The mountain dulcimer is a deceptively simple-looking instrument. Only about three feet long from tip to tip, with three strings and a neck full of frets, almost like a cross between a violin and ...

Four years ago, I had never heard of a dulcimer, which is a musical instrument. Now, it seems like everyone plays it, including me. Just recently, I was in the library and ran into a co-worker.

For 40 years they have gathered with their string wooden instruments to share conversation with one another and celebrate in song.

TANNER WILLIAMS, Ala. -- The Merry Souls Dulcimer Group of Tanner Williams is an aptly named musical company. They laugh a lot at their two-hour weekly jam sessions; they socialize together, bringing ...

CENTERVILLE, Ga. - These people do not need electronic equipment or expensive acoustics to make toe-tapping, knee-slapping music. There are no iPods, iPads, stereos or amplifiers here. It's just a ...

Trying to escape the bitter cold of a Gumeracha winter, Julian Moore decided he needed an indoor hobby and soon found himself crafting dulcimers. An avid guitar player at the time, Mr Moore felt ...

Stephen Seifert will be teaching and performing with Erin and Amber Rogers, known as Scenic Roots, in a Dulcimer School on Oct. 13 at the Mountain Arts Community Center. Fiddle with Amber Rogers - ...

The two particulars separating “Rehab Reunion” from most every other record made by Bruce Hornsby is the unexpected absence of one sound and the dominance of another. What you don’t hear is piano, not ...