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Our July Jam Celebrates America, Appalachian Style

Join us for our summer jam July 18, 1:30 pm, at the Bridgewater Retirement Community Studio.  This gathering will be hosted by the Merrifield Music Makers from Ruckersville, and Joyful Noise from Bridgewater. Our warm-up tunes will be in the Dave Haas Jam Book and include: Old Joe Clark – p. 113Mississippi Sawyer – p. 108Lisa Jane – p. 102 Then the DulciCats from Charlottesville … Continue reading Our July Jam Celebrates America, Appalachian Style

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DulciCats leading the May 2026 Gathering
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DulciCats of Charlottesville Demonstrate Diversity

DulciCats of Charlottesville led off the May 16 gathering with pieces they have been working on all spring as hosts of our Blue Ridge Mountain Dulcimer Players jam at the Studio at Bridgewater Retirement Village Community in Bridgewater, VA. The group has five players: Jim Albert, Sharon Baiocco, Lynn Gould, Penny Reighart, and Trisha Taylor. Penny Reighart, coordinator, introduced the group, and Sharon Baiocco introduced … Continue reading DulciCats of Charlottesville Demonstrate Diversity

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BRMDP Begins 2026 Jam Sessions With a New Format

How does “Bile Dem Cabbage Down” sound when a group of about 30 dulcimer players becomes an orchestra?  Dinah Ansley, our coordinator, taught us! The Club launched a short session she calls “Becoming an Orchestra” on chording at different positions on the fretboard as our March jam session took on a different look with the additions of some learning opportunities. Becca Chalam, club secretary, warmly … Continue reading BRMDP Begins 2026 Jam Sessions With a New Format

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Joyful Noise for the Holidays

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

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photo of dulcimer players at our October 13 gathering
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Autumn Dulcimers

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

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Jeff Furman Workshop

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

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BRMDPC group playing on July 19 2025
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July’s Joyful Noise!

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!

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BRC Fête Fun

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

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