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 ...

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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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 ...

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 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Image Amanda Seyfried’s musical pedigree has never been in ...

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 ...

CANTON -- Making music is Steve Endsley's passion, and the Canton craftsman has found more than one way to do it. Endsley, a skilled mountain dulcimer player, has spent nearly two decades perfecting ...

SOUTH SHORE Nestled between the Ohio River and U.S. 23 sits a shed producing mountain dulcimers at the hands of Jeff Lambert. “All the sawdust work is done in here,” Lambert said, as he unlocked the ...

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 ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Barney took us to visit the picturesque hills of Brown County, were Bill Berg crafts handmade dulcimers, bringing the sounds of mountain music to life. Berg’s workshop, nestled ...