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 ...

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 ...

The word dulcimer is derived from a combination of dulcis, the Latin word for sweet, and the Greek word for song, melos. The word quite literally means "sweet song." And generally speaking, the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

My compliments on the Bristol Magazine. I would like to call attention to two important local connections that were not mentioned in “Making Music,” the article about the Appalachian or lap dulcimer.