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unusual facts about dulcimer


Electric dulcimer

The Electric Dulcimer is a Dulcimer that uses a pickup to amplify the sound, similar to an Electric guitar.


Appalachian dulcimer

Contemporary professional musicians who view the dulcimer as their primary instrument include Stephen Seifert of Nashville and Aaron O'Rourke of Tallahassee.

Appenzeller string music

The year 1892 saw the foundation of the so-called "Original Sting Music from Appenzell" Streich-Quintett Appenzell, a quintet from Appenzell featuring two violins, a dulcimer, a cello and a double bass.

Augusta Heritage Festival

During the fall each year (the week of October 23rd, in 2006) there is a week of Old-Time music; in the spring, a week of dulcimer.

Ba Ban Chinese Music Society of New York

The ensemble performs on "silk and bamboo" (sizhu) instruments—a classical instrumental grouping dating from the Qing Dynasty (1636-1911) that includes various dizi (bamboo flutes), sheng (mouth organ), pipa (lute), zhongruan (alto lute), guzheng (zither), huqin (fiddles), and yangqin (hammered dulcimer).

Battlefield Band

Jim Barnes and Sylvia Barnes (bouzouki & vocal/dulcimer) - came to Battlefield Band via Kentigern.

Chris Vallillo

The result was the 1995 release “Best Of All Possible Worlds” which featured some of the finest acoustic players in Nashville; folks like Roy Huskey Jr. on bass, Kenny Malone on drums, Rob Ikes on dobro, David Schnaufer on dulcimer and Andrea Zahn on violin.

Czech folklore

There are a number of instruments associated with Czech folk music, which add to its distinct sound – violin and the double bass; instruments specific to Bohemia and Moravia such as bagpipes (bock), shepherd’s pipe, dulcimer and trumpet.

David Schnaufer

One of his earliest recordings was on Mark O'Connor's 1988 album Elysian Forest. O'Connor had initially sought out Schnaufer after hearing him play an instrumental version of the Joni Mitchell song "Both Sides Now." Schnaufer also released several solo albums of dulcimer music.

In dulci jubilo

The New Age band Mannheim Steamroller also recorded a version for their 1988 Christmas album A Fresh Aire Christmas, using a dulcimer as the main instrument.

La Musgaña

The band incorporates various instruments such as the dulcimer, fiddle, hurdy gurdy, bagpipes, flutes, guitar and bass, and performs traditional music from the Iberian peninsula, mostly from the Spanish regions of Castile, Zamora, Leon, Extremadura and La Mancha.

Peter Ulrich

In 2009 Ulrich made a guest appearance, together with Brendan Perry, on the Piano Magic album Ovations playing percussion and hammered dulcimer.

Poor White

Variations on folk music, particularly Country, still hold a strong resonance with the Poor White, as instruments such as the banjo, dulcimer and fiddle have since become synonymous with their culture.

Queen of Dreams

The middle section features a solo on a dulcimer played through a fuzzbox, similar to the solo on another Grave New World Track "Benedictus".

Songs in Red and Gray

Gerry Leonard – electric guitars, acoustic guitars, mandolins, zither, dulcimer

Spriguns of Tolgus

It was recorded at Spaceward Studios, produced by Mike Kemp and benefited from guest appearances by several respected figures in the electric folk world, including a return for Tim Hart on dulcimer and backing vocals and guitar work from former Gryphon instrumentalist Graeme Taylor.

The Man Trap

Johnson himself called his original story outline "Damsel With a Dulcimer".

Theresa Andersson

As a result, Andersson currently travels with two loop pedals, which she uses simultaneously, along with her record player, drums, dulcimer, guitar, and violin.

Waiting for Herb

James Fearnley - accordion, dulcimer, guitar, piano, harmonica, clarinet, banjo

Wrong End of the Rainbow

Trevor Veitch - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, dulcimer, vocals


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