As Benjamin Barker’s wooden hammers dance across the 125 strings of his dulcimer, classical melodies fill the sanctuary at St. George the Martyr Anglican Church in Simpsonville. At the same time, his ...

COLONIE — For 40 years they have gathered with their string wooden instruments to share conversation with one another and celebrate in song. The Dulcimer Association of Albany originated in 1985 to ...

The word dulcimer can be defined as a sounding board that makes sweet melodies. The instrument name was first used in written English in the 15th century, but the word comes from Latin “dulce melos” ...

Getting students to buy into the project of a course has become a more urgent challenge in recent years, many professors say. While many students are distracted by smart phones, tempted by generative ...

Rick Thum in his booth at a folk music festival. Musician, luthier and businessman Rick Thum, who was named the most influential dulcimer player of the last decade by readers of Dulcimer Player News, ...

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 ...

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 ...

One of the mistakes of teaching, I’ve learned through my years as a part-time professor, is to prepare so much that the students have no choice but to become passive recipients of knowledge that has ...