When Helen Bankston first heard the mountain dulcimer playing on the streets of Asheville, North Carolina, she couldn’t have imagined that she and four other Baton Rougeans would form a society ...

Wendy Grethen first touched the strings of a mountain dulcimer at a fair 27 years ago. She learned to play the Appalachian-region American folk instrument as a child in Illinois -- then stopped ...

Michigan State University’s Broad Art Museum is hosting a panel discussion Friday night about disability and art. It explores how artists navigate their health conditions through their creative ...

For those unfamiliar with the hammered dulcimer, let’s begin there. The hammered dulcimer is an ancient predecessor of the piano. While it can also be “plucked,” it is typically played by bouncing ...

Every Friday evening, a group of musicians who play on dulcimers and other acoustic instruments gather for a few hours to ...

Some things are worth holding on to. There are treasures to keep. Take, for example, a dulcimer. It was made around 1983 at a woodshop at Navarre School. The original owner was found and friendships ...