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
Club leaders made the decision at a Sept. 30 meeting to revise our schedule to FOUR gatherings a year, with the possible addition of a Christmas program, and to host them all at THE STUDIO at the Bridgewater Retirement Village Community (BRC) in Bridgewater, VA. Look for directions on our webpage: Gatherings. These will occur on the THIRD SATURDAY from 1:30 to 3:30 in March, … Continue reading 2026 Schedule is Proposed
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
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 