: bonfire.com/tradmad-camp-2026

Sign up now for TradMaD, the camp for people who are mad about traditional music and dance! There are still a few spots left - but don't delay... visit tradmadcamp.org for more info or to register.

End your summer on a melodious note at TradMaD Camp, led by the fabulous Joy Bennett and set at the beautiful and historic Pinewoods Camp in Plymouth, MA.

Enjoy six days (Sat. Aug. 29 – Fri. Sept. 4, 2026) of workshops, dances, concerts, jamming, one-shots, camper concerts, parties, boating, swimming in two lovely ponds, relaxing, learning, eating well, & having a truly magical experience with friends new and old!

Our staff are not only great performers; they are also consistently excellent teachers. This year’s staff includes: Scott Ainslie, Sarah Elizabeth Burkey, Howie Bursen, Amy Conley, Andy Davis, Craig Edwards, Gina Forsyth, Lisa Gutkin, Rev. Robert B. Jones, Sr., Chris Koldewey, Bennett Konesni, Chris Newman, Máire Ni Chathasaigh, Sally Rogers, The Vox Hunters (Armand Aromin, Flannery Brown, and Benedict Gagliardi), Matt Watroba, Macdara Yeates, and special guests.

While camp paths are rustic, a good deal of camp is accessible by mobility scooters etc. Reach out to Pinewoods for information: pinewoods.org/contact

07/22/2026

DOESN'T THIS LOOK LIKE FUN? Sign up now for TradMaD, the camp for people who are mad about traditional music and dance! There are still a few spots left - but don't delay... visit tradmadcamp.org for more info or to register.

End your summer on a melodious note at TradMaD Camp, led by the fabulous Joy Bennett and set at the beautiful and historic Pinewoods Camp in Plymouth, MA.

Enjoy six days (Sat. Aug. 29 – Fri. Sept. 4, 2026) of workshops, dances, concerts, jamming, one-shots, camper concerts, parties, boating, swimming in two lovely ponds, relaxing, learning, eating well, & having a truly magical experience with friends new and old!

Our staff are not only great performers; they are also consistently excellent teachers. This year’s staff includes: Scott Ainslie, Sarah Elizabeth Burkey, Howie Bursen, Amy Conley, Andy Davis, Craig Edwards, Gina Forsyth, Lisa Gutkin, Rev. Robert B. Jones, Sr., Chris Koldewey, Bennett Konesni, Chris Newman, Máire Ni Chathasaigh, Sally Rogers, The Vox Hunters (Armand Aromin, Flannery Brown, and Benedict Gagliardi), Matt Watroba, Macdara Yeates, and special guests.

While camp paths are rustic, a good deal of camp is accessible by mobility scooters etc. Reach out to Pinewoods for information: pinewoods.org/contact

05/18/2026

Sign up now for TradMad! Just look at that staff list! Scholarships available! More info and registration at: https://forms.gle/1itqbtTErgMFxDvUA

Sponsored by the Folk Music Society of New York, Inc. and directed by Joy Bennett, TradMaD Camp is an annual six-day gathering of live music and dance for adults interested in traditional music and dance.

Held at the beautiful and historic Pinewoods Camp in Plymouth, Massachusetts, campers can enjoy daily workshops on specific topics (such as traditional ballads), instrument instruction, dances to live music, staff concerts, vocal coaching, parties, camper concerts, jamming, and singing — and much, much more. Learn all about it (and check out the scholarships available!) at http://tradmadcamp.org/

01/10/2026

TradMaD Camp will take place Aug. 29 - Sept. 4, 2026! Registration and staff announcements will come later - but save the date now!

TradMaD is the Folk Music Society of New York's Traditional Music and Dance week at Pinewoods Camp in Plymouth, MA and the best gift you can give yourself. Come to TradMad for inspiration, immersion in folk and traditional music and dance, fun parties, quiet walks through beautiful natural surroundings, healthy meals of locally-sourced food, watching the full moon rise over Long Pond while listening to distant music, sleeping in your little cabin in the woods - the magic that is Pinewoods. Full information on TradMaD can be found here: http://minstrelrecords.com/tradmad/

We're going to have a great time and we hope you will join us!