Musician and Appalachian Mountain Dulcimer Maker
Posted in Music on Sep 29th, 2008
I’ll be at the Ten Pound Fiddle in East Lansing, Michigan on October 3rd. I’m sharing the night with my friend Kitty Donohoe. We are both celebrating the release of new albums.
You can get all the details by following this link to The Ten Pound Fiddle.
Posted in Dulcimer, Hammered Dulcimer, Music on Sep 15th, 2008
My two new albums are now available online as CDs or digital downloads.
These are my first solo projects to be released since 1990.
The CDs feature audiophile quality recording and single-speed glass mastering.
“The Sadness Of Common Objects – Hammered Dulcimer Instrumentals”
Click The CD cover to sample all tracks or purchase the CD.
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I did not know Phil Wintermute very well but I considered him a friend. Sometimes that just happens. We didn’t spend a lot of time together but I always enjoyed his company and his music.
I met Phil a few years ago when I was managing the showroom at Elderly Intruments. He applied for a sales [...]
My eye is usually drawn to the traditional materials and tools used when making dulcimers and other instruments.
Today my gaze fell on the scene in this photograph.
On the stool is the form that holds the sides while I work on the corpse of the instrument. The colorful little clamps are holding the lining strips in [...]