Below is a comprehensive listing of dulcimer festivals, workshops and camps. This site is dedicated to Madeline MacNeil, a wonderful friend who has played such an important role in the modern revival of the dulcimer and who is one of the leading performers of both the Mountain Dulcimer and the hammer dulcimer and who has one of the most wonderful singing voicces, to Ralph Lee Smith who has pioneered in documenting the history of the mountain dulcimer, to Keith Young who made my dulcimer and who was one of the leading makers of the dulcimer, to Jean Ritchie who is the individual most responsible for the modern dulcimer revival, to Sam Rizzetta who is the individual most responsible for the modern revival of the hammer dulcimer and who is a great hammer dulcimer maker and performer, and to Jean Schilling and her husband Lee who were the first to organize dulcimer festivals. —- It is also dedicated to such pre-revival dulcimer players and makers as John Scales, James Seales, Edward Thomas, C. P. Pritchard, Loraine Wyman, Ethel de Long, Jean Thomas, Mary Wheeler, Ed Wheeler, Jethro Amburgey, Nathan Hicks, Balis Ritchie, Homer Ledford, Bristol Taylor, Kenneth Ward, Annie Grimes, George Pickow, Edd and James Presnell, Frank Proffitt Sr. and Jr., Sam Russell, Sam Carroll, Hubert Rogers, the Melton family, the Glenn family, the Hicks family, Lynn McSpadden and Warren May to name just a few. —- Finally, at the end of the listing of dulcimer festivals are listed many of the current dulcimer players and makers, including Madeline MacNeil, Ralph Lee Smith, Robert Brereton. Steve Eulberg, Linda Lowe Thompson, Lois Hornbostel. Stephen Seifert, Don Pedi, Bing Futch, Jan Hammond, Nina Zanetti, Larry Conger, Anne Lough, Janita Baker, Doug Berch. Ken Kolodner, Aaron O’Rourke, Molly McCormack, Jody Marshall, Karen Ashbrook, Mike Allen, Guy George, Wendy Songe, Jeff Furman, Mike Anderson, Heidi Muller, Pam Weeks, John McCutcheon, Carol Walker, Bonnie Carol, Bonnie Leigh, David Schnaufer, Kendra Ward, Ron Ewing, Maureen Sellers, Carl Gotzmer, Ken Bloom, Susan Trump, Dave Haas, Butch Ross, Linda Brockington, Tull Glazener, Steve Smith, Lorinda Jones, Neal Walters, Judy Larabee, Richard Ash, Bill Taylor, Sarah Morgan, Jessica Comeau, Mike Clemmer, Nancy Barker, Joyce Ochs, Donna Ford, Jerry Rockwell, Larkin Bryant, Robert Force, Kerry Coates, Anna Duff, Thomasina, Michael Vickey, Rick Thum, Carollynn and Gene Langley, Virginia Spillman and Sue Frump, Fran Booth, Michael Vickey, Susan Vinson Sherlock, David Mahler, Lee Rowe, Peggy Carter, Sue Carpenter, Debbie Porter, Mark Gilston,Martha Giles, Alan Freeman, Ruth Barrett, the Itinerant String Band, the Martin Family Band and others.
• March 8, 2014 • Leave a CommentPosted in 2014 dulcimer festivals, dulcimer camps, dulcimer concert, dulcimer festivals, dulcimer instruction, dulcimer workshops
Tags: aaron o'rourke, amburgey dulcimer, anna duff, anne grimes, anne lough, antique photo, antique photo of dulcimer, appalachian dulcimer, augusta heritage, balis ritchie, bill schilling, bill taylor, bing futch, bonnie carol, bonnie leigh, book, bristol taylor, buckeye dulcimer festival, butch ross, c. p. pritchard, carl gotzmer, carol walker, carollyn langley, central ohio folk festival, claude moore, columbus, common ground on the hill, coshocton dulcimer days, dave haas, david haas, david schnaufer, dayton dulcimer society, don pedi, donna ford, doug berch, doug birch, dulcimer, dulcimer camp, dulcimer concert, dulcimer festivals, dulcimer instruction, dulcimer instructors, dulcimer lessons, dulcimer maker, dulcimer player, dulcimer player news, dulcimer shape, dulcimer workshop, dulcimers, ed presnell, ed thomas, ed wheeler, Edd Presnell, edward thomas, Ethel de Long, florida, folkcraft instruments, frank proffitt, gateway dulcimer festival, george pickow, Glenn, guy george, hammer dulcimer, hammered dulcimer, harmony harvest dulcimer festival, heidi muller, hicks, hicks dulcimer, homer ledford, hour glass dulcimer, hour glass shaped dulcimer, hubert rogers, indiana, instruction book, intinerant string bank, james edward thomas, james presnell, james seales, james seales dulcimer, jan hammond, janita baker, jean ritchie, jean shilling, jean thomas, jeff furman, jerry rockwell, jessica comeau, jethro amburgey, jody marshall, john mccutcheon, john scales, john scales dulcimer, joyce ochs, judy larabee, june apple dulcimers, karen ashbrook, keith young, ken bloom, ken kolodner, kendra ward, kenneth ward, kentucky dulcimer, kerry coates, kristin hopper, lap dulcimer, larkin bryant, larry conger, ledford dulcimer, Lee Hammond, lee schilling, linda brockington, linda lowe thompson, linda thompson, lois hornbostel, Loraine Wyman, lorinda jones, lynn mcspadden, maddie macneil, madeline macneil, Mary Wheeler, maryland, maureen sellers, mcspadden, mcspadden dulcimer, melton, melton dulcimer, michael vickey, Mike Allen, mike anderson, mike clemmer, mike rugg, missouri, molly mccormack, mount vernon, mountain dulcimer, music book, nancy barker, nathan hicks, national dulcimer championship, neal walters, nina zanetti, north carolina, north carolina dulcimer, ohio, ohio dulcimer, pam weeks, pritchard dulcimer, ralph lee smith, richard ash, Richard Hopper, Rick Hopper, rick thum, ritchie dulcimer, robert brereton, robert force, ron ewing, sam carroll, sam rizzetta, sam russell, sarah morgan, scales dulcimer, seales dulcimer, shenandoah university dulcimer festival, stephen seifert, steve eulberg, steve smith, sue frump, susan trump, swannanoa dulcimer gathering, tear drop shaped dulcimer, tennessee, tennessee dulcimer, texas, thomas dulcimer, thomasina, three sisters, tull glazener, uncle ed thomas, upper potomac spring music weekend, vintage photo, vintage photo of dulcimer, virginia, virginia dulcmer, virginia spillman, wallowalla, warren may, warren may dulcimer, washington, wendy songe, west virginia, west virginia dulcimer