We Need More Beginners...
We may need more beginners… I think I have playing for three years now. I have been playing long enough now that I have forgotten exactly...
Notes from Madame President...
Happy New Year, GPDA! 'Tis the season of "New Year's Resolutions." Have you made some? Personally, I have never been a fan of making...
2018 Winter Retreat
The Annual Winter Retreat is coming up on Saturday, January 20th. This event is free and open to all music lovers. We'll have a variety...
What a Year!
As I sit here listening to Christmas music with a cup of tea in hand, I'm thinking back on the past year of fun with GPDA. We've done a...
Dashing through the snow…..
If you have participated in any of our recent playdates, you will no doubt have that tune floating through your head. That's not such bad...
How Not to Buy a Dulcimer
Denny and I sat in the studio of David McKinney in Batesville, Arkansas settling in on her new “Modern Mountain Dulcimer”. In truth, the...
Irish? Old Time? Bluegrass?
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the definitions of “bluegrass” “old-time” and “Irish” music. These three genres seem to be deeply...
It Starts with a Tree
Perhaps it starts on a cold winter day and a tree is harvested. I say "harvested" because there are trees that are simply "cut down" and...
First Time at Warm-Up Picnic
Larry Sangals is a new member of the Great Plains Dulcimer Alliance. He attended the Warm-Up Picnic on September 9th and shares his...
A Tale of Icelandic Dulcimers
Every year, since I was a little girl, my family has attended the Walnut Valley Festival, aka "Winfield." And every year, something...
