To organise online events, including weekends and one-time events, and to coordinate online sessions as needed.
To manage grants program for sponsored regional events, including event agreements and risk management.
To provide club support for regional organisers as needed.
To coordinate with Halsway Manor on tutors, program and Nonsuch support for Halsway Dulcimer Week…
Dulcimer Junction Issue 6
Hear contributions from Nonsuch members linking to a number of articles in the newsletter.
We find out more about the stringed instrument called the Zither – we say a sad but fond farewell to mountain dulcimer maestro, John Shaw – and we have music and songs from John Rea, Pete Coe, Chris Foster and Damian Clarke with Bill Howarth.
Replacing strings on a Hammered Dulcimer
Complete instructions, with diagrams, for replacing one or more strings on a hammered dulcimer, by Roger Frood. This article first appeared in the Nonsuch Newsletter in the 1990s.
Jessica Comeau
Mountain Dulcimer Teacher (USA) Jessica Comeau is a native of Pensacola, Florida, and has been playing the mountain dulcimer since 2003. As a lover of music and literature, she is passionate about the ability of music to reflect timeless stories and illumine what is most beautiful in human experience. Jessica is a singer-songwriter as well as an (more…)
Carol Crocker
Mountain Dulcimer Teacher (USA) Carol Crocker’s first introduction to mountain dulcimer was at a school Heritage Day program. For over 20 years Carol has enjoyed sharing her love of the dulcimer with children, adults, schools, churches and senior homes. She has been an instructor at various dulcimer festivals and events including Dulcimer U, Winston-Salem Dulcimer (more…)
Stephen Humphries
Hammered Dulcimer Teacher (USA) Stephen Humphries is the 2007 National Hammered Dulcimer Champion (USA), freelance percussionist, and music educator. At present, Stephen has released five albums as well as two instructional method books for students of the hammered dulcimer. Stephen, his wife, Taryn, and their son, Taylor, reside in Chattanooga, TN, where Stephen serves as (more…)
Colin Beasley
Hammered Dulcimer Teacher (USA) Colin first picked up and taught himself the hammered dulcimer as a freshman percussion major in college. Though he eventually changed his major, Colin stuck around the music school and took everything he learned and applied it to hammered dulcimer. In this sense, he considers himself a musician first, percussionist second, (more…)
Safeguarding Policy
The Nonsuch Safeguarding Policy and reporting form were approved on 25th November 2021.
Health and Safety Policy
This policy sets out how we manage Health and Safety in Nonsuch Dulcimer Club.
Dulcimer Junction Issue 5
Hear contributions from Nonsuch members Geoff Smith and Dan Evans, and links to a number of articles in the newsletter.
Find out who inspired Joellen Lapidus – MD teacher; celebrate Chris Coe being awarded her EFDSS Gold Badge; hear Pete Coe recalling the formation of The New Victory Band; and also hear music and songs from Richard & Mimi Farina, Roger Nicholson, Jez Lowe, Jimmy Cooper and The New Victory Band.