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Clinicians
Meet the team
Jenni-Mae Smalley & Reuben Anderson
Andrew Scott
Lindsay Bueckert
Cam Neufeld
Natalie Bee
Joanne & Haley Myrol
Jesse Dee
Nadine Kellman
Lisi Sommers
Blair Wilkie
krista mendez
Camp Facilitators, MCs
Ukulele
Upright Bass
Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle
Kids Camp
Songwriting
Advanced Guitar
Beginner Guitar
Vocals and Head of Sound
Percussion
Ecstatic Dance & Meditation
Jenni-Mae Smalley & Reuben Anderson
Hatched at the NCF Family Music Camp, by way of Edmonton Alberta, Reuben Anderson and Jenni-Mai Smalley play heartfelt, genre bending, songs with fun arrangements.Campfire jams with a restless streak. Embracing their bird brains, they bring mischief, colour and shape to their music that will leave you hungry for worms, I mean, MORE! Hungry for more!
Reuben was born in Saskatoon Saskatchewan and he still brings a little farm boy to every song he plays. His voice takes on a deep, classic country tone in songs like Nightmare In My Closet. Chordy folk rock songs like Footsteps offer fun, sometimes surprising melodies. On these and everything in between, Reuben is engaging and genuine.
Raised in rural Alberta, Jenni-Mai comes from a long line of strong and independent women, as you’ll hear about in her song Canadian Daughters. Despite waiting 30 years to get into music, her vocal talent shines through with soulful flair. As good with a paint brush as she is with a guitar pick, look for beautiful Maifly art in their merch and on the backs of their denim clad bodies.
Andrew Scott is a singer/songwriter, performer, educator and father based in Beaumont, Alberta. His fun and upbeat songs are a blend of traditional folk, blues, yodels and chinwag storytelling. One thing he is particularly passionate about is the ukulele. Swing by for the workshops and see what the fuss is all about! All ages and stages welcome!
Andrew Scott
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LINDSAY BUEKERT
Lindsay Bueckert has been a solid member of the Edmonton Music Scene for the past 18 years. She first started playing bass in her early 20s, and made the move to upright when she turned 29. Not one stick to one genre, Lindsay has explored Country, Funk, Rock, Punk, Hip Hop, and more, over the span of her music career. The main projects that she is currently involved with include The Give 'em Hell Boys, Party Jacket, Tariiiq & the Golden Eyes, Swear by the Moon, and various others.
Cam Neufeld is a fiddler, multi-instrumentalist, and musical wanderer who blends a variety of folk traditions into a sound all his own. He’s the ringleader of The Gadjo Collective—a freewheeling band of jazz misfits—and has hauled his fiddle across Canada and Europe in search of good tunes and better campfires. Cam’s workshops are part jam session, part storytelling circle, and full of practical magic for anyone wanting to dive into harmony, groove, and fearless improvisation.
CAM NEUFELD
Natalie Bee is a multi disciplined artist using music and art to express her passion for creating. Her desire to inspire humans to find their own talent finds its home when she gets the opportunity to work with folks with instruments or their voice or even found objects. Always in the moment and quick to adapt, her workshops are sure to keep you on your toes!
NATALIE BEE
Joanne & Haley Myrol
Joanne grew up in a musical family and began performing at just 13 years old in a band with her dad, playing every weekend for over a decade. She later moved into a solo career before joining forces with her daughter, Haley—who began her own music journey at 16 —to form the duo Myrol.
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Together, they have performed around the world, once famously chasing spring through Belgium, Norway, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand in a single year. While recording in Nashville, they earned a spot at the renowned The Bluebird Cafe—a songwriter’s stage where artists must audition to perform.
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Their career has taken them to world-renowned festivals including Big Valley Jamboree, Calgary Folk Music Festival, Visagino Country, Tønder Festival, Countryfestivalen Skjåk, and Mildura Wentworth Country Music Festival, along with beloved intimate venues like Early Stage Saloon and The Sidetrack Cafe.
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Joanne had the honour of winning the Calgary Folk Festival Songwriting Competition with her song “The Mighty Peace.” Haley has been recognized as a nominee in the International Songwriting Competition for her song “Take It All,” written in memory of their friend and bass player, Fred LaRose. Together, they have released three albums and multiple singles, earning chart success—particularly across Europe—and have been signed to both Universal Music Canada and Rounder Records Europe.
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After nine years away from the music business, Haley and Joanne were deeply touched to find themselves back in the studio recording—a full-circle moment that reignited their shared passion. This spring, they were asked to record “Sterling & Rose – The Alberta Mountain Horse Way” on behalf of Alberta’s wild horses, and are now looking forward to mentoring fellow songwriters at the North Country Fair Band Camp and sharing in an inspiring weekend together.
Jesse Dee
Jesse Dee has been writing original music and playing guitar for over 25 years. He spent many years as one of the primary members of Picture the Ocean, before settling in as lead guitar with Joe Nolan’s The Dogs. Jesse now spends his time writing and composing with Edmonton instrumental trio Delorean. He is endlessly amazed at how many uncharted paths can still be found in music and through the guitar.
Nadine Kellman
Nadine's Bio is coming soon
Lisi Sommer
Lisi Sommer believes strongly that music and singing have the power to bring people together In addition to penning and performing her own songs and singing folk, blues, roots, and jazz, she sings with the Balkan music super-group The GADJO Collective, and Los Gadjitos Latin trio. She is also a key member of the VINE Choir and Tongue in Groove, both improvised singing groups that have regular jams in Edmonton. She is on the sound and production crew at the Yardbird suite and leads singing workshops at music festivals. She is excited to bring her multifaceted talents and knowledge to folks eager to explore their voices, overcome fears about improvising, learn to sing freely and expressively, and expand their experience of rhythm, melody, and harmony using traditional and improvised songs. No matter where you are in your musical journey, we will make beautiful sounds and have some laughs while we're at it. All ages and abilities are welcome
Blair Wilkie
A full-time percussionist, performer, and educator. Blair has been an active drummer for 35 years. On football fields with over 60,000 people in attendance; to around the campfire. He has an ear for fitting into the band, and venue around him.
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Current projects include: Brasstactics, Edmonton Oilers Drum and Brass Crew, Edmonton Elks Drumline, Northern Empire Performing Arts marching band
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This will be Blair's first time at music camp, and 3rd time performing at North Country Fair.
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“The best instrument in a percussionists case is their ears, and a vibraslap, and a Shaker, and a cowbell, and a gong, and an air raid siren and a slide whistle, and a …..”
krista mendez
Inner Journeys: Ecstatic Dance & Meditation
A powerful fusion of breath work, movement, meditation, and dance, Inner Journeys is an invitation to explore your highest self through ecstatic expression. Guided by Krista Mendez, Ecstatic Dance Facilitator, this experience creates a safe and supportive space where you can move freely, without judgment, without hesitation, just pure embodiment.
Here, we break free, release stress, reconnect with our bodies, and deepen our connection to spirit and community. This is movement as healing, as expression, as freedom. And yes, we’ll sweat, we’ll play, and we’ll celebrate through dance.
I am deeply passionate about the transformative power of dance, and I can’t wait to move with you.
@thekristamendez on instagram
We are located in the beautiful Driftpile Valley
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