Mark Campbell is a traditional musician who is dedicated to preserving and passing down old Appalachian region fiddle and banjo styles. Since his childhood in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Mark traveled around the region, collecting and playing the old style of music. He learned bowing and picking styles from some of the giants of last generation of great musicians of North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.
In 2008 Mark was named the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities' Master fiddler. He was also the 2001 Champion Fiddler at the Appalachian String Band Festival at Clifftop, West Virginia, has twice won the State Fair of Virginia fiddle contest, and has won the West Virginia State Folkfestival banjo and fiddle competitions.
Mark travels throughout the region, performs concerts/lectures, teaches classes, plays for dances and produces solo and band recordings.
Mark learned fiddle styles by playing with and studying musicians including, Melvin Wine, Tommy Jarrell, Ernie Carpenter, Pug Allen, Burl Hammons, Wilson Douglas, Lee Triplett, Franklin George, Harvey Sampson, Joe Birchfield, Wilson Douglas, and Harold Hausenfluck.
He learned his banjo styles by watching musicians Herbert Pitzer, Kyle Creed, Fred Cockerham, and Matokie Slaughter.
From blind fiddler Harold Hausenfluck Mark learned to listen for the bow changes in old recordings. He then studied recordings from many of the departed masters of the old style of music, including French Carpenter, Ed Haley, Luther Strong, N. H. Mills, Norm Edmonds, J. B. Grayson, Clayton McMitchen, Marcus Martin, and Osey Helton.
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"My goal is to help reveal and perpetuate the genius of Appalachian Mountain Culture."
Mark and Issac Akers play John Lewis'
Rose Division
2009 Schedule:
Photo by John Herzog.
Mark and Barrow play Emmett Lundy's
Ducks on the Millpond.
April 12th and 14th: Upstate New York with John Kirk and Trish Miller. April 12 (Easter night) at Skidmore College.
April 15th: jamming at the Grizzly Pear, NYC, 9:30 to 12:30.
107 MacDougal St., New York, NY 10012
April 17th: Master Workshop at Jalopy 7:00 PM. See "classes" link . Link to Jalopy
April 19th: Master Workshop 1:00 PM to 5:00PM and House Concert 7:30 PM at Susan Sterngold's Residence Suffern NY.
April 23rd: House Concert in Williamsburg with Elizabeth LaPrelle as guest. Dinner at 6:00 PM Seats reserved at Johnny48@AOL.com or by calling 757-208-0419.
The Campbell Family band plays Field Ward's
Way Down in North Carolina or Waterbound
December 12th Floyd Contra Dance, Floyd, Virginia. Advanced fiddle workshop Friday Dec 11th, Intermediate fiddle workshop Saturday Dec 12th. Write to sign up:
July 30, 31, Aug 1, 2, Appalachian String Band Festival, Clifftop, West Virginia.
September 19th, Campbell Family Band at the Victory Hall Theatre, Scottsville Virginia.
2013 Schedule:
March 7th Campbell Family Band at Richmond Folk Music (Coffeehouse) Richmond, Virginia. 2:00 PM
Mark Plays Luther Strong's
Last of Sizemore
April 10th, Campbell Family Band at Performing Arts of Luray. http://performingartsluray.org/events.htm
New Band Performance: Virginia House Band plays an evening of old-time dance tunes and marital bliss songs at the White Hawk Cafe in Goochland, Va.
Fiddle tune of the month:
Mark plays: Marcus Martin's
Lady Hamilton (abreviated Version)
See fiddle lesson on Lessons and Videos page. Leather Britches
The Campbell Family band plays Burl Hammons' Waynesboro and Wild Horse
Tune of the Month:
The new Virginia House Band plays: Shout Lula
Article on Campbell Family Band
from Magazine 33
Deep Roots and Still Live Too are now digitally available!:
Sept 7th: Brandermill Woods Concert.
Sept 10th: Concert at Stone Soup, Waynesboro, Va.
Sept 10, 11th: Rockbridge Music Festival
Sept 18th: Hoppin John Fiddler's Convention, Shakori
Hills N.C. 2:00 PM fiddle workshop.
Sept 25th: Judging Virginia State Fair Fiddle Contest
Sept 26th: Judging Virginia State Fair Banjo Contest
Oct 11, 12, 13th: Hosting Jam at Richmond Folk Festival
Oct 23rd: Floyd Concert with Harmonica Phill Woddail, Lunch time concert at Dogtown Restaurant
Oct 23rd: Roanoke Contra Dance with New River Dance Band
Sept 12th: Virginia Foundation for the Humanites Showcase,
Charlottesville Va. Link to Showcase
Oct 30th: Campbell Family Band at Springfield Assisted Living
CORRECTION: Nov 26th: Virginia Roots Ensemble at
The concert is at the Hennage Auditorium at the DeWitt Wallace Gallery at Colonial Williamsburg. Shows at 1:30 and 4:00 PM
December 3rd Mark's painting show opening at St Micheal's Gallery, Bon Air Richmond, Va. See Mark's painting website Link
Oct 27th: Music in the MCV lobby with Ron Gentry
Dec. 1st, 8th and 15th . Appalachian Christmas Music with Kelly Kennedy at the Hennage Auditorium at the DeWitt Wallace Gallery at Colonial Williamsburg
Dec. 10th: Virginia House Band at the Camel in Richmond 9:00 show.
fiddlinmark@gmail.com
Feb. 13th: Virginia House Band Greenwood Conta Dance.
May 12th: Virginia House Band at Chesterfield Main Library. 7:00 to 8:00 PM
May 14th: Virginia Roots Ensemble at Luray Performing Arts.
May 28th and 29th Campbell Family Band at Glen Allen Performing arts Festival "Virginia Traditions and Tunes."
See Mark's paintings:
May 7th: Mark and Ron Gentry at the Bon Air Victorian Day Celebration. Approx. 1:20 PM.
March 27th: Virginia House Band at Church Hill Irish Festival, noon.
September 9th: Stone Soup Wayensboro, Va.
Sept 10th: Rockbridge Music Festival Lexington, Va.
Sept 17th: Private party, Richmond, Va.
Fall 2011 YET TO BE SCHEDULED: CD release party and dance at Ginter hall, for Harold Hausenfluck, Richmond, Va.
The new Campbell Family Band CD Hop Up Pretty Girls is now available by mail.
September 7th: Stone Soup Wayensboro, Va.
Sept 6th and 7th : Rockbridge Music Festival Lexington, Va.
Novermber 17th: Costa Campbell and Lloyd at Floyd Country Store
October 12th, 13 th and 14th: Richmond Folk Festival Jam
September 16th: Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Show Case, Boar's Head Inn, Charlottesville, Va.
October 19th: Campbell Family Band on the Eastern Shore.
Nandua High School, Onley, Virginia 8:00 PM.
September 9th: Stone Soup Wayensboro, Va.
September 19th: Campbell Family Band at the Chesterfield Central Library 7:00 to 8:00 PM. (Registration Required)
Sept 17th: Private party, Richmond, Va.
August 24th Campbell Family Band dance at the Hardywood Brewery Richmond, Va.
Fiddle Workshop in Galax, Va. November 16th and 17th Chestnut Creek School of the Arts.
The Campbell Family band plays two tunes and sings a song:
Molly and Dad, banjo duet:
Jan 10th to 11th : Fiddle workshops, Concerts wtih Mac Traynham in Bristol/Cheddar, England
2015/ 2016 Schedule:
Feb 22nd: Blue Ridge Community College Concert 7:00 PM
March 22nd: Campbell Family Band with Pete Vigour at Wayne Theatre Alliance Waynesboro, Virginia 8:00 PM
Jan 9th the Tithe Barn in Nailsea, England on Thursday 7.30pm With Mac Traynham. Link to the Tithe Barn
Sunday, January 12, 2014 - 20:00 to 23:00 at the Harrison, London, with Mac Traynham
January 8th, 8:00 PM: Campbell Family Band at Virginia Wesleyan College, Norfolk, Va. in association with Mark Campbell Landscape Art Exhibit "From the Mountains to the Sea." Reception at 9:00 PM.
Feb 15th 4:00 PM: Campbell Family Band at the Mildred McDaniel Concert Series, Reformation Lutheran Church 13100 Warwick Boulevard, Newport News, Va.
The Sunny Mountain Serenaders
(Mark, Mac Trynham and John Schwab)
play a Virginia version of Sugar Hill:
June 15th 4:00 PM: Campbell Family Band at Dogwood Dell Richmond. Come picnic!
July 4th 11:00-4:00 : Mark wtih Mac Traynham at Poplar Froest, 1542 Bateman Bridge Rd, Forest, VA. (near Lynchburg)
Sept. 17th: Mark and Mac Traynham at the Harvester
in Rocky Mount, Virginia, 7:30 PM Link
February 28th Mark with Mac Traynhan and John Shwab at Gene Bowlen's Bearcade Productions concert series. Workshops fiddle banjo and guitar prior.
Feb 16th 4:00 PM: Campbell Family Band at the Mildred McDaniel Concert Series, Reformation Lutheran Church 13100 Warwick Boulevard, Newport News, Va.
March 5th Virginia Roots Ensemble at Virginia Beach, Sandler Center for the Performing Arts. Blues Guitar and Old time Fiddle workshops followed by evening concert featuring Virginia Traditional music. Link
March 21st 7:00 PM: Campbell Family Band at Gloucester Arts on Main. Link
August 22, 4:00 PM: Mark and the Sunny Mountain Serenaders with Mac Traynham and John Schwab will play at the Crossroads Music and Food Festival near Gordensville, Va . Link
Oct 2nd 6:00 to 8 PM: Campbell Family Band at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts happy hour. Square Dance with Grant Hunnicutt calling.
Nov. 19th 8:30 to 11:00 PM: Campbell Family Band at Buddy's restaurant, 600 North Sheppard St. Richmond, Va.
Dec. 4th. Sunny Mountain Serenaders at the Brandywine (Pa) music series.
March 31st 2016 7:00 to 8:00 PM: Campbell Family Band at Chesterfield Library. (check for new location of venue this year)
Feb. 11, 12, 13, Sunny Mountain Serenaders in England and at the Gainsborough Festival. (tour may expand)
Mark is featured in this Oldtime Central on-line article. Includes interview memoirs and videos.
"The Florida Sessions" with Sean Franco, IAM residency now available on
Bandcamp
