Wendy Grethen first touched the strings of a mountain dulcimer at a fair 27 years ago. She learned to play the Appalachian-region American folk instrument as a child in Illinois -- then stopped ...

A free mountain dulcimer workshop is scheduled to take place in Bishop Hill. Mike Anderson, known as the Dulcimer Guy, will lead the event at the Dairy Building, located at 410 North Erickson Street, ...

It was weeks before Doug Naselroad could bring himself to set foot inside the Museum of the Mountain Dulcimer in Hindman, Ky. He knew the space all too well, having co-curated its exhibits, and had ...

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 ...

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First Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, Rochester is hosting a concert by a local mountain dulcimer group, the River Strings of St. Clair County. The 7 p.m. Friday, May 30 concert will ...

The soft thrum of thin strings flowed out of the Kansas Room as patrons and staff celebrated Kansas Day at the Hutchinson Public Library on Saturday. Patrons heard Daniel Kelley's "Home on the Range" ...

CARBONDALE — Kentucky musician Molly McCormack will perform songs on the mountain dulcimer at the Southern Illinois Learning in Retirement (SILIR) meeting at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21. She will ...

Flat Mountain Dulcimers will be performing at R.A. Fountain General Store’s final show for the season at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The trio, a favorite at R.A. Fountain, includes Nancy Galambush and Dave ...

On Sept. 2 at the Camp Street Cafe and Store, the society joined by a Texas state champ and several national dulcimer champions, celebrated its 10th anniversary. "The whole group started playing music ...