GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — The list of qualifications for playing the mountain dulcimer is extremely short. In fact, there are none. Absolutely anyone can play the instrument, which is also called the ...

A classically trained pianist who attended the renowned Juilliard School in New York, Rosamond Campbell admittedly once had a dismissive attitude toward folk and rock music. But in 1977, when ...

A group of students learn how to play the hammered dulcimer under the instruction of Chris Steiner at a church in Tipp City. A group of musicians are gathering in central Ohio this week to jam — but ...

MOUNT DORA — From the mountain, or Appalachian, dulcimer to the steel drum, the sound is the thing at the 12th Annual Central Florida Dulcimer and Autoharp Festival Friday and Saturday. The event will ...

WINTER HAVEN | When Janet Howard heard the hammered dulcimer for the first time about two years ago at a talent show, she knew she had to learn more. At first it sounded kind of like a piano, but as ...

Musicians with other instruments, including guitar, mandolin, fiddle and cello, join in with dulcimer players at a meeting of the Springfield Dulcimer Club. CONTRIBUTED Musicians with other ...

When Sarah Morgan’s grandfather first built the dulcimer that would find its way into her hands after his death, he likely had no idea of the trails she would blaze with it. Today, Morgan — who ...

TAHLEQUAH -- Every year in May, the folks in Coshocton, Ohio, hold their "Dulcimer Days" celebration, dedicated to the stringed instrument best known for its use in Appalachian folk music. Strangely ...

GREEN CREEK, N.C. -- The first time Ben Seymour made a musical instrument, he looked at the finished product — a plucked psaltery — and said, “This is really chintzy.” His wife had wanted a version of ...

Whether you’re looking to bring your playing to the next level or enjoy a casual jam session with some fellow musicians, the ...