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Mountain Dulcimer Clubs
Barbara F. Gregory

Music is one of the greatest joys in life, and there is no better way to enjoy music than to make your own. It is even better to get together with others and play and sing. I have heard people say, "But I don't read music and can't sing well." Many of the members of my dulcimer club don't read music or sing at all. But they don't have to because others will do the singing and we play by number! The club I have belonged to for many years has started many people playing music. And we entertain at nursing homes, festivals, churches, and other events. We don't have to play like professional musicians to have the audience fall in love with us. They fall in love with us because we are all having a terrific time!

Below is information about more than forty dulcimer clubs gathered from participants of Sweet Music Digest. Perhaps there is a club near you. But remember, this list is nowhere near complete! So if you don't find one here, check the larger list at Dulcimer Players News. If there is no club there for you, start one and let us know; we'll put it on the list!


Barbara Gregory is a musician living in Ohio. To learn more about Ms. Gregory, see the Contributors section of Sweet Music Index. The information here has been collected from participants in the Sweet Music Digest mountain dulcimer discussion list. If you have any additions, changes, or deletions, please contact the Index. To contact a club, use the data listed here.


The information for most of the clubs below includes: 1) the club's name, 2) the area it serves, 3) its meeting place, 4) the name of a club-representative to contact, 5) this person's telephone number and/or e-mail address, and in a few cases, 6) the club's web page address. Meeting days and times can change from season to season, so for this information contact the club's representative.

colorado
Rocky Mountain Dulcimer Club (Denver and Front Range)
Music Association of Swallow Hill, 1905 S. Pearl, Denver
Donna Lewin 303/692-0174
BonnieCarolDulcimer@earthnet.net

Dulcibuddies (Denver, Boulder, Front Range)
Ellen Stark's house, 2010 Upland, Boulder
Bonnie Carol
BonnieCarolDulcimer@earthnet.net

connecticut
Dulcimer Folk Association of Connecticut (Central Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts)
Christ Church, 35 Harris Road, Avon
Donald Moore 860/242-3003
donruth@erols.com

california
Four Directions Dulcimer Kindred of the San Francisco Bay Area
21295 Birch Street, Hayward
Kathryn LaMar 510/733-0425
klamar@shaman.com

delaware
Brandywine Dulcimer Fellowship; Wilmington (Delaware / South NJ, PA and MD)
Grace Lutheran Church, RT. 41 & Graves Rd. Hockessin
B. Scott 302/762-1422
bscott@eecis.udel.edu

georgia
North Georgia Foothills Dulcimer Association (umbrella organization for clubs in Georgia)
6065 Roswell Rd. NE, Suite 1163, Atlanta, GA 30328
John Stockard 912/452-5713
jstockard@geocities.com

Allatooners (NW Atlanta)
Redtop Mountain Lodge
Peggy Martin 770/974-1980
wmartin@mindspring.com

The Mountain Dulcimer Philharmonic (Macon and middle Georgia)
Music Hall of Fame, Macon
John Stockard 912/452-5713
jstockard@geocities.com

Peach Pickers (Peachtree City)
Braelinn Baptist Church, Rm 206
Phyllis Conner 770/487-7475
jstockard@geocities.com

Alpha Fretters (Alpharetta and North Atlanta)
Alpharetta First United Methodist Church
Rick Troup 770/475-5459
jstockard@geocities.com

In Town Down Home (Downtown Atlanta)
Tenth St. Methodist Church
Cathy Watts 770/393-3454
jstockard@geocities.com

Gwinnoters (NE Atlanta)
Gwinnett History Museum
Michael Lipsitt 770/449-8333
lipsitt@mindspring.com

Blue Ridge Players Satellite (Blue Ridge / North Georgia)
Blue Ridge Mountain Arts Association Facility
Barbara Heartz 706/632-3158
jstockard@geocities.com

Nacoochee Strummers (Clarksville / North East Georgia)
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Jane Bell 706/754-7583
jstockard@geocities.com

illinois
The South Suburban Dulcimer and Folk Music Society (South Chicago Suburbs)
Trinity Lutheran Church, 2901 Western Avenue, Park Forest
Mab O'Connor
folkgal@starnetinc.com

Dulcimer Society of Northern Illinois (DSNI--Greater Chicago))
St. Augustine's Episcopal Church, 1140 Wilmette Avenue, Wilmette
Lois Hirsch 847/674-5892
lchirsch@aol.com
Rosamond Campbell 847/251-1115

kentucky
Frankfort Dulcimer Club; Frankfort (Central Kentucky)
Ruby Layson 502/223-5175
rlayson@mis.net

Heartland Dulcimer Club; Elizabethtown (Hardin County / Central Kentucky)
Lorinda Jones 502/862-9747
losnotes@ne.infi.net

Hills of Kentucky Dulcimer Society; Fort Wright (Northern Kentucky and Greater Cincinnati area)
Tom Depenbrock 606/431-9914
Dana Gruber 606/984-6515
dulcimerdg@aol.com

Louisville Dulcimer Society (LDS); Louisville
Molly Freibert 502/245-7807
cfreibert@ka.net

louisiana
Bayou Dulcimer Club; Mandeville (Southern Louisiana)
Paul Andry
504/845-3493 pandry@neosoft,com

new jersey
Greater Pinelands Dulcimer Society;
Mt. Laurel (Greater Delaware Valley)
P.O. Box 292
Rancocas, NJ 08073
Janice Steinbeck  609-596-5315 JannaSong@aol.com

new york
Dulcimer Association of Albany (DAA) (Albany / Northeast New York State)
McKownville United Methodist Church, 1565 Western Avenue, Albany
Roy Teal 518/283-5491
mtdulcimer@aol.com

louisiana
Bayou Dulcimer Club; Covington (Mandeville / Southern Louisiana)
Trinity Lutheran Church, HWY 22
Paul Andry 504/845-3493
pandry@neosoft,com

michigan
Silver Strings Dulcimer Society; Garden City
Good Hope Lutheran Church
Scott Smetana
ramjet@htonline.com
http://www.htonline.com/~ramjet/index.html

Livingston Acoustic Music Society (LAMS); Howell
Church of Christ near corner of M-57 and Latson Rd.
Tom Whitehead 517/529-9148
tewhitehead@bigfoot.com

missouri
Singin' Strings; Perryville Masonic Lodge
Linda Holt
blholt@clas.net

Ozark Wilderness Dulcimer Club; Joplin (Fourstate Area-Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma)
Lloyd or Joyce Woods 316/389-2377
jlwoods@www.columbus-ks.com

north carolina
Charlotte Appalachian Dulcimer Club; Charlotte
John Renwick 704/375-7827
daluthier@aol.com

ohio
Darke County Folk Music and Dulcimer Society; Greenville
Brick Room at the Brethren's Home on Rt. 121 across from the Darke County Fairgrounds
Jean Grosch 937/337-3068
Marty Lane
marty@erinet.com

Standing Stone Strings and Things Dulcimer Club; Lancaster, Ohio (Central to Southeastern Ohio)
Gary Sager
gsager@frank.mtsu.edu

Mixed-up Strings of Summit County; Barberton, Ohio
First Lutheran Church in Barberton, OH at the corners of W. Hopican and Second St. 
Vici Gombaski
af290@acorn.net
Queenie Matheny
DOFERS@aol.com
www.uakron.edu/schlcomm/White/mixed.htm

Mountain Dulcimer Society of Dayton, Ohio (Miami Valley)
Visitors' Center, Carriage Hill Historical Farm, 7800 Shull Road; Huber Heights
Marty Lane 937/676-2688
marty@erinet.com

oklahoma
Indian Territory Dulcimer Celebration; Tulsa
Even O'Bannon
Dulcichamp96@macconnect.co

pennsylvania
Clarion Dulcimer Club; Clarion / Oil City (Western Pennsylvania)
Sally Ringland 814/226-5674
ringland@mail.clarion.edu

Pocono Dulcimer Club; Stroudsburg (Northeast PA, Pocono Mts., & Western NJ)
First Baptist Church, East Stroudsburg
Bob Mallalieu 717/420-1896
rkmbanjo@aol.com

tennessee
Bays Mountain Dulcimer Society; Kingsport (Northeast TN, Southwest VA, Northwestern NC)
Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church, 213 Colonial Heights Rd, Kingsport
Wynn Herbert 423/239-6257
jherbert@mounet.com

Knoxville Area Dulcimer Club; Knoxville (Central & Eastern Tennessee)
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Jacksboro Pike, Knoxville,
Alyce Hemphill
AHEMP@AOL.COM

texas
Davy Crockett Dulcimer Society; Crockett
The Wooden Nickel Restaurant, Loop 304 N., Crockett
Gary Hamilton 409/544-5967 ranch3@sat.net
Jerry Wright pickin@aol.com
Tom Mason 409/544-3476
tmason@intrastar.net
http://www.intrastar.net/~tmason/hcda.htm

Sand and Sea Dulcimer Society (Coastal bend of Texas south of Houston)
Linda Lamprecht 512/992-3184
ARAGONMILL.aol.com

virginia
Fretted Dulcimer Circle; Falls Church (Northern Virginia; metropolitan Washington, DC)
Thomas Jefferson Library, 7415 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church
Ellie Holsopple 703/578-3106
eholsopple@aol.com

washington
Bill & Bev Wilkinson 360/668-4887
junco@premier1.net

united kingdom
Nonsuch Dulcimer Club
http://www.hillside.co.uk/nonsuch/
Sally Whytehead
nonsuch@hillside.co.uk


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