2027 Presenters & Performers

Breakin’ Up Winter XXX

March 5-6, 2027

We are excited to announce that Breakin’ Up Winter will be held at the Cedars of Lebanon State Park on starting Thursday evening, March 4 through Saturday night, Mar. 6, 2027. Checkout of cabins and group lodge will be Sunday, March 7. Registration opens December 1, 2026.

Ready to Have Some Fun? Join Us Mar 5-6, 2027!

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Breakin’ Up Winter 30 will be a special year for us!

Thanks to all our loyal participants in this great annual event. We continue to hold the event at Cedars of Lebanon State Park, which marks the 30th year at that location. We are thrilled to have great food provided by Wilson County’s own Wildberry Catering. We want you all to enjoy the weekend, have wonderful meals with wonderful company and fellowship! 2027’s lineup will include the high-caliber talent of Bruce Greene; Erynn Marshall and Carl Jones; 2026 Mt. Airy Fiddle Champion/local Nashvillian Amy Alvey and local Nashville Fiddler/singer/guitarist Libby Weitnauer; and the wonderful group of folks from Georgia [Ann Whitley Singleton, Andy Howard, John Day, Erin Worley, and Esther Morgan-Ellis] It will be a special lineup not to be missed!

The 2027 schedule will be coming soon.

Register early and let’s make this the best Breakin’ Up Winter ever!

We have wonderful performers in our lineup and are looking forward to seeing everyone again! Please check out the bios below to our amazing performers that will be joining us in 2027. The button below will go live when registration opens on Dec. 1, 2026.

Registration will open Dec. 1, 2026

Campgrounds available

Reserving a campsite at Cedars of Lebanon is a great way to stay at the park. There are 3 campgrounds to choose from.
They are all right near the Assembly Hall – so you are always close to the action.
Also note, there are ALWAYS plenty of bunk beds available in the group lodge – so take advantage of those.
There are also several motels/hotels just up the road in Lebanon, TN. Lebanon is a quick 6-mile drive to the park from HWY 40 – so you have several accommodation options to choose from.

Performers

Bruce Greene

Robert Bruce Greene is known worldwide for preserving and playing old-time Kentucky fiddle music. He is also a skilled old-time banjo player, singer, and collector of traditional Appalachian music and culture. Bruce has lived and worked among the people of Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina for more than forty years, bringing to his playing the intimacy and dignity he absorbed through his apprenticeships with musicians born as far back as the 1880’s.

Learn more at his site

Erynn Marshall and Carl Jones

Erynn Marshall and Carl Jones are old-time musicians and inspired tunesmiths from Galax, Virginia. They are married both in life and music. Southern song-duets and powerful fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo tunes comprise their diverse sets. Erynn and Carl play with spontaneity and vitality. While rooted in the traditional sounds of older players, this duo stays true to their own muse by composing new, tradition-rooted music. Carl’s song, Last Time on the Road was featured on the Grammy-award winning album “Unleashed” by the Nashville Bluegrass Band. They have won many awards for their playing, including Erynn’s 1^st place fiddle win at Clifftop and Carl’s 3^rd place fingerpicking-guitar win at Winfield – both premier festivals in the United States. They have 15 recordings between them, including their duet CD Sweet Memories Never Leave. Erynn and Carl have recently toured in the US, Canada, Europe, Australia, and China.

Visit their site

Amy Alvey

Amy Alvey started playing violin 22 years ago, playing in orchestras in Southern California until she discovered old-time and bluegrass fiddling in college. She graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2011 with a Bachelor’s of Music in Violin Performance, studying with modern innovators of acoustic music, including Matt Glaser, Darol Anger, Bruce Molsky, Eugene Friesen, John McGann, and Mimi Rabson. Since then, Amy spends her summers traveling to fiddler’s conventions, and has placed at prestigious old-time fiddle contests, notably 1st place at Mount Airy 2026, 10th place at Galax, and 2nd place at Clifftop. She’s taught at camps and workshops across the country including Blackpot Camp, Dare to Be Square DMV, the Bellingham Folk Festival, and at the Dorrigo Folk School in Australia. She also tours nationally and internationally (Australia, U.K., Canada, Europe) with her duo, Golden Shoals.

watch Amy playing here

Libby Weitnauer

Libby Weitnauer is a fiddle player, violinist, songwriter, and educator currently based in Nashville. She was raised in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. She has earned degrees in classical violin performance from both DePaul University and New York University and studied traditional music with teachers including Matt Brown, Rayna Gellert, and GRAMMY Award winner Dom Flemons. While at NYU, Weitnauer served on adjunct faculty, teaching undergraduate students and immersed herself in the musical community of New York City. It was during this time that she met banjo-fiddler Jake Blount with whom she formed the acclaimed duo, Tui.

watch Libby playing here

Matin Fischer recording qa banjo player at Breakin' Up Winter 2012

Martin Fisher / Wax Cylinder Recording

Martin Fisher comes to every Breakin’ Up Winter (and other NOTSBA events) to share his passion and expertise in old-time recording technologies. His wax-cylinder recordings are as authentic as it can get, and he’ll show you how those are made and record you in true old-time style.

Martin Fisher comes to Breakin’ Up Winter every year and shares his passion and expertise in old-time recording technologies. His wax-cylinder recordings are as authentic as it gets. You get to record the same way so many early old-time musicians did in the early 1900s. It’s a fascinating process, and you receive a digital recording at the end!

listen to some of recordings here