I know how this is going to sound. I just want you to know that I swear it happened. I was in the middle of some serious burnout. So,...

A story behind the song: During work on Pluck--especially with respect to the years between 1953 and 2006--I would glimpse here and there...

I mentioned earlier that there have been all kinds of events related to this project that I call "good-spooky" kinds of stuff. I usually...

If you're visiting this site to learn about David Schnaufer or the dulcimer for the first time, then I hope this and the two previous...

If the dulcimer and/or its music is new to you, then this post is for you. It is the second of three posts where I will make the case...

There are two main characters in Pluck; one is David Schnaufer, the other is the mountain dulcimer. If the dulcimer or traditional music...

1960: Folk Revival begins. Jean Ritchie introduces Richard Fariña to the dulcimer./Nancy Johnson (later, Nancy Barker) gets her first...

I'm sorry to say this didn't occur to me to include in Pluck prior to publication, but a couple of people suggested I should have...

A brief summation of the Hero's Journey as it relates to the biography, Pluck The Extraordinary Life and Times of David Schnaufer

David Shnaufer in the mid-seventies

High School sophomore David Schnaufer

I've already began writing about some early influences on David's development as a musician starting with Jean Ritchie. Another early...

Three notes I want to tell you about: one came the other day from someone whom has become dear to me through this project; she writes: ...

1. What does it mean to have a “good life," and who should define what a good life entails? In what ways do we making meaning of our own...

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

My sister Cindy texted me this photo (below) with the message: "I'm all choked up---this came in the mail yesterday but I just got it."...

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

When I first started the research two years, one of my goals was to find as much of David's published music as possible to listen to in...

If you're unfamiliar with the mountain dulcimer, a bit of explanation about fret numbers, and more specifically, the title of this post....

One of the joys of this project has been the opportunity to meet so many kind people who were friends of David's and/or admirers who...