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WELCOME TO SUMMERSONGS

"the most creative songwriting week of my life"
"a perfect blend of encouragement, kindness, community, play, and creation"
"transforming and positively life-changing"
"food for the soul"
"a dream come true"
"a celebration of community in a week-long village of kindred spirits"
"an experience you’ll carry with you the rest of your life"

Photo of Singalongs around the campfire after hours with David Roth!

We’re so grateful for our 2025 faculty… Our 27th annual gathering was lifted to new heights by…

Buddy Mondlock • Pat Wictor • Taina Asili • Sloan Wainwright • David Roth • Vito Petroccitto • Steven Prasinos • Mark Dann • Julie Snow • Glen Roethel • Sue Riley

Wasn’t that a week? I’m still bursting with the sheer joy and meaning. Now we point towards gathering #28, so mark July 19-25, 2026 on your calendars and stay in touch with us here. We’ve come such a long way since our first camp in 1999 when founder Penny Nichols brought her dream to life and lit a candle that’s still burning brightly today. We’ve assembled every year since then to reconnect, collaborate, celebrate, and learn from and about one another and the world through the lenses of songwriting, creativity, and humanity. We do this by presenting the finest songwriters we know who also happen to be great, generous, fun, and humble communicators of this craft we hold so highly. We offer all-levels classes, coffeehouses, concerts, song circles, and spontaneous collaborations as we’ve collectively discovered how meaningful and enriching our time together is.

Every gathering has been special in one way or another, and 2026 will give us opportunity to once again celebrate our journey together, both as campers and community.

Sound good to you? Count on us as we count the days.

David Roth ~ Executive Director

Board of Directors
Chris Kunstadter ~ President

Sloan Wainwright ~ Vice President
Sue Riley ~ Treasurer
Mitch Katz
Steven Prasinos
Glen Roethel
Julie Snow
Emily Weinstein

SummerSongs 2025 Class Schedule

Updated July 17, 2025

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