To most Americans, the hammered dulcimer is a new and unfamiliar instrument. Even people who know much about American music often confuse the hammered dulcimer with the three- or four-stringed ...

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Most of the workshops focus on the mountain and hammer dulcimer, with additional workshops on other folk instruments. Music Director of the Dulcimer Festival Linda Sigismondi explained the history ...

CALEDONIA — Evie Belland of Mount Pleasant acquired an interest in the hammered dulcimer after going to a folk music festival about 20 years ago. She bought one of her own in hopes of learning ...

Some dulcimer players prefer the larger, 40+ string hammered dulcimer played with wooden, spoon-shaped mallets. “It all really fills out the sound. It makes it richer and fuller,” explained ...

When records manager Don Gillette retired from the Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, at the end of 2022, he did not stop playing his beloved hammer dulcimer.

Join the Aiken Community Theatre for an evening of music and entertainment with accomplished National Champion Hammer Dulcimer performer ... unique and delightful instrument, Dickerson has ...

Nonsuch Dulcimer Club, an organisation for enthusiasts which loans instruments and organises ... world but two main types exist in the UK - the hammer dulcimer, where the strings are struck ...

Rocking hammer dulcimer or zither vibes, the instrument can be held like a smartphone and the strings plucked with thumbs, placed on a lap and played using one hand while the other cups the top or ...

The Dorchester Dulcimer Weekend, happening on Saturday and Sunday, is based around the unusual stringed instrument of the ... main types exist in the UK - the hammer dulcimer, where the strings ...