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Hi, everyone new here from Hampton Va

Neat, Dusty!  Count me as in line to order a sticker.  Or two.   

OK, here's the latest version using @leo-kretzner's photo.  I had some square stickers made of something else a while back, and I as soon as I can get a discounted rate, I'll have some of these printed up.

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That's a wonderful photo of Jean Ritchie with Bess Cronin, Val @macaodha !  I've tried to find out whether it is under copyright yet no luck.  The idea of Jean introducing the Appalachian dulcimer to Ireland is such a lovely thought-- the first (or one of the earliest) steps in the instrument being introduced internationally.  

We should be careful about using photographs taken by other people. For example, many of the nicer photos of Jean Ritchie were taken by her photographer husband George Pickow, and of course the family owns the rights to them.

I love my John Stockard!

Yes, Leo, the other photo is one of my own.  It's a John Stockard baritone.

Dusty, I don't recognize the dulcimer in your 'another potential sticker' mock-up. That photo is from elsewhere, isn't it? Very distinctive sound holes and nice details - who made that one? 

For what it's worth, the heart motif is SO much associated with dulcimers and the older dulcimers especially, a photo that includes hearts in the design would seem very appropriate. 

I have a beautiful photo of Jean playing dulcimer in the kitchen of Bess Cronin, having difficulty posting this picture. 1952 possibly the first time a mountain dulcimer was ever seen or heard in Ireland. 

The dulcimer is by James Tranthum of Canton, NC. Photo taken in the mid-80s.

I've got a number of photos of dulcimers with this sort of 'heart-modified f-hole,' each by different makers, but the smaller hearts on the fretboard mark that dulcimer as J Tranthum's. While MD sound hole design is delightfully all over the map, this is perhaps a popular sub-type. See also Force and d'Ossche, for example. 

Here's another potential sticker.  Still playing around with the possibilities.

 IADD on Stockard with red lettering.jpg - 121KB

Leo, I stole the image from among your soundhole photos,  It was made by James A. Tranthum.

I changed the coloring and some other details, but it was pretty red in your original.

Very keen eye, Robin! It does look like a dulcimer I've photographed, but I don't own the instrument. Fine with me for it to be used. Let me look and see what info, if any, I've got on that photo - in particular, who made the dulcimer! 

I like it!  

Yeah, we should probably get @leo-kretzner's permission before we start circulating that pic.  I'm trying to come up with something that can easily be made into a sticker or slapped onto a website.

Is that image meant to be shared, @dusty-turtle?  (I think I recognize that instrument as being one owned by @leo-kretzner .  I've admired it before.) 

It's good to know word is getting out there!   Here's another simple image some folks might like.

I saw this, posted by Dulcimer Society of Dayton  on FB, this morning. Word is getting out.

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The word is spreading about IADD-- yay!  

I held my monthly online dulcimer club today and told everyone about IADD.  About 20 people attended and they're all excited.  We meet next on the last Saturday in March, so we'll be celebrating together.  I'll try to get a screen shot and post it here.

Well I'm a child of the 70s, so this is the ad I imagine:

Here, maybe try this version, I upped the contrast a bit with the white text. Here's a jpg and a pdf of same thing.

Should look fine printed out either in color or in greyscale...

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Thank you for sharing the film for this long time favourite song. It does go well with it, doesn't it ? Such a beautiful and melancholy song. 

I hope this poster is better...fingers crossed.

INTERNATION APP. DULCIMER DAY.pdf - 354KB

Thank you for the lovely pictures, new and old. I knew he played dulcimer, but did not see him do so the times I saw him in concert (in the 1980s). 

I wish Bruce Cockburn had played the dulcimer when I saw him in concert in the early 80s.  I would have discovered the dulcimer as a teenager instead of as a tired, middle-aged man .

Great photo. Thanks for posting it.

Wonderful to see the same player over such a long time span, with a glimpse into the past again.

Here is a early photo of Bruce playing the dulcimer.  He has played most of his life.

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Perhaps others will make videos to share with their friends to encourage participation in the day?  

Yes, the link works now, Robin.  I deleted my post since it wasn't needed anymore.

Thanks for doing all you do!

I made a very informal video to share on YT and FB.  And included hashtags in the description, too.  I don't participate a lot in various dulcimer groups on FB so will, likely, just share the video on YT and from my personal FB page.  If y'all see anything amiss (other than the poor lighting and lack of fluidity in my speaking and Mark playing guitar downstairs), feel free to let me know and I can edit a bit.     

https://youtu.be/9IeJbS_tb48

If you click the link to "Forums" you will see various forums for different subjects, and you can pick the forum that applies for your new thread.
(and Thanks Dusty!)

I wonder how many years Bruce C. has played a dulcimer and not used it til now in his concerts? Cool.

Thanks, @dusty-turtle!  That helps a lot.  

I plan to make a little video for YouTube to share to my Facebook in which I will hold up the little sign I wrote on the inside of a piece of a cereal box and invite folks to participate.  On YT, I will add a hashtag (or two-- one spelling out #internationalappalachiandulcimerday and one using #IADD .  And will do likewise on FB and encourage others to use the hashtag(s), too.  If I do it correctly, great.  If I don't, well, no harm done.     

Dusty, thanks for moving my forum post to the General category. I confess that, as a new member, I couldn't figure out how to post to the gmd. Advice welcomed!

Interesting.  I had no idea he played the dulcimer.  I was lucky to interview him years ago - I think in the 70's - on radio, and he was such a nice guy. And he played some stunning music in the interview too.  Good to hear he's still performing - always enjoyed him.

The hashtag will only accomplish anything if your comments are public and if others start using it.  By all means, @robin-thompson, go for it, and encourage others to do so.  So at the end of your short explanation (which you italicize below) perhaps you could ask that people use the hashtag when they share their stories, videos, etc.

That's really cool.  I saw Bruce Cockburn play show many years ago, but his only instrument was the guitar.  Had he pulled out a dulcimer I wouldn't have known what it was.

By the way, I moved this discussion to the General Mountain Dulcimer category since the Site Questions forum is for questions about how this site works. I hope that makes sense.