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_____. A Catalogue of Pre-Revival Appalachian Dulcimers. Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Press, 1983. Prepared by the Division of Music, Sports and Entertainment in cooperation with Public ...
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 ...
Ward is a champion dulcimer player, musician, author, teacher and composer while Bence is an award-winning guitarist. Together they presented a history of Appalachian music and history.
Absolutely anyone can play the instrument, which is also called the Appalachian dulcimer. Because a precise grip isn’t necessary, even people with arthritis in their hands can play.
Mary Dailey teaches a second-grade class at Ronceverte Elementary School about Appalachian culture through music, using a dulcimer and a bodhran.
Jonesborough’s Dulcimer Week celebrates the role of the Appalachian mountain dulcimer in American life with seven days of dulcimer-infused performances, workshops and hands-on opportunities to ...
Smith, L. Allen. "Toward a Reconstruction of the Development of the Appalachian Dulcimer." Journal of American Folklife 93 (1980). Wilfried Ulrich, The Story of the Hummel, Cloppenburg, 2011 _____. A ...