We’re excited to announce that we have lined up our tutors for the 2026 Annual Weekend, and we will have a sneak preview of their workshops at our Spring Online Workshop Days. The tutors are: Ruth Smith (Hammered Dulcimer – USA) Carmen Amrein (Hammered Dulcimer – Germany) Heidi Muller (Mountain dulcimer – USA) For more (more…)
Free Online Course for club members to assist them in helping or teaching others to play a dulcimer (both Hammered and Mountain).
Presented by experienced educationalist and teacher Steve Eulberg.
The recorded sessions are available to club members after the event indefinitely. As well as the recordings there are lots of additional resources to help you.
Join us for our 30th Annual Weekend, this year in person at The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick, Derbyshire!
a full 3-day weekend program (Friday pm – Monday) of workshops for both hammered and mountain dulcimer players of all levels, a Tutor Concert on Friday evening, our famous Nonsuch Open-Stage concert on Saturday evening, regular and slow sessions with leaders, and time for some informal dancing. There are also a 2-day weekend (Fri pm– Sunday) and non-residential options.
Our Spring Fling event will be 12-14th April 2022 (mid-week), at the Copthorne Hotel in Newcastle, Quayside. Special Guest Dr Vic Gammon is joining us for the day on the 14th April, with a specially prepared illustrated talk. Vic is a writer, researcher and performer (singer, banjo and concertina player) and, until his retirement, was (more…)
We have decided to postpone our Nonsuch in-person annual weekend until 2022, and will instead be offering another full weekend of online workshops and other activities – tutor concert, sessions, and more!
New this year are additional member-led workshops on Friday.
The date is: 5 – 7th November 2021.
