1989-02, Dulcimer Players News Vol. 15 No. 2 by Dulcimer Players News

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Vol. 15, No. 2

Ap ril - J u nc, 1989

Inside: 1989Euents Calendar Plus: ~..

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Gerard Lomenec'h

Brad Wetmore

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Paul Clay ton

n , Real Du lcimer H istory,

Real Answers, Rea l April Fool Fun. . ,and much more!

Brad Wetmore

A Chromatic Round This beautiful round with its lush Brahmsian le.lIure can be played 00 the standard 12/1 1 hamlTlClUl dulcimer in the key orc (as wriuen here) or one 5ICp higher in the key of D. All playen should end simullaJ1COuSly. TIler.'! signs indicatcon wllich l'IOlCS to cOO.

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Dulcimer Players News Volume 15. Number 2 April - Ju ne 1989 ell 988 • All rtght s reserved

Contents

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Muslc Exchange

Letters to Us

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1989 Euen LS Calendar

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WiN:heslt:., VA 22601

News & Notes ... Rose Hines

Columnists

Reuiews .... Carrie Crompton

Hamme. and "'cned [)ukimc. Build;",

Dulcimer Clubs CoIWlllI .... J udy Ireton

S.m Rluetta

Performer Profile: MCU!}arel M acArthur

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Scott Alarik

Real Du/dmer History " Nich olas Blan ton

l'ulles jrom Europe '*, Davtd M oore /l

Ce FUr en Mal

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M onlot d 'Arras

The Answer Column .. Splkenardo Hilm-Strayl

Interview with Brad Wetmore /l

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Madeline MacNeil

C ircles in Ihe Nig ht

II Circle Dance " Seth Au sten Hammer DulCimer Column ,",. Unda Lowe Thompson

The Enigma oj Paul Clayton .... Erik R Blomsledl Dulcimer Players Notebook.. Lorraine Lee /l TIle H art

H e Loves the H igh Wood

Problems with Frels ..' M erv Rowley What's New

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Dukimc. Clubs Judy Ireton

Flc1Ied Dulcimer Play ing Lorraine Lee

Hamme. Dulcimer Pt.yillA Unda Lowe Thom~n Und ...tandin, Music

Paw F'w"n.. WUI'. Ne.... /Revicw$ CarrIe Crompton ~""ic

f rom Ela'ope Du'ld Moon: ""uvIls,lN,,WS R_ H l nea

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Music: Edit<»

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Spring 1989

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December the computer ate 2.400 names on the DPN mailing tisL Then. 10 add insulllO injury, the backup sysu:m failed. My friend Jeff L..efkowilZ from Walnut Springs Graphics relrievcd 700 reconIs. which is almost all of the &ood news' could salY11&C OUI of L,is mess. Carolyn MNtelius and I re-enter芦llhe missing rcc:cwds (Carolyn did most of them,,,, il was I heavy performing montb for me). Ask me how many different backup syslems we have now! We keep your origil\3l $IIbsaiption orden and renewals for abool 6 months along with a print (lUl liSl of subscriberS made CYCf)' lhl\lC morllhs. So, we were able 10 reconstruct everything W1th a minimum of ItIIMhcd tcelh. A few of you notkcd sublle changes on your mailing tabel.like a different cllpil1llion dalC!

We heard from 3 at you, but wanllO be sure everything is fine with all of you. Please COI11pNC the Label on this issue .... ith the label on last fall', or summer's DPN. lf wc'vc robbed you of OPNs or given)'00 C}ltta 0IlC:!I1O lake inlO the 21s1 century, pIcaJe lei us know. Otherwise, we'll take the douns of bal::kups (llicd; !here are only S) and continue ""iUi our 'N'Ork. By the ....y, the mailing list froze up apin!hill past Wednesday. h', 1101 pleasanllO soc the dcspcnlle sign on the Mac', JCrten saying. Mthis fUe is seYerdy damagcd and cannoc be opened." This time the first d the five backups warted fine, jll$l leavUlg tWO expiBLion dalC$lO be replaced. A tnp 10 thecom(XIt路 er SKnconfirmed wlw Jeff Ld\:owilZ had given as a possible explanation: the liard disk was 67% fractionaLed. Something new

generally keeping oureyes and tan open. The first person 10 be working willi me is Sally Rogers. I'll keep you posted. If you were silling with me riglil now, I 'd probably ask about your mU5itallife and thedim:tions you envision for us who 'N'OI'Ir. eloJely with Dulcimer Players Newl. There art at. 1tas12,SOO of you, and tIw.路s 100 many for an intimalt chal. So. I future issue will contain a general survey 10 Ilclp U5 plan DPNs. Everyone has I voice here: we're ..tertsled in what you have 10

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There art things I'd love 10 dowilb DPN that art impossible bcl::ause of the subscription base and lack of copious funds. It would be nice 10 have glossy coiorcovers, 80 pages and monthly issuesl Don't count on iI, at least right now. We folio ..... suggestions when we can. One new subscriber' said we should havc out address closer 10 tilt lOP ofthc sub form so t/w:. seMel' could have a record of where he/shc sem money. New, peach-colored subscription fonns art being printed as I write Ibis, and we've foUowed the subscriber's suggestion. A few of II! could not resist the ttrnpullion of April Fool's Day. Maybe Rose Hines mixed up all of the dalCS for the ye.'s events. Maybe LorTaine Lee IOId you 10 finger a chon! With your thumb on the bass suing at the Jrtl frel and your "nk finger on the Sth flU of the melody String. Maybe Sam Riueua... See. you in July.

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The Answer Column by Sam Rizzetta

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I lulve'D old., 1979 b. mmered dulcimer wilb 11 t"blt.ad 11 bllS5 rourstS. I 'ID 10 I'Djoyin& IeIrain& t o pl.y il. But alrtldy l ' . "alil.in, Ihe limilalioDs wMn certain n otes Ire mWi nr:, It Ihere , DY"''Iy old du lcimen like mine can ha,~ the lill Ie "minl·brid,~ .dded to include more mWin& notes? I pn:sume by Mmini·bridgesM)'(U mean SMIe of the atra bridges that my dulcimers and Dusly Strings Dulcimers use 10 tJltend the chromatic ~ge of, conventional 5th iNttVlI, American style dulcimer. For the TI'IOSl pan. it is not possible or advixable 10 add such bridges 10 an instrument not designed for iL There arc, however, • OCIUpk ol tuning Lric.b that will fill in some Chromllic ranae. U your dulcimer has. C aboYe middle C IS Iht higllest pilCh noce on the bass bridge (ISSUming bass 1lOICS. 5th below I'Ilhcr than III OCllve below). you can mtlLOWfe the vibralinr: kngth of thautring or e:oune olstrinp. IftheJenph is less than 14" )'011 can IhaI course with one gauge Ii,hler wire and WM it up 10 Dr. Also, if the highest noces on the ueblt bridge are 0.0 ICfOSS the ueble bridge, )'011 can II)' wninJ a half 5ICp hip.er 10 Dt~,. If the strinp don', brt:ak or 0Y'C:fSUeSS the dulcimer, you will now find that your 12· 11 dulcimer will play all the st.ps .Id fbu: ror 1/1 0ClIVe and • half 10 its mid-ranee from E.bow; micidleC 1;)' high A. Thi:s isn' tmuch,but iI's ... allemative 10 buying a new dulcimer.

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lives 10 Iht tpOlty resin 10 llib it for various USCl. I believe Ihtre areaniclc:s in e.litr i.s:suc:s of publJalions from the Guild ol Arncrican Luthicrl on IdIt ol West System in musical instruments. I would like 10 upcrllDC'nl ""ilb wound 5tri np for sever1l l OrlM IowI'Sl rourws on my dUlclJlf1"l. Ilow do I CO .bout delerm inin &",'hat kind I nHd? For mea or our American dulcimers, which If"e rtlatively lighlJy COf\St1UCItd and lightly SUliIll, wound. strings 11ft not much advanlBge II. pilChes no In(tt than OCIlIve below middle C. UOwevCf, for lower piu:hcs, heavier in.urumtnts, or problem dukimcrs.lhey lIIIIy be UJtful. Tbt euicst...."y I;) upcriment is usin, indivilkr.llly gauged luiIII' strinp. Try diffen:nt sizes.ld wlndinp to listen 10 what worts best on )'OUfdulcimer. Remember tNI; latier gauces and heavier windinp will put men !enSion on both rrame and SOU1dboard of your dulcimer. Wwnd strings will aenetally incIeast \he SUSllin ol kIw ncus (you !Ny not find this desirable unks1 )'tU inslNncnt is designed for it) and !Ny JOdead and need men rRlqUtflllqllacement. I rand thai unwound suiap tau me indtrillilely (or unlillhty bre*) ..... hile, in lilt lilht puCCS suitable for my dulcimtn, wound strings k1te their bi ....tntss within. few months 10 • )'ell" or so.

Whit kind of rflt did you UK on the dampen on Joh n McC utcheon 's dukimfi"l and ",'here can It be found ? I slOCli:; I variety of felts and usc the felt that gives the best results on. partieu· 1Ir instrument or provides the particuillt dTetl I am aner. One JOUree offc1u is piano supply companies. You might order through alotal ,<.no WDeI" or It(;hnician. ~1Id JOIIT qUlStWN lor litis col_ diru,fy 1(1 RitU'IlJ, RiuetrtJ Music, P.O. Boxj/O, lfIWOOd, WV 2$428. QIIU' 'WN tJOOlIl buldUr, attdIor playiJI,

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Reviews Edited by Carrie Crompton Stud books, albuUl! and tapa: ror review and the What's N_ column 10 Carrit a t 119 CIo,-u Rd., Stalt PI IangekiklElisabeth Kvaerne (Hcilo, Rosenkranlzgl. 8, 01S9 Oslo I, NOI"WIY) ThiJ is the fU'Sl record to feature the Norwegian ItJIIgtltit IS a skillrully played musical instrument both solo and 1Ogethc'r with other instrumenlS. such as IUle, clarinet. Hardangu fldd.le, and another langeleik. Elisabeth Kvacme is • vinuoso on her insuumcnL Though the N0rwegian anceslOr o f the Appalachian dulcimer has fairly high 'NOCXIeIl freIS, slle plays I highly omamenu:d $lyle that reminds me I bit of Roger NiclloJson's playing. The music being prescnlld is uaditional Norwegian showing the tOUntry's vr:sy special musil;:a1 style. Together wlib lute and $jcflQ(/(lJ~ (kind

ofl'OCOldct) il has also I f1aVOW'of

Renaissante music. I recommend this record to anyone illlCfCSled in the roots of the dulcimer IfIdI or in music from Norway.

Steran Rasche

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Clo5mg tbt DistanctlSally Rogers and Claudia Schmidt. Aying Fish Records, 1304 W. Schuben. Olicaao. n. 60614 This could not be called. Mdulcimer album,M really. It's a celetntion of these IWO strorIj: singO'S' voices and life synchronicities. BUI Sally docs play dulcimer on lWO cuts and Oalllia on one, and their playing is as suong hi narural as their voices. It's refreshing to hear thedukimer UJed 10 unselIcorulCioosly, as _ simple ac:conpaniment to the voice, as in "Sc Gone Dull ~M or as a substitute for a sung verse. IS in "Come 11lou Fount of Evcry Blcssing.M The playing is coming from the samc place the singing comes from: the heart. The album 1$ a whole has the feeling of. privatc !IOI'1g-rc::sc '· HeR'. one I Icarncd somcwhcre says Sally: "and I know the fifth verse, says Claudia. The song list doesn't Ra(Id ~R to _single: theme:. It includes originals, traditional hymn tuncs, ajaunty satire by Malvina Reynolds ("Gentlemen of Distinction in R

the Anny") and _ medlcy rL Amc:rican lndian songs. It SIlInds III an invitation to get to know Ihc:se tWO singers. littlc

"'''''. Ca rr ie Crompt on DEEP LIK E A RJVERlI..artin Kclley

Bryant. River!1Jk: Musil;, P.O. Dol: 4009 1, Memphis, TN 38174 This quiet tape: is becoming OflCof my ravorilc:S for intimale evenings with a few friends. Its sound is warm and delicate, the compositions atmospheric. The original pieces - "Moor!, beams.M"Deep Like. River,M "SClllg to Polly" and "Lart in the Twilight" (to name a fcw) - are of a cyclic, improvisational charlclc:r. hypnot.ic if you try 10 "fotlow them, bIlt delightful as background. The traditionallllncs - ''Givc Me: Your 1131ld and "Groen lIilIs of Tyrol" (to name two) - are pc:rfonnc:d 50 lightly that the sound quality is of greater interest than the mclody. And the sound quality is lovely throughout this tape:, due: 10 a sensitive mixing of dulcimer, bells. bass, bodhtan and synthesizer by Mark Nelson and Torn Freeman. This the most "Windham HiIIM dulcime:r album I've hcan;I yet if you like the genre, you'll enjoy this I't.ICOI'ding. M

CC TtontsS« Du lc:imt r WorkslCam WiUianu and Robyn Taylor, P.O. Box

12 14M,Nashville, TN 37212 This is 0flC of those cases where the ClS$Cllc: is no pn:p3f1Ition for the music inside. The sepia·\OflCd pholo of Cam and Robyn is a bi t dull, but their playing is confident and highly musical, and the tape: 1$ a whole: iseJttremely well prodllCed. TIle $da.:tiQ..~ cu"$~1 LllU$l.ly of standard traditional tunc:s ("Jenny Lind

Polka,M"Ragtime Annie," "J.::1r. 0' Diamond$, "Golden Slippers, "Liberty" and Oh dear, please: not again, ''The Red, Haired Boy") and a few originals. What saVC$ this IIpc: rrom being just M

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anothc:f collection of toadilionals ror dulcimer is Ihe sophisticated Nashville production, wi\J1 such notable studio musil;iaruI as Bela fleck 00 mandolin, John Hartlord on banjo and lead vocals, and Buddy Spichcfoo fiddle:. Ka\J1y Chiavola's vocal inll:'Zpl'Ctatioo of Robyn Taylor's ~Di$UU1 t Mcmories, a ltauming country ballad, is a real highlight of the: tape. I also loved the: fiddle treaamcnt of "Westpahlia WallZ~ at the end of Side One. It stays in my mind a long timeafler I hear it. I ltave: 10 give Witliams and Taytor a 101 or crt:dit for making me listen 10 allpC ofovcrdonc music with fresh cars. M

CC O kt obtr CountylNcaJ Hellman, Gourd Music, Unit DS, Koshland Way, Santa Cn'7., CA 9S054 This is Neal Heitman's rl1'Sl allinstrument fCICOI"ding, and it shows l fine: ability ror compositiCIII and anangemcnt using thedulcimcr as lead instrument. Three: of the selections are ancient Italian tunes, one: old French, one: is by o'Carobn (Shccbag and Shccmorc) and the: remain-

ing sill are by Neal Hcllman. I'm quilt impressed by the consistency of musieal qual ity throughout the rccortling. Without IooIr.ing at the: lintt notes, I am had-pressed to distinguish the: original tunes (CJ:ccp( for the: really obviously contemporary "Picnic on the St. Cmu") from the ones which have: survived thrte hundred yean. Neal has obviously immersed himsclrin the music of other ti mc:sIO the point that he's composing with an early music accent. TIle amngcmenlll arc ricJI, with celtic harp (Kim Robcl1$Oll), mandala and fiddle (Danny Carnahan), hammered dulcimer (Rootn Petrie), fCICXIf'dcnand English 00m (Shelly MaLhcwson) and Ottlcn brighlClling up the mill. Highly enjoyable.

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e Tilt! MIUi& £XCltange colWl1lllSlor people tryinllO find arrang_nlS oflavorile scngs IlItd IlIJIes,llItd scun;es of old mllSic ~membemJlrom child/iood. " can also iIIdl«k ~qlltSlS lor oiU-c{·prilllalbwns, musical accessories aTld OIIylhing else applicable 10 IllisjourNlI. Thm is no chargelor listing. P l ease NO f e: 1/ is imporla'" "WI ~Il<krs ~sponding 10 Illest requeslS stTld copUs oflltt! information 10 Dulci/ntr Ployers News sc we COlI sltart wilh Oliter ~adtfJ. A.lt.lWtrs IJJId qw:s· /10M are alW(l.YI welcomt .

have file copies IefL Before sending them a phoIocopy fo.- bind· ing, _ thoughl we'd check with DPN readers.. If anyooc has a copy 10 share with Oberlin, please Itt lIS know, (jusl in case 2 dozen of you speak up!) and we'll take il from lhere. If you offer 1 copy and we don'lllIke)'6ll up on il. pI~'ll'J.1IIXqlI (IUJ" thank!! for your generosi ly and know thai the request has been 6lkd.

Answers Words for "Mairi's WcddinsM can be found on George and Gerry Arm strong's album Simple Gifts (Folkways Records IIFA233S), Ann a Selbictae and others

Questions I heard a song by John Hurtfcnt on Nashville Now. It begins, "Learning 10 smile allover again, That'S what it takes 10 make 1 new fricnd. Is this an old O1g or is it something new from the ''Gentle On My Mind writert M

Lester C. Anderson 620 East 14th Stteet Spcncer,JA 51301 I'm looking fo.-dulcimer players in New Hampshire's Seacoast area (Soo LhcaSt) 10 share 90IfIe muSical time with. Dennl. M eNam ee

55 Mast Rd. (I....ce) Durham,

NH 03824

J have 1 HUflgar1an cymbalom thai I am having di fficulty uying to learn 10 play. I have a basic Wldcrstanding of the string I"I!HCS, bul have I/'OIIble pulting ilIII lOgether. I'd a~iate any infor· mation lboul insuuctional books. Jennifer Emrl 183 Kinsman Road FIortnce, NJ 08518 The Oberlin College Library is lookinS for a copy of Dulcimer Players News, Wmter 1986 V. 12, no. I. In our office _ only

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Cla,ssical

Billy Bennington's album, Bar/O'd Allgtl. is .vailable in this counuy aa Andy 's Front Hall (PO Box 307, \WhccsvUJe.NY 12186) and The House of Musical Traditions (7040 Carroll Ave .. Takoma Part, MD 2(912).

I saw Jenni Sitbc:rstein'$ request for "Loch Lomand" in !he DPN. The legelMl behind the ballad is one worth spreading. This ICIng shoukillOf be sung in a swaggering Yo Ho Ho manner. It is leW· ally a lamenting song orf~we.U. ne antaent celIS believed Lhat if a man died in batlle (0.- naaural.ly) lway from his homeland, his soul would return to his home via an underground "fairy" path, Ihld "the low rood." The "high toad- is the path of life. The SoudJul11 \:u!k:o;tiU11 ur 100 On::at Swuhh SlJ1lgs !IIIyl, "supposedly sung by a Jacobite prisoner on his way 10 !he scaffold (1746). Sung to his wife in London ..." Lee Va ccaro NA7MA An orpnizalional meeting fo.- NAFMA (Nonh American Folk

Music Association) was held in Malibu, California the thin! weekend in January. The summer issueofDukimer Players News will contain an article about NAFMA and the rnec:Ung. In the meantime. if you are pu1 of a festival, club, 0.- folk music business•• performer, insuumeN buiider,lCKhcror interested person, ContaCl the California Tradilional MU!ic Socaety, 4401 Trancas Place. Tanana, CA 913.56, 8181342-7664 Illd ask to be part of the mailing liSl I!l

Hammered Dulcimer

Association announces its first

A1I1lUa i Gatberi1lg, Ju1le 1 7-18, 19 89 Workshops and networking focussed on classical music played on I-lD. The gathering will be ncar Washington, DC. For info, write to CHOA, c/o Pete Benson, 7425 Village Rd., ApL 11 , Sykesville, MD 21784, USA; or phone (301)549-3619.

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A few busy moments with ...

Elaine Weissman by Clark Weissman Tarzana, California Imagine !he clatter of the computer printer as bQc:kgrou~ noise to the strains orOssian's "A Beggin We'll Go" on the Illpe machine, while IWO helpers run the

copier and stick labels on the Ialest Dulcimer Festival flier. Eric is kissing mom as he leaves for school, while Elaine asks lheCum:n1phonecaller 10 hold for a minU\e as she finishes ller «IIWtrUUon with France's La 10i on call1iliaiting. It's

exactly 7:30 am, it's boen this way since 6:00 am, and it won't let up until late in the evening. This is I typical day in the life of Elaine Weissman, mOlllcr of six, den mother 10 thousands, past PfeSident, and current Executive Direeb of the California Traditional Music Society. CTMS. The MForce~ in tradiuonai music

in Souttltm california. This is one sman. tough llldy, woo researches her ideas for a long while. taking input from al l who know. then makes up her mind and makes il h3ppen. Slie is among the best organiz· etS of people; the swfT of whkh generals ~ made. She commands an 1U1TI)' of

volunleen, tcacners, SlaIT, school adminis(flUen, IocaJ politicians, ctaflSmen, prc:s.s and radio, and the Kcneral public to successfully pull off one of the fil'lC:Sl and largest traditional music festivab in !he country, the Summer SoIsticeDuicimcr and Tradilional Musk: and Dance Festival. held amually about June 21St in Los Angeles. In 1978 she and I stancd CTMS 10 fill. void characu:med by the lack ot organi.tation in the folk comnHUlityntilher music venues nor ways 10 reach a uaditional music audience. Traveling musicians wou ld visit San Francisco and tum right (north) skipping the"greaI desert wasteJ.and in SouIhemCalifomia and~. That has changed. There is a eoncen nearly every weekend, contra and English Counlry d.an;ing twice each week, clas5es and performing groups .U over the grcIler Los Angeles area. CTMS is an integral part of the LA traditional p_l-I·s-ua R

music renaissance. We publish twice yearly a SO-page f~ Journal, wi th co-editor and friend Ao Daley, LIult reaches 12,000 people with news of the folk scene here and throughoutlbe country. It is the "glue that binds the community. CTMS swaps material with over 350 traditional music org3niwions around the US and some intematiooally. Our Journal regularly carries articles about the music scene in New York, and other locales. Last year we carried news about the Japan Dulcimer Club. CTMS hosts some 14 House Concens in our large home during • typical year. In addition, Elaine has helped create House Concerts and Other follr. music venues.1l a\ong the West Coast, 10 pennit modem day Mooers" 10 perform about a day's drive away. frum San Diego 10 Canada. Enough done, she could rest, right? Wrong! Elaine now saw the need to fill all these venues with the best music. She gave struggling new artists, and some. forgouen gmalS. sage. Ourden walls are filled with phcH;os ot hundreds ottoday's leading trlIditional music 1ICts. But the demand for"roou music" grew, 9Cl Elaine began 10 bring groups 10 the US from Sc:ot.bnd. Ireland, England. France, Canada, South America as well. She was rltSllO introduce 10 the West Coast the Battlefield Band. Silly Wi1Md. The Watersons, BiD SWOCIl, Maddie MacNeil, Malcolm Dalglish &. Grey Larson. Claudia Schmidt, Sally Rogers &. Howie Bu~, Ricl: &. Lormine Lee, Micl: Maloney, James Keane, Robbie O'Connell, Uz Carroll, the Kossoy Sisu:rs. Michael, McCreesh &. Co., Jacqui &: Bridie, John McCutcheon, Frank Ferrel&. Bertrum Levy; and the first to bring 10 the USA Ossian, Lo JIi,La Boutine Souriante, Rare Air, Matante Alys, Easy Club, Dab Hand, Buddy McMasters, Lisa Ornstein with Denis Pepin. She also tool: on tourOscar Bl'lInd, Tom Paley, Jean RilChie, Joe &:. Antoinette McKenna. She worked all R

angles - HI visa, travel, vcnues and contracts, roCIfTl and board, publicity, taxes, and grants. At ilS peal: in 19U, she was booking some dozen acts. She has

now turned tIIesc booking activities over to others to concentrate on managilli CTMS' affairs. A funny thing happened on the way /"lome from the ccnceru. People wanted 10 participate, flO( just listen to traditional music. 1bey broug.ht their guitars OUt of the closet; roond dulcimers in the auic; began lessons on the bagpipes and tin wh istles; and thon::lughly stripped the area of available, knowledgeable teachers. Elaine found herself acting as a new booking agCl1t malChing teaChers and students. It was clear LA ...... maturing and needed more. a IellChina festival. Elaine knew the people of the Beverly Hi lls Parb and Recreation Deparuncnt, woo managed "the castle," the 191!5 20acre Graystooe f\.1ansion . She proposed, in 1979, use oftheethcreal grounds as a quiet folk mllSic leaChing festival . This proposal was not welllal:en by a city under siege dsewhete by loud, violent rock conceru. She persevered under severe coosuainlS 10 511ft the first Dulcimer Festival in 1980 with 35 workshops - five "rings" for lap and hammer dulcimers with seven claues in each ring from 9 am - S pm. AboutSOO people were .llowed enuance to "keep the noise OOwn. We !Old out two months early. In 198 1 we Cll:pMlded to tW'O days, 70 workshops, 1000 people and !Old out early again. In 1982 - 140 workshops, 2CXXI people; 1983, 200 workshops. The 1988 festival will have over 300 workshops from Friday 10 Monday and 4000 atten· dees. Thc:rcart now over 2!i rings covering nearly all of the traditional instruments, d3nees. and songs. 11lcre are also classes in music related craIb and instrument conSltUCtion. This festival's cllC"ZlY is different from most othen. Ptople COOle 10 learn; teachers come 10 R

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Letters taUs DearDPN: I want to commend Rick Fogel for

Itis article "Mean-lbne Temperament for Hammer Dulcimer" (Fall 1988 DPN) and empllasi1.c 10 other builders II1d players of dulcimcn. both fretted and hammered, how important c:onsidel1llion!l o f ICmperamen!~. ()rccasionally Itunc ci!hcr type of dulcimer 10 I mtan-lCmpcnmcnt and !he resulting tca.Ies and llarmonics !OUOO very agroeable for both solo playing and ensembles with many kinds of insuumetllS. Disagreemenu in temperament are most glaring with tUcd pilCh 5USlaining insuumenl$, wl'lich would inclOOe fluteS. orpns, and acootdions. for instance. Since piano tones decay rather slowly in the krNer flIJ1ges, unless damped. they. 100. can sound discordant with non-equal tcmperamenllRStrumenlS. th. the meanIOIIC dulcimer can work admirably with bowed instruments and voice. and reasonable well with IIOOtIstic freued instruments that are not long sustaini ng, like banjo and

mandolin. A spct:ial argumenl can be made for mean-temptftd and nauuai, or jusl-Iempc:red fretting for fretted duJcuncl'$. Since such dulcimcn are (relied diatonically

and used often times only 10 play 9010, accompany voice. or play wilh other dulcimen. they are uoellenl candidares for fretting 10 the "natural" scale, which is most harmonious if we are playing in only one key and without chromatICS. TIle probJcm~ 0/ modulation thaI Rick Fogel mentions are avoided since we gcncralJy relune 10 play in Ddifferent key. Thus, we would preserve a harmonious nawraJ scale in whaulver key we !line to. For fret· ted dulcimer players who play several kcy$ QUt ora single tunin" WId who bc,xl in occasional chromatic note! or "acei· denl81s. the mea/Hone temperament is $tiD quile lCCCp!3blc, perhaps ideal. Key changcs available are usually adjacent ones on a circle of fifths, as with hammer dulcimer, such as G, 0 , and A, which M

iIOIInd lwmonious in mean tempcnment Instruments with a 6 1/2 frtt help make such cMn,es possible. BUI they need not be freued for equal temperament and suffer the rtlalively Wt-of-Iune m-.ior thirds thus imposed. While il is possible 10 derive mathematical me.awremcnl$ for IIIIlural and mean-lOne fmting schemes. for 111 practi· cal purposes the frtts can be placed by ear or eleeuonic turotr. Just string up your dulcimer befue fretting. Use a moveable piece of wire the same height a'll fret 10 iIOIInd a string at various pIaccs on the fretboard. An eleeuonic tUIlCf with aceu· ce nts deviaUon scale. a strobe lullCf for insunc:e. may be used 10 tunC any of the scales Riel: Fosd charted in his article. Beecrtain 10 use one of the lighter gauge "mclody~ strings for fret "listen. ing~ and tune it up to the piu:h you intend 10 use most for the open string. Remember, the scalc WIfU at the 3rt! (ret If including 16 III fret on I mean-tone seale, scale inltrVals can be sW1Cd II. either the nut or the 3rd frel a'l "<10 or zcro cents. As an Appalachian folk instrument. the: fretted dulcimer was quile commonly fretted by ear 10 oneof these harmonious diatonic scales or 10 some comhinalion of them ICCCplOd in the b;aJc or agr«ab'e 10 the builder. Obviously the fret disuibution on such instruments will not m31C1i up with the iIOIInd or i0oi: orthe geometric progression of fm inrcrvaIs on equal. rcmpertd guitarS. with which so many of us are familiar. Unfonun3lcly. a generation of w"ban dulcimer players II1d buildel1lw assumed these "rustic fret patterns were M WTOng~ and t:OIIdemncd such dulcimcl1 unused 10 wall-deeoralion statuS or. worse yet. had them refrct!Cd (1). destro)'ing their value a'l original worts. rM)l1O menUon desuoying the intended iuIrmonious inlervals! If )'oo have what you thought Wa'l a 100 "prim itivel)'~ frtl· led dulcimer. you might want 10 give;1 another chance. If the 3rds, 6ths and 7ths (mi, .... Ii) iIOUodjuM a bil nailO yow &";w. il ma)' have oneofthcse M~M scalcs we are lIlll:ing about. If you build duleimers, give lhese 5I;:a1cs. try. You might lind the sound you've been looking

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D«U'DPN; For your interest we have JUSt th is weekend (January 20-22) had thefirJf Australian Hammered DulcimcrGathefing. II Wa'l ~Id in the bush at the home of the organizcr. Gill Roes, and III neny campground. We had 14 players plus a few other instrumCl1Ialists who also con· tributed greatI)'. We swapped tuncs, lusced after each alben' dulcimer (plus I eymbalom), playcc:Vsang 8 pan rounds and held a 001100 serious conccn. We've resolved 10 continue at 6 month intcrvals. so it's been a IQOUnding (no pun intend· ed) success! GllllaD Nldto'-on O ' Connor, ACT

DearDPN; Recently I sent a request for the song "Liule Darlil' Pal of Mine. The response was just great. I heard from people in Cal· ifornia. Virginia and even England.. To all these folks. I extend m)' thanks. Pauline lrDes M

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I read Wltll interest )'ooreommcnLS m the winter 1989 Drdt:imtr P/a~'J NewJ conecming IIIe copying of albums and tapes. and IIIe kner from John McCUlChcon eJlprusing the performer'S point of view. As tbedirector of a large dulcimer festival, I 'd like 10 express m)' view. When ~ hire featured perfo-mm for our festival , we can _ , pa)' them .... hal the)' are woM. Our festival is a non-profil one. bul we have 10 "break even~ after pa),ing cosuof all kinds, including postage. photocopying. printing, maintenance. and I II sons of things people never think of as the)' fcast their ears and minds during the weekend of the festival. As a resull. although our adm ission charges and perfonnc:r stipends compare favonbl y with other such festivals, most performers receive bartly enough 10 cover l11Ivel upc:nse$ forlhe weekend. These performers have 10 love !heir work 10 take the job at IiIl, OOt many aeccpt knowing that thc:lr onl)' profit will be whatever they make. during the weekend on the salel! of boots and records. If 1couldn't assure them that festival sales are usually very good, l would be embarrassed 10 invite them II

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A5 a result of these musical facts of life, we allow no taping at all ol performances at the Great Black Swamp Dul· cimet Festival. We encourage al l our happy music· lovers 10 suppon their favonle musicians by buying their Ixlob aM reccrds insttad. It makes me see red wben I hear someone say, "yO\! buy Wt one: and l 'lIlape it, or "Ooo't lxKher 10 buy thai one, you can copy mine. ft lbe fact thai "you can get by with lt~ is im:~ vanl. NOt only is the p-actice illegal and unethical, not only 00cs it jeopardiu: the perfonner's livelihood. it al50 thrcalellS the festival lhat enables the pilferer to Hdiscover" thc performer. If someone suggC$lc:d that you might "shoplifift a tape at your favorite recOfd store, you'd Jrobably be horrified, In the effoclon the performer, howevet. is there really a difference in the way you steal the M

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Susan Porter Urna, Ohio Dear DPN; John McCutcheon's comments reg.ardillg home taping nlise some imporWIt issues and deserve some responses. Let's begin with the OAT issue. At this point, then: are no plans 10 usc nou:hes 10 pn:vem the home taping on OAT OfiJfe' recorded CD's., although this wasn't the case sever1ll ycaB back. 'I1len: arc !!evertl reasons for this. FItSl of all, one of the leaders of the pro-nou:h case Wa'l CBS Records (and affiliated labels). Now thai they've been purchased by Sony, a major maker of CD and OAT playen:, they've withdrawn their support and the anti-OAT coalition has 1ft1lY much fallen apart. More impcl1llllt, though, arc the \lX:hnical reasons. Tests by a number of indcpendellt labs showed prelly cuw;; lusively that the use of frequency nou:lIcs caused audible degradation of recorded sound. especially when eta:tronic instnllTlents are in use. Such illSuumcn15 generate tOllCli that lilCtlllly span the entin: srund spec· trUm , unlike hand-played illSlnlfllents., whk h produce discrete toneS and their harmonics., A5 a result. there is no nou:h frequency which could be selected 10 cnsun: that a ll thc output of a ,ynLhe$izet would be reproduced intact. Also, one of the critical assumptions

behind the anti·OAT fighl was the notion thaI people could take the digi/Ili signal directly from a CD and record il ona Digital Audio Tape. In fact. that's generally not me case. Why? Because CDs. OATs. and CD- Video ullilS, the three varictic.s of digilal JqJroduction in usc today, all use different sampling 1"IllCS; that is, lheir lig· nals are incOO1patible without e~tremcly expensive translation equipmellt. At this time, a unit which could convert a signal from me CO rate 10 the OAT rale, thus perm iltillg direct digital recordi ng, would cost scvcml thousand dollars, limiting soch copying 10 those who arc extremely rich. Of course, the real concern of tile anti· OAT forces is not home copying, bul laJge-scale piracy. An opcnuion on a large scale could easily afford the cost of signal translation equipment, since they 'd most likely also be investing in the far more expensive equi~ent needed 10 produce boolleg CDs from OATs they'd bought in their local record shop. Theft at this level is a very valid concern, but prou:cting Ihe music industry from il should be done in ways thaI do not have negative effocts 011 the average home user. II is the home uscr for wlw>m Mr. McCUld1(l()f1's tolumn seems 10 be wril' ten. Tbcte is noquestion in my mind but thaI he is com:cl when he describes home bootlegging a'l a threat 10 Lhc alternative music industry. By n:fusillg 10 duplitale independent-label material, an individual can contribule 10 the overall success, vitality, and , ill some C8SCS_ survival of alternative performen and labels. However, for the home consumer to be Cf'ICOUI'8&cd 10 do this, it is equal ly important for the artists 10 take a sta1Id concemillg cenain inequities ill the prescm copyright law5 that arc uceptionally unjuSt for the typical consumer. At pre. SCllt, [t is still a violation of the law for the purchaser of all lp, clSSCtle, CD or OAT to make a whole or partial copy of thaI item for his or her own personal usc. Now, lO be honeSt, few music consumers ~t this law. Many record purchasers make a tape copy on the first playing, and then StOtC the record away for arch ival purposes, on ly to be played if the tape breaks. The quality ol the U1pc used in many commercial cassellCS is so low

that many users immediately copy them higher-qoality lape. Other folb make duplicaleS of their home colla:tion for use in their automobiles or via portable tape playCB. Still othen asstm· ble musical collages o f their favorite pioccs from a group of sources, fOl" IalCr listening al home or away. All oflhesc activites ate JRSCnlly illegal. and should not be. In fact. this sort ofpersonal dupli· cation should be supported by the anisIS, as it actually increases the likelihood thal an owner of Lbc music will play it for someone else, thus gencr.lting a possible new sale. Finally. we should not fotgCttbc foct thal the failure of the law 10 recogniu this form of ethically valid copying has, as i15 end result, the cncouragemellt of ovenlll disrespect for the remaill(\er of lheoopy· righllaw. the parIS thal are both valid and desirable. Only when the artiSlS them· selves corne OUl and support a rafionol approach 10 home taping wiU the public act IO suppon them. both by encooragillg 1cgislalOC!llOcllange the law. and by changillg their own habits. David M. Axler Philadelphia , PA 01110

Editor'. Note: In reading David Aller-s leller, one thought espocially came 10 mind aflct reading his scll\enCe beginning. "Only when the artists them· selves come out and support a 'Ilfiorral approoc:h ..... As a recorded performer who has difficulty illl~t illg the inslrUCtion booklet for the lawll rTlQweI', l don'l have greal understanding of the fine print 10 go along with la ...s and rulings. I do read and keep up with things affecting us JXllilical· Iy, and Virginia SUIte and fcdenlllcgisiators hear from me. Sometimes I' ve wished thal my voice was stronger, as I have a feelillg our Virgillia senators arc not reading my lelten WIth awe al my grasp of and nsigtil inlO national issues. Perhaps OW' Stmngcr voice is organizing righ! oow. In January 1999 there was an organizational meet.iT18 for NAFMA (North American Folk Music Association) in Malibu, California. Aboul 110 of us al terded, alld di scussions filled the air. The s~mmc r issue of OPN will have an article about the evenl, btU in the meantime we wanl you 10 know of its

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leaCh, and morn than half the aaendces bring instlUmalts. At the 1988 Festival, teachers can earn Professional Teaching Credit by attending !.he classes. Joy is knowing that 2S~ of the teaching staff are "home grown" over the past 10 years. Years ago Elaine attended summer camp in the Malibu mountaill$. In 1982 she began a IeaCher·in-residcnce tradi tional music cam p OV(J" the New Year's

holiday in this same camp. With good weather in January tbecamp has attracted the finest teachers as SOOlC 250 people tome 10 learn, study, and play folk music in one of the most picturesque tableaus, I rustic Malibu canyon a few hundred yards from the blue Paci fIC. Music in tbe West flourl$hcd under Elaine's leadership for ten years as Presidenl of CTMS, and tontiuoos as she becomes tbe first full -time C'ntS Exocutive D~IOr. She is an active consultant around tbe COIInuy, and on tbe Advisory Board of the National Folk Orpnization. She was an invited guest speaker al tbe 1987 MIDEM Conference in Cannes, France and tbe ~ Summer Festivals. She consullS for the Canadian,Quebec,

and French cultural affairs offices in LA. Already, she is planning for bigger and better things through personal chemisuy.

She has structured a new 2S person CI"MS Advisory Board of folk music activists from all walks of life in tbearea pufessors, businessmen, radio personali.

lies, performers, volunteers, teacllers, retailcrs - 10 guide the next 10 years of

CTMS growth and innovation. She's on a roll. All ventures she touched I'Iave succc:«led, and I know her energy will

carry tbe futule, that is, if mine can keep up. I'm her husband.

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Dulcimer Clubs Column Edited by Judy Ireton As I sit down 10 wrhe Ihis column, my mind is rushing in many dire<:tions. lIyina 10 figure OUI a subtle v.1Iy of broaching wllat I fear is a most serious problem within the DuleimcrKingdom. I bave decided thaI there is only one way 10 h3ndle a problem of this nature. Thai is not 10 beat around the bush but IaCtle it head on. Here goes. Each month many of you send me your newsletters or write me DOtes (not aU

oiyou, though!). I truly enjoy reading )'<lUI" news. and it is from ~ communicaticJnJ that I gel most of the information

for this column. I was diSlUfbcd over a can;ll received, bul decided \.0 lei it pass. Now I must eJ\po!lC this groop for the

unrealistic trouble makcf1' I am sure you aU will agree they are. There are builWO rules for being members of the l..JKIjes Dulcimer and Terrorist Society (more or kss). Rule number one is mal one must eomc tuned. Now I ask all or you latlies, have you never atterldod a symphony or tOnCen7 One pays a minimum of S12 LO attend a Philllarmonic coocen in this city. The seats go up 10 $15 each. In larger<:ities

they can cost many limes lhis amounL These concerts oflCn require fannal dress an;! are held in elegant concert halls. Yet, before every concert these 1eamed musicians sit in front oflhe hundreds, lo maybe thousands, and proceed 10 tune their instrumenlS, "is even an honor to be chosen the head honcho in charge (lsi violinist) of performing this reeded UlSk. Can it be lhat dulcimer playen are expected to have standards thll exceed those delTlllllded by Leonard Bernstein1 Should dulcimec players be subjected 10 pressures of this magnitude? Th is could be dangerous. Furmer more, am you imagine whal. it would soond like 10 have a room full of rmy dulcimer players, al l in tune1 Rcally,ladle& !..et'sputancndlO tIlis ~

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deoceengulfs all ofltle groups and the music we have come 10 know and love ceases 10 sound familiar 10 u.s. Now I feci better. I...et.'s get on with things befae I feel compelled 10 tackle Itle bit about not

gossiping, Really! From the Pcnninsula Mountain Dulcimer Club, California w:ay, comes news of their meetings. They are held the second Saturday of evtry month. Also from Californiaromes news from the San Frnncisco Folk Music Club. Pan oflhe newsleuer contained their membership list. It was done in small print, and filled many jXlges. My guesstimate is that Itley have nine hundred plus members. This is fantastic. The flTSl Monday of the month the Spanish song group 1IlOCtS. ~ is also shape note singing, freedom songs, Scottish fiddle group, old time string band, folk music, a song writerS showcase. and spirit songs 10 mention some of the special area<l. The group mc:ctS aa 885 Clayron Sueet in San Francisco, For information call 415-661-2217. They are 100 busy 10 liSt all of their special eventS. It takes five pages on both sides of legal size paper. The CalTcch folic Music Society prlXIuces a bl-monthly calendar of Folk Music in the Los Angeles area and places most of their emphasis on p-omoting lOuring folk musicians. They meet at ttIe California Institute of Technology in Ptiadcna. California. The Cenlrlll C03SI Renaissance HiStOrical Society sends The Renaissance l1cs, Group membets dress in period costumes and hold Fairs lhat expand the knowledge of their membership and Itle general ptlblic towards dress, custOmS, music and foods of the Renaissanceera It was my pleasure to mc:el several oflheir members al a Bobby Bums dinner, They were elegant in their dress

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A new group, the Mill Croclc Dulcimer Club in California, sends information thai !hey meet the .second Sunday of evtry month from 2:00 10 5:00 pm. All levels of p1aye~ are welcome. For infonnation on location, call Doug at 714-987路570 1 or drop him a rKMe at 8755 LaV ine Stroel. Mill Lorna. California

91701. To end the news from California and the West Coast, I would like to send special wishes 10 Greg and Margie Mirten. They have a new location for

Shade Tree Music and a new littleonc 10 fill the comcn with sweet sounds. On a less joyous TVJCe, I regret 10 learn that the Old Time Cafe in I..euc:adia has closed its doors. This WlL1 a haven ror alilypes of folk music. Bill and Pearl assure everyone lhal. they will continue 10 promote occa路 sional concerts in Itle northern San Diego County area. You will be missed, Moving eastward we find the Ainthills Dulcimer Club actively planning for the Third Annual Dulcimer Fair in November d '88. The .second festival was a day of great fun and \earning with a con;ert in the evening by Steve Meyfield from Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Shoals Dulcimer and folic Music Association celebrated Itleir first birthday in September with a big cake in the shape ofa dulcimer. They meet !he 4th Saturday of each month at the Ken nedy-Douglas Center for the Am in Aorenc:e, Alabama. Already !hey have met several playing cc:mmlUAenLS and 8le busy plllnni~g The FiJ'$l Clttk Dulcimer Festival on May 14th at Joe Whceler State

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I found no name 10 credit for the COWlted cross stitch design from the Original Duk:imer Players Club, The design was intended for hardanger 22 COWlt and has a G clerr as well as the club's name. Worked up, il must be vtry atuactive. Bill Kuhlman sends information on lheJolly Hammen and Strings Oub. They meet the 41h Saturday of evety month at the Chippewa Nature Ce~ter OUtSide Midland, Michigan, from I:(l(). 4:30 pm, AU are welcome to play, d:Lrloe, or listen, The club is pan of the folic Music Society of Midland. From Gai l Schwandt COIIles news of Itle Michigan Friends of Traditional Music and Dance. The club is now 18 months old and has been .wvely sharing Iho;ir music: ...

various festivals as well as at exhibitions at the malls in Rint and Saginaw. They even performed on TV路12. They meet the 2nd Thursday of each month at 1:ooon a rowing schedule between Chesaning, Rushing and Owosso, ~iichigan.

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existence. L..ook in the Music Exchange column fOf further information. AI our wrap-up mectingon Sunday morning. F1awn Williams (Olicago, IL) suucd his tlope thai. NAFMA would listen w!he diverse voices of the membc~ and speak with one voioe. Perha!ls. as NAFMA grows and develops, we can addless issues such as the fNS siluaLion with a SlTOIlgC2" voice. II

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CALENDAR April 17·2'1 • FJIdruo, WV Dulcimer Week and a Dulc.tmer Peat!· nl pruClua:l by !hi! AUIU$lI C~In. lnduded are in-depth classes for hammeud ...! """"'. lain du lcimer playen... Friday eveninl dance and. Slwnily eveninl ronecn.lnfo: Dou,

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Com.csll for 20 Indilional inslnlmmll includina dukimer. wtoharp. Mrmmica. fiddle and ~JO. lnfo: Ernie Will;""'. 401 1 SlaiC R... m

celcbnlea !.....ui,illl.·, aoss..:ulnnlconncclions willi Ihe Flaneophone. world. Concms. perfmmanoes. art eahibill and chiklren ·11ICIiv· ilies. lnfo: Falivll IntflflWion.aI <Ie LouiJi _ P.O. 8o~ 4008, t.af'yc\Ie, LA 7OS02. 3181232·

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builders are ""dconIC IS illlle public: . N... ldmiPion charle . lm,,: P.u.y l..<l<ICn.n. 228 M.ple Ave .. Mannilliton. WV 26!i82. 304/986-2411.

April 18 • TbhomlnCo. 1019 Dulc.tmer D&y. fcaWrinl pelfol'llUJlC"S. jam JC",ions and We. booths. SponIOfcd by IIIe Ala-Sippi Dulcimer Associ.tion. Held., nshomi", ... SIJ.1e Park. Info: Hollis: E. Lolli. &K 76. Golden. MS 38&47.

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n.e OLIn Folk Cmler'l Dulc.tmer Jam· boree fUllns mounlain and h... mera:I <luI· contests. workshops ItId concens. lnfo: Dulcimer J.",borec, OlMk Folk Cnu~. Ml Vie"". AR 72!i60. 50ln69·38SI.

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6 .. Dulcimer P1a~ News

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pm. ~ 7_IOprIL Wo: C. Clair Stevena, 7915 Munrr ltd.. YJI'ilmb. MI 4I I97. 3131434_3442. April ~ 0 Uma, OK IlthADDual Oroeat Black a-mp J)uldmer "nUYIll 01 Ohio Slac University. WorDhop.. concau. dIncin, lind i_min&.- Hdel indoon. Wo: S.... Poow. Obio

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May 6 0 W.tertown, MA 8th ADDual Flower Carol Dulclmer FntJYIll It Palfrey Street SdIooI in W_. ~ ( s - .ca). Workahop: IIId eoneat. Info: 617,1484-2971 . May 6

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W.y 7 0 BlnnlnIham. AL 16th Armual Southern A~e.b..\&n Dule imer FnUYIll held II T......,h.lll SIIU Part betwem Birmin&ham and"f'w<,aIooJa.. Janmin" pafonn.arw:ea !lid PIes booIh. Cunpin, ... ailable. Info: Larry CfoI;by. PO 80. S3S. Pellum.. AL 35124. 2QSI664.2SS2.

I.aneuter CoWlty Folk F . .tlYIll. Con· call. eraftI and children'. Cflta1ainmmI. Clmpn, ... aillbk. Wo: Mlldeline KopInski. Spin, Gulch ReIOrl..7S Lynch Rd.. New

Hanni. p.... n"7. 711(3504·3 100. Kay 13-14 0 Olea Rote. Tl[ 8th Lone Slar SlIote Dulclmer FnU, YIIl . held II Oakdale Part.. fuwra cm\eIli for mouruin and twnmer dulclmcr pll)'a1. .11 and cran. bir. worbhopIlIId eot'OCau. Info: Dan. H_illan. 904 HousIOn, ArIm,lOII. TX 76012. 817!275·38n. May 20 0 Port Hope. Ml on,tnaI Mlcb.lpn Fiddler. AMocIa· tJon. See April22

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Wa,. 2().21 0 Ro,emille. AL Fin.t Creek Dulcimer FntlYlll II Whedtt Swe Put. Open SIalIC. WOf~. junminc. paformmca and pol. hd:.. Campin, ... aiIable. lnfo: Robbie RobblnI.1A H• • borviewCt.. N.E... Dec.llUr. AL 3S601. W · 355-4813. Way 20-21 0 Coahoctoo. OK Dulcimer .t Hlatorle a -

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opm 1!Iop. jamm,ftI, ClIhibili and Ala. Info: R_ V;U..e FO\Iftd.aUon...wo Nonh WhileWOITIIrI SI.. CodIoaon. OH 43112. 61<1/622_ 9310. See.cl on !his pap.

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Ma,. 20-21 0 C1ubbWf. WD 6th ADDua18Prln& Dulcimer Famlly Weekend. TIIiJ ~ I.r _ ..iw. Linle Ben. n,m Park. WortuJ-oop. rOf illmmtt and fumed dukimen. llItoIwp. bmjo _ bud. pIuo jam_ rnin, and open SIaIo. Info: Fred Bird. .19 P.k Rd.. RockviUe. MI>208SO. 101!279·79U. ....,. 20-21 0 Ciue.mont, CA loth Annual. Ciue.moat ~ Folk Fe.Unl. Folk and uadiliclnal rnlWc: willi wOIbhopIlfldcon«f1l indudin&; dulcimer. Info: (ocnd SASE)CS FF 87S$ LaV'me S~. Alt.lloma. C .... 91701.114R87.$101.. Ma,. 25-29 0111 Oeorata 6th ADDual. Southern Womeo ·. Musk and. Comedy Fnt1Y1ll. M illie:. comedy. dancinc. eraftllnII WOfbhopl. Camp;n, .~ail .. abk.lnro: (send SASE) Fati~lls. 1S&42 Owe Sl~ Sepulveda. C.... 913-43. 818/893 .

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The Paint Creek Rllk.lore Socidy always sends 1 newsy newsletter each month. One item I want 10 share concerns the Celtic New Year. It was celebrated November I in Celtic and Anglo-Saxon times and followed Samhain on OcIObc:r 3lsL November meant the beginning of the dark. barren pan of the year, so OIl the 31st I festival was held. "Fin rileS, devinations, funerary practices, and masquerades were observed II) protecl crops and animals from demonic influe«:es. (They blew about the Ladies Terrorist Society back !hen?) The CUSIOfl\5 SWTOWlding the festival eventually cvolYed inlO the modem day HallowM

The Silver Strings Dulcimer Society is Cet1ainly proud of their llammemi dukima player Andrea Ford. Andrea took r~ place al the 1987 Great l...akes Regional Dulcimer Contest and then third place at Winfield, Kansas.. This Yay talenlCd )'OUIIgs&er has developed more poise and confidence at her age than many of us &dullS are ever able 10 do. Congratu· tations 10 I fine young musician. You al l have reason 10 be proud. The 8th ollanuary _the first

meeting dale for the Hammer Dukimists Club at Kent State University, Trumbull Counly, Ohio. The meetings wiD be held the 2nd Friday of each monlll from 7:009:00 pm. For more infonnatioo, contact Rose 1amison 11898-6384. Marji Hazen was kind enough 10 tring me up to dale on some new ctubs in the Columbus area. The Central Ohio Dulcimer Learning Exdlange is TIOW meeting the fourth ThUTSday 0( the month at the Wnetswne Recreation Center on North High Streel in Co1wnbus. This is for people to exchange infonnation and ideas and for S1udenl!110 get 10 moet potenUaJ acachers. 11w:n are no dues.. The Third Sunday Galtlering is a group who enjoy playing simple music. They sily in DAA using simple harmonies and three chads. Other instnunenlS are welcome, remembering thai all music is played in O. They meet the - oil well, you know. For more infonnation contact Gail Reed, 614-965-

5102. Wendy Webster called 10 &ell me about !he North S~ Dulcimer Group. This is a new club open 10 all accou.stk instrumenl!l, with the mountllin dulcimer being the focal point of the group. All

skill levels lie welcome. The meeting is he.kI at the ElIClid Public Libr1lry, East 22nd SlICe\, from 7:00-9;00 pm. The Columbus Dulcimer Club ended their active year ofplaying fOl'" nursing homes, clubs, chutehes and Olber personaJ performances with a potluck dinner at tile home of PlUdent Barbara Dowell. Several of their members have boen active on thcirown, entertaining throughoul the area. I enjoy receiving their new newsletter, Strings 'n' Stuff. Project Joy continues to grow and expand. Most of the members of these two clubs. Elyria Branch and Avon Lake, are new to the instrUmtnL They have lcamcd quickly and are actively sllaring their new found joy. Heading a liule further 5O\Jth,1 would again like 10 share some of Ihe inr()"Tl\ation (rom \he. Cenual Kenl1JCky Hammered Dulcima Club. Can you believe instructioos for making yourown lwnrnerod dulcimer case? I bet Bob Wyatt would be glad 10 share a photo copy of the directions with you if you send him a SASE aiool willi a litLie change to cover cost of photocopies. His addtess is 153 Beoch Coon, Versailles, KY 40384.

Blue Lion Musical Ins rrum enrs AU l horiud builden of 1M J UII K ildl~ Ouki ....... .!1d tile Fo,~·d·~hf Six Sr.;n. Ould ........ H~nck"'ftrd

luilus ~!Id dulcimers of uc-rpti()luol qua lity prrfe.wd by Ii"" m ll5ician~ inc:ludin. : bnita Baker. Ann.> Ibrry. allhy lIulon . Larkin Bryant. Rosamond C.mpbdl. Curie Cromplon. ~I HeUman. J IY ~boYi t L. Wade Hampton Mil'"".

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Hammered Dulcimer Records & Tapes

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The Holly &. The Ivy - Chrisunas Music KM 230 Soon lis Going 10 Rain................... ........ KM 244 Co mm on Groun d - Traveler's Choice 路 Hammered Dulcimer Duets .............. ....... KM 229 Doug Ilere h The Looging . Original Music for Hammered Dulcimer KM 245 Ot'. nis M urphy -Irish Music for I'lammcred Dulcimer (Jp only) .... ................................ KM 233

Mountain Dulcimer Ttach You rselr 10 Play Dulcimer- 6 \.apes &:: 100 page book (asJdorlT SOJ.(6)...... S6S Ma rk Nelso n's Dulci me r Works hop - Advanced instruCtion (IT 507- 12)...... $65 All recordings Jp or casseuc Sl.9S each. 1\f3sICtCard &:: Visa Welcome 107路926-53 12

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Spring 1989 'I' 7

foods from many eulrures. Info: Florida B~ of FIoricb FoIk_ Iif.. Prog.-n. P.O. Bo. W. While Sprin&I. FL Oep.ttnem of SI.IIe.

3lO96. 9(14/397-'2192.. ...,. 28·29' Seen1e. WA Northwest Follillfe FeaoU,aI. M.... ~ dani:c. ~ ~ n inIIrwnenI. IIIClion plus food. cnlll ..... chi\dr ...·1 .... o:nI$. Info: NorthWUI Folklif.. Fes&ival. J05 H.m_ I0Il, Seattle.. WA 98109. 206/684-1300.

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JlIDe 3-4 • s.n PTanc.lM:o. CA. 13th rr- Folk M.-le Fe.U...t 111 FL M__ Cauer. No pUd pafOf'll'loln. Everyone ila puticipmt with carllinllOUl conca1S and worbhopf for irutrwncnll and lOIII pllll Aiel boolhs. H..mcapped _ _ . llIfo: Sill Fran_ ciJ<O Folk MlI5ie Club,"S o..}1OIl. San Frmc:Uco. CA 941 17. 4IS/661 .2217.

June 1-3. 7-9 • Chari_ton. SC Plccolo Spoleto TTadJUoul Folk M..Jc Sed. . 111 o..lellOn MweUPI. lnfo: Chakuon Folk. PO Bo. S70. SIIUiv ...•• bland, SC 29482. 803J18l-9S90. June 2 ... Mediaon. IN IIadl.on Reritale 0.,.. feal ...... pioneer cnIU. clUldren'l "valli ..... music (dukimen includod). Info: MtdiJoo! Hcritap 0.,.... 1119

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MeJ 28-29· Eut WI Strin.la1o~ Weekend. Ccnuns. wort,. lImpI. lin,ina and dancin&- [)ukim ... .aivi_ lies.. Brin, Of fmt III irutrllment. Info: UWM foD;: C...Ief. Ann ScIurud.. PO Bo. 413. Mil_ Wlukot. WI $3201 . 414(221l-.lIn.

Orne,1 Institule, RO 2. Box 3nD. RlIirIebcck. NY \1j72. 914/33B-6030 ... BOCW61-8890.

June"u1J' PrinCl!:ton. NY WeaotmlJuter 8wruner 8aelon '89. for hi", Khool mllliei-. in • mlllical

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Worbh0p5. minl-wnc:eltl, folk dInI;in" hymn Jin&. jlfMlin&, open ltap n .aIeI toothI. Info: WI.., Oilkl1, 8701 Goddard. 0ver1 ..... Pak. KS 66214. 9 131818·0181.

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Retreat in Freneh Cnd Swe Pat<. informal worUhopl. jammin" open sur m:I

poIhx:t. info: M ay Cat)'. HenIcI Ave., M L

Holly. NJ OIOOJ. 609/261-2337. June ~11 . eo.by. TN 13th Annual COOIby Dulclmer and Hup Fe.Un..! 111 Folk Ute Cen&er of !he Smoltiel. For rnaken.. pIa)'CQ Ind litleners of mountain Ind hcrunefed duk:imer ..... .Ill

tind5 of harp. WorbhopI.. cltiIdrm·. Klivi · ties ..... 11OrylCUinJ. CampinJ available. Info: Jun &. l,.ooe Sdtillilll. PO Bol 8. Cosby.TN 3772'2. 61S/437-SS43. June 10' Sawt Ste. Mute. III on,tnaI Mlch1f1Ul Fiddle... A' ''c::I.e_ lion. Sea April '22li1tina:. June 11-17' H1ndm.n. n nth Annual Appalachlan I'amUJ Folk Week. Millie. dano;:e. ~Uin,. w ...UhopI (iKlud.in& ~ and iIfmmemI c1u1. cimtr),..:ntls. conuns IInddtildrat·l..,u.,j_ lies.. Info: Mb Mullinl. HindrtuoI Senkmtai 5<:Il001. PO Bol 1144. HindmM. KY 41122. 606I18S·Sm. June 11-17' &re.to_. NC JUlIe Homecom.l.n.l Muelc/ Danee Week. Celelntion ofm ....., lind dmce fUlUl'· in, Ameriean lind f.ntIish c:ounuy dancinJ. Info: TIz John C. Campbell Folk SdIooI.. BraulOWII, NC 28902. 7OoI/l37_2ns.

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Anotber issue of the newsletter had some playina tips. Hum or sing a melody before playing il. T Ip)'OUT fOOl or p:u your hand on your leg or !able lO"set the time. ~ Use a metronome. Bob points OUI thai playing alone can be both good and txwI. How well we all know what h3ppen.s when we It)' 10 pl.y ..ith an iooividual who hall never played wiLh Others. Still anothcz' issue of the newsletter discusses posture. Nor. only will Vtty good

poaure affect how you look ID your

audience, but it will also have an important effect on your sound. The problem of body wne when playing stMding up was d.iscussed. Too much movement will ltSuh in 0Yer- or ul1dcJ-路reaching, striking the bridge insread ~ the string and double SlOpS that are less than pleasill& 10 the ear. The best hint of aU was an inviwion 10 !be Ohio Valley Gathering at Clifty Falls Stale Park in Madison, Indiana. This gathering is hosted by the Louisville DIIlcimerCiub and, though only two years okI. rants among the most enjoyable dulcimer events. The Warrenvil le Folk Music Society of Wan-en ville.lUiw, sellll newsy Iet1er that brought back some memories. Dona Benten told 0( their pank.ipalioo in the Ioca1 paJ1Ide. The group buill a gazebo on lOP of a hay wagon (sans suspension), and then played atop this vehicle. Having done this befQn:l, I can auest 10 the shake, rattle and roU pcrlormance. They fIOl only had fun but lOOk 2nd place in the band C81egory. Congrat ulations! The Hammers and Nocers Dulcimer Society (HANDS) is pleased 10 have over one hundred members who sponsor a bi-

monthly potluck dinner and musical event They have an open stage. tunc swap. jamming, and, of course, good food. The meetings are held at Knox C>rtI'Iodcu Presbyterian Church at Granville Drive and Sutlw:rland in SilvCf Spring. M31}'land on the 3rd Saturday in January , Marth, Sqxcmber. and November. HANDS holds spring and fall cam ping wect:ends with the Dulcimer Disorganiution of Greater Washington. Moontain and hammered dulcimcrs are the primary instruments, butothcr instruments and list~ are weJcome. Fi. your favorite dish and join them. The New JCfSlCy Hammered Dulcimer Co-Opemive has a new pnlSidenl and is going suong. What a pleasure 10 have an evening of music with the Greek santouri and John Roussos. Also from New Jersey comes the Fret and Feather, ncwsletlC2' of the Greater Pineland.! Dulcimer Sexiety. I woold like their meetings. Most are preceded by pot lock dinners. It's hard 10 beat a day of good food and good music. A rClCe1'1I AutOharp workshop with Drew Smith was in\elClSting for all. Like many clubs, this orpniution plays for groups of special people who froquenLly are left OUt. II must have been exciting when the mentally retarded indiy id uals fi lled the hail with their clapping in response 10 yOUI' musk. Movina on a little further. actually a whole lot further, I would like 10 elose my column with !\ICIITICth ing about the Japan Dulcimer Club Kobe. This club may be )'OOng. but they have already held their rust workshop. The group met from June through November in western Japan,

giving one Iessoo each month on both the moun tain and hamm<n.d dulcimer. There are throe hranc:l'Ies of the club: Kobe, Osaka and Nishinomiya. The lecturer for the hammem1 dulcimCf was Keiko Ohuchi. player of both the hammered dulcimer and santur. The Iccuutt on mountain du lcimer was MnkOlO Kabufllgi. whom many ot)'Oll met III Perdue University in Lafayette,lndiana. MakOIO is redoing some of the instructional materials in Japanese 10 that more can understand and participate. They had over twenty panieipants in their rust WOI'bhop. Wow! That's I wonderful WIy 10 end this column. Indeed, music knows no language or cultural barriers. Send information about new dulcimCf clubs and club activities IOJooy Ireton, Clubs Column Editor, 686S S. Scarff Rd .. New Carlisle, OH 4 S344.

PIeISC' Notict! The foUowina information arrived 100 late 10 be categorized in this issue. Please don~ forget them . June 10-12路 ntllr Rtdding, PA Sth AnnUli Frmcb Cl'Hk Dulcim er Rttrtllt Informal wortshop:s, jamming. open stage, a pot-luck meal or IWO, reueut Info: Mike Bourquin. 7$9 S. 4th St, Philadclphla. PA 19 147. 215,1923-0273. Loudoun Vallty Duklmer Club AliccPower cJo Loudoun Valley Community Center 320 W. School St Pun.;cllyillc, VA 22 132 703/3384 123

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DR GEORGE F. ORTHEY 80X 34A. R.O. " ' . NEWPORT. PA

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8 .. Dulelme:r Players News June 1 5-17. Gl.enYille. WV 40th Annu.al W~t VIrttnta Stale Folk Feet.h·tJ. T,lIdioo,ul m.-ie.nd dlllCe. conr;:eru .ndjammina. lnfo: M Kk Sunple.. Glenville Swe Colk,e. GImYiIIe. WV 263'1. 3041461.7)61.

focuued !!II ela5A<:al music pI.oyed on Mm· llIl'ted duk:inw.r: ~lalivtly a Saturday evmin, opcn 10 the public. Info: CHDA. 742.S VilLJae Rd.. Apt. I l. Sykesville. MO 211&4 . 3011549·3619. Sec lid on PI£C 2-

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June 17 · 18' Vlllha1la . l'fY 12th Gre.t Hucbon Rl.er Rerin.l.. Westchesla Cor.mty Conununi.y Colle,e cam· JUl. PQ' fonnmca. dancing.linaln" 1IOfy. lellin, plul food. au, booths and displa)'$. Info: JudyOrccn. c/oClearwuer. 112 Motb. Sr.. PouJhkCCJlSie. NY 12601. 9 14{4S4.161).

June 16-18. Manhall. Ml Sou t.hem Mlchl&.. n Dulcimer YeetJ· ..-tJ 1.1be C .....,..., Co....ny Fair..,..,..ts. WOIkJbopJ. Clpml&ar,jammilll- ooncerll and s.aIeI; booths. Cunpin, IY&;llble. lnfo: WIITen Guiles.957S Peach Ride... Sparu. MI 4934S.

June 17· 25. B ........n. M O 1 5 th AnnwoJ Amer:lC&D Folkll MwoJe FeetJ....lln the Ou.rb. MUlie. danc:ina • pcrfonn...:a. rides, _ fll and food. Info: R ~ BlU'IIe'le. Silvc, 00I\.ar City. R,IIUOII, 1001 0 656 16. 417(.l3&·261 l .

June 16-18· Alderpoint. CA £eI. Riftr YUIlle Camp. W~ fOf _lie instnunmls. 1inJ;ina: l11li danoe p/u$ Car!lpout. huo: Kickin, Mule R<eards MUlic

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June 1 9 ·23 • Princ eton. N,J WulDlinater Summer SeMlon. Oaues on hammered dukimc:r ,"mique. tuRin" chOfdina fOf K«mp&nirnen1 Ind rq'IQ'lOire. Fifty 0Ihcr music JeNicom offered June rIuou,h July. Info: Summer Seaion. Wewnln· lola Choir Collc,~. Princeton. NI 08540. 609,-924.1416. S.... ad on pa", 6.

June 17' 8ret.hren. MI 12th AnnwoJ Spirit of the W..... Folk FuU..-tJ. Music, darcc. children'. octivi.iu and cflfll.lnfo: Spiri. of Ibe Woods M.-it. ASlfL. I ll n Kerry R...... B. ethren. MI 496l9. 6161'n-l18I . June 17· 18' W..hin4[ton . DC CI_ leal KD AMocp.tlon l.t AnnwoJ G. therint. in ~ Mrrryland SIlburt. of Wasllln,1On. Workshop. and neI...... lr.m,

June 22·2 15 • Euton. PA N. Uonal EJrpoIIlUo n of St.rinted MUIIleallJUIlrumen t Maldni: and

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wodtshopl and live eoncertl. Info: (~ SASE) Sympoiliurn '89. eIo Diek Roak. 14 S. Broad S,~ NU&n:1h. PA 18064. 2lSJ7S9·1100.

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Jun .. 22.2 15 . Bowder, CO 16th Annu.ai Telluride m ....(nlM Yu· tJ..-IIl .Trldiliatal.-.d imov.ive musie.lnfo: Telluride BI.....,. ... Fe.livtl.. 12lS Maplelon.

Roukln. CO 1K1302. JOJJ4.49·6OO1. June 23-215 · N..h..-ille . IN Abe Martin FeeU..-tJ JponJOred by ..... Brown CO,,"l)' Mm:1I11l1J A!.In. fcarures free mlllieal I!Il1a'Uinmo:nl rhroI>&JIool 1Own. ins",,· ml!lll worbhops and concen. Info: MCMI...... Made Music. PO 801 816, NaJhville.IN

47448. 812/981.1017. June 23·2~ · Altamont. NY 9th AnnWLI Old S o . Festln.l. o f TnuUUona1 Mule .nd Dlme e . ALII · mont Fai,J1O\IldI.. COIIMU •• inlin" dancing. panicipalOl)lliancing. lum·hows.llOI)II~llin,

and pcrformar.ea fo. cllLldr .... Cunpin, lvail· .ble. H.-.dicawed -=en. Info: Old Son&!'. Inc .. P.O. 801399. Guilderland, NY 120114. S I8J765-21lS Monday Ihrouah SlItUI"day. [0 un·3pm.

June 23 ·2 5 • Blue Mt. . Lake. NY Hortheut Oule bne r Sympololum

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Juruo 23-30 • BhM Mt. Lab . In" Northe..t Duldmer SympMlwn St...uq Weelt. Group and priYIIe iruIn.x:-

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JUDe 2lhJuly 1 • Beru.. KY 8th Ann...!. Kentucky 8wnmer Our.ce Sehool. Folk dtncirll and mUJic in \he An&Io.Americ;1II ul!dition.l""ludeJ Mm-

poup Le.Ien. Info: KenlllCty Herilllae Instirule. PO Bo~ .128. Frankfort, KY 40603. JUDe 2&-JuI,. 2 • Fa11alon. lID Fiddlehead. ·89 .....te: • Dance Week. MiUsIid Cimp nur FallI!On. Music. d...,,,. styles. daily pnforrnancu.junminl- Info: Fid. dIeheod Mutic 4. Dmu Week, 3139 AbeD

Ave... Baltimore. hi D 21211. 301{2.3' -2924. June 28-30 • Boone. He 12th Annutl Appabu;:hlaa S ... te UnJ "rall,. Dulcimer Pla,-ina: Worltahop hi&hliihtina u.lilional mouruoin music. a - for all leYeb. conccn. open ,1111" and field trip. Info: Cindy Rice. "SU Office of cone. 4.11111.. Boone. /'IC 28608. 704/l62. 3045. See adOlllhis pa,e.

JUDe 3O..JuI,. 2 • ZeUe nople. PA 3rd Ann...!. Alleiheny Dulcimer Festh·aI. MO\lIIllin and Iwnmeted dulcinwl WOIbhopc. eonca-IS and Iquan donee. Info: OoroIhy Sue........ 7616 Waverly S ... PillS~ PA U221.412/371 .7828.

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Jw,.-hptember ' "-he'rW• • NC 22n4 Ann-t Shlnd1(..Qn·The.Qreen. S........)'$. _copt A"pt 5. Oos cIancin&. oldlune and b1~JI"III muaie.. "MI'-ds. duI · cimm and IIOTyIeUinI' Audiene.. participl. OOn. lnfo: J.:kil! Wan!., P.O. 80x 1010. AI'-ill8. NC 28802.. 1/1I00I251.1300

Jul,. 1-4 • GreeMbwt. PA

Jul,. 7-8 ' 8u Harbor. WE 9th Down• •t DIIlc1ml!r PestJnJ. Worlahops. open Slile. _ I l l , .ala boolhs and OONnI.w-.InfO: (sI!nd SASE) Sonaof "'" Si!a. 47 W~ St.. 8a Huboi". ME04609. 2071218 5M).

Jul,. 8-9' Morrla. DGIObbud Wood. Dulcimer P.."'..... ~ by H ~ and Notcn Dukirncr Sotir:ly. Midwal 0Iaper. Wofkshopt. eon· CUll and jammina;. Info: Di... Ippd. PO 80..

Wettmordand Arb IUId Herltace Pet.. t1.aJ 1\ TWin Lakes Part. Contir.UOUJ enlef· Iaimlen&.Iidd\in&. cloc&in& • .ust matet, cdlibill mel dtiloftn'l ..:tivitcl. lnfo: Wca. 1I'OCftla"d Nil.!. FettiYai. RD 12. 801 2Ol.G~. PA 1S601.41"1JSJ6·1703.

July 8 -Aucuat 20. New Mllford. CT The N .. t1onel Gu,ltar Su.mmer Work· ..hop. C.,lerbury School: 0..., I.....·• and

Jw,.:1 • Warnm'rWe. Dl.t Annu.J W,uT,ul'rWe Polk FeetlTal. Worbhopt (indudinl mounuin oro;! ham......... dulcimer). amccru. jmuninl and crafts. Info: WammviUI! Folk M""iI; $ociely. PO 8 002011. Wan:nville. IL limSS. 3 12/111.

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muRc. lnfco: link.l 0iddI0. 71318c1mon1 Rd. . Chesterfield, VA 23832. 804(70·9125.

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\Jm!I!..wctk Ionl c:ourJq (intermedille and IIdvanced) in I vnty of insll""\lllalli and aiU. incho:Iina hammer dukilllQ". tJ.njo and voice.. ScholarIhii» .... aillbk. lnfo: David

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Honnony, S..... Oarbef. RD2. 801 a, South Maill St... TOfTJ"ilJe. CT06716. 2031510..0841 . Jul,. &-AuC. 13 • Elkl.n.. WV Auf1ata HerU.,e Arta Workahopt... Fivt Wctla or cl&ssa. «n:cns. dtnca and olber folk _ evenu inclw1in& 9 week-klnl dukimer worblq:a. bt&inninl'" adv..-ed. Dn<ampwi Iodpnlllld mulI.vailabk.lnfo: 0001 HiD. AUttIIU Heritq;tCcnter. Davis A Elkins CoIII!Ie. ElkiN. WV 262011. J04I6J6.. 1903. See lid 11"1 pI&e 7.

J ul,. 1 3-18 ' EVart. Ml 17th ADll1W Dulc imer Funfe.t III the Osceobo County FairJrouncIa. c.an-u. 'IIIOrlcIIq:a. open 'ill". jamntina and Ala booch. ClIIlIpinJ Ivlilablc.. lnfo: Donna 8cd:with. al7 I"",,, NE. Grand RIpidI.. 1011 49503. 616/459·6716-

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Dulcimer Worbhopo for I!lOIA'ItIin and Iwrunercd duldmo.- and lUtoIIarp. plllI concertJ.lnfo: lndi... TerrilOly Dulcimer Cd,.. brillion. PO Boa 471532. Tulst. OK 74117. 918/7.... 8928.

Jul,. 8 ·9 • Middletollnl. CT 8th Annual ConnecUcut Conn;ntlon

Jul,. 17-28. Uncoln. HE DulcimeR and Polk Muale In the Elt·

III Waley ... Univtnity. FelllwClday·1onJ !Ulailll ..:hool pllII Rlion&l.IIIpe. ~ lin&inl ronventioft. Info: Conneeticw V&lley

menta". ClaMroom. WOrUhopI include AmericU"l folk millie. lC..:hina melhodolotia. mWn, cardlmrd dulcirntn. Americtn folk

Jul,. 8 • North B..n eh. MI OrItlnal MIch1(.. n FiddleR AMocIa-

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Singing.. Storytelling.. Instrument Building Ind mud! mon.'!

Inslnlcton Include: Maddie M...,Ncll • o",vid Sch~ukr

Lind .. Thompson · Jmny Amutmt\! Kendra Ward . AnneMeF'\e ' Fred Meye" Au. Many Oth,,~ Net y", FlnalizOO

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Sprtng 1989 dlnea.lnfo: Dr. Tena WhiSUIII.ltil Wutbrook Music: Buildin&- Univenily or Nebru_ ka.1.inoD1n. NE6SS88. ~n.623 1 (out or ",,1£ SOQ(142-8800. u.L 6231),

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.,.1 _ Thurisl Park.. Conuru. ~ ~. children', .ru.il.. and &a: eampinJ. Info: Sue Oohnnan. HilwaW Musioo; Co-op.

PO BoA 414. M.-'1""tu. MI "985S. 90613436787. July 21·23· BlzIahamton, NT

13th Annual CranbelTJ Dulclmn G.therlnl. Held 01. the Uniwi.n UranualiIt Cb...,h. Worbtq. (mowlImn nllllunmer dulcimm, .. toll,..,,) c:onccru:. contra-dancinJ and jamrnina. C.."pina ... ail.tlk. Info: Ed W.-e.. 329 Marion Ave .. Endwel~ NY 13760. 607/7<18. 1492July 21 -33' Darien. NY

6th Annual Herltqe Hoedown It Empire 8late FtcIdle Contest II o.ien I..ake Thmw P.-t. Fiddler', con_ -=I pri"". Comp;n, .voiW*..lnfo: Wcsu:m NY 0Id'fYme FicIdIen ""'" 41S3 Buubein Dr.

HamburJ. NY 1401S. 7161648.J1J111 G' m· "SOl. July 22-33 • Rockford . 1L FoUr. Mua.lc "uth·.a. Rockford M I.lS(!\lfI\ -=I Midway VIlIa,c.. PcnOl'TTlll'lCCl • ...oo:. ,hop&. JammiI!J and cUno;e. 80tll dukuncn are

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V.. iton Bureau. 220 E. SI.-e St.. Rod:rord, IL 61104. 800/521-0849 (IL) IOO-4l).S361 (0111,ide: IL).

July 22-33 • R io Oran4e. OH

12th Annual Dulclmn FHUn!. Con. U'lIlI. worb/lop, C(ln«rIJ and alfu displays II \be. Bob EvInS F.m. biro: DIlkimer !'ali· val, Bob Ey_ Farm.. PO Bo. llO. Rio Cronde. OH 45674. 614/l4S·SJOS. July 22-29 .I'tymouth, lIlA

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July 28·31 • s... orw. NT Th .. ThOmM Hom",t.cad Muaic FuU.... row- CominJ. Folk blucpus, celtic: Md blues m""" p.... cUno;e. oonocru, ...... ~ 11Ory\d1in1. children', ~ivila wi croJl.. Carnpin, availlble.. Info: DofoVl)' Thomas.

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July 28-30. LouWrille. U 14th Alutul Keatucky Mwlc Week.. ad . Conoerts, WOIb~. dances..-.d cn!u _1roq ...iI Park. Info: Naney B.-ka. 80. MI. B.-cIsIoom. KY 40004. 501J348·S237. See ad OfIp.JeIO.

dulcimcn. daKin, and atoryI£UQs. IlIfo: Gerry Hktman. 580S Hi&hland Dr.. Midland. MI <18640. SI1I63I . 71S3 .

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July 31-Aua" • Low.1'We. KY Kentucky M!lalc Week. InIINc:tion in frew.:l and IIamrnu dukimcr. tinwhillle.. harp and 0Iher instruments plua 'in&illl and I 6n.ale oonD!rI. Info; Nancy aarker. 8m 6$1. B.-d·

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JIOwn. KY 40004. 502/348.5237.

Aupat 1 2-13 ·lndlanapoU.. lN H_ler Storytc:w.... FuU...a. A weekend or 1IIc-1C1Ii",. biro: SIOI'''.lne~

July 29-30. lnd.I.anapou.. IN Anllual EacJe CTeek Folk MlII'lc "caU.... It EqleCTttJc Pm. Solo and croup po:rlormMICCI inc1uc1ina; mOllmm and l\wn. IlloImId dIIIcim<:I', aurobarp, ,1Iiw and fiddk. Info: Ce!unJ lndiana Folk. Music .. M..... tain Du.k:imcr Soc~ PO BoA ISOl. tndi.o.nlPO\iJ, IN

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Au(uIot 2-6 • JOttannlnl. PA Annual"ort ArmII.J'on,( FoUr. FuU...l at

Riverfront PIrlt. Crafts. rood booths and

entertainment niJIIIl),. biro: F.... FF. 138 N . W.ter St.. Klltattllin,. PA 16201. 412/S43·

6363. AlIpt 3-15 • Albel'We . He

82nd. Annual WOWltaLn Danc e It "oUr. FaU..... Featurell clo, and fiJlm darIein&oldtimc nI blue..... music, bollad&. dulcimen" fIOr)'l£l1~ Jllfo: Jo.. W.Ifd. P.O. Bo~ 1010. AsheYiUe., NC 28801. 1/80()'2S7-1300. AlIpl 4-6 • FerriaburJ, VT

8th Champlain Valley FeoU...a It Kin,iand B.y Sutc P.-k. Tradition.. muaie. dance. '!Or'1lellin" worbhopa. concerts. cron. and PfOJ1atlU for children. Info: Cbamplain Volle)' Festivol. PO Box 163. Foirfu;. VT 0S4S4. 802fl149·6968. A1Ipt ~12' GaIu. VA !S4th Old rlddleno ' Con.. enUcm. Felli Park. Sporosoral by OallX Moooe LocIII" 1733. Open competition ror prize 1I'IOIIe)' -=I ribborIS:. OIdtimc mUJic: nI blue".... rolk JOn& -=I dance. coneu.sionJ. putin,. Au(UIIt 12 • urwin(. WI

0riCinal MIch1(.n Flddleno Auoc,,· lion. See. AJ:Wil

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AlIpt U • Mld1and. WI FoUr. M UIIl c in tho Dow O..-dens. M ~Uc.

Bouldu C reek, CA Valley of the Mooa Scottbh FlddllnC School (w ... tend _.iorl). Open 10 pia)",'" of olI inslJUm<nll. oll"veb orfiddl" inwuc.ion ph.. pOano. 8"i ..... .".".,.. one! C ..Lie 'in&inll wo.bhopI. lnfo: Jan Tappan. 1938

Rose Villa St.. PIUldma, CA 91101. 11111792· 6323 0<193·3716.

Au« 2!S-Sept 2 • Bould"r C reek , CA Valley or the Moon Scottbh FtcIdll.na: School. Open to play.,.. or oll ilUUUmltntJ and inc:ludoIs aU levell or liddlo iruuuction pI .. pi ...... ,~i.., daa-e and G ..Ile ...in& WOfkshops. Wo: J .. TIppII'I. 1938 Rose ViII. St.. PIIPdena. CA 91101. 818/792-63D or 793·3716. AUf'Ul 26-27 • Wal ..em. O H 8th Great Tra11 FuU..... LiviIIJ hiA>ry of 11th «ntul)' life of the Ottio rl'Olltier inclucloes Ftench-CanocIi.. and .... ppolldlian entmlinmcn~ aN and cr.rts. 1nfo: Orea Tllil Fauvol Asm. PO 80. S51, MatYnn, OH 44644. 216{79<1-9100.

Aucuat 26-27 • MempJU., TN Mud. Uland F oUr. FuU.... _ blind-wick celebration with mUlie. entertainment and craIIlmen. lnlo: Memphis COIW. .t. Vi.ilOl'f; Bw..... u. SO North Front SL. Suill!4SO. Mem.

pIUs. TN 38103. 901t.S16.6S9S. AUf 31-&:pt 4 • Y_mlte, CA

10th ADDU&! We.t Caul Women'. Muolc It Comedy ..e.d...... M UJic:, com· edy. dancinJ. erafllind wor~. C.."pin, Ivailable. lnf.: (fend SASE) Falivoll. U842

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Sprtng 1989 dlnea.lnfo: Dr. Tena WhiSUIII.ltil Wutbrook Music: Buildin&- Univenily or Nebru_ ka.1.inoD1n. NE6SS88. ~n.623 1 (out or ",,1£ SOQ(142-8800. u.L 6231),

July 21· 33· Muq_tt• • 1ft 11th Annual TndlUonallluaic

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.,.1 _ Thurisl Park.. Conuru. ~ ~. children', .ru.il.. and &a: eampinJ. Info: Sue Oohnnan. HilwaW Musioo; Co-op.

PO BoA 414. M.-'1""tu. MI "985S. 90613436787. July 21·23· BlzIahamton, NT

6th Annual Herltqe Hoedown It Empire 8late FtcIdle Contest II o.ien I..ake Thmw P.-t. Fiddler', con_ -=I pri"". Comp;n, .voiW*..lnfo: Wcsu:m NY 0Id'fYme FicIdIen ""'" 41S3 Buubein Dr.

r..... Med.InfO: Roc:kl'ord Ar ..... Convention "

V.. iton Bureau. 220 E. SI.-e St.. Rod:rord, IL 61104. 800/521-0849 (IL) IOO-4l).S361 (0111,ide: IL).

July 22-33 • R io Oran4e. OH

Folk Mua.Ic WHk at PlDe1roCtCb

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Camp. ContCfU. jam _ions. apt, musie ks.at\l nI COlA'ltry danc:~ Other music: and danoa weeks offered June tIuoush AUpllL IlIfo: Country 0 . - .t. Society.

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14821. 607/58.3-2179.

July 28-30. LouWrille. U 14th Alutul Keatucky Mwlc Week.. ad . Conoerts, WOIb~. dances..-.d cn!u _1roq ...iI Park. Info: Naney B.-ka. 80. MI. B.-cIsIoom. KY 40004. 501J348·S237. See ad OfIp.JeIO.

dulcimcn. daKin, and atoryI£UQs. IlIfo: Gerry Hktman. 580S Hi&hland Dr.. Midland. MI <18640. SI1I63I . 71S3 .

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12-13 • Hartford. CT

Connlcdc..t ......uJy ..oIk F_tl ... a.l ..

Eli:u.bclh Park.

"YI:I\I f"MUrin, work •

eospcl,inplI& ond conccns.lnfo: Soundin, Bo.rd Inc.. Sua.. O.-bet. RO l.

JIOwn. KY 40004. 502/348.5237.

Aupat 1 2-13 ·lndlanapoU.. lN H_ler Storytc:w.... FuU...a. A weekend or 1IIc-1C1Ii",. biro: SIOI'''.lne~

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July 29-30' Kirtland. H.W.... OH 15th Annual UtU.. Mou.nla.i.n FoUr. FuU..... Tnditional m ..ie. p.dorm_ dmcc, ~ jammillJ. aN Md cnflS. lnro: Erie Cardinal, Like Count)' HilIOf)' Cen·

8610 Kin, Mo:morial R.d.. MenlOI'. OH 4406O.216(l5S·8979.

BM. 8, Soulh Main St.. TetT)"'i11e.. ct06786. 2031583-0841.

AnUts. lnfo: Di..., UItq'. 4990 Nonbwind Dri~e. Sliite. DO, East Lantin,. MI41123.

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Au(uIot 2-6 • JOttannlnl. PA Annual"ort ArmII.J'on,( FoUr. FuU...l at

Riverfront PIrlt. Crafts. rood booths and

entertainment niJIIIl),. biro: F.... FF. 138 N . W.ter St.. Klltattllin,. PA 16201. 412/S43·

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SEPTEMBER September 1-3 • t..er-, WI 14tb AnnuaJ O~t RlYer Fesll.. al of TradlUonal Muak.....s Ct&f'la. M U$lc.

dantin" aan., ethnic auit~ displays and worltshcp;. lnfo: Oral. River Fesbval of Am.

Kin, SL, l.£roue, WI S4601 . 6OlIJ783.

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Septembe.r 1-3 • KenTUle , 1'X KertYUle Folk Fesll.. al , Too , Son,....,;t. en and DulNtl>l'lltaiislJ a)l>Q'!ru, campin" cn!tJ.lnCo: ~ Hlilley. P.O. Bo~ 1466. Kerrville. TX 18029. 512/251·)600 after 10 am wuloil)'l.

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September 1-4 • 8.-..to_. NC Labor FamlI, Mule and o.nce. Music: and dmce JrOFW"1 for alllles pl. , ...... and workshopi. lnfo:"'" John C. Clln'lpbell Folk School. BnlllOwn, NC 28902. 104IS)1·2775. Septembe.r 2 ·3. Brandywlae. MD 7th Annual Fall Mulcal W_kelld It Cecis'ville Swe Part. Works. j .......in" ""SinS, campfiJe mlil-ic IIld open stile pIuI ,";vitia; !"or dulcimer playen. C.-npin& avail · able. Wo: Kaih Younc, )815 Kcnd&le Rd AnnIlllMle. VA 22003. 103,941. 107 1. 1

September 2-4 • Alderpoint. CA Eel Rl .... r Mua.ic Camp. Wotbhopo for KIOWItlc: insuumenu. 'in&ina Md dN>OB plus ump O\Il.Irw:ludcs clivila for d~lcimer play. en. Info: Kictin. M ~1.c Records Music Comp. PO Bo~ 1.58. Alderpoint, CA 9S411. 707!92f,. 5312.

Septembe.r 2-4. M&! ..em. OH 8th Orea t TTaU F.,.lInJ. See Ilstina; for Au,lIst 26--17. Tb.is wcd.end inc:1udeI.dul· cimot' OOIItaL September 3-4 • Gene .... JL 12tb Annual Fox Valle, Folk F.,.U...1 a,uland Park. Trodilionalllld oonu:m]lOfay music. dancina. .~llin', ...... bhopo ond conecru feltllrin& mourI\.IiIl and Wnmered dukimen pi", plcs booIhJ lind cltildren'l aru. Campina ."ail.ble. HIIIdi«pped-=cess

Md _ performance. lir;ned forlw.arin, impaired. Info: Fo~ Valley Folk FclliY11. 755 N. Ev_lawn A"e Aurora. ll. 6GS06. )1'1J897·)6505. 1

September 8-10 · 8hephen1.town, WV Upper Potomac DWcimu r ... U...-l fUlUres unnsive ~ fOl' ~ille LO odvanted plryen of the Mmmlfed 0.01cimft-. special beJinnin, WOf~ aiJo. WOf~ lesson-. concen and dan«. W o: IJppft' PoIom., DuIcime1' ~L PO Bo. 147•• Shepherdstown, WV 2S443. 3041i176-2197. September 8 -10 • VermWJon , OH Project Joy Dulcimer Rouad-Up .

Mill Hollow P.k. ()pcn stqc and j&mrnlna;. me ~ Info: Joe ZiiV"y. Project Joy. lO'7 Wac Avc1 Elyria, OH 440)5. 2 1i5/lD.

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IkptembeJo 8 · 10. t:.tes Puk. CO Pull Scottlab JUthlaIld r ...u· ...1. Hammered dukimer competition. Info: PO Bo~ ] 820. Eala Park. CO 80S 17. 303/586· 2132. September 14-17· WlnIleld , ItS 18th Annual Walnut Valle, re.lInI. N.tional cot\IUU include mountain ond b ...• mcIIId dulcimers. WOOubopI. concerti and ar\I .nd aafll fair. Wo: Bob Redford. PO B<u 2.45, Winfield, KS 67156. 316(22I . J2S0. September 15-17. N. o.rtmoutb, MA 18th Annual TlIIdlUonal Mule Festl· ..&!. Concau mini-oon«tU. WOI'k:sbopa. d.ncln" cbilcUn'l-=tivitios and qafCl. Wo: SMU EiJleddfod. T,aditioMJ ArtI Faciyal. N. Dartmouth. MA 02747. 508,999·8166 September 16 • Kalamazo, Ml OrfIlDalMlchl(a. fiddlei'll ANoclaUon. Sec April 221l5linl. September 16· 17 · Cook Fornt, PA The s.wrnUl Oreat Dul cimer Round· UP. Milly clauco: fOl' all levels ofbotb lap and bll'Mlued dukimen plus ClOIIOUI. lila: lind <:\<'monJU.Ii<mf. Info: Sawm'lI CenleJ for \he Am. PO Box 6. Cooksbur,. PA 16217. 814J'}27-665S (ancr J.-),

Septembe.r 16· 17· Newport, PA The UtUe Bll1!'alo F.,.U...1 the A.rt. .. Little B... Stile Park. PafOl"

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mlllCCl. music. dance. IN. cnfll and ebi] . dm!'. It"tivities. 1nfo: Ihyk Spitler, Pury Co. CoI.w;il of Am. PO Box 3.54, Newpon. PA ] 7014. 717/561·702J (M. W. Th. f).

September 22-~· Fort HlU'On , MI 3m Annual M!chlC:_ Dance Herlta(e Camp &I C... p Cayell. 0...0., aafll. mlllk .nd lin,in, worbhopil. concert and dance p.... Uca. Wo: Glen Mominasw. HIS Lin. wltltbire, PonliK, MI 48054. 313168] · 1688. September 22·24· l.&Ir.e&!de. CT Autumn Hill. Dulcime r F.,.U.. &!. CIffiP WashinglOl'l (near Morris), WOIkshops.

danc:os and OOIICCI'CI. Campinllvail.blc. Info: Aun.mn Hills Dukimer FatlYl~ 80_ 8G7. W"mslCd. cr 06098. 203IJ79·91158. September 30 · Bay City. Ml Orltinat Mlc hlt... Fiddle... -"-oct.. tlon. See April 22 listill• . Sept. 3O-Oct. 1 • KIrtland HIlla. OU 4th Annual Yeslerreu r...tt ..&!. Con · celli. workshops. Melle and fIlOlIIUIin dul· cimer Cl>n1Call plus aafll ond ubibiu. lnfo: Eric Cwdinal. lAke County HislOly C~. 8610 Kina Memorial Rd. MCNOf. OH <14060. 216(2.'15.&979.

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October 6-8. BraMtown, NC 16tb Annual Fll1I Fe.lI...-l. AppalEhi-WI m .. w, cnr... ...d food. Info: n.. jolin C . Campbell Folk SdIooI. a,lSSlOwn, NC 28902. 1041837.2n5.

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October 8-14 • 8 ..... tcnm. NC Woodworklna: Se..ton. Cons~. I'm. ted dulcimer. Sblcnu upcnenoed.....all ""'00II. workin, _1I1,am "mOlll melhocll of con· Juuaion. Info: The John C. Campbell Folk School. Bt_tel ....... NC 28902. 704/11)7·'2175. October 14-16· Black Mount&lD. NC Black Mo untaln Fe.lI.. &!. Tl1Iditionai musie and dll\U, dtildrm'l e~mu. Info: Black Mounlain F.:slival. P.O. BoK 216. Blck MOIIflt.am. NC 23711.

October 15· T'-homInco. MS DWclmer 0., Fe.lt.. al ll TIS-bomlnCO SIIIC P.1t. Pc:rionnanc:cs. jom lCSSions lind dulcim ... lllos boodI. Info: Hol1JJ Lon&. BoA 76.001dc:n. MS JIa.7. October 21 • D Collldo, KS 4tb Annual Dulclmer Fair. Workshops, conceru ondjamminl. Info: The M",ic Ernp:'!· tium.101 N. Main. El Dondo. KS 67042. )16I321.ai61. October 22-28 • B.-..1Own, NC Fall Mule" Dance, Dderhoatel Week. T..diLioJ\aI S<j\Ll1C danci .... ,IWU, dOlI"". buckdaneina. linp", ond work· Ibopo. InfO: The John C . C ... pbell Folk School. BrlSllOwn, NC 28902. 704J837_2n5. October 27·29. Gambler. OH 18th o.mbler Folk FesU...-l aL Kenyon Col~"," Corw:cru. wotkIhopi,squatc dante and dcmomulKions. Wo: Gambier FoIkl<n Society.

Kcn)'Ol\Col~ce.

Gambia. OH.J02l

61 41427·2158.

.June 1-3· Re,la. , SMlr.atc he_n MOMlc Rep'. Annual Rainbow of Cult ........ FoIk.1I CIIteIwnrnenl, _1IImes. displays mel food. Wo: R'pna Multicuhural Council. BoA ]691. Rt,ina. Sasulehe.wan S4P lC6. ClI'lada. 106I75M990.

Jul,6-9. Winnepe,. ManltolM Winnepe, Follr. Fe.lt..al. Workshops. main st.qeCOl'lC'au. cnfu.ea. intm\luonal food viU"e, cMldren'1 area. HandiClpptd aoccsibk. Info' W'mnq><1 Folk Fc.. i~al. Z64 Tche Ave Wtnnq>e" ManilObot R2H 1Z9. 204!2J1.0096. Fu 2)]0076. 1

Jul,7..a· Dartmouth. No... Scotia 40th Maritime Old Time Ftddlln( Conteet • f'rinca Andrew Hi'" School. fjv,duses of coml'l'tition. lnfo: Junes Cd_y. P.O . 80K 3037 o.unolllh EaoL DIfImOUtb.

Nova Scotia B1W 4Y3, Canada.

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Rock IN Roll Is Here To Stay? Doo Wah! Doo Wah! A Documentary by Carole Norulak Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania This booty I leSt. Scratch a rollde andjuSl beneath the surface you'll find a rock 'n roller. True Of False?

''Guess what?~ Tom , 10 whom I am married and who handles .11 the business am\J1gcmenLS for our band, Queen Anne's Lace,looked downright cKcilCd as 1M:. hung up the phone. "WhaI1M '!hat was The Affordable Floors. 1lIcy heard our demo tape and want USlO overdub some Celtic sounding slUff on theiralbum,M ''Whatr WeU, sometimt5 1 don', kccp up with the local pop music scene as well as I might. As i[ turns 0111, The Affordable Floon ( we later found OUI the n:une was ajoke taken for I one- nigtlt gig only-goua watch whal you joke about) 1m' II progressive rock group and they W'OUld like us 10 do a few bars here and lhere OIl IWO cuts on their fotthcoming album. A quick QAL band CCI'Iference and Tom, Dave (rom plays accordion: I play hammer dukimer and guiw; and Dave plays every-thing else) and I IgIU we'd like 10 try il. If there is a prdllem with this. il is lhal the AFs have jJsl about fLllished recordi ng and would like us to do our lillle sm idgins within lhe next two

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We three QAL-ers meet wi\hin the wc:cl: 10 write our partS 01 the music. We

ILave a !ape. a rough mix oethe songs 10 use as a reference. Omigod! both pieces are in the key orE路flat Since Dave is 10 play banjo and I play II 12/1 1 hammer dulcimer on which I ooly tunc the COOBeS I like. we have a challenge 10 meet Tom is pleased 10 announce that his accordion can phly in IIny key. Hamtmph! The key problem is solved. I tune my dulcimer up one half step and Dave chcaas and uses his capo. Now Uult \OIe路re really going 10 do this in E路I1at. Tom begins 10 squint {apprehcnsi.ely. I th ink) atalllhc black keysoo the aecordion. Our rlfSt projeo::t is the ending 10 I piece titled

"A Sun Will Sing.~ Most of the song is in 6,'8 time. but w~ we arc to play the instrumentation $wilches 10 3/4 while the vocal line continues in 6,'8. We1\OlCtnc sequence of chord changes and the interplay of rhythms and write an 8-bar jig 10 play over and over with many variations. We all agrte that is II 'NOfIdcrful wnc. pcrfCClIO cantra dance to, just needs 8 second part. Titled "This Broken Ground", the second tunc is in a very odd rhythm even for itS time tignawre. which is 5/4. ThcTC truly areonly smidgins to rccooI on tJlis ooc: one 8-bar bridge and ooc of 12 bars. They don'l quite mau::h, so 1\11'0 little compositions will be needed. The bridges arc at present 8 lovely lilting flutc solo. which the Affordable Floors plan 10 ~lT"OOve. 1lIese bridges ~mind me of movie mLISic. Something about the Antebellum Sooth. perhaps: I can almost sec CaJ11C1l1 panning up the driveway linctl with moss-hung u-ees and magnolias 10 8 big white plantation house-widc veranda, ladies in hoop skirtS. It sounds not 81 al l Celtic 10 me. '"This Broken Ground~ is 8 struggle. Dave demonstrates an assortment of 5/4 rhythm5---()(!dba1J time signatures arc his hobby. Tom plays along wilh the tape. He plays the righl notes. but in 3/4 time . SWld and listen: each time I'm ready 10 dive in and play. the bridge has tinisncd and the tape must be rewound. We cacophonizc along with the tape-Dave plays 5/4 E-flat banjo. Tom plays 3/4 Cminor accordion. I am pulled in both directions; my hammer dulcimer sounds like it has hiccups. With grcaa UlCI and a talcnt for pointing out the obvious. I note th~1 we may have II problem wilh Ihi$ one. "Dave can play il in 5/4: Tom can play il in3/4. and ... ~ "And Carole can play it in 1I1.~ Dave inlClTUpIS. Open warfa~ is now but a step away. So, rock and rol l !eally docs spawn violence. And 10 think I've scoffed at thai

notion all thrsc yean. Tom calls The Affonlable Floors to discuss the siuwtion wi th their spokesman, Hardwood Veneers. as we've begun 10 n:fer to him (wonder what lh.cir real names are: what they look like). He likes thejig. We will abandon '1bis Broken Ground. ~ A studio appointment is set ror the following weekend. QAL pledges 10 pnlCtice that 8 bars like cnlZy so we can get in and 0\1 or the studio as quickly as possible. The following weekend we travel over the ri YC( and through the woods 10 the SUldio. We arc laden with an E- nat banjo. a hammer dulcimer tuned up 0fIC half step and an accordion which can play in any key. The studio is small and very well air-conditioned. The banjo and hammer dulcimer immediately slide out or their unaccustomed tunings. Tom IIOIeS with a ccnai n amounl of smugness that the accordion will stilJ play in any key and is in luoc. Davcand I begin the fl\lstrating wk of retuning and retuning and muning and.. Luckily the studio walls arc well padded as I may stan 10 bounce off them. The studio is also filled with Affonbble FiO(l(S and lIley have nonnal sounding names like Kir1c and Ken and MarIr:: and Steve. I 'd expected. and had halfbecn hoping for, green streaked hair. gold lame and btack katJler. These guys arc almost pn:ppy looking. Out rOI task is 10 play along with the tape so all the AF's (there arc S or6 of tIlcm) can hear what \Ole are doing. Sludio anllicly selll in. (For those who have missed the thrill of recording in a studio. you wear headphones and play along 10 whal)'Oll hear in them. If you goof, ynu go back and do il over and OYC( "!lain. NOt a comfortable thought) We pla y. The AF' s listen. Thc AF's go inlO a huddle in the middle or the studio and come out the the pronounccmcntthal something docs not til-ihc accordion! Oil good! The smug look drops from

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JW1 8-15· Bn.ntfonl, Ontario International Vw...,e. "nUn!. Emft'-

September 2·3 • Mact.quac. New

Jill,. 21 -22. Ullapool. Scotland

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18th Annual Mactaquac Craft "nUnl . C ralb.lho:llI'c, mU5ic and folk dances. Info: Ntw 8r\ll\Jwil;k CraCtt Coww;:il. P.O. Bo~ 1231. FredericIOO, NB ElB 5C8, Cmoda.

ll ... hosu. number of music and dance eyenu inc:ludin, children', fho..... lnIo: Joy«

cullure in IS inltmltional pavilions. Info: BranLlord Elhnox:uhurdea.

288 MUfI'ty St.. BranLlord. 0nL.i0 NlS 5Tl,

CII1Id •. SI9/7S1·9830. ,Jwy 9· Dilrtrnolllh, Non SCOtia 12th Ann\l&l MuiUm" 014 Ttm., .Jamboree '" 8<'Uky Span Fdd. lndivid....:J one! V""I' old time fideI]in,. danc:in,z. douing and lingi",. See July 7-3

Spring 1989

BatUe8eld Band'. 3r4 K1thland cu-

SlXW4W-8989.

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Au.tuat 4-6 • CheUcamp. No. . ScoUa Le F,n U.. aI de l' E:.c:aouette. ConcntJ, au, crafiI-.d chiJdr... ·s par.dt..lnfo: Le Feli . val ck I'Ucaoue\le. P.O. Boa 430. C'1!et;';.mp. lnverneq Coumy. NoY. Seolil SOE ] HO.

April 30 • Farnham, SII.n'eJ, En&1an4 Farnham Follr. 0.,., Concuu. b.n dance, workahopIn club l'!UionJ. Wo: Mrs. Cuey Musk, Olorishan, Th....,. 0:.... OX9 3LP. "",land. (084 421) 2231.

ClJlm ?O'l/224-2642.

JUDe 16-18' N. Hwnberakle. £aClan4

A""""t 11-13 • H&mlJ.tOD, Ontario 14th Annual Futlnl of Prtenda. Musical cnlertml\mClll 010", with dance lind thein-info; K...., M.nt.ew., Festival of Friends..wl Main Sueel West. Hamihon. Onwio l.8P 1K5. Carud.. 4 16l52S-6644.

The Be"e.rl,. Follr. Fe.U'I'lll. Conc:ulS, dances. informal_siom, WOfkshopc. crtii

Aucu-t 18-20. Owen SollDd. Ontario 14th Annual Owen Sound Summer Folk F ... tt ....l . Music:. dance, worbhopJ, eraflJ and d!;~cn ' ••ea.. Info: The Ororli.ln

BIY Folk Socidy. P.O. Bo~ 52 1, Owen Sound. Ontario N4K SRI. Can.odl. SI9!l71·zm.

-.d music camiuL. _ I lhow" eampin" Hurdy Gurdy and Pipin, Convention. Wo: Chris W-.Ie, 2 Stu Row. N. DallOn. Drifficld 9U R. En,land.

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Tom's fllCe. Kirk, the keyboaldist. rewrires Tom's pan aro plays it for him on Tom's accordion. Why is Tom here? Tom goes offlO practice. The Affordable Floors decide we will ~ ooe instrument at a time. I pray. "Please don't make me tc: fim. I'll do anything. I'U even tulle up Lhe cOW':fC5 I don' t tike." It is apparent that I have pmyed more fervently !han Dave. The banjo is And now we discover the tnl!h about rock musicilllls (these guys lIIlyway). They ate fussy about rhy!hm and beat and trivial swff like that. Aod each of them wams our pan 10 follow his pan on the recording. Each of their partS is in a slightly different rhythm. Some of their parts are in a differenL time signature. The bass player ac:cuses the bass drummer of having a "cavalier" approach to the beat. Dave plays- Another huddle-Dave's 618 is different from their 618: the downbeal is in the wmng place. The Affordable flooB stand in theSUldio and clap their' hands aod stomp tI'Icir feet on the downbeaL They are having a wonderful time; Dave is not. They leave. take two; still IlOl righL They bring out the

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studio equivalent of Mr. Microphone and clap their hands and SlOmp their' feet intO Dave's headset. Each one has his 0'.Vn perception of where the downbeat is. Takes numbeB three to what SOC:rT\lIlike infinity are unsuccessful. Dave is sent off 10 rewrite his pan 10 3/4 time. An Affun.bobk Roo.- (linol.,..III? T~? all!

Steve) remarks that he is on his lSIh cup of coffee. He likes thejig: il mlUChes his heanbeal "Besides, 618 sounds more Stltic than 3/4." "Kellic!" roars the attending mob. Well, alleast we agree on somclhing. "We'll do the dulcimer rLrSl: say The Affordable Floors. "You can be rlfSt next, " llell Tom. The wal k down the long hall from the control room 10 the studio feels like a walk down Dealh Row: I have a good idea what's in SIOfe for me. A technicillll haods me a headset ]t is 100 big and has 10 be balanced on my head, but I am too nervous to notice. Whaddaya call 1his Ihing. lIIlyway7" "An E-fIatIB·fIat harpsicomLIS-hiceupus". I Ihink to myself. Bull tel] him it is a hammer dulcimer and he Iells me thai he thought dulcimers were those little

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lOamI. IcouIdjUSlcry. Socouldlhc Af'l. Time and studio fees are laking wing. A new idea. Tom and [will record at the same time. He willliSitn 10 the headset; I will play without it He will cane in when the time signawre changes; I will begin 10 play after he tw played two measures ""hich is where the vocal pan begins. II almost worn. We try again. I wailiWO measuteS and play Illy littk heart

OUL Ooops! Tom made. rabc swt. NWhy didn't you SW1B1lhe same time as the vocal, CatoIe?~ asks the disembodied voice. Because I can', hear "rUting on the tape without the headphones; whal 's the manu wilh Ihc.se people? Once more. And then again. We get to lislen. 11'5 okay u cept for the last meaSUIe w~ the rhythm wobb5es slightly. Studio chaucr erupts: "Play i tbal;ta;gain1~ "I don', know: whaddaya think7 "Breaks up aI the end." " Yeah, but we're goona fade il OUIIhert anyway," "Was that dulcimer M

nm dissonant with the vocal?"' "Dissonanceisneu. l...et 's keepiL" And finally , "It's_take. Wc'UgowithiL" And bow do)'Oll spell Telier? Now it is Dave', 111m. SlilllOO many notes. llIey rewrite his part again and again. He has now joined lhe mini. maliSlsclloo1 of c lawhammu banjO. I don ' , think I can walch what is so obvj . oosly painful 10 him and leave 10 pace in !he hall AfIer many lakes and a R:pOse of

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"Come bock here and we 'll listen 10 lhis.~ We hear a rough mix. It sounds really good. The .::oustic instruments give 11\ ethereal qual ity 10 !he heavier dcctric and percussive sounds. We are pleased. They an:: pleased. We 1e1l1hem how much we have enjoyed this CJlperi· ence. They lell us what WOIIderrul musicians we are. If they make !he BiII/}Q(Ud Top 100 (even 200!) we'll bave 10 go OOIQUr with them. The thrtt of us pack up. There are

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Sydney Martin by Greg Piburn

Loveland, Colorado Sydney Martin recently looked at her ref1eaion and saw. suangee. The Sydney Martin thai. most people knew was, arlef 111, an imposacr. Fatunately, the Colondo woman did something aboul it This artick. explores the steps one person lOOk 10 exchange I career she disliked for one that involves her love of music and dulcimen. FItSI., a Hille background. Sydney was born and raised in EIkhan,lndiana. The dominant theme: of her childhood was music and writing. She started piano Ieswns at six, played the ukelele at seven, and in junior high bought a g.ita/" with the rmancial aid of. philanthropc aunt. She and a cousin, also in junior high, formed a duet, performing at private parties, PTA

on herown who ,"mingly couldn'( earn a decent living with her music. With the suggestions of friends and family, Sydney chose to study and work in the advanced electrOnics rleld in the Navy. The same: year she left the service, 1980, she graduated with a bachelor's degree in management and technology from the University of Maryland. "It didn't take long 10 land _job with a major electronic.s company located in Loveland. Colorado. It also didn't take long 10 eet this SlnVIge sensation that something wasn't righi, like listening 10 a dulcimer that's slightly OU1 o f tune. I nevee fell real comfortable with myself !here. she recalls. '" thought I should be able 10 fit in. Arter all, I'd spent six years N

cwcer counselor during that time. ''Through counseling I was able 10 take a better look at what I wanted out of life," Sydney says. "I had spend the last II years in a caree.r path thai wasn't really me. I was losing my true CIfW", music, as well as losing myself. I h3d followed paths others upecled of rne--lheir hopes and dreams for me became my hopes and

meetings and chUlthes. !-lee love affair with music continued into her post-\IXI1 years as she often sang and plllyed her guila!" in restaurants and lounges for "free drinks and tipC Anticipating I layoff from her fulltime job IS _ portrait phorographcT, Sydney signed up at the qc of 24 foI"a six-year hitch with the U.s. N.vy. That seemed the sensible thing to do fO"" a young woman OUI

training for ltIat Yf!f)' career. I wondered if something was wrong with me, rather than considering what was wrong with the situation." That slightly-QUt-of-wne feeling had turned way off key by November 19&4. Suffering from physical symptoms of stress (inc luding insomnia and chest pains), Sydney took a six-week leave of absence from her job. She met with.

dreams," Sydney boldly dcc.ided 10 leave the security of a Fortune SOO oompany and Stan htc own music: business, calk<! The Luthicr's Staff. For eighl years she had been building mountain dulcimers as a hobby and for a second income. She turned that hobby-along with COl1SUll(:lion ofpsalteries-inlO I career. In each of the las! twO years Sydney has WOi1 grund-prize honors in the Colorado State Mountain Dulcimee Competitions. She net only builds Ihese instruments, blll abo ICICIIes OIhers 10 play them and performs hcrown compositions fOf"

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& Notes by Rose Hines II'hatl 10M, on jf! 101V pari oflM WOI'ldl We' d liU 10 short JOIV trUUicol _s, It(}lts, awards tJNJ Ukas. A. pollcard is all illaUJ. T~ flUl di!adliM is Apri1251k.{Dr I~ IlUI1IMr DPN. Rou /liMI, P.O. Bax 244J3. llIdiafltJPOliJ, 1N 46224. Keepf.ng up with. ..

Mitzle COlliM • Color me: groen! A new album is upoc:red 10 be rekased in lhe laIC sprill& or early sum ,ftC. IIIi Mil7.ie joins folk tuu-piSt ROMnne Zieglcr 10 create a bounty of Irish music with a "St. Patrick's Day in the Mornin,~ title. MilZie 'S record company, Sanplcr Rccoob Ltd., is also branching out with othor new rerordings: tradiOOru1i fidr;lle music and children's music. In February, MilZie performed at the Lone Star State. Dulcimer Festiyal in Denton, Teus and July 1989 will find her at a festiyal near Piusburgh &ro, she hopes. al the Dulcimer FunTest in Eyan, Michigan. WllICh for her! MilZie Collin!, SamplCf Records Ltd., PO So .... 192m, Rochester, NY 14619-0270.

Joe.my Wilson. ALthough IOllring and performing are things of the past for Joemy, much of her time is occupied at her husband's side as they run their record ccmpany, Oargason Music, in Burbank, California. Aside from this fndcavor, Joemy is also active in sunny California's SumlllCT Solstice Dulcimer Festiyal and utends an invitation 10 DPN rcaderlto atlend this wondcrf'ul CVCIlt. This past summer, Joemy IOIYClcd to ITeland 10 cnjoy the Turlough O'Caroian feStiYai in Kfaduc where she was plC8!JCd 10 sec and

hear so man y children playing and com· peting IUId carrying on the tradition. 1..ook for mort hammered dulcimer musk: 110m Joemy since her goal of roeortling arecord-a-year wa<I hindeted in 1988. We will SU IWO releases litis year 10 make up for the droug.hL WSlch forOfle in the spring and I sccood this fall. Joerny Wi!501\, Darpson Musk:, PO Box 189, Bur-

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Prue.rrina: An Art • In the rail of 1989 look for a new inslrUCtiona1 yideo tape Starring the legendary 89·year-old bones pbycr, Percy Danforth (Ann Arbor, Michigan). Perty look! forward 10 pn:scrving and pr0moting his an with the donated ~ of Lark in the Morning Vidoo Productions in ~1cnOOcino, California.

Canadian Notes. The 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary WIll treat.od to the hammered dulcimer mum of Chri.ty aDd F1-ed Cook of Calgary. The rigorous stress and pressures that the IthlCICS endure ccnainly must ha-.-e been soothed during this duo's five-day stint in the AthIelC's Village. Christy found it to be a gmtifying C.lperience a.s she WCflt on a solo, three-week lOur of Saskatchewan 10 introduce and perronn ror some 6.000 Students in 26 schools. Afler her lOUr, ChriSty roeordcd T~ Cfta/llft In the CUusroo1l1. J thiklrcn's ~assctle containing songs, inscrumentals an(! poems, which is being cnthusiastically I"OI.:ciy«i by young and old alike. The highlight 0( Fred and Christy's summer of 1988 was a trip 10 Ell.:ins, West Vuginia 10 assist Sam Rluetta IcaI;:h a class called "Hammer Dulcimer Sam -

pler~ al the AugUSla Hcrilqe Arts Wort· shop. Their Augusta week was so suc· cessful that they've planned a trip down the CIS! CI»St orthe Uniled StaICJ in late April-early May 1989. Other lOUrS being planned include the west coast or Canada and the UnilCd States in late-Marc h or early·ApriI1989. Fred and ChriSty Will be part of the Summer Solstice Dulcimer and Traditional Music Festiyal in Califc:mia in June. Cllristy COOk, PO Bo~ 7S 11, Sl3tion E, Calgary, Albena nc·1M1, Canada. 401,-'249-8950.

There'. ,ot to be an easier way ... From the whimsical heart orTexl!I. Dina Hamllton dropped us a ~ Iine. Note: you are adYJSCd 10 consult the appupriatc authorities before applyill8 any 0( Dana's "solutions!" H

• TranspMing Ia1JC Of bulky irulruments: "1 am prescnLly WOIt:ing on a 'pocket hammered dulcimer ' that will fold up and iii in your wallet or purse. It secms likc then: are I lot of mountain dul cimer players ime rcslCd in buying one for lheir favorite t>~mmered duld m." pl:!yer! " • Thc most convenienl chair 10 use for traveling: "The one in thc back of the Winnebago. You just climb in and go. Now, if the festiY31 is up on a hilltop, such as Coby. Tcnnc.ssr:e, lhen it is Ycry helpfu l to have a 4.wheel driye Winnebago. If Ihcre isn'l one Iyaibble, you could buy a ycry larxe amplifier (a 1;1. ' Bact To The Future') and pipe in your music. ..say, from New lo-it.lico. H

• Oeaning the hammered dulcimCf soundboard and pin blcxk: "Jifry Wash Car Wash. To dry il good I just wire illO the grill of my pi~kup and dnve 6S on the

rreeway.H • Where \O.store dulcimer hammers SO they ' re not broken: "Inside lhe dulcllner, JuSt drop 'em in the soondhole!l and lei 'cr rip!H

• Pr.icticing without mising objlxtions: " Moye! Or another altem3ti we is 10 play really well. Since playing isn 'l always

possible, put away the iron hammers and mate someoot of canvas. Or maybe ttpl:oce the wire strings with binder's Iwine. Now IMI would be quiel!" • An easy 'dish-to-pass- l"OI.:ipe: " rtrSt. It

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Her performing carco- his .Iso made great sDidcs as word of her I8lent lias spread. She plays hammered and mouncain dulcimers, psalteries and guilaf3 as well as sings original compositions. Starting. new life lAd. new business is diITiculL HB lII.l' d I1IUlot live life willi a lillJe less money and feel good aboot what I'm doing," says the 37-yea-old mu.sician/entnlprtneur. Two years 180 Sydney looked in the proverbial mirror and saw a driven, aggressive penon JIXlIIingly arapped in a high-paced high-tech indusrry. "Now I sec my real, fI1OI'e peaceful self. I'm back." Cr41 PibMnI i.r eOllllrlWlkotu-~, feN II." dillifilM 0{ 0 Fan_ 10lJ ctNrtpaIfJ. A fru-lMu .....iUr Ar weU. M wwriutll .mo..t

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