Our 2027 Song Camp Europe
Masterclass Faculty

Get to know our amazing teachers!

Carlos Alomar

Carlos Alomar

Carlos Alomar is best known as David Bowie's longtime musical director, rhythm architect, and songwriting collaborator. At 23 years old, Carlos (along with John Lennon) co-wrote Bowie's first #1 hit in America “Fame” from his “Young Americans” album. He shaped the sound and feel of multiple eras of Bowie's career. As a first-call session guitarist and songwriter, Alomar's work appears on over 30 international gold and platinum records.

Bonnie Hayes

Bonnie Hayes

Bonnie Hayes is an esteemed singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and educator. She wrote two of the songs on Bonnie Raitt's Grammy-winning "Album of the Year" Nick of Time, and her songs have been recorded by Cher, Bette Midler, Natalie Cole, Robert Cray, David Crosby, Adam Ant, Booker T and the MGs and Huey Lewis.

Freebo

Freebo

Freebo is a Folk / Blues / Rock icon, best known for his decade of touring and recording with Bonnie Raitt, and has distinguished himself as one of the great bassists of our time, playing on recordings with Crosby Stills & Nash, Maria Muldaur, John Mayall, Ringo Starr, Dr. John, and Neil Young as well as appearing on Saturday Night Live, The Midnight Special, The Muppet Show, and in concert with the legendary Spinal Tap.

Matt Backer

Matt Backer

The words “Rock Star” get tossed around frequently these days, but Matt Backer is someone who has unequivocally earned the moniker.

Matt Backer is an esteemed session musician and songwriter who has recorded and performed with a diverse range of artists including Julian Lennon, Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, Sinead O'Connor, Joe Cocker, Aimee Mann, Elton John, Alice Cooper, Bananarama, Cher, Bob Geldof, Belinda Carlisle, ABC, and Kermit the Frog.

Hope Dunbar

Hope Dunbar

Hope Dunbar is a singer-songwriter known for her blend of Americana and country-folk sounds. Hailing from Utica, Nebraska, she has been a pioneer of what she calls the "New American Prairie style," crafting semi-autobiographical songs that transform everyday life into art. Her work has garnered widespread recognition and acclaim, including being a three-time finalist at the Kerrville New Folk Song Contest.

Jenn Cleary

Jenn Cleary

Jenn Cleary is an award-winning singer-songwriter, music business coach, and seasoned educator with a passion for empowering artists at every stage of their creative journey. She has been a featured speaker at AmericanaFest, Folk Alliance events, a longtime student-turned-faculty member at the Rocky Mountain Song School, a voting member of NARAS, the Recording Academy which awards the Grammys™, and a returning instructor at Song Camp Europe. Jenn is known for blending creative artistry with practical, real-world music industry strategy.

Alice Howe

Alice Howe

To hear Alice Howe sing is to be enraptured by the natural, unaffected beauty of her voice. There's no artifice, no histrionics -- just honest, authentic, emotionally resonant singing in the tradition of the roots music that shaped her. Named Best Female Artist at the International Acoustic Music Awards, Alice has honed her craft as a performer and composer over ten years of tireless touring across the USA and Europe.

Halley Neal

Halley Neal

Halley Neal is an award-winning folk singer and songwriter and a graduate of Berklee College of Music with a degree in vocal performance. The formerly-Nashville-currently-Boston-area-based artist has gained national recognition from touring listening rooms and folk festivals across the country and from her viral 2019 song “Lover” (written and sung by Halley and released by her former band Rose & Kennedy) which since its release has amassed over 80 million streams across all audio platforms.

Sam Robbins

Sam Robbins

Sam Robbins is often described as an "old soul singer songwriter." A 2025 “Artist of The Year” nominee at the 2025 International Folk Music Awards, accomplished fingerstyle guitarist and 2019 graduate from the Berklee College of Music songwriting program, Sam teaches songwriting and guitar workshops across the country at venues, retreats such as The Folk Project's Fall Acoustic Getaway and the Songtraveler's Retreat and online through his successful educational Patreon page.

Rahel-Liis Aasrand

Rahel-Liis Aasrand

Rahel-Liis Aasrand is an acclaimed and celebrated songwriter, performer and recording artist who has toured throughout Europe and North America for over a decade. She has performed with symphony orchestras and chamber ensembles in the classical tradition in Italy, Denmark, Germany, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Portugal, the Czech Republic and Estonia, but has also performed and recorded with an eclectic and diverse range of artists in a wide variety of genres.

Chicago Mike Beck

"Chicago" Mike Beck

"Chicago" Mike Beck is an ASCAP award-winning songwriter, international touring recording artist, bandleader and frequent speaker / panelist at music industry events like AmericanaFest, Folk Alliance International, SXSW, and Tallinn Music Week as well as educational institutions including UCLA, Berklee College of Music in Boston and Tartu University's Cultural Academy in Viljiandi, Estonia. He has served on the faculty at the Rocky Mountain SongSchool in Colorado for 20 years.

Mike has toured Europe over 30 times, performing in Switzerland, Germany, The Netherlands, Italy, France, Ireland, Belgium, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Bulgaria, Estonia and Luxembourg.