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 ...

The Friends of Cloudland Canyon will present a concert by the internationally-known mountain dulcimer soloist, Stephen Siefert on Friday, Oct. 4. Not only an exceptional dulcimer player, Stephen is ...

A cul-de-sac in Houndslake had a unique atmosphere Monday afternoon, courtesy of the Mountain Dulcimers of Aiken, as the musical group gave a performance, offering some relief for local residents who ...

Press release from Dulcet Tone: A group of nine women, calling themselves Dulcet Tone, are bringing the sounds of the mountain dulcimer to residents at Givens Estates, the Asheville retirement ...

When Helen Bankston first heard the mountain dulcimer playing on the streets of Asheville, North Carolina, she couldn’t have imagined that she and four other Baton Rougeans would form a society ...

A free mountain dulcimer workshop is scheduled to take place in Bishop Hill. Mike Anderson, known as the Dulcimer Guy, will lead the event at the Dairy Building, located at 410 North Erickson Street, ...

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 soft thrum of thin strings flowed out of the Kansas Room as patrons and staff celebrated Kansas Day at the Hutchinson Public Library on Saturday. Patrons heard Daniel Kelley's "Home on the Range" ...

Flat Mountain Dulcimers will be performing at R.A. Fountain General Store’s final show for the season at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The trio, a favorite at R.A. Fountain, includes Nancy Galambush and Dave ...

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