Our October 18 gathering was graced by beautiful autumn weather! We met at the Bridgewater Retirement Community at 1:30 in the Shenandoah Room and were led by Lori Lineweaver and Dinah Ansley, who shared Balm in Gilead and Whispering Hope, and led sing-alongs of I’ve Been Working on the Railroad and Tennessee Waltz. We were entertained by the singing of an original re-working of the Tennessee … Continue reading Autumn Dulcimers
FALL – TIME OF TRANSITION AND CHANGE DULCIMER GATHERING – OCT 18, 2025 also has TRANSITION & CHANGE! The October 18 DULCIMER GATHERING HAS MANY CHANGES:It will be at the Bridgewater Retirement Community—- NOT The Waynesboro Library. It will be from 1:30 – 3:30pm in the Shenandoah Room—-NOT at 10:30a.m. It will be led by Lori Lineweaver and Dinah Ansley—-NOT Pride of the Blue Ridge Group. AND—It will be … Continue reading Our October Gathering
We welcomed the opportunity to have Jeff Furman of Chapel Hill, NC for a workshop and concert weekend September 12 and 13, 2025. Jeff’s Friday morning workshop included some essential right hand techniques, the practice of which can form the basis of good playing. In the second workshop, some left hand techniques were introduced and we tried these out using several new pieces introduced by … Continue reading Jeff Furman Workshop
SEPTEMBER 12 – Jeff Furman Workshop We look forward to our first workshop since Covid shut us down! Jeff Furman will be offering three classes on Friday, September 12. We are excited! Jeff comes to us from Chapel Hill, North Carolina and brings 37 years of musical performance experience. His gentle, humorous teachingstyle has made him a very popular instructor at numerous mountain festivals, and … Continue reading Workshop and Annual Picnic
The sessions will be recorded, and all registered students will receive links to the videos afterward for review and practice. Session 1 (9:00 am – 11:00 am EDT) – “Waltzes and Airs”We will begin the day with lilting waltzes and lyrical airs from around the world. The arrangements presented will include some Celtic pieces (“Neil Gow’s Lament”, “Rosebud of Allenvale”); a classical piece from New … Continue reading Tull’s Virtual Workshop
The Bridgewater Retirement Community’s Studio was filled with joyful strumming and singing on July 19, 2025, as the “Joyful Noise” group of the Blue Ridge Mountain Dulcimer Club led the group in familiar tunes and a new one, too! It was so good to play together! Sharing time was particularly special this month, thanks to Jim, Marlon and Sylvia! Phyllis pulled together an impromptu trio, … Continue reading July’s Joyful Noise!
The Pride of the Blue Ridge provided music for Holy Cross several Sundays this summer. Here is a sampling of some of their music, with “South Wind”, “Celtic Melodies” and “Brother James Aire”. Continue reading A Sunday Morning in July
Joyful Noise and some of the Pride of the Blue Ridge gathered in the Oasis to help celebrate BRC’s Fête today, Jul 16, 2025. There was lots of food, visiting, and music! We enjoyed being part of this event! “Joyful Noise” started off with the “dulcimer national anthem”, Boil Dem Cabbage Down, and continued with some old favorites. “Gray Cat On a Tennessee Farm” The … Continue reading BRC Fête Fun
What a fun time we had, singing along as the host group, River City Strummers, played some favorite songs! Their selection of sing-a-longs were a delight, and they led us in playing two new rounds (Old Chairs to Mend and Oh, How Lovely is the Evening) and an historic fiddle tune Fancy Gap Breakdown. There was good audience participation with the old Carter family song … Continue reading Jammin’ in June
Dusty Strings D25-B hammered dulcimer and accessories ($650 OBO) This full-sized hammered dulcimer had one owner, who used it to play Christmas carols once a year. It is solid wood with a black lacquer finish on the soundboard (hence the “B” in D25-B), and sounds lovely. The range is 15/14, and the folks at Dusty Strings confirmed that while the D25 is no longer made, it … Continue reading Great deals on dulcimers!
Blue Ridge Mountain Dulcimer Players Club 