Bluegrass guitar teachers in northern Illinois?

[Mind Flayer]

Thinking about taking lessons focusing on bluegrass acoustic guitar. I really don't want to do Zoom/remote; I'm looking for in-person. Anybody know of any good teachers in Northern Illinois?

Apologies if this is posted in the wrong forum, I couldn't seem to find any sub forum devoted to teachers.

[mr. beaumont]

How close to Chicago?

You might start with a call to the Old Town School of Folk music...even if getting there is impractical, they might know someone.

[Mind Flayer]

Pretty close to Chicago. Thx for the tip, I’ll give them a call. My only hesitation is that they’ll try to get me to take lessons there, and getting there is kind of a PITA. But hopefully they can recommend someone.

[JMW01]

Originally Posted by Mind Flayer

Thinking about taking lessons focusing on bluegrass acoustic guitar. I really don't want to do Zoom/remote; I'm looking for in-person. Anybody know of any good teachers in Northern Illinois?

Apologies if this is posted in the wrong forum, I couldn't seem to find any sub forum devoted to teachers.

Andy Hatfield is located in Peoria. He is an excellent teacher and he won the Walnut Valley National Guitar Flat-Picking Championship twice on guitar and once on mandolin.

https://www.andyslessons.com/About-Andy