The 12th annual Pocono Winter Dulcimer Festival will gather dulcimer players from all over the country for two days of workshops and a concert. The popular festival is the creation of Pocono residents ...

MOUNT AIRY -- As a child, Happy Allison watched his grandfather make and restore lap dulcimers. As a teenager, he helped the older man build a couple of guitars. Now, at 50, Allison plays the hammered ...

Expressions looks at one of the original American instruments--the mountain dulcimer The mountain dulcimer is a true American original and so is Bernd Krause, a luthier of over forty years who ...

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 ...

Jim Phillips has a passion for creating beautiful wood projects. He was born to Carl and Beatrice Phillips in Richlands, Virginia, in the heart of Appalachian coal country. His parents moved to the ...

The Saginaw Subterranean Strings Hammered Dulcimer Club will perform at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, at Haithco Recreation Area, 2121 Schust in Saginaw Township. Bring your lawn chairs; a $2 per vehicle ...

Dulcimers have quite a following with folks from Southwest Ohio. Sweet strains of folk ballads, classical music — even swinging country and rock ‘n’ roll tunes — can be played on the four-string ...

Preview for Expressions: Dulcimers with Bernd Krause and Beth Fallon episode Expressions examines the mountain dulcimer, a true American original in this upcoming episode. We visit with luthier Bernd ...

Paul Babcock considers himself lazy. That might explain why the Long Beach resident still isn’t proficient in playing the dulcimer, despite being introduced to the instrument nearly six years ago.

Asheville offers a great mix of choices in the coming week. On July 24, catch an 8 p.m. tribute to songwriters Roger Miller and Willie Nelson at the Altamont Theatre. The Carolina Blue Band plays two ...

The audience instantly responded to the catchy melody. As Bill Robison plucked the notes of “She’ll Be Coming ‘Round the Mountain,” his listeners started clapping to the rhythm emanating from his ...