Kendl Winter is a multi-instrumentalist from Arkansas based out of Olympia, Washington.   She’s best known for her clawhammer banjo playing and songwriting in the folk roots duo The Lowest Pair and her solo work as an instrumentalist.  She has been teaching clawhammer and three-finger banjo for twenty years and has performed internationally in string bands and roots projects in the folk music circuit including Strawberry Music Festival, Shetland Folk Festival, Red Ants Pants, Sister’s Folk Festival, Nelsonville, Blue Ox and Red Wings.  Most recently Kendl released a collection of clawhammer improvisational instrumentals called “Banjo Mantras”.  American roots UK says of her “It is artists such as Kendl Winter who are able to produce music that is of their own modern time whilst having easily recognizable roots that date back many decades”.  

Kendl is an active online music instructor rooted in traditional old-time and bluegrass styles, ear training, and improvisational approaches to old-time songs in various tunings.  Aside from private lessons, she’s taught several songwriting camps, workshops and group classes on banjo, guitar, and songwriting.

We’re happy that Kendl is joining us at camp for the first time.