Christmas Carols at BRC, December 3, 2019 Harrisonburg Baptist Church 150th Year Anniversary Celebration On September 29, the Joyful Noise, the Tuesday Morning Maple Terrace dulcimer players, joined Wally Holthaus in celebrating the Harrisonburg Baptist Church’s 150th Anniversary. What a great service, fun day, and wonderful food! We played some multi-part hymns in the gazebo during the noon meal. Vespers at BRC’s Lantz Chapel August … Continue reading “Joyful Noise”
The “Sweet Strings Sisters”, Debbie Campbell, Patricia Cash, Carole Ralston and Shannon Tate, were often heard playing this summer by the Humpback Rocks Visitor Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway on 2nd and 4th Sundays of summer months. This year, Sisters of the Strings, Shannon Tate and Patricia Cash, have shared sweet music at the Homecoming Sunday at Love Church and also at Glovier Memorial … Continue reading The Sweet Sounds of the Sweet Strings Sisters
For the past several years, we have gathered for a fall jam at Grand Caverns Park in Grottoes. We have shared good food as well as good music! After an unseasonably warm week, the day of our picnic dawned chilly and remained that way! We were thankful for Mike’s crockpot of macaroni (and his red velvet cake, too!), for Joan’s spectacular salad, the ham, snack … Continue reading Grand Caverns Annual Fall Picnic
Sunday strumming on the Blue Ridge Parkway Jan and Tom Scanlan, Patricia Cash, Shannon Tate, Debbie Campbell and Carole Ralston, along with other club members, played at Humpback Rocks, Milepost 6 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, every 2nd and 4th Sunday afternoon of the summer months, June through September, weather permitting. Lots of visitors at the Visitor Center stop by to learn about the Appalachian … Continue reading Summertime music at Humpback Rocks
Tull Glazener’s Workshop, September 21, 2019 What a wonderful day – three multi-part workshops with Tull, ending with the class playing “Go in Peace” as the prelude to Tull’s evening concert. As always with our instructor concerts, it was a real treat! Thanks, Tull! “Sum of the Parts” – there’s something magic that happens when a like-minded group of musicians gets together to play. The … Continue reading Tull Glazener Workshop Photos
2019 Holiday Season As we begin to plan ahead for the upcoming holiday season, we see that already various groups within our club have arranged to play for others. Sharing our music with others outside our own circle was one of our club goals that was expressed at our Annual Meeting in November 2018. So, we are delighted that the sweet sound of dulcimers will … Continue reading 2019 Jam and Program Schedule
Check out some photos of our 2018 Holiday Concert – it looks like everyone had a great time! Thanks to Gene Bowlen for running sound. We ended with the Sing-A-Long, doing THREE TUNES; JINGLE BELLS, JOY TO THE WORLD, AND WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS, with more than 25 dulcimers playing! Thanks to friends and family for helping us to celebrate this holiday … Continue reading Dec. 15 Holiday Concert Photos
Galax Dulcimer/Melton Family Tradition – “Galax Style” is the term given to cover a type of dulcimer and a style of playing from the southwestern area of the state of Virginia, in particular the playing of one family in and around the area of Galax – the Meltons. This dulcimer style dates back to the mid-1800s and is one of the oldest in the history of … Continue reading Galax Dulcimer
Here’s a couple pictures from our 2018 picnic. While disappointed that some folks who had planned on coming on the original date were not able to make it, we were delighted to have a good turnout for the slow jam, and, of course enjoyed the great food! Thanks to all! The Blue Ridge Mountain Dulcimer Players FALL PICNIC and JAM has been re-scheduled for September … Continue reading September 22, 2018 Fall Picnic Pics
After using facilities for our workshops, we have offered a donation to each hosting facilities. Here are two thank you notes from our last two workshops: Bridgewater Retirement Community Chapel BRC Thank You.pdf Tinkling Spring Presbyterian Church Tinkling Springs Thank You.pdf Continue reading Two Thank You Notes
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