Angel Gabriel
Janita Baker’s version of Angel Gabriel is played by five members of the Blue Ridge Mountain Dulcimer Players Club, who are also members of “The Pride.” Continue reading Angel Gabriel
Category: Sharing Music
Songs from a Sunday
Several members of the “Pride of the Blue Ridge” played at Holy Cross recently, during a Sunday morning gathering. Here are some of the clips: Whispering Hope, Sweet Hour of Prayer, Going Home, September on the Mississippi by Larry Conger, and Southwind Continue reading Songs from a Sunday
Some Favorite Tunes
During this COVID-19 time when we have been missing playing together, meeting at jams, and enjoying the sweet sounds of our dulcimers in groups, we propose “sharing our music” in other ways! If you have a recording, either audio or video, of you or your group, and would agree to having it shared on our webpage, please send it to blueridgedulcimer@comcast.net. Shared here is September … Continue reading Some Favorite Tunes
“Dulce”
“Dulce” was formed in 2015 by a core group from the Charlottesville Women’s Choir and Sue Davis. We now have seven women and may be joined by music therapist and dulcimer player Janice Stegall-Seibert. We meet on the last Tuesday afternoon of the month at clubhouse of Sharon Baiocco in Charlottesville for two hours of playing together. Two of our players now have Blue … Continue reading “Dulce”
“Heartstrings”
Some of our northern-most club members are the “Heartstrings” Club members Vicky Germroth, Arna Zulauf, Irene Mertens, Ann Grisdale and Sally Walters gather to play as “Heartstrings”. This year they played at the Greenfield Nursing Home in Strasburg in February, April and May. They took our Limberjack (Jig Doll) and the residents loved it! They also attended the Poconos Dulcimer Festival in Stroudsburg, PA in … Continue reading “Heartstrings”
“The Pride”
The Pride of the Blue Ridge – Blue Lions! Batesville Market, December 1, 2019 The Pride performed at the Batesville Market (read more here) the afternoon of December 1. It was a fun venue and lovely market! The Pride also will play at the Augusta County Library in Fishersville on December 11. Homecoming Sunday at Holy Cross Episcopal Church On September 15, 2019 in Batesville, … Continue reading “The Pride”
“Joyful Noise”
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 Sounds of the Sweet Strings Sisters
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
Summertime music at Humpback Rocks
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
