I wish.. I wish... I wish....
Cindy, if you don't look like the head of a dulcimer, I won't recognize you....
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Jan Potts, Lexington, KY
Site Moderator
"Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best." Henry Van Dyke
whocindylou:
As a newbie dulcimer player, I didn't realize this is a first year festival. Kudos to the organizer for managing to pull this kind of talent; covering such a huge spectrum of personalities and musical styles, together for our benefit.
Me--I am loving that I get FOUR consecutive days playing the blues with Bing, singing and playing sweet Appalachian tunes with the lovely Sarah Morgan, finally getting a chance to learn to arrange my own songs with Tull--master of arrangers for the dulcimer, learning how to memorize and make the songs I love my own with the inimitable Erin Mae, and working on finessing my technique with Stephen Siefert.
Hey, Cindy! This is a new time for gathering at Black Mountain, but a few years back many of us attended Dulcimerville, held there in the summer and headed up by Lois Hornbostel. So it's not exactly brand new...these organizers really know the ropes, and, yes, the instructor lineup is phenomenal (I've had classes from almost all of them). It doesn't fit into my fall schedule, or I would have considered going.
I know you'll have a LOT of fun! And maybe I'll meet you down the road...Unicoi, perhaps?
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Jan Potts, Lexington, KY
Site Moderator
"Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best." Henry Van Dyke
