Most of the other musicians jamming this evening also play the Appalachian (or mountain) dulcimer. But others play a ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. LEWISTON — The many strings of the hammered dulcimer will ring though the ...

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 ...

The word dulcimer is derived from a combination of dulcis, the Latin word for sweet, and the Greek word for song, melos. The word quite literally means "sweet song." And generally speaking, the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Bill Spence --a master of the hammered dulcimer, a fixture in traditional music circles and husband of founding Old Songs director Andy Spence – died on Thursday. He was 78. On Friday, many in the ...

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 ...

Boone, Hubert. "De Hommel in de Lage Landen." Brussels Museum of Musical Instruments Bulletin 5 (1975): 9-153. Bryan, Charles Faulkner. "The Hammered Dulcimer." Tennessee Folklore Society Bulletin 18 ...

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, ...