The South Western Meets at the Nova Scotia, Bristol have gone Virtual! These are now open to all and are designed to be especially mountain dulcimer friendly. Other instruments are also welcome.
A Global Virtual Event. Stay at home and enjoy Workshops and Concerts with your favourite dulcimer players and teachers. Registration is now open for this event.
A regular zoom Nonsuch music session twice a month on 2nd and 4th Tuesday from 3-5pm.
Meet Northern Nonsuch members plus others from farther afield to play and socialise. Forthcoming dates:
9th June 2020 3-5 pm, run by Chris Fitt
23rd June 2020 3-5 pm, run by Chris Fitt.
During these sessions, we have a chance to chat, and also to play music with one person leading and the others joining in (but only hearing themselves and the leader).
Session 8: Wednesday, 10th June 2020, 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Session 9: Wednesday, 17th June 2020, 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Session 10: Wednesday, 24th June 2020, 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Geoff Reeve-Black is hosting a practice session for moutain dulcimer players on 12th June. This is a couple of days before Jessica Comeau’s workshop so that we can continue exploring ways into new tunes at various different levels. Good preparation for Jessica’s session, but of course he won’t pre-empt anything she is going to do (more…)
A UK/Europe-facing online workshop with Jessica Comeau on Zoom for Advanced Beginner and above.
Join us online to explore a variety of musical traditions, while learning and practicing techniques for producing smoother, more expressive sounds on the mountain dulcimer. These techniques will include clean fretting, clean fingering, sustain, and smooth note and chord transitions. We will address techniques such as hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides as we encounter them in the music. For some songs, we will use D-A-D’s sister tuning C-G-C, which is also compatible with D-A-D tablature.
Cost: £20.
A workshop held using Zoom online with Patti Amelotte on Hammered Dulcimer for Advanced Beginners and above.
Join us for a workshop to explore playing with more dynamics, expression and musicality. Patti will bring a few beautiful melodies written/recorded by Jim Taylor and John Denver to teach us techniques for varying our sound, and adding depth and expression to our playing. At the end of the workshop you will be able to sit back and enjoy a fabulous 30-minute concert from Patti and her group Looney’s Fortune. A fun time – not to be missed!
Cost £30.
Tutors Karen Ashbrook, Ken Kolodner and Mary Lynn Van Deventer on Hammered Dulcimer and Sally Rogers and Bing Futch on Mountain Dulcimer.
This event offers daily sessions over 5 consecutive days with one or two sessions each per day to give you a more in-depth workshop schedule with time to practice on your own in the mornings!
Tutor Susan Boyer Haley is on Mountain Dulcimer, plus there are other classes.
This event offers daily sessions over 5 consecutive days with one or two sessions each per day to give you a more in-depth workshop schedule with time to practice on your own in the mornings!
This event has sadly been cancelled. Britain’s oldest folk festival always offers a feast of music, whether you’re watching or participating. If you want to join in, try the three Mountain Dulcimer workshops. More details from Geoff Reeve-Black.