Wendy Grethen first touched the strings of a mountain dulcimer at a fair 27 years ago. She learned to play the Appalachian-region American folk instrument as a child in Illinois -- then stopped ...
Ted Yoder calls the hammered dulcimer "the love child of a drum set and a piano." "I get the best of both worlds," he said. Yoder will be in town Wednesday as part of the Up Close and Personal series, ...
"The dulcimer," he said, "had just about died out." But it didn t, and for proof, you need only visit the Midland County Fairgrounds this weekend. Fifty years ago, says John Skayrd of Saginaw, "there ...
TAHLEQUAH -- Every year in May, the folks in Coshocton, Ohio, hold their "Dulcimer Days" celebration, dedicated to the stringed instrument best known for its use in Appalachian folk music. Strangely ...
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In addition to teaching dulcimer, she leads workshops and performs in festivals, and she’s part of Cantabile-Jubilee, a trio of dulcimer musicians including Carol Crocker and occasionally House’s ...
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — The list of qualifications for playing the mountain dulcimer is extremely short. In fact, there are none. Absolutely anyone can play the instrument, which is also called the ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Image Amanda Seyfried’s musical pedigree has never been in ...
The apple crop at Reed Valley Orchard just might be playing second fiddle to the dulcimer when the farm holds its Country Festival & Back 40 Nature Walk from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 5 To celebrate ...
Long-time Reston resident Ralph Lee Smith, 91, is one of the nation's foremost players of the mountain dulcimer. He will perform in a free concert at City of Fairfax Regional Library with Madeline ...
The president of the Dulcimer Society of Trumbull County will be the next guest in the William Holmes McGuffey Historical Society’s lecture series at 10 a.m. Oct. 17 at Kravitz’s Deli Meeting Room, ...
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