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 ...

It's also challenging because Bergmann grew up playing music in the aural tradition of folk cultures. She grew up in Richfield and lives in Brady Lake. Her mother took up the dulcimer in her 30s, and ...

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Life is not always easy for those musicians who choose to master lesser-known instruments. “You play what now?” is the inevitable response from members of the general public, their faces clouded by ...

Folk & Traditional Musicians will host Colin Beasley at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 13 in the Meeting Room of the Dale Shaffer ...

WINTER HAVEN | When Janet Howard heard the hammered dulcimer for the first time about two years ago at a talent show, she knew she had to learn more. At first it sounded kind of like a piano, but as ...

MOUNT DORA — For Ruth Harnden, no musical note can what’s emitted from one of America’s earliest musical instruments — the mountain or Appalachian dulcimer. “It produces a sweet, easy, acoustic sound, ...

The string instrument sounds like the child of a harp and guitar and seems to help listeners travel back to medieval times. Back in 1700s to mid-1800s, the dulcimer allowed young lovers to play duets ...

MUMBAI, October, 29, 2012 – Internationally acclaimed musician Max ZT joined Asia Society India Centre for a demonstration of the hammered dulcimer, while exploring the rich history of the instrument, ...