Members will have just received by email (or by post in the next couple of days), a notice of our AGM on 14th October 2023 at 4:30pm UK time, in person or via zoom.
You can vote online using our online voting form. Voting closes at 24:00 on 10th October 2023. The attachments are also available in this article.
Hear contributions from Nonsuch members linking to a number of articles in the newsletter.
Among the variety of sounds in Dulcimer Junction No. 14, you will hear some lovely music from experienced players and tutors for both kinds of dulcimer – Grace Bayliss (at the age of 6) continues the Woodley family tradition, playing the plucked dulcimer in the Birmingham traditional style – we hear about the Dedication of the Nonsuch Bench in memory of John Shaw during Halsway Dulcimer Week – and about a musical visit to a local school – oh, and there are also some tunes for you to listen to – and to play along with.
Offers In Person One to One and Group Classes. Based in Olney, Buckinghamshire. He offers a dulcimer starter session as well as teaching on a range of musical topics.
This role is produce labels for all members wanting hard copies of the Nonsuch Newsletter or other postal mailings and then to prepare and post out the mailings.
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Manage all bookings by participants for the Annual Nonsuch Event, respond to enquiries related to bookings and work in liaison with the Annual Event Organiser as appropriate.
Hear contributions from Nonsuch members linking to a number of articles in the newsletter.
Among the variety of sounds in Dulcimer Junction No.13, you will hear the magical music of the Bowed Psaltery – tunes and songs from players of the hammered dulcimer – a variety of different ways of accompanying songs using the Appalachian or mountain dulcimer – a spotlight on the tune St. Anne’s Reel – more dulcimer connections – and (as always) some tunes for you to listen to – and play along with (if you have a fancy to).
A Welsh Dulcimers session is being organised on occasional Wednesday afternoons at TABERNACLE CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL, Chapel Terrace, Rhiwderin, NEWPORT, NP10 8RH.
We are mainly a Mountain Dulcimer group and during the first hour we concentrate on tunes that are easier for new and less confident players. After a break for lunch (we all take our own although hot drinks are available) we choose harder tunes.
Mountain Dulcimer Teacher (USA) Aaron O’Rourke began teaching and performing on mountain dulcimer at the age of 16. He quickly became one of the headline names at many dulcimer camps across the USA. Aaron only teaches at one our two festivals a year and we are delighted that this year he has chosen to join us (more…)
