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 ...

Celebrate International Appalachian Dulcimer Day with a free 15-minute dulcimer lesson at One More Page Books! For ages 12 and up. With three strings and played on the lap, dulcimer is an accessible ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — CT Buzz celebrated ahead of International Appalachian Dulcimer Day on Saturday! Connecticut musician Sam Edelston has gone viral on YouTube with over one million views! His ...

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 ...

Tape part of series of rough copy selections intended for release, a collection of live recordings of Doc Watson (guitar, banjo, autoharp) and Jean Ritchie (dulcimer) playing and singing Appalachian ...

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 ...

It's an instrument that has found its way on some truly iconic songs, but where did the dulcimer originate from? Read more ...

The dulcimer is not a particularly loud instrument, but it has a very sweet tone. In fact, the name dulcimer is taken from words that mean "sweet sound." The Appalachian dulcimer is a fretted string ...

The Carolina String Academy is hosting a beginners' workshop on the hammered dulcimer Aug. 1. Ten- to 18-year-olds interested in the stringed musical instrument are invited to attend. With the ...

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 ...