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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

While a stack of outdated glossy advertisements and event fliers may seem like junk to some, such piles leave Jan Schichtel seeing stars — literally. In less than 10 minutes Schichtel can transform ...

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.

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 ...