Aug. 16—FAIRMONT — For generations, the Appalachian Mountain dulcimer, the region's iconic musical instrument, has been producing high, lonesome sounds and rollicking rhythms just this side of rock 'n ...

TAHLEQUAH -- Every year in May, the folks in Coshocton, Ohio, hold their "Dulcimer Days" celebration, dedicated to the stringed instrument best known for its use in Appalachian folk music. Strangely ...

Boone, Hubert. "De Hommel in de Lage Landen." Brussels Museum of Musical Instruments Bulletin 5 (1975): 9-153. Bryan, Charles Faulkner. "The Hammered Dulcimer." Tennessee Folklore Society Bulletin 18 ...

The music seems to spring from the earth, as if nurtured deep inside it. Every first Saturday, members of the North Mississippi Dulcimer Association gather in Tupelo from 10 a.m. to noon to create a ...

The dulcimer is not a particularly loud instrument, but it has a very sweet tone. In fact, the name dulcimer is taken from words that mean "sweet sound." The Appalachian dulcimer is a fretted string ...

It was weeks before Doug Naselroad could bring himself to set foot inside the Museum of the Mountain Dulcimer in Hindman, Ky. He knew the space all too well, having co-curated its exhibits, and had ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Barney took us to visit the picturesque hills of Brown County, were Bill Berg crafts handmade dulcimers, bringing the sounds of mountain music to life. Berg’s workshop, nestled ...

The strings are stretched across a wooden body, curved and carved with grace and style. They lie there in pairs, taut invitations to make music. Jim Rasmussen sits down at the table that is also piled ...

Dulcimer music; Neal Hellman, Michael Rugg, Robert Force, Albert d'Osscher, Bonnie Carol, Michael Hubbert, with vocals. Production notes: Recorded at Biscuit City Sound Recording Studios, Mar. 1977.

WOODBURN, Ind. (WANE) — In Woodburn, a music store tucked away between the local post office and a salon houses a unique instrument that cannot be found just anywhere: a dulcimer. Although the ...