Watch David perform "Tennessee Valentine" at the 2001 dual launch party for the Starlings, Tn's album, Leapers Fork and David's Uncle...

In an earlier post on David's partnership with the great Alan Freeman I included the tune "Whiskey Before Breakfast" from their cassette,...

One of the tunes David teaches his class to play Galax-style was Old Joe Clark. To get them started, he tells them, Let’s get a little...

So, I'm very behind on the blog because I've been time traveling myself, still transcribing Schnaufer classes from a five day workshop he...

One of the many ways researching and writing Pluck has changed me is that it has given me a new appreciation for first-hand diving into...

Remember the old Reader's Digest recurring series, "My Most Unforgettable Character"? Well, Neal Hellman is in my Top Ten list of most...

If you're not sure what a "Nudie suit" is in the context of country music, you might want to read here before you start reading this...

Crawling back from the misery of a very bad cold, I have been catching up with emails. A few in particular came from Tom Harleman who...

Writing on this project has enabled me to get to know and learn from a whole host of remarkable and talented people, some from within the...

"Harris Picking" was David's first submission to Dulcimer Players News.* It appeared in 1979, and he was twenty-six years old. Allow me...

So, I mentioned Richard Fariña in an earlier post without considering that some readers who might visit this Blog might also not know who...

Rick shot me an email today in which he commented on the Jack Master's track from the "Merry Christmas from David" post; "As I listened...

Thanks to Jack Masters and Vanderbilt University/Special Collections and Archives, take a listen to this track to mark today, Christmas...

Recently David's old friend Jack sent me some photos and correspondence from David that he had saved from the mid-seventies. I've always...

Okay, so a big part of Pluck is the biography of David and a bit of historical context for both David and the dulcimer for those who are...

I first heard his name when I joined the Nashville Grand Old Dulcimer Club. We live in south central Kentucky, a short hop to Nashville...

One of the things David and many of his friends throughout his life had in common was a love of nature. David spent much time on the...

David Schnaufer is not the only main character in Pluck; so is America's first folk instrument, the Mountain Dulcimer. It was not planned...