Does your New Year’s resolution include MUSIC? Music is known to have many benefits! Read on (and click here to see some dulcimers that are for sale!). Reducing stress and anxiety: Listening to and playing music can lower stress hormones, blood pressure, and heart rate. It can also help reduce anxiety. Improving mood: Upbeat music can help you feel better. Music can also help regulate mood. Relieving pain: Listening to … Continue reading New Year’s Resolution?
* Sunday, Nov. 17, 11:00 am – Woodstock Presbyterian Church – Heartstrings * Saturday, Nov. 23, 11:00 pm – Waynesboro Library – Dulcimers 4 You quartet * Sunday, Dec. 1, 10 am – Batesville Holy Cross Episcopal Church – Dulcimers 4 You quartet * Thursday, Dec. 5, 6:00 pm – Belle Grove Plantation in Middletown – Heartstrings * Thursday, Dec. 12, 10:00 am – Woodstock Moose Lodge Seniors … Continue reading Upcoming Events
Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 1:00 PM Grand Opening of the Appalachian Dulcimer Museum at Apple Attacha Cidery, 3 Josh Ben Lane, Sperryville VA (540) 423-8717 Tour one of the largest historic collections in the world. Learn about the history of a truly authentic American instrument. Springing from the Middle Ages and steeped in mystery, this instrument was brought over by early settlers and was … Continue reading Appalachian Dulcimer Museum Opening
& Annual Club Meeting We will meet September 14, 2024, at 10 am, ready for playing, and will plan to eat around noon! Directions to the Studio location are below.We will start by practicing two songs the whole club will share at our Christmas gathering, Dec. 14, in the Bridgewater Retirement Community Chapel. These can be downloaded here (Dona Nobis, Jingle Bells (DAD) and Jingle … Continue reading Annual Picnic Gathering
If you are a ukulele player…. or have a ukulele in the back of your closet… here is a great learning opportunity in the Bridgewater area, coming in October, 2024! Sponsored by the Shenandoah Valley Ukulele Players Continue reading Dig Out Your Uke!
JULY DULCIMER GATHERING, Saturday, July 20, 20241:30 – 3:30 p.m. SHENANDOAH ROOM at the Bridgewater Retirement Community, 210 Virginia Avenue, Bridgewater, VA. Directions can be found here. Our Gathering will be hosted by JOYFUL NOISE Bridgewater Group, who will provide us an opportunity for DAA and DAD tuned players to PLAY TOGETHER. The Gathering will begin with these tunes played by JOYFUL NOISE; the words and … Continue reading Join Us At Our July Gathering
Happy spring! Our dulcimer group will be having it’s second dulcimer gathering of the year in just a few weeks: “May 18, 2024 10:30 – 12:30 – Location: Downstairs Meeting Room at the Waynesboro Library, Waynesboro. VA. This Gathering will be organized and led by the CHARLOTTESVILLE DULCICATS GROUP. (Directions for the Waynesboro Library available here.) Here are the songs the Charlottesville DULCICATS will lead for our group … Continue reading Join Us At Our May Gathering
Expect to hear some Irish tunes at our next Gathering, March 16, 2024 1:30 – 3:30 — Location: Bridgewater Retirement Community , Shenandoah Room, Bridgewater Retirement Community. This Gathering will be organized and led by the WOODSTOCK DULCIMER GROUP. Contact Person – VICKY GERMROTH The Woodstock group will treat us with these tunes for this special season: The Dawning of the Day (an Irish Harp song), My … Continue reading St. Pat’s Gathering
Watch your emails for news on our next gathering, and check our NEWS in the menu bar for latest updates!! Schedule for the 2025 gatherings Our Gathering locations vary, depending on which group is hosting. This is our 2025 schedule: March 22, 2025 – Saturday, 1:30 – 3:30 pm – HEART STRINGS, Vicky Germroth leader – at Maple Terrace, Alexander Mack Room B, 210 Virginia Avenue, … Continue reading Join Us At Our Next Gathering
Mark your calendar for December 9, 2023. Our next dulcimer gathering will be December 9, 2023, to celebrate the upcoming holiday season! The gathering will be at the Waynesboro Library. (see directions below). Those who will be playing are asked to arrive at 10:00 to get set up – the gathering will be from 10:30 – 12:00. Light refreshments will be served. The program will … Continue reading Our December Gathering
Blue Ridge Mountain Dulcimer Players Club 