If you’ve never heard of a dulcimer, you’re not alone. Although dulcimers are a traditional Appalachian folk instrument, they are less well known than fiddles and banjos, and the name applies to two ...

The dulcimer gets its name from the Latin word dulcis meaning "sweet" and the Greek word melos for "sound." The instrument has three or four strings, but simple melodies are mostly carried on only ...

Maylee Samuels has been playing the dulcimer for 30 years and, in advance of a local dulcimer St. Patrick's Day-themed workshop, she offered Jan Risher a lesson.

Duluthian helps the dulcimer pluck at Northlander's heartstrings Wendy Grethen first touched the strings of a mountain dulcimer at a fair 27 years ago. She learned to play the Appalachian-region ...

The Hammered Dulcimer To most Americans, the hammered dulcimer is a new and unfamiliar instrument. Even people who know much about American music often confuse the hammered dulcimer with the three- or ...

Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park has been known to hold festivals for this instrument, called the Southern Appalachian Dulcimer Festival, which will kick off its 41 st event on May 2 to 3.

The club is free, and members will teach newcomers the basics and then let them take part in the jam session. They even have loaner dulcimers for people who do not own an instrument.

The Chipola Regional Arts Association opened its new year with a mini-concert from the Chipola Dulcimer Players on Tuesday at the organization’s first meeting of 2010.

Maylee Samuels has been playing the dulcimer for 30 years and, in advance of a local dulcimer St. Patrick's Day-themed workshop, she offered Jan Risher a lesson.