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 ...
Maylee Samuels has been playing the dulcimer for 30 years, and in advance of a local dulcimer St. Patrick's Day-themed workshop set for March 14, she offered me a lesson. "It's one of those things ...
The Central Indiana Folk Music and Mountain Dulcimer Society was founded in 1971. Myra Dworski introduced me to the group when I moved to Indianapolis in 1983. The range of players included Autoharp, ...
The music seems to spring from the earth, as if nurtured deep inside it. Every first Saturday, members of the North Mississippi Dulcimer Association gather in Tupelo from 10 a.m. to noon to create a ...
Dulcimer musicians and music lovers will gather April 11 for performances and a jam‑concert inside the Capitol Rotunda in ...
SALISBURY — A concert featuring Sam Edelston, dulcimer expert and player, is scheduled for Sunday, April 13, at the Centennial Park, 600 Wiley Ave., Salisbury. Edelston, who has participated at ...