The Dulcimer Spirits provided special music for the Batesville Holy Cross Episcopal Church on March 23, 2025, beginning with an arrangements of Jacob’s Ladder, There is a Balm in Gilead and Be Still My Soul by Dinah Ansley, Jesus Love Me, arranged by Joe Collins, Just a Closer Walk With Thee, attributed to Bunk Johnson, arranged by Larry and Elaine Conger, and ending with the … Continue reading Sunday Sounds
Our March Gathering started with a springtime theme and continued with sharing some jam tunes and hearing some individual club member’s contributions. It was a joyous gathering with an almost standing room only crowd which included some welcome visitors! Mack Room B was filled to the brim! We look forward to our next session in May, in the Waynesboro Library! Heart Strings from the Woodstock … Continue reading Welcoming Spring!
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?
Our Annual Fall picnic on Sept. 24, 2024 was a fun chance to visit together, play together and eat a scrumptious lunch together! Thanks to all who shared music and food! We enjoyed playing in one large circle, and were glad for the chance to visit with old friends and meet some new! The Studio was indeed a fine venue for an “indoor picnic”. Our … Continue reading Fall Fun
& 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
Our May Gathering at the Waynesboro Library was filled with the sounds of dulcimers playing AND happy voices singing! We celebrated the springtime weather and blooms with enthusiasm by playing Wildwood Flowers as a group, and with Wildflowers played by a trio of dulcimer, guitar and ukulele! Many thanks to the DulciCats of Charlottesville for sharing music selections leading our group playing! Wildflowers was shared … Continue reading “May” We Sing and Play!
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
SOUNDS OF THE SEASON, our Annual December Dulcimer Program, was heard by a standing-room-only audience at the Waynesboro Public Library on December 9th. Members of the BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN DULCIMER PLAYERS entertained with tunes ranging from The Dreidel Song and Santa Americana to Little Drummer Boy. Listeners sang along as musicians played a variety of Christmas favorites. Various individuals and groups of people, from the … Continue reading Sounds of the Season, 2023
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
Blue Ridge Mountain Dulcimer Players Club 