There’s a New Camp on the Rock!

Traditional Roots

Community Camps 

Traditional Roots Community Camp is a newly formed non-profit organization inspired by the Walker Family camp model of multigenerational learning and a ‘whole family’ camp experience. With keen understanding and appreciation of the musical inheritance our predecessors have bequeathed to current generations, the Walkers recognize that this tradition of sharing music through family and community connection is one that must continue to be passed forward. The founders and supporters of Traditional Roots Community Camp are humbled and grateful for the guiding vision of the Walker Family and for their nurturing support as TRCC spreads new roots that will promote and sustain traditional music education for generations to come!

The Blowing Rock Conference Center was home for the Walker Family’s music camp for twenty-one consecutive years. In 2024, Traditional Roots Community Camp begins a new tradition at BRCC built on the foundation of acceptance and inclusion that embraced students, families, and teachers who attended Walker Family camps and events over the past two decades.

Traditional Roots Community Camp’s primary event is a summer music camp held annually during the Fourth of July week at the Blowing Rock Conference Center. Here TRCC, based on the solid foundation created by the Walkers over 21 years, is  building a new tradition by extending support to the weekend workshops that are offered during the year by Bluebird faculty members and friends.