So yesterday the new Dulcimer Players News arrived. I opened up the envelope and began flipping through the magazine, and almost fell off...

I'm cheating on this blog post. I have been down an unexpected rabbit hole for the last two weeks, so I thought I would do this quick...

In 1988, Frets magazine, "The Magazine for Acoustic String Musicians" featured a smiling Richard Thompson on its cover. It also...

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

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...

I am struck as I type this how easy it is to fall into the trap of thinking everything is awful after reading the news. How easy it would...

A few days ago, David Beede posted a clip of Cyndi Lauper on Everything Dulcimer. The video is from her 2008 appearance on the Howard...

The research for David's early dulcimer playing years for Pluck was greatly facilitated by the wonderful Lois Hornbostel. Luckily for me,...

Bonnie Carol and Max Krimmel in their Colorado workshop

Since joining the dulcimer community I’ve heard several people say that mountain dulcimer players are some of the nicest people you’d...