To paraphrase local songwriter Carl Jones, veteran Triangle musicians Jan Johansson and Rick Brockner have burned their maps, ’cause they’re tired of traveling. Johansson, the fiddler, followed his ...

TAHLEQUAH -- Every year in May, the folks in Coshocton, Ohio, hold their "Dulcimer Days" celebration, dedicated to the stringed instrument best known for its use in Appalachian folk music. Strangely ...

Apr. 25—Fairmont State University's Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center will host the Wartz 'n All Dulcimer Jam on Saturday, May 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lap dulcimer players, as well ...

MITCHELL Those who delight in dulcimer music will descend on The Gathering at Spring Mill State Park Saturday.The event is open to the public from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. There is no admission charge except ...

In 1999, two years before the Appalachian Mountain Lap Dulcimer was declared the state instrument of Kentucky, Merwyn Jackson formed the Madison Dulcimers in Richmond. That was 25 years ago, a ...

CONWAY — David and Donna Peterson of Greenbrier have been entertaining — and educating — people for more than 40 years with dance and music. They will continue that tradition at 6 p.m. March 8 at the ...

CHIMNEY ROCK -- Ken Schoewe of Hendersonville saw a mountain dulcimer on the side of the road in Sylva some 14 years ago. The classical pianist was intrigued, and today, he is trying to share his love ...

yndi Lauper cradles one in photographs on her Web site. Aerosmith, known for hard rock songs and power ballads, incorporates one into its music. And, in the latest Martin Scorsese tale of urban unrest ...