Maylee Samuels has been playing the dulcimer for 30 years, and in advance of a local dulcimer St. Patrick's Day-themed workshop set for March 14, she offered me a lesson. "It's one of those things ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Just because it’s summer, doesn’t mean the learning should stop. Pellissippi State Community College is offering noncredit lifelong learning classes to the public this summer ...

The Friends of Note Dulcimer Club in Bettendorf is bringing Ken Kolodner, a world-renowned hammered-dulcimer and fiddle teacher and performer, to town for workshops and a concert today and Saturday.

For those unfamiliar with the hammered dulcimer, let’s begin there. The hammered dulcimer is an ancient predecessor of the piano. While it can also be “plucked,” it is typically played by bouncing ...

Bev Cheney and Jimi Johnson stumbled into one another about 10 years ago as they were each picking up a new hobby. The two strangers from Florence and Huntsville had signed up for a class to learn to ...

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 ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Hammered dulcimer player Keith Prairie will perform at the Oasis of Music ...

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. Gillette proved pivotal ...