September Picnic 2026Choices by request July 2026Old Joe Clark – p. 113Mississippi Sawyer – p. 108Lisa Jane – p. 102Black Mountain Rag – p.22Boneparte Crossing the Rhine – p.30Cripple Creek – p. 51Midnight on the Water – p.108Soldiers Joy – p.158Southwind – p. 159Will the Circle Be Unbroken – p. 183Go in Peace. May 2026Boil dem Cabbage – doing harmony, 29Go Tell Aunt Rhody. 77Gray … Continue reading 2025 – 2026 Jam Tunes
Congratulations to Blue Ridge Dulcimer Players Club member Phyllis Gaskins, recipient of the 2025 Fries Musical Heritage Award This award, sponsored by Legends of Grayson, is presented to a person who has excelled in preserving, promoting or performing the unique traditional music of Fries and the surrounding communities of Grayson and Carroll counties. Master musician, author and educator, Phyllis Gaskins is known as the foremost … Continue reading Gaskins, Heritage Award Recipient
Several of our club members have reported enthusiastically about their experiences at Dulcimer U, and are planning a return trip this summer, July 19-24, 2026, at Cullowhee, NC. There are morning and afternoon classes, daily jam sessions, and evening concerts by instructors. Housing, dining and lessons are at Western Carolina University. Registration is now open, online. Review the classes and make your choices here: https://www.wcu.edu/engage/professional-enrichment/conferences-and-community-classes/dulcimer-u/dulcimer-u-summer-week/index.aspxhttps://www.wcu.edu/engage/professional-enrichment/conferences-and-community-classes/dulcimer-u/dulcimer-u-summer-week/index.aspx … Continue reading Dulcimer U Registration is Open
BRMDP – Make a Joyful Noise for the 2025 Holidays Our Blue Ridge Mountain Dulcimer Players, emceed by intrepid coordinator, Dinah Ansley, opened our annual holiday gathering with a large group performance of “Jingle Bells” and “Good King Wenceslas” at Bridgewater Retirement Community in Bridgewater, VA, on Dec. 13. Before a roomful of dulcimer players and residents, we sang and played a host of sing-a-long … Continue reading Joyful Noise for the Holidays
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!
