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Musicians who play (or played) the Appalachian dulcimer as a primary instrument.. Richard Fariña; Robert Force.Pioneer of the standing up, overhand style of playing; Bing Futch won the "Best Guitar" (Solo/Duo) award at the 2016 International Blues Challenge while competing on the mountain dulcimer.
Meanwhile, the American folk musician Richard Fariña (1937–1966) was also bringing the Appalachian dulcimer to a much wider audience, and by 1965 the instrument was a familiar presence in folk music circles.
Jean Ruth Ritchie (December 8, 1922 – June 1, 2015) was an American folk singer, songwriter, and Appalachian dulcimer player, [1] called by some the "Mother of Folk". [2] In her youth she learned hundreds of folk songs in the traditional way (orally, from her family and community), many of which were Appalachian variants of centuries old British and Irish songs, including dozens of Child ...
This list includes music associations and music organizations from around the world. Academy of Country Music (ACM) Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies (AARC) American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) Association For Electronic Music (AFEM) American Federation of Musicians (AFM) American Federation of Television and Radio Artists ...
Neal Hellman (born April 13, 1948, in New York, New York) is an American folk musician, music teacher, and performer of the mountain dulcimer.He has been active in performing, writing, teaching and recording acoustic music for the past thirty years throughout the United States and Europe.
Stephen Seifert (born September 29, 1973) is an American folk musician and virtuoso Appalachian dulcimer player. [1] Seifert is internationally known and is a concert headlining performer. He was adjunct instructor of Mountain Dulcimer at Vanderbilt's Blair School of Music from 1997 to 2001.
David Schnaufer (September 28, 1952 – August 23, 2006) was an American folk musician. He is widely credited with restoring the popularity of the Appalachian dulcimer. [1] Schnaufer was born in Hearne, Texas, and grew up in La Marque, Texas. Schnaufer was an award-winning dulcimer player and session musician.
John McCutcheon (born August 14, 1952) is an American folk music singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who has produced 45 albums since the 1970s. [1] He is regarded as a master of the hammered dulcimer, and is also proficient on many other instruments including guitar, banjo, autoharp, mountain dulcimer, fiddle, and jaw harp.