Hammered Dulcimer Tutor Patti is well known to the UK hammered dulcimer world, having been a popular performer and teacher over here for the past 15 years. Patti loves teaching, and aims not only to increase student’s musicality but also to build their self-reliance and belief. Most of all, Patti encourages students to express themselves (more…)
As part of our 30th Anniversary celebrations we invite you to join in a group recording of our namesake tune ‘Nonesuch’.
Full details of how to do this are now here. The deadline for your submission is 1st May 2022.
Hear contributions from Nonsuch members linking to a number of articles in the newsletter.
Among the variety of topics in Dulcimer Junction No.8 – you will find – tunes to play; a book recommendation – which covers the history of the folk revival; more information about dance music in the 17th Century; and music recorded by Jack Bethel in his history of the dulcimer in Scotland.
Hear contributions from Nonsuch members linking to a number of articles in the newsletter.
We go back in time to several different eras – finding out about Music at the time of the Great Plague – and in 13th Century Spain – and then there’s the Glasgow Dulcimer Tradition in the 1930s – and music from Vaughan Williams .
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…)
Find suitable venues for the Spring Fling, arrange accommodation at the chosen venue, make a budget and keep accounts of income and expenditure, publicise the event in the club newsletter and elsewhere as appropriate, liaise with the Events Organiser as required …
Hamish is a trustee, who also helps with other adminstrative tasks.
Maintain a record of instrument loans, loan payments and deposits made. Remind those loaning an instrument when payments are due.
To write and circulate minutes of committee meetings, the AGM and any other general meetings of the club.
To liaise with the chair over the content of the agendas of such meetings.
