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Monochord?
For my birthday Karen gave me a 6 CD set, Anthology of American Folk Music, originally released in 1952 on vinyl. Musicologist Harry Smith...
@David Bennett started 6 years ago - replies: 10
70's article of Ozark dulcimer
https://thelibrary.org/lochist/periodicals/bittersweet/wi73j.htm
@Stewart McCormick started 6 years ago - replies: 12
11-11-18: Appalachian Dulcimer Players In World War I
Here's a short piece I put together in honor of today being the 100th Anniversary of the end of World War I: 11-11-18: Appalachian Dulcimer...
@David Bennett started 6 years ago - replies: 5
Jethro Amburgey Chronology
I've been collecting notes from the various Amburgey dulcimers I've encountered in person, as well as the various notes that people have included...
@Clockdr started 6 years ago - replies: 6
Appalachian Journey - streaming video
Mountain dulcimer, ballad singing, and even a mouth bow and lots more to be seen & heard! http://www.folkstreams.net/film,128 PS-Wish...
@Robin Thompson started 14 years ago - replies: 9
Jethro Amburgey #883 Comes Home
Jethro Amburgey #883 Comes Home Source: Carolina Mountain Life Spring 2018 article starts on page 32...
@David Bennett started 6 years ago - replies: 1
Kratz-zither found
Amongst the dross, I recently found a kratz-zither for sale on eBay. The former owner had this for about 40 years but knew practically nothing...
@Clockdr started 6 years ago - replies: 3
Dulcimer vs Dulcimore
Today I ran across a letter to the editor written in 1973 regarding Dulcimer vs Dulcimore. Hopefully the screen capture I made will come out OK....
@David Bennett started 6 years ago - replies: 7
1930s Kentucky Dulcimer Recordings Free Online
The Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress has made available a large number of recordings collected by Alan Lomax and his wife...
@Banjimer started 6 years ago - replies: 2
Early Virginia tunings?
With having interest in the early Virginia dulcimers I've seen a lot of 4 equal distance strings on dulcimers much earlier than the galax...
@Mill Branch Dulcimores started 6 years ago - replies: 3
Leonard Glenn dulcimers
Does anyone else here play a dulcimer made by Leonard Glenn of North Carolina? The hand written label inside mine (pictured in my profile pic)...
@Kevin Keating started 7 years ago - replies: 4
Ralph Lee Smith Interview Podcast
I've attached a link to a podcast interview someone did with Ralph Lee Smith. It is basically a summary of the mountain dulcimer's history and...
@Banjimer started 6 years ago - replies: 2
Integral fret board and peg head
I'm looking into the makers of traditional pieces that had an integral fret board and peg head. I.D. Stamper and Edd Presnell are the two first to...
@Dan started 6 years ago - replies: 5
the Schnaufer Collection website returns!!
The return of the Schnaufer Collection!! https://dulcimerarchive.omeka.net
@Stewart McCormick started 6 years ago - replies: 9
Documentary about the mountain dulcimer
My husband and I are working on a documentary about the mountain dulcimer, specifically about the dulcimer boom in the 1970s in California. This...
@Patricia Delich started 12 years ago - replies: 70
Frank Proffitt at Pinewoods Music Camp in 1961
Here is a link to a 1985 article in the Country Dance and Song magazine regarding Frank Proffitt's experience at Pinewoods Music Camp in 1961....
@Banjimer started 7 years ago - replies: 2
Ralph Lee Smith Mtn Dulcimer History & Concert
I saw Ralph's notice posted on another site and didn't see it here: Hi Folks, I will be presenting a history of the Mountain Dulcimer, followed by...
@David Bennett started 7 years ago - replies: 1
The Virginia Dulcimer in Antiques Magazine July/August 2013
Y'all've probably seen this already, but I just learned about it and wanted to share it just in case others hadn't seen it. My local library had...
@Mark Runge started 8 years ago - replies: 16
earliest known written melody- Syria 1400 BC
Brian turned me on to this- The Oldest known musical melody performed by Michael Levy on the Lyre. This ancient musical fragment dates back to...
@Strumelia started 8 years ago - replies: 9