When you hear the opening strains to “Bile Them Cabbage” around the area, chances are it’s the Madison County Dulcimers performing their national anthem. “It’s one of the easiest songs to learn,” says ...

Chapman, of Massanutten, who had never played the instrument before, was given an impromptu lesson at the Mountain Music Festival by Dinah Ansley, one of the producers of the event. “Chunk, chunky, ...

Some of you are born musicians. Some of us are born to be your audience. Although I tooted the trumpet in my high school band, I was not “gifted.” My playing and performing days were numbered. No ...

The Heritage Alliance is hosting a two-day dulcimer workshop, where attendees can build their very own cardboard dulcimer and learn to play.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 25—Fairmont State University's Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center will host the Wartz 'n All Dulcimer Jam on ...

Bob Mallalieu listened to the radio as he drove through Virginia about 10 years ago and heard an instrument that was new to him. He savored the sweet sound that filled his car. It wasn't until he ...

Sam Edelston is a man on a mission. The Greenwich musician wants to make dulcimers as popular to the world as guitars, trumpets, pianos, harps, you name it. Dulcimers? ... Yes, dulcimers. Edelston ...