event
event

Dulcimer Event

13th annual New Mexico Dulcimer Festival

October 28-29, 2022

Albuquerque, NM

Returning to a 2-day in-person format, workshops on mountain and hammered dulcimers plus other instruments, concerts, jams, open mics.

Mountain dulcimer:  Steven K. Smith (OH), Susan Trump (NY), Irma Reeder (NM). Hammered dulcimer:  Colin Beasley (AL), Joshua Messick (CO), Scott Reeder (NM).

New Club, Event & Tablature Added!

Dulcimer club:

Southern Appalachian Dulcimer Association, located in McCalla, AL
– See the Clubs page for more info.

Dulcimer event:

49th Annual Southern Appalachian Dulcimer Festival, located in McCalla, AL
– See the Events page for more info.

Tablature:

More from Burt Kahn!

  • Finlandia (Be Still My Soul)
  • Tumbalalaika
  • Valse Frontenac
  • Vive La Compagnie
  • Volga Boatmen
  • Wassail Song
  • The Water is Wide
  • Wearing of the Green
  • When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
  • White Cliffs of Dover
  • Yankee Doodle
  • Zum Gali Gali

I hope everyone had a safe holiday season!

Take care, and keep on playin’!

Kevin Teague

New Dulcimer Tablature & Event Added!

EVENT:

  • Gateway Dulcimer Music Festival
  • August 5-7, 2022
  • Fairview Heights, IL
  • See more info on the Events page.

TABLATURE:

  • Ain’t Nobody Knows (DAD)
  • Around We Go (DAA)
  • At Calvary (DAD)
  • Barefoot Creek (DAA)
  • Bye Bye My Honey I’m Gone (DAD)
  • Cherokee Mountain Gap (DAA)
  • Dixie Blossoms (DAD)
  • Down the Rabbit Hole (DAA)
  • Flowers of Edinburgh (DAD)
  • Gentle Mountain Breezes (DAA)
  • Heavenly Blessings (DAA)
  • Indian Point (DAD)
  • You can find the tablature and audio files on the Tablature page.

Thanks go out to Ben D’Ooge, David Hooten & Paul Sykes for the above arrangements.

I know the Quarantune 5.0 online event begins October 7th. My work prevents me from attending, but for those who are, I hope you thoroughly enjoy yourself. You’ll learn many great dulcimer skills and have fun while doing it!

Stay safe and keep on playin’!

Kevin

New Tablature & Event Cancellation

Carl Wagoner shared is arrangement of Battle Cry of Freedom. You can find it on the Tablature page, or directly by clicking here.

Edit: I corrected a bad link above.

Event Cancellation: The Gateway Dulcimer Music Festival in Fairview Heights, Illinois for 2020 has been rescheduled to 2021. The dates are August 5th to August 8th

Please contact any festival you plan to attend and make sure it hasn’t been cancelled.

Stay safe and well.

Congratulations To The 2019 Winfield Dulcimer Champion!

The 2019 Winfield Mountain Dulcimer champion has been crowned! Congratulations to Grant Olson for taking first place in the contest! Believe it or not, he played a cardboard dulcimer during the contest! Awesome!

This yearly contest takes place at the Walnut Valley Festival, located in Winfield, Kansas. The website can be found here: Walnut Valley Festival.

The full list:

  • Grant Olson – 1st Place
  • Jeff Hames – 2nd Place
  • Michelle Gourley – 3rd place
  • Jim Curley – 4th place (tie)
  • Katie Moritz – 4th place (tie)

New Event Added!

The Cincinnati Dulcimer Society Fall Festival & Workshops, located in Cincannati, OH. Saturday, October 26th.

Features John & Karen Keane as instructors and performers.

See the Events page for more info.