Who was "Old Joe Clark"?
Admittedly, I relied heavily on Wikipedia for the following article. I could have just given y'all the link and you could have read it...
What Makes Your Heart Sing?
Before I became "musical" [actually before I realized that I had always been "musical"] I would openly confess that the music gene had...
Cleaning the Schmutz off Your Dulcimer
So the impetus for this article comes from an observation and conversation with an old guitar player. Now, you might ask, was that a...
Learning a Song or: "What Happens When It Finally Clicks!"
What do I know? That is the question that has crossed my mind every month for the past two years that I served as the President of our...
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...
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...
Join the Jam
As September begins, musicians worldwide are headed to Kansas for the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield! This festival is known as...
Changing Strings
Last week, Gary and I changed strings on all nine of the club’s dulcimers. This week, I’m changing strings on three of my personal...
A Performance Manifesto
The topic of PERFORMANCE has been on my mind a lot recently. GPDA had a very successful Spring Fundraiser – kudos to all who worked hard...
Dulcimer Resources
It is a rainy spring afternoon as I sip on a cup of tea and write the April update, so I thought I’d share some of my favorite rainy-day...
