Learn from Great Clawhammer Banjo Teachers

Rachel Leader (she/her) is violin/fiddle and clawhammer banjo teacher and performing artist based in Western Massachusetts. Initially trained in classical violin through the Suzuki method, Rachel has expanded her expertise to traditional genres including folk, old-time, country, Cajun, bluegrass, klezmer, Greek, and Balkan music.

Hello! I’m Baba Súle Greg Wilson, from Washington, DC--now living in AZ. I’ve been sharing African/Post-African and more--folklore, music, movement, story, craft—for over fifty years. A founding member of the Grammy Award-winning Carolina Chocolate Drops, I’ve authored Funky Banjo, Levels One and Two, The Súle System/Drumpath Rhythms, and the award-winning book, The Drummer’s…

Described by What’s Up Magazine as “a time capsule unearthed, fine-tuned and re-imagined”, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist McKain Lakey draws creative inspiration from the far corners of American folk music tradition. Lakey's original music blurs lines of old and new, drawing on their background as old time music musician, while integrating elements of wide-ranging genres and…

Will Franke is an accomplished musician with a diverse background, encompassing over 27 years of experience in both performance and education. Specializing in classical violin, Will also excels as a fiddle player, guitarist, mandolinist, songwriter, recording artist and sitarist, embracing genres such as jazz, folk, Indian Classical, and contemporary styles.

...award winning musician, educator and founding member of The Gaslight Tinkers. Peter Siegel contributes a radical chord to American Roots music. Influenced by the songwriting of Pete Seeger and Phil Ochs, dixieland, old time fiddle tunes and Afro-Caribbean rhythms, Peter’s music defies categorization.

Hi folks! My name is Baron Collins-Hill and I run MandoLessons. If you are looking for private lessons with me, take a look to see if there are any open slots! I've been running MandoLessons, a website and youtube channel where I teach people to play the mandolin, for over 13 years. I've been playing the mandolin for over two decades and am a full time professional musician.

(Important notice about booking: please message me privately here on Lessonface to book a lesson. My schedule is unpredictable as a freelance musician, and for this reason I don't offer a public schedule on Lessonface for students to book from. Thank you!) Max Allard is a banjoist, multi-instrumentalist and composer from Chicago.

LessonFace Teacher of the Year 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 with over 4,300 lessons taught since 2013! From a recent "first lesson" parent: Thank you for an awesome first lesson and for even spending extra time. That's how you can tell someone has passion for what they teach. I do the same when I'm teaching cardiology :).

Ryan is a musician from Logan Square who plays a plethora of different instruments. He specializes in guitar, banjo, mandolin and ukulele, but also dabbles in accordion, piano, drums, harmonica and several others. Learning to play instruments is one of the true pleasures in his life and he hopes he can make it one of yours, too. As a teacher Ryan's goals are fairly simple.

Dom Hallberg is an experienced multi-instrumentalist living and working in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her musical journey started with violin and piano, then moved to guitar with an emphasis in jazz. Dom attended and graduated from the Jazz Studies Diploma program at Capilano University in 2018.