Luke Price is a multi-instrumentalist known for his balance of taste, rhythm, and technical ability. At the age of 7, Luke began competing in fiddle contests, winning the National Title at ages 12 and 17. Since then, he’s won numerous awards, including Fiddlers Frolics and the Grand Masters. In 2014, he became the National Old-Time Fiddling Grand Champion, duplicating this fete in 2015 and again in 2017! After completing his B.A. in Professional Music at Berklee College of Music, Luke moved to Portland, OR where he records and performs with his band, Dean, and collaborates with a host of other musicians. In addition to being an Instructor of Fiddle and Jazz Violin at Portland’s Lewis and Clark College, Luke gives private lessons from his home studio, and via Skype.
Luke instructed at JFFC 2015, 2017 and 2018 and left such a lasting impression that JFFC brought him on in 2019 as the camp’s Program Coordinator. Luke returns to continue influencing the development and atmosphere of the camp, and to help assure that class content is substantive, instruction adaptive and well-suited for the students, and that out-of-class time is a boat-load of fun.