Great Plains Dulcimer Alliance

I cannot believe this year has passed so swiftly. We have accomplished so much this year and gained several new members. Our new website...

I hope you have enjoyed knowing interesting facts and history about famous people who have played the mountain dulcimer. Here is another...

The excitement of the GPDA list of tunes may quickly turn to an overwhelming source of frustration for new members. As long-term GPDA...

I am sharing some dulcimer history I just discovered from the Athens Dulcimer Club with an article that I found absolutely fascinating. ...

The warm-up picnic was fantastic! In spite of the rain and the flood and the mud, I have been informed that our "Warm Up Picnic" was one...

GPDA is pleased to welcome Don Pedi to Wichita for a day of workshops and a concert on Saturday, October 15th. Don is a mountain...

As I am learning more and more about the mountain dulcimer in my research, I have read about people who have had a great influence on the...

I am on an adventure! I will be attending the Kentucky Music Week in Bardstown, Kentucky. I am taking a “giant” step forward. In fact, I...

Before I became “musical” [actually before I realized that I had always been “musical”] I would openly confess that the music gene had...

Many years ago I was watching the Johnny Carson show. David Schnaufer was introduced by in rather a "tongue-in-cheek" kind of manner...