To most Americans, the hammered dulcimer is a new and unfamiliar instrument. Even people who know much about American music often confuse the hammered dulcimer with the three- or four-stringed ...

The word dulcimer can be defined as a sounding board that makes sweet melodies. The instrument name was first used in written English in the 15th century, but the word comes from Latin “dulce melos” ...

All it took was a visit to the annual dulcimer festival in Evart and Rose Wark was sold. The dulcimers delighted her. "If you go there, you kind of get hooked (on the dulcimers), if you write music," ...

BEIJING - Holding two bamboo mallets, one in each hand, and alternately hitting the strings on a trapezoid-shaped wooden instrument, Liu Yuening is consumed by the reverberating notes. Liu, 54, a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BENNINGTON, Okla. – Backs, braces, sound ...

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (KOLN) - In the 4-H/FFA Fieldhouse, sweet music floats above the creative projects and artwork. The strumming comes from a group of musicians that are based in central Nebraska ...

A music festival with a difference is coming to Dorset. The Dorchester Dulcimer Weekend, happening on Saturday and Sunday, is based around the unusual stringed instrument of the same name. Festival ...