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Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer is the most extensive site for Appalachian Mountain Dulcimer players and builders on the internet. Welcome!
Join Groups and Forum discussions that interest you, make new music friends. Share photos, music clips, and videos, resources for buying instruments, music, and learning materials. Ask your beginner questions and learn to play! All are welcome here no matter what your playing style, skill level, or musical tastes. Become a member of Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer (FOTMD) community -it's friendly and totally FREE!
After joining, please read the Site Rules before posting. You'll find your very own Member Profile Page by clicking on your name link at the top of any page. Click on different links to get familiar with where things are. Questions about using the site?- ask them HERE . You've come to exactly the right place to receive or give free help and encouragement in playing music. Here on FOTMD we all learn from each other as friends. Join our block party! -Strumelia
Latest Activity
@phil-myers
• 5 hours ago
• comments: 2
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: On East Mill Street (a work-in-progress)
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: On East Mill Street (a work-in-progress)
@davisjames
• 8 hours ago
• comments: 2
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: Benjamin Bowmaneer
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: Benjamin Bowmaneer
@richard-streib
• 8 hours ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @dreamsongs:
Posted a new Comment on @dreamsongs:
"Welcome Dreamsongs to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. So glad you joined. There is a lot of information here. Join in the discussions. And ask questions as..."
@richard-streib
• 8 hours ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @gayle:
Posted a new Comment on @gayle:
"Welcome Gayle to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. So glad you joined. This is a great community of people who love the mountain dulcimer. Sounds like you..."
@richard-streib
• 8 hours ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @ottertail:
Posted a new Comment on @ottertail:
"Glad you joined Ottertail. Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. This is a great community of folks who love the mountain dulcimer. Look around. Join..."
@richard-streib
• 8 hours ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @dbarr15:
Posted a new Comment on @dbarr15:
"Thanks for joining Dbarr15. Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. This is a great place to learn all about the mountain dulcimer. If you have..."
@richard-streib
• 8 hours ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @jon6958:
Posted a new Comment on @jon6958:
"Welcome Jon6958 to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. Glad you joined. Let us know if you have questions. We will do our best to find you an answer."
@strumelia
• 13 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Cicada symphony.":
Posted a response to "Cicada symphony.":
"@davisjames , if the cicadas are singing in the note of E, then they should harmonize nicely in a 'fifth' interval with the key of A. (Think of how fiddles..."
@randy-adams
• yesterday
• comments: 2
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: On East Mill Street (a work-in-progress)
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: On East Mill Street (a work-in-progress)
@ken-longfield
• yesterday
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer Players News demise":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer Players News demise":
"Jennifer, you might get a better a response if you post this as a separate inquiry rather than in the discussion where few people will see it. I have not..."
@jennifer-l-gonzalez
• yesterday
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Dulcimer Players News demise":
Posted a response to "Dulcimer Players News demise":
"Has anyone seen tab for Bonnie Bessie Logan, as recorded by Dougie Maclean?"
@davisjames
• yesterday
• comments: 0
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: Still More Mother Goose
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: Still More Mother Goose
@davisjames
• yesterday
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Gilbert Anderson's Duck Dance.:
Posted a new Comment on Gilbert Anderson's Duck Dance.:
"Re the clogging...as a fiddle player it's automatic but I soon learned when playing the dulcimer it bounces the instrument up and down too much for me to..."
@phil-myers
• yesterday
• comments: 3
Liked a youtube item created by @davisjames: Gilbert Anderson's Duck Dance.
Liked a youtube item created by @davisjames: Gilbert Anderson's Duck Dance.
@strings-attached
• yesterday
• comments: 452
Posted a new Comment on @ken-longfield:
Posted a new Comment on @ken-longfield:
"Thanks! The other members of the band share a general mike but they're all better musicians than me! At this stage in my career, I don't really want to be..."
@robin-thompson
• yesterday
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Bonnie Carol dulcimer":
Posted a response to "Bonnie Carol dulcimer":
"Truly, a beauty! "
@dave-shattuck
• yesterday
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Bonnie Carol dulcimer":
Created a new forum topic "Bonnie Carol dulcimer":
"Very rare Bonnie Carol dulcimer built in May 1983, number 248. Bonnie is one of the premier luthiers of our time. This one is a beauty. Her last run was..."
@robmachin
• yesterday
• comments: 2
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: On East Mill Street (a work-in-progress)
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: On East Mill Street (a work-in-progress)
@strings-attached
• yesterday
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on @strings-attached:
Posted a new Comment on @strings-attached:
"Ken Longfield:
Strumelia makes some good points, but let me ask a some questions. Is the rest of the band playing amplified? Can you use a microphone and..."
@dusty
• yesterday
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Gilbert Anderson's Duck Dance.:
Posted a new Comment on Gilbert Anderson's Duck Dance.:
"I saw those feet going and was disappointed you stopped. But of course! How can you play a lap dulcimer while your feet are banging out that sharing that..."
@ken-longfield
• 2 days ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @dreamsongs:
Posted a new Comment on @dreamsongs:
"Welcome to FOTMD Dreamsongs. It's good to have you aboard. Have fun exploring this website and you will accomplish your goal of learning more about the..."
@ken-longfield
• 2 days ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on @strings-attached:
Posted a new Comment on @strings-attached:
"Strumelia makes some good points, but let me ask a some questions. Is the rest of the band playing amplified? Can you use a microphone and amplifier to..."
@strumelia
• 2 days ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @gayle:
Posted a new Comment on @gayle:
"Welcome, Gayle. I think you will that here on FOTMD, we encourage any and all ways of enjoying making music. The most important thing is to simply ENJOY..."
@strumelia
• 2 days ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on @strings-attached:
Posted a new Comment on @strings-attached:
"Wow that's a great question! But most members won't see this on the site's home page- you might want to create a new discussion thread in a forum next time..."
@strings-attached
• 2 days ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on @strings-attached:
Posted a new Comment on @strings-attached:
"I am playing with my band tonight at a dance. As a novice, I basically just play chords but as I don't have a mike on my dulcimer, I can't hear what I am..."
@strings-attached
• 2 days ago
• comments: 556
Posted a new Comment on @benjamin-w-barr-jr:
Posted a new Comment on @benjamin-w-barr-jr:
"Thank you! "
@robin-thompson
• 2 days ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on On East Mill Street (a work-in-progress):
Posted a new Comment on On East Mill Street (a work-in-progress):
"@dan , we have various sparrows all around and I'm ashamed to say I don't know the varieties. Though this tune needs evened-out some, I'm always working to..."
@hobbyhorse
• 2 days ago
• comments: 2
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: On East Mill Street (a work-in-progress)
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: On East Mill Street (a work-in-progress)
@hobbyhorse
• 2 days ago
• comments: 3
Liked a youtube item created by @davisjames: Gilbert Anderson's Duck Dance.
Liked a youtube item created by @davisjames: Gilbert Anderson's Duck Dance.
@nate
• 2 days ago
• comments: 3
Liked a youtube item created by @davisjames: Gilbert Anderson's Duck Dance.
Liked a youtube item created by @davisjames: Gilbert Anderson's Duck Dance.
@nate
• 2 days ago
• comments: 5
Liked a youtube item created by @john-w-mckinstry: Things about Comin' my Way
Liked a youtube item created by @john-w-mckinstry: Things about Comin' my Way
@nate
• 2 days ago
• comments: 2
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: On East Mill Street (a work-in-progress)
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: On East Mill Street (a work-in-progress)
@jim-fawcett
• 2 days ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @ianhr:
Posted a new Comment on @ianhr:
"Hey Ian, welcome aboard. Glad ya found us."
@jim-fawcett
• 2 days ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @peeboo:
Posted a new Comment on @peeboo:
"Hey Peeboo, welcome aboard. Glad ya found us."
@jim-fawcett
• 2 days ago
• comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on @strings-attached:
Posted a new Comment on @strings-attached:
"Hey Strings, welcome aboard. Glad ya found us."
@jim-fawcett
• 2 days ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on @keltia:
Posted a new Comment on @keltia:
"Hey Keltia, welcome aboard. Glad ya found us."
@jim-fawcett
• 2 days ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on @mj:
Posted a new Comment on @mj:
"Hey MJ, welcome aboard. Glad ya found us."
@jim-fawcett
• 2 days ago
• comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on @pa1911a1:
Posted a new Comment on @pa1911a1:
"Hey PA, welcome aboard. Glad ya found us. From one PA'er to another."
@jim-fawcett
• 2 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @carolyn:
Posted a new Comment on @carolyn:
"Hey Carolyn, welcome aboard. Glad ya found us."
@jim-fawcett
• 2 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @jon6958:
Posted a new Comment on @jon6958:
"Hey Jon, welcome aboard. Glad ya found us."
@jim-fawcett
• 2 days ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @dbarr15:
Posted a new Comment on @dbarr15:
"Hey Dbarr, welcome aboard. Glad ya found us."
@jim-fawcett
• 2 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @ottertail:
Posted a new Comment on @ottertail:
"Hey Ottertail, welcome aboard. Glad ya found us."
@jim-fawcett
• 2 days ago
• comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @gayle:
Posted a new Comment on @gayle:
"Hey Gayle, welcome aboard. Glad ya found us."
@strumelia
• 2 days ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Gilbert Anderson's Duck Dance.:
Posted a new Comment on Gilbert Anderson's Duck Dance.:
"Hey, this is really great!
Reminds me of some of the best fiddle tune jams I've had the pleasure of hearing live."
@strumelia
• 2 days ago
• comments: 3
Liked a youtube item created by @davisjames: Gilbert Anderson's Duck Dance.
Liked a youtube item created by @davisjames: Gilbert Anderson's Duck Dance.
@dan
• 2 days ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on On East Mill Street (a work-in-progress):
Posted a new Comment on On East Mill Street (a work-in-progress):
"Have you ever watched a House Sparrow fly? I hear that motion in your noter....wonderful!"
@dan
• 2 days ago
• comments: 2
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: On East Mill Street (a work-in-progress)
Liked a music item created by @robin-thompson: On East Mill Street (a work-in-progress)
@nate
• 2 days ago
• comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Husky Truck Stop.:
Posted a new Comment on Husky Truck Stop.:
"Really nice. Looks like a lot of fun too"
@ken-longfield
• 2 days ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Pete Seeger":
Posted a response to "Pete Seeger":
"For Pete Seeger fans, there is a new book out, Pete Seeger with David Bernz Chopping Wood Thoughts & Stories of a Legendary Folksinger. It has a forward..."
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Cicada symphony.
Posted: Sunday May 5 2024, 9:15 AM
By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
Dulcimer Players News demise
Posted: Saturday May 4 2024, 7:52 PM
By: @Ken Longfield
By: @Ken Longfield
Bonnie Carol dulcimer
Posted: Saturday May 4 2024, 3:23 PM
By: @Robin Thompson
By: @Robin Thompson
Pete Seeger
Posted: Friday May 3 2024, 7:43 PM
By: @Ken Longfield
By: @Ken Longfield
How Many Dulcimers Do You...
Posted: Wednesday May 1 2024, 1:09 PM
By: @Keltia
By: @Keltia
Hindman Boys (and Gal)
Posted: Tuesday April 30 2024, 10:27 PM
By: @Ken Longfield
By: @Ken Longfield
Did you purchase one of...
Posted: Tuesday April 30 2024, 12:03 AM
By: @Patricia Delich
By: @Patricia Delich
anchor pin pulled out
Posted: Monday April 29 2024, 8:22 AM
By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
Galax dulcimer by Don...
Posted: Saturday April 27 2024, 7:08 PM
By: @Jill Geary
By: @Jill Geary
Something to watch
Posted: Wednesday April 24 2024, 9:42 AM
By: @Ken Longfield
By: @Ken Longfield
PLEASE Click to READ THIS...
Posted: Tuesday April 23 2024, 3:39 PM
By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
Fingering in Place of a Noter
Posted: Tuesday April 23 2024, 6:46 AM
By: @shanonmilan
By: @shanonmilan
Question about the 6 1/2 fret
Posted: Friday April 19 2024, 8:32 PM
By: @jost
By: @jost
Rare Kurt Simerman...
Posted: Friday April 19 2024, 7:20 PM
By: @Strumelia
By: @Strumelia
Dulcimer by JR
Posted: Friday April 19 2024, 6:15 PM
By: @Alan from PA
By: @Alan from PA
John Stockard Dulcimer...
Posted: Thursday April 18 2024, 2:32 PM
By: @bdurham
By: @bdurham
Concert Ukulele
Posted: Tuesday April 16 2024, 1:00 AM
By: @Jim Yates
By: @Jim Yates
Nickel allergy--nylon...
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By: @shanonmilan
Does soundbox tension...
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By: @Dwain Wilder
Introduce Yourself!
Posted: Sunday April 14 2024, 7:17 AM
By: @Beth T
By: @Beth T
Loran Harmon dulcimer
Posted: Saturday April 13 2024, 10:43 AM
By: @Jessica Comeau
By: @Jessica Comeau
Chapman Stick
Posted: Saturday April 13 2024, 7:53 AM
By: @Robin Thompson
By: @Robin Thompson
Music Go Round
Posted: Monday April 8 2024, 1:58 PM
By: @Lorilee
By: @Lorilee
Geoffrey R. Johnson Dulcimer?
Posted: Monday April 8 2024, 8:51 AM
By: @Ken Hulme
By: @Ken Hulme
Tab Nonesuch on dulcimer
Posted: Saturday April 6 2024, 5:21 PM
By: @Mark Gilston
By: @Mark Gilston
WANTED Looking for DVD...
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By: @John Petry
By: @John Petry
What's the exact difference...
Posted: Thursday April 4 2024, 7:49 PM
By: @Richard Streib
By: @Richard Streib
John Calkin Dulcimer
Posted: Thursday April 4 2024, 3:52 AM
By: @shanonmilan
By: @shanonmilan
Bodhran (Irish Drum)
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By: @StudentofRhythm
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