When Sarah Morgan’s grandfather first built the dulcimer that would find its way into her hands after his death, he likely had no idea of the trails she would blaze with it. Today, Morgan — who ...

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, ...

CHIMNEY ROCK -- Ken Schoewe of Hendersonville saw a mountain dulcimer on the side of the road in Sylva some 14 years ago. The classical pianist was intrigued, and today, he is trying to share his love ...

BLACK MOUNTAIN - The humming and sawing of tools are among the only sounds heard as Tom Fellenbaum works in silence and solitude in his dimly lit studio. Saw dust floats in the air among stacks of ...

A group of students learn how to play the hammered dulcimer under the instruction of Chris Steiner at a church in Tipp City. A group of musicians are gathering in central Ohio this week to jam — but ...

Folk artist David Massengill will present a free concert and lecture about the mountain dulcimer. The event is part of the Beacon Sloop Club Winter Lecture Series and is set for Thursday. A native of ...

Traditional music lovers will converge at the Midland County Fairgrounds this weekend for the 16th annual Midland Dulcimer Festival. "If you like traditional music, if you like dulcimer music, it is a ...

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Some of Bill Berg’s traditional mountain instruments may look like the sort of thing played alongside a whiskey jug in a holler, but they’ve landed in the hands of rock’s biggest stars. “R.E.M. bought ...

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 ...

SALEM – Dulci-More: Folk & Traditional Musicians will host Dave Haas at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Meeting Room of the Dale Shaffer Research Library of the Salem Historical Society, 239 S. Lundy Ave.