Teachers and Workshop Leaders List

Mountain Dulcimer Teacher/Writer/Performer
from New Albany, Indiana.

For the last seven years, Maureen has taught classes and workshops in the Appalachian dulcimer to hundreds of students in more than sixteen states.

Maureen approaches both her workshops and performances with a warmth and sense of humor that makes the student and audience feel at ease.

Mountain Dulcimer Teacher
from Concordia, Kansas.

Erin is the 2004 Winfield National Mountain Dulcimer Champion!

She teaches mountain dulcimer in her home in Concordia, Kansas.

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Mountain Dulcimer Teacher
from Dorado, Kansas.

Teresa teaches beginner thru intermediate mountain dulcimer and clawhammer banjo in her home in Dorado, Kansas.

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Hammer Dulcimer Teacher
from Wichita, Kansas.

Princess is a well known former National Hammered Dulcimer Champion. She teaches dulcimer to all levels at a local music store in Wichita, Kansas.

Mountain and Hammer Dulcimer Teacher/Performer
from Louisville, Kentucky.

Molly McCormack, formerly known as Molly Freibert, has enjoyed playing, performing and teaching on both the mountain and hammer dulcimers for over 10 years. Molly's musical interests are varied. She often performs traditional tunes as well as many contemporary tunes, both instrumental and vocal.

Molly has had the pleasure of teaching at many week long dulcimer events. She is a regular teacher each year at Kentucky Music Week in Bardstown, Kentucky and has also taught at Augusta Heritage Dulcimer Week in Elkins, West Virginia and Appalachian State University Dulcimer Week in Boone, North Carolina.

Molly has been a featured performer and workshop teacher at many dulcimer weekend festivals around the country including: The Great Dulcimer Convention at Pine Mountain State Park, Southeast Ohio Dulcimer Festival in Athens, Ohio, Knoxville Area Dulcimer Retreat in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Dulcimer Chautaqua in New Harmony, Indiana, Blue River Dulcimer Festival in Shelbyville, Indiana and many more. Molly has visited numerous dulcimer clubs in the region to give workshops to club members. Some of these include: Cincinnati Dulcimer Society, Paul Pyle Dulcimer Society, Northern Kentucky Dulcimer Society, Bays Mountain Dulcimer Club and Northern Illinois Dulcimer Society.

Hammer Dulcimer Teacher/Performer
from Baltimore, Maryland.

In addition to his work as a performer, Ken is highly sought after as a teacher of the dulcimer having taught at countless festivals and music camps throughout the U.S. including The Swannanoa Gathering (nine years), Common Ground, the John Campbell Folk School (four years), the Augusta Heritage Festival, the Summer Solstice Festival, Meadowlark (five years) and numerous others.

"... he is one of the best hammered dulcimer performers and teachers in the country... coincidently, I just reviewed his latest teaching materials in the current DPN and he also has a brand new solo album out."
-- Neal Walters

"Ken Kolodner is one of the very best hammered dulcimer players and teachers around. Also dy-no-mite on fiddle."
-- Kathie Hollandsworth

Mountain Dulcimer Teacher
from Agawam, Massachusetts.

Teacher-performer for over 30 years, also available for lectures and school demonstrations.

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Mountain Dulcimer Teacher
from Madison, Mississippi.

Jeff teaches private and group lessons in mountain dulcimer.

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Mountain Dulcimer Teacher
from Duluth, Minnesota.

Wendy is a dulcimer performer, instructor, enthusiast, and folk instrument merchant. Wendy has taught over 75 beginner mountain dulcimer classes since the early 1990’s to people of all ages. She teaches through community education programs, senior programs, and through additional classes as arranged. She also gives private lessons. She coordinates the annual Dulcimer Day in Duluth festival which has taken place for 6 years. Wendy has performed t many local nursing homes, assisted living places, area festivals as well as private weddings and holiday events. She enjoys giving demonstrations and sharing both kinds of dulcimers with others.

Mountain Dulcimer Teacher
from the St. Louis, Missouri.

"My first dulcimer - Penny - found me Christmas. 1999. It was the beginning of a love affair. The more I learned, the more I wanted to know. About 2003 I began teaching others how much fun it is to belong to a dulcimer. I have taught private lessons and - most recently - a continuing education class at a nearby community college. Most of my students have been beginning level. But few of them stay that way. Some of them have come even back to learn how to make their own music. I try to help people find how they want to be used by their dulcimer. Private lessons in my home. My schedule is flexible."
-- Elizabeth

Mountain Dulcimer Teacher
from Branson, Missouri.

"I have been playing the dulcimer for about 3 years and I am teaching at Artfolk Music & Wood Company in the Branson Mill Craft Village! I have recorded one album that appears on CD Baby if you would like to take a look. I teach in DAA, DAd & equal distant styles. I would love to have new students in the stores."
-- Dennis Day

Hammer Dulcimer Teachers/Performers
from Missouri.

Linda Thomas and Dan DeLancey are award-winning players who have performed together for over twenty years, gaining the attention of fans and reviewers worldwide. The duo has recorded twelve albums together and facilitates workshops for beginner to advanced players. Linda has published several instructional books with arrangements for hammered dulcimer.

Don't forget! Linda and Dan are available for concerts, festivals, private parties and instructional workshops for hammered dulcimer and flatpicked guitar, too!

Hammer Dulcimer Teacher/Writer/Champion
from Arnold, Missouri.

He placed first at the 1994 Southwest Regional Hammered Dulcimer Contest and third in the 1995 National Hammered Dulcimer Championship in Winfield, Kansas. At the prestigious Evart Dulcimer Funfest, the oldest and largest dulcimer fest in the nation, Rick was voted Best Performer and Favorite Teacher in 1995, '96, and '97.

Rick is the founding member of the Cabin Fever String Band and travels across the country playing solo hammered dulcimer and teaching at music festivals.

Mountain/Hammer Dulcimer Teacher
from Omaha, Nebraska.

Jenni teaches hammered and mountain dulcimer, fiddle, guitar, and mandolin in her home in Omaha, Nebraska.

Mountain Dulcimer Teacher
from Amherst, New Hampshire.

Sandy teaches personalized lessons to help you get the most enjoyment from your instrument, scheduled to fit your schedule!

Mountain Dulcimer Teacher
from Marlton, New Jersey.

Janice teaches Mountain Dulcimer in her home in Marlton, New Jersey. She teaches weekends and evenings and works with all beginner through intermediate.

Mountain Dulcimer Teacher
from Silver City, New Mexico.

Peggy gives lessons to beginning dulcimer students in her home by appointment only.

Mountain/Hammer Dulcimer Teacher
from Reserve, New Mexico.

Mary teaches in her home or nearby at school in the mountain town of Reserve. She teaches weekends and evenings and conducts a workshop on Friday mornings. She teaches mountain dulcimer, hammer dulcimer, fiddle, folk guitar, flutes, and recorder.

Mountain Dulcimer Teacher/Performer
from Latham, New York.

"I've enjoyed teaching all levels at dulcimer festivals in New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania since 1998, as well as in schools, summer programs, and adult education. I frequently conduct workshops in which students (sometimes as family projects) make dulcimers from kits, decorate and personalize them, and then learn to play them."
-- CarolLynn

Mountain Dulcimer Teacher/Performer
from Shelby, North Carolina.

Winner of multiple state, regional and city dulcimer competition awards, Joe does a wide range of music including unique arrangements of traditional hymns, Celtic, original compositions, and anything that he thinks sounds “cool” that usually isn’t played on the dulcimer. A folk singer who has a passion for writing and performing humorous pieces, he enjoys being accompanied by the laughter of an audience. He has produced several tab books and CDs.

Mountain Dulcimer Teacher/Performer
from Bryson City, North Carolina.

For over 20 years Lois Hornbostel has been known as one of the foremost developers and promoters of mountain dulcimer playing and music. Her mastery of the instrument has resulted in best-selling books for Mel Bay Publications, acclaimed recordings, and dulcimer playing championships including those at the Galax, VA, and Fiddlers Grove, NC old-time fiddlers' conventions.

Lois’s musical versatility comes from having learned her music firsthand from traditional musicians within their cultures - traditional Irish in New York, Cajun music in Louisiana, and old-time string band music in North Carolina. Her first recording, "Vive le Dulcimer," which featured international folk music that she adapted to the dulcimer, was a finalist for an "Indie" Award in the World Music category. Lois’s more recent instrumental recordings, "Dulcimer Enchantment" and "Dulcimer Jubilee," dynamically present the versatile sounds of the mountain dulcimer. She was chosen for a compilation of renowned dulcimer players called "Masters of the Mountain Dulcimer, Volume I."

She has written the following books for the mountain dulcimer: The Irish Dulcimer; Dulcimer Fiddle Tunes, Anthology for the Fretted Dulcimer; Dulcimer Duets, Rounds & Ensembles; The Classroom Dulcimer (Lois's beginner book); American Fiddle Tunes for Mountain Dulcimer; and is completing a new book for Mel Bay Publications entitled Cajun Favorites for Mountain Dulcimer.

Lois is the editor of a new internet dulcimer "webzine" for Mel Bay Publications entitled "Dulcimer Sessions.".

Lois is known for her imaginative approaches toward teaching the mountain dulcimer and has revolutionized many of the teaching methods. For 12 years Lois was director of the Appalachian State University Dulcimer Playing Workshop in Boone, NC, and she has expanded and continued her innovative dulcimer teaching work with the Western Carolina University Mountain Dulcimer Week in Cullowhee, NC. In elementary schools throughout the Southeast, she is known as "Miss Lois," intrepid children's dulcimer teacher, and has taught over 17,000 youngsters to play the instrument.