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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Ninety-two-year-old Irene Radcliffe wasn't quite sure what she was looking at when she brought down a heavy wooden box from her attic. But she knew it was something special. Also a little puzzled was ...

Barbara Borton of Jackson has the fever for hammered dulcimers. "It just gets in your blood and you go for it, it's a lot of fun," Borton said. "I tell everybody if you can hum a tune you can play a ...

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 how to ...

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 strains of “Amazing Grace” filled the air in a rural southern Virginia Beach church one recent cold night as six mountain dulcimer players gathered to play a few traditional favorites. To make ...

As Benjamin Barker’s wooden hammers dance across the 125 strings of his dulcimer, classical melodies fill the sanctuary at St. George the Martyr Anglican Church in Simpsonville. At the same time, his ...

Whether you’re looking to bring your playing to the next level or enjoy a casual jam session with some fellow musicians, the ...

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 ...

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, ...