April Festival Schedule

Held at Queen Street United Methodist Church
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, concert at 7:30 PM

Instructors include current Mountain Dulcimer National Champion Joe Collins of Shelby, multiple competition winner Jeff Furman of Chapel Hill, Margit Roberson of Goldsboro and Nancy Galambush of Snow Hill, NC. Classes for beginners through intermediate. Cost $35.
FREE concert at 7:30 features Joe Collins and Flat Mountain Dulcimers.

First friday of each month at 7-10 pm
Held at Rivermont Presbyterian Church in Enon, Virginia
(in Chesterfield County)

Held in Oakdale Park.
Two-day sale open to the public.
Display and sale of carvings, tools, supplies, blanks.

Oakdale Park camping information.

Workshop Descriptions:

1. Blues and Boogie-tuning DAd, All levels. A fun and easy way to become introduced to playing across the strings for melody while getting in the groove with rhythm and syncopation. We will learn the basic Blues shuffle in the Key of E, and Boogie in the Key of D. Shortenin' Bread Boogie will be taught as well.

2. Fundamentals of Melodic Flatpicking-tuning DAd, Beginner and up. We will focus on scales played across the strings rather than up and down one string. This technique adds speed, clarity, and variety to your playing in addition to what you already know. The scales we practice will be utilized in learning a fun and catchy fiddle tune using the Flatpicking technique.

3. Flatpicking Whiskey Before Breakfast-tuning DAd, Intermediate. The next step up from Fundamental, we will learn a great version of this tune, done in two arrangements an octave apart with all the notes a fiddle player would use. It will combine the technique of playing cross string scales with an introduction to playing chord arpeggios as well.

4. Patterned Chord Arpeggios for Melody- tuning DAd, Intermediate and up. Every chord when strummed is also 3 potential melody notes when the strings are played one at a time. Adding picking patterns to that idea, we will learn to pull those notes out of the chords to play a tune buy working through a lovely waltz "Seeker's Waltz". It's like fingerpicking with a flatpick using a technique called crosspicking.

Download Festival Flyler HERE.

Held at Weatherbury Farms (40 minutes SW of Pittsburgh)

Come join us for a fun weekend of music and relaxation at Weatherbury Farms, a beautiful B&B facility that features plush amenities in a pastoral setting of over 100 acres of scenic farmland in the rolling hills of Southwest Pennsylvania. The workshops will be scheduled in 4 separate 2-hour sessions, starting on Friday night and going through Sunday morning, so there will be ample "free time" in between.

Tull Glazener will do a concert and lead a jam session on Saturday night, and the weekend will culminate with everyone coming together on Sunday morning to play as an ensemble.

Get your reservations in early! Students have the option of staying either at the farm itself, or at one of the many nearby motels.

Held at the Joseph United Methodist Church, 3rd & S. Lake Street, OR is located in the beautiful Wallowa Mountains 70 miles east of I-84 at La Grande, on Hwy 82 near Wallowa Lake (4 hours from Boise, 2 hours south of Lewiston, 6 hours from Portland, 7 hours from Seattle)

Mountain Dulcimer Workshops at Beginners, Advanced Beginners & Intermediate/Advanced levels all day with Susan Howell, Niels Andersen, Bob Webb and Heidi Muller. Dulcimer Clinic offers small repairs & set-up by Bob Webb.

• Welcome gathering Friday night
• Jam after Saturday workshops
• Evening Concert Saturday at 7:00 pm
• Dulcimer music in church on Sunday morning

The festival will go forward with the co-operation of the Best Western, the local library, and a lot of other great folks in Pilot Mountain. If you would like to register you can simply download the registration form from last year from the website. If you have any questions about the event, please feel free to e-mail Ken Bloom. If you live in the area, you might consider coming to the Saturday night concert.

If you think you'd like to try the bowed dulcimer and don't have one, there are two simple alternatives. We will have a few extra instruments for folks to use who want to try it. There is also a very simple and inexpensive alteration that you can do to an existing mountain dulcimer to make bowing possible. Let Ken know if any of you need any of these details.

Held at the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 109 Hobson Ave. (right off Central Ave. 2nd light past Oaklawn racetrack)

Dan Levenson will be in town doing his Meet the Banjo seminar, concert, dance, and workshops in clawhammer banjo and fiddle. Scott Odena and Linda Brockinton will be teaching dulcimer workshops. Also, Chuck Lee of Lee banjos will be here with Tony Pass maker of Lost Timbre banjo rims. Note:
If you would like private lessons from any of the musicians on Friday, please call in advance.

The Bear on the Square Festival held for the first time in 1997 commemorates the bear that came to the square in the spring of 1996. This festival brings the best of the mountains including traditional mountain crafts, bluegrass and old-time music and workshops in guitar, fiddle, and banjo. All musicians are invited to join in the jam sessions around the square and everyone is invited to take part in the dancing on the square on Saturday night.

Bear on the Square Website

Held at the Salt Lick Pavilion and Camp Ben McCulloch.
The festival enjoys very favorable media coverage of all types, including radio and television. Veteran campers have wonderful memories of all-night jams. Three music stages.

Info: P. O. Box 28187, Austin, Texas 78755-8187

General Information

Spring Dulcimer Week begins Sunday, April 22, 2007 with afternoon registration and evening orientation. Classes meet Monday thru Friday. Small class size and plenty of personal attention make this an excellent opportunity for beginners to start out on the right foot, for intermediate players to freshen up their repertoire, and for advanced musicians to challenge themselves.

Evening activities include dances, a Wednesday evening gathering of local old-time musicians, jam sessions, song swaps and a Friday student showcase. A Thursday night concert features the Spring Dulcimer Week instructors.

It's not too late to register for all Spring Dulcimer Week workshops, including Hammered Dulcimer with Patty Looman and Steve Eulberg, as well as Mountain Dulcimer with Aaron O’Rourke.

Sponsored by the Springfield Dulcimer Club.
Held at the Tomorrow's Stars Resort (Hwy 40 at I-70 exit 62, just east of Springfield. Workshops for hammered and mountain dulcimer and other acoustic instruments.
Concerts.

Info: Springfield Dulcimer Club
Dean Yoesting
2397 Liberty Rd.
New Carlisle, Ohio 45344-9555

A cowboy ride from Lincoln to Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Over 125 miles of New Mexico, over the Capitan Mountains, across the high desert grasslands, through the Pecos River. We ride from Lincoln to Fort Sumner chasing the ghost of Billy the Kid. There are elements of endurance on this ride. Quality rental horses are available.

Contact Wally for package prices.

Check out the official Billy the Kid's Last Trail Ride website!

CAMP GROUND INFORMATION:

Blue Sky Resort 870.723.4999 - Fair - a little far out
Guest House & RV Park 870.269.3758 - Good - near post office
Ozark RV Park 870.269.2542 - Good - next to the Folk Center - has pickin' shed
Shady Grove RV Park 870.269.4588 - Good - near Folk Center & eating places - has pickin' shed
Spring Hill RV Park 870.269.2554 - Fair - near Folk Center
Whitewater Travel Park 870.269.8047 - Good - near Folk Center & town square MOTEL & B&B's HOTEL INFORMATION:

Angler's White River Resort 870.585.2226 - Good - Far out
Best Western Fiddler's Inn 870.269.2828 - Good - near OKC
Days Inn 870.269.3287 - Fair - at the only stop light in town
Dogwood Motel 870.269.3847 - Good - near the hospital
Hidden Valley Cabins 870.269.2655 - near post office
Inn of Mountain View B&B 870.269.4200 - Good - near square
Jack's Fishing Resort & Motel 870.585.2211 - Fair - way in the heck out
Lowe House B&B 800.816.8608 - Good - by city hall & red mill
Mountain View Motel 870.269.3209 - Fair - on the main drag & near square
Myrtle's Guest House 870.269.8509 or 3548 - Good - block from square
Ozark Country Inn B&B 870.269.8699 - Good - near old post office & square
Ozark Folk Center 800.264.3655 - Good - you're there on the grounds
Pine Cabins & Lodge 877.269.5900 - Good - Brand new, near square
Red Bud Inn 870.269.4375 - Good - near OFC & eating places
Sandy's Gifts & Loft 870.269.4566 - Good - 1/2 from square
Wildflower B&B 870.269.4383 - Good - right on square

Hosted by a non-profit association that benefits the Kids Uke Club Program in San Antonio. The program provides ukuleles, cases, electronic tuners, and lessons for free for kids 8-12. Our goal is to spread the joy of ukulele to the world (so okay, the universe...)

This year we have a line up of instructors from all over the USA. There'll be affordable and fun workshops on everything from how to play Jazz to Clawstrum to Rock-n-Roll on your uke. Check it out if you'd like -- we'd love to see you there. It's happening the same week as Fiesta, so there's lots to see and do in San Antonio around that time. Definitely a ukulele lover's heaven.

Held at the Gallery for Contemporary Arts (at College Plaza)
406 North Broad Street
Brevard, North Carolina 28712

Events:

• 10:30am (beginner/intermediate workshop - DAd)
• 1:30pm (intermediate+ workshop - DAd)
• 4:00pm concert

Costs:

• $15 per workshop
• $8 concert
• $5 for those attending at least one workshop

Held at the Rebel State Historic Site, Marthaville, Louisianna beginning at noon on Friday and at 9 a.m. on Saturday. The weekend kicks off with the 7th annual Harmonica Contest at 7 p.m. on Friday. Contests and Workshops for Mt. dulcimer and hammer dulcimers be held on Saturday. Then, enjoy live musical performances throughout the day on Saturday, along with food and crafts from regional vendors, plus some new vendors with dulcimers and dulcimer-related items. Rebel State Historic Site is located approximately 25 miles west of Natchitoches, La. off Hwy La. 1221. For more information, and to register for workshops or contests, call 1-888-677-3600 toll free or 472-6255 locally.