This information is now current for Dulci-More Festival 21 in 2015
Dulci-More Festival 21
Concert, Mini-Concert, Workshop Presenters
& Vendors
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(Some Presenters Will Only Be at the Festival One Day As
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Concert,
Mini-Concert, & Workshop Presenters
Bing Futch, Richard Ash, & Stephen
Seifert at the Folkcraft Booth
Richard Ash from
Richard is a teacher, and holds a music education degree from The Ohio State University. Formerly a school band director, now he's an active dulcimer instructor.
Richard is also the organizer of three music festivals: The Dulcimer Gathering (for hammered dulcimer players); Indiana Dulcimer Festival (for Appalachian dulcimer players); and Midwest Uke Fest (for ukulele players).
And finally, Richard is a performer. You can hear him playing the dulcimer at events all over the country. From NAMM shows to dulcimer festivals, old-time music events to demonstration concerts in the Folkcraft concert hall, he has performed pretty much everywhere.
This is Richard’s first Dulci-More Festival and the first
time that we will have him as a vendor with Folkcraft Instruments.
Larry Kaplan is a
Kaplan himself has a
clear tenor voice, a unique guitar style, and an engaging and interactive stage
presence, but he is best known for his song writing. His songs are traditionally
based and notable for their lyricism and rich melodies. Many would be
classified as ‘ballads’ and in fact, a number of his songs such as Old Zeb, The Wreck of The Bayrupert, and Song
For Gale in particular are often mistaken for traditional ballads.
Kaplan signed with
Folk Legacy records in 1993 and his first CD Worth All the Telling
was issued later that year to critical acclaim. A number of songs on this album
including Old Zeb, Song for Gale, and Song for the Bowdoin have not only received significant air play on
folk radio stations in the US, Canada, and Europe, but also have been recorded
and sung by a number of other artists, including Cindy Kallett, Bob Zentz,
Gordon Bok, Anne Dodson, and Cindy Mangsen. In
His second Folk
Legacy CD Songs for an August Moon, also on Folk Legacy, was
released in April 2014, and like his first recording, has quickly gained
considerable attention for its range of themes and its melodic and singable
choruses including Too Late For The
Breaking Yard, Selling The Isabel,
Emma's Attic, John, and Get Her Into Shore.
While his most
popular songs involve themes related to the sea and rivers, many address other
subjects including topical stories, known and little known historical events,
ballads of rural life, and the humor inherent in daily life. He has been
referred to by respected reviewers often as a consummate story teller in the
truest folk tradition.
He has performed at
major folk venues in the United States, including, Café Lena, Ramblin'
Conrad’s, The Me and Thee, Trinity, Folkway, and U’N’I and Sounding Board coffee
houses among others, and at a number of leading folk festivals including The
Mystic Sea Music, Old Dominion, Eisteddfod, and Pinewoods Folk Music
gatherings.
Kaplan’s songs have
been used as soundtracks for short films, and fundraising efforts, and some
have been sung in schools as far away as
This will be Larry’s
first time at a Dulci-More Festival coming from his home in
Terry
Leonino and Greg Artzner began to play music together in
Terry's
voice is a truly impressive instrument, not only because of its natural power,
but also because of her versatility. She is a gifted singer of jazz and blues
in the tradition of Connie Boswell and Billie Holiday, but is equally
comfortable with the subtle beauty of traditional folk and contemporary songs.
Add to this her uncanny ability to find the perfect harmony line, and, in a
powerful blend of their two voices, you have a real treat for the ear. As if
this weren't enough, Terry is also an excellent player of the harmonica,
mandolin, fretted dulcimer, and rhythm guitar.
Greg
is an outstanding guitarist whose fingerstyle approach owes a lot to his
heroes, guitar legends such as Reverend Gary Davis, Big Bill Broonzy, Nick
Lucas, Phil Ochs, and Rolly Brown. His playing is the solid basis of Magpie's
sound, providing whatever is called for, whether it be a hard-driving rhythm,
or a ringing lyrical beauty. From a slow Scots air or a plaintive ballad to a
rollicking ragtime blues or infectious swing, Greg covers it all. His high
baritone voice has equal range and his captivating interpretation gives power
and beauty to the full spectrum, from growling blues, to a Chilean lament, to a
sweet croon.
From
the beginning Terry and Greg's interests in various musical styles have led
them to be eclectic in their repertoire. Rather than confine themselves to a
single style, Magpie has always embraced a musical rainbow, and with impressive
proficiency in each different genre. From traditional, classic country, swing,
and blues of the nineteen twenties and thirties, to contemporary songs written
by themselves and others, Terry and Greg cover a lot of musical ground.
With
the power of their delivery, Magpie is well known for their performances of
hard-hitting topical songs. They are well-known as regular performers on Phil
Ochs Song Nights, organized by Phil's sister, Sonny Ochs, since 1984.
Politically, their viewpoint has been shaped by their life experiences. Greg
began to play music in the early sixties as a direct result of the Civil Rights
Movement. His father worked for the National Urban League, and members of the
family became involved in local action in the Movement. Terry also began
singing at that time, and spent many of her childhood summers with her mother's
family in the deep south where she witnessed the cruelty of racism and the
power of the Movement. She also was a witness to the shootings at
Over
the years, Terry and Greg have become distinguished for producing programs of
music for museums (including the Smithsonian Institution), schools, and other
special events. They are master artists with the Wolf Trap Institute for Early
Learning Through the Arts, and in that capacity have worked in many residency
programs and teacher training workshops, demonstrating their methods for
utilizing music effectively as a tool for early childhood education. Terry and
Greg have many years of experience working in schools, performing for children
and families. They have developed several special school programs for students
of all ages including two on the environment and others on historical themes
such as the Great Depression and the nineteen sixties.
Terry
and Greg are internationally known for their musical work in the environmental
movement. Throughout their career, they have devoted a tremendous amount of
their time, energy, and music to environmental causes. They are considered to
be among the very best in this field of music and their performances are in
great demand by environmental action and education organizations. Their musical
work has supported the work of such notable groups as National Audubon Society,
National Wildlife Federation, the National Wildlife Refuge System, the National
Park Service, and Hudson River Sloop Clearwater. Earth Day 1998 found them
performing at
In
2000, Magpie collaborated with scientists at the
In the
fall of 1998, in a fitting tribute to Magpie on the occasion of their 25th
anniversary, members of the Washington Area Music Association awarded Greg and
Terry the "Wammie" award as traditional folk duo of the year. They
also received the 1999 Addy Award for their song "Take Me Back to
Terry
and Greg have been heard on many recordings, including 8 of their own, 2 with
Kim & Reggie Harris, and several compilations. Their first, Magpie &
Friends, and their third, If It Ain't Love, showcase their broad range of
styles and themes. Their second album, Working My Life Away, is an excellent
collection of songs about working people and their work. Their fourth and fifth
albums, Living Planet and Circle of Life are both theme albums on the subject
of the Earth. Circle of Life is Magpie's first album for children and has been
greeted with great acclaim by children, parents, and educators, and such
environmental notables as the National Audubon Society. A portion of the
proceeds from both of these albums is donated to environmental action groups.
The Smithsonian, when it released its monumental collection, Folk Song
In
1994, the
This
was followed by a collaboration with Kim & Reggie Harris entitled Spoken in
Love, recorded in concert in early 1995. Their quartet appearances with Kim
& Reggie have been received with standing ovations from audiences around
the country, including Bethlehem Musikfest and the Philadelphia Folk Festival.
The quartet was invited to appear on National Public Radio's All Things
Considered in an interview with Daniel Zwerdling to talk about their work
together and the uplifting and powerful effect their music has on audiences.
The quartet then recorded and released a studio recording, entitled Guide My
Feet, on Appleseed Records, featuring guest appearances by such luminaries as
Pete Seeger, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, and Keter Betts.
In the
spring of 1999, Magpie's 9th recording, a celebration of their 25th anniversary
entitled Give Light was released on Sliced Bread Records. The CD features songs
old and new, written by friends and heroes and by Magpie themselves. There are
love songs, songs of struggle, songs of the Earth, and songs of the spiritual
journey.
Magpie's
most recent recording is entitled Sword of the Spirit and features 11 songs
including 7 originals, all about famed abolitionist John Brown, his family,
friends, and associates. The CD, also on Sliced Bread, was produced as a
companion piece to Greg and Terry's one-act play of the same title based on the
life and letters of Brown and his wife Mary. The premier performance of play,
featuring Greg as Brown and Terry in the role of Mary Brown, took place
February 18, 19, and 20, 2000 at the Old Opera House in Charles Town, West
Virginia, across the street from the old courthouse where John Brown was tried
and convicted in 1859.
Greg
and Terry are both from northeast
Sixteenyearold Nathaniel Samsel is
the 2011 and 2014 Southern Regional Mountain Dulcimer Champion along with
various other titles. Nathaniel started at a very early age and since has had
the opportunity to learn from some of the finest dulcimer players in the
country. His own gift for music combined with all of the great instruction he
has received over the years has developed his own distinctive style of dulcimer
music. Nathaniel performs regularly in solo concerts, festival appearances and
performances, and teaches workshops at festivals and club meetings.
This is Nathaniel’s first trip from
Clarkesville, Georgia to be with us for a Dulci-More Festival, but he is well known
in our area to attendees of Coshocton Dulcimer Days where we won the Northeast
Regional Mountain Dulcimer Championship several years ago and has been an
instructor for many workshops ever since that.
Acoustic soloist Timothy Seaman, a
proud native of
Most of his many recordings have been
done in collaboration with
Equally at home on a concert stage, at
a reception, in a studio or a classroom, Timothy plays and teaches distinctively
original music using his own techniques developed for the extended-range
hammered dulcimer, a large collection of flutes and whistles, psalteries,
mountain dulcimer and guitar – both solo and in ensembles – with a unique
emotive and sometimes powerful style revealing influences of such varied
performers as Ken Kolodner, early John McCutcheon, Paul Sullivan, Glenn Gould,
Hubert Laws, Arthur Rubinstein, Noel Paul Stookey, Gordon MacRae, Helmuth
Rilling, Herb Alpert, Rudolf Serkin, Alasdair Fraser, and George Szell. The
instruments seem at times to burst forth into a vocal form of expression – and
indeed on occasion his baritone voice’s warmth joins in.
Mr. Seaman’s performance and teaching
log includes dates with the Virginia delegates and governors and U.S.
Congressmen; Lady Thatcher; concert stages shared with Pierce Pettis, Robin and
Linda Williams, Phil Keaggy, Dean Shostak, Bob Zentz, John Turner, and Mike
Seeger; the Waterford Fair; the Augusta Heritage, Highland Maple, Sawdust,
Evart, and Buckeye Festivals; twentythree First Nights in several cities; the
Mordecai Outcry in Lafayette Park, D.C.; An Occasion for the Arts; the Trellis
Restaurant and Williamsburg Inn; guest appearances on public radio programs;
locations in Hungary, the Netherlands, and Germany; numerous concerts for
Colonial Williamsburg and State and National Parks; collaborative programs with
hiking author Jeff Alt and wood artist Bob Lentz; and an invitation to play for
the elder President Bush.
Works in progress include an album Hymns
from Childhood; a second disc of folk hymn interpretations called Loving
Kindness, plus one of Baroque transcriptions; a compilation for
ballroom dance; and a fourth Christmas album and a suite of new compositions on
nature themes for Philmont Scout Ranch, both featuring solo hammered dulcimer.
Timothy was previously with us for
Dulci-More Festival 16.
Steve
and Ruth have been playing music together for nearly 40 years. From their home
in the
Steve
and Ruth perform yearly at "MerleFest" and other major festivals
nationwide, as well as regular performances on the PBS TV series "Song of
the Mountains."
Ruth
plays the hammered and Appalachian mountain dulcimers and Steve adds
fingerstyle guitar, old-time banjo, and vocals.
A native
North Carolinian, Ruth studied music at the
Steve,
an ASCAP award-winning songwriter, adds fingerstyle guitar, clawhammer and
Bill Schilling is a high-energy folk-style singer and
multi-instrumentalist who believes that this type of music should be inclusive.
He is the founder and leader of Dulci-More and the Dulci-More Festival and a
member of many other groups, which share or support the music. At Dulci-More
Festivals, he has performed solo and as Bill Schilling with Carol Ellis; Bill
Schilling, Linda Sigismondi, and Marge Diamond; Bill Schilling & Folks;
Threes Co.; Whistler's Lane; and presented his Schilling's Slides, Songs, &
Stories program. Bill has put together the music that Dulci-More uses and has
it available in several volumes and formats: Dulci-More Public Domain
Songbooks -- Volumes 1, 2, 3, Christmas Volume (all with numbers for
lap dulcimer melody strings as well as music, chords, and lyrics), Autoharp
Volume (with melody chord numbers in place of the dulcimer numbers), General Volume (with DAA Numbers)
which is the full size version of the four smaller volumes plus much
more material, Lyrics with Chords for
those who prefer not to have the written music, but want to play along, and Lyrics Only for those who just want to
sing along. The full size version is over 300 pages with over 300 songs.
Bill has released a CD, Songs
from Canal Days, with Linda Sigismondi and continues to threaten
to release more recordings upon the world. Since 2005 with Dulci-More members
Marcy and Dale Tudor, he has been the Music Coordinator and a regular
instructor for Folk Music at Weatherbury Farm, the Tudor’s
award winning farm vacation bed and breakfast in
Dulci-More: Folk & Traditional Musicians is a club that
started in January 1993, at the First United Methodist Church of Salem. The
purposes of the club are to have fun with folk-style music and to share that
music with others. The club meets at 7:00 pm on the first Tuesday and Third
Tuesday (note: it was the third Wednesday until January, 2000) of each month
just off the sanctuary in the Unity Classroom of the First United Methodist
Church of Salem, 244 South Broadway, Salem, OH 44460. All levels of acoustic
instrumentalists and singers are always welcome at the meetings to jam, to
learn, to listen, or to perform. Call ahead if you are coming from far away
since performances or special meetings may be scheduled a few times a year on
regular meeting nights.
I, Marge Diamond began playing dulcimer twenty-seven
years ago. Without any musical background, but with tons of enthusiasm, I
passed through the beginner stage. Progress was slow and quite painful at
times, but persistence began to pay off. By attending dulcimer workshops when
ever possible and hanging out with other musicians I began to pick up some
technique, learned to keep a fairly good beat, and began making a few fiddle
tunes my own.
Learning to play was an amazing thing for me, but then there are the
fantastic people I have met along with the tunes. I just would never have
believed that adults could come together to share music and have so much fun.
There is nothing to compare. For twenty-seven years I have been doing this, and
it still feels new and fresh. I am still learning. There is love shared with
the learning of the music.
Currently Marge plays with The Oberlin Dulcimer Group and
Dulci-More. Marge has performed and taught Dulcimer workshops since 1987. She
has been on hand teaching and performing at all of the Dulci-More festivals, at
most of the Fort New Salem Festivals, at several of the Kent State Folk
Festivals, and has been on hand for some of the COFF festivals. Since
retirement in 2003 Marge has been pursuing her love of making art. With her
business, Winsome Expressions, she makes
airbrushed music themed shirts, "Ultimate Totes", and other items for
sale. Marge has one recording, Beyond
Cabbage. which has occasionally been available on CD.
Jeff Fedan
Jeff Fedan lives in
This will be Jeff’s
second time at Dulci-More Festival.
Janet Harriman is a
Dulci-More member who moved from Alliance, OH to North Chili, NY a few years
ago. On her own as a Dulci-More member and as a member of Humours ’n Hammers,
she has been presenting hammered dulcimer workshops at Dulci-More Festivals for
several years. Beyond the hammered dulcimer, she has also regularly played
flute with Dulci-More and with Humours ’n Hammers.
Janet has always
loved music, and began her journey into its beauty and intricacies as a young
child, as there was always music around her in the home. Sixth grade found her
beginning flute in school, and from that she taught herself to play piano. High
school and college furthered her skills. Since that time she has played piano
for church singing, choirs, solos, and small groups. She has participated in
community bands and orchestras, as well as small folk music groups. She has
taught music in schools, and learned to play many instruments. It was in 2002
that she first heard the Hammered Dulcimer, and it was "Love at First
Hammer!"
She currently writes
and arranges music, as well as performs it, and teaches music, piano, music
theory classes, and workshops at festivals. She has written a book of hymn
arrangements for Hammered Dulcimer, as well as a book of original tunes. Her
latest endeavor has been a book on Music Theory for Hammered Dulcimer players.
She currently plays in "Striking Strings" out of the Eastman Community
Music School in Rochester, NY, (currently her home town) with Mitzie Collins as
director.
The Hired Hands are a very local group
for our festival (living about a mile from the festival site) and have attended
some workshops at the festival in the past as well as a couple of Dulci-More
meetings over the years. Their preference is for Scottish music (with some
Irish and other Celtic music mixed in). Dulci-More Festival 15 was the first
time that some of the group members gave workshops at a festival, and they were
back for Dulci-More Festival 16, 17, 18 (featured in an evening concert that
year), 19, and 20. They also played for the Dulci-More Concert series in
December of 2012. They are returning for Dulci-More Festival 20. These sisters
from the Miller family include:
Allison Miller began her musical
career at age three with Suzuki piano lessons under the tutelageof Carol
Wunderle and although she continued to play piano for the next thirteen years,
she picked up the harp at age fourteen and began to explore the traditional
music scene. She attended workshops at the Ohio Scottish Arts School and, after
completing an undergraduate degree in biology, had the opportunity to pursue
post-graduate studies in Clarsarch (Scottish small harp) and Scot's Song at the
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, Scotland. Allison taught
with the Comhaltas coinin Erin group in Scotland, has taught both privately and
publicly in America, and has appeared in concert in Scotland, Canada, and at
multiple venues in the States. She and Sairey play as a duo, "The Hired
Hands,' and they released their first CD, Something, in the spring of 2009. She
has her Doctorate in Physical Therapy and hopes to bring both good tunes and
ergonomic playing techniques to the field. She has competed extensively and has
been awarded the title of National Scottish Harp Champion of America after
winning the 2012 National Scottish Harp Competition.
Sairey Miller has studied the Suzuki
piano method under Mary Louise Foster for ten years, and discovered her love of
traditional music when she began to play harp at age eight. She has taken
workshops at the Ohio Scottish Arts School, at the 2007 Edinburgh International
Harp Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, and has had the privilege of studying
under such diverse musicians as Sue Richards, Ann Heymann, and Sharon Knowles
of the US, Wendy Steward, Catriona McKay, and William Jackson of Scotland, and
Robin Huw Bowen of Wales. She has completed two Bachelor’s Degrees in Biology
and Philosophy and is currently pursuing Graduate School as a Physician
Assistant. Sairey was awarded the title of National Scottish Harp Champion of
America after winning the 2008 National Scottish Harp Competition.
Laura Miller has studied the Suzuki
piano method under Mary Louis Foster since age six, and picked up the violin at
age 10. She attended the Ohio Scottish Arts School and was duly converted to
the realm of traditional music -- she now plays only Scottish, Irish,
Quebecois, and Welsh fiddle tunes. Since 2005, she has studied under fiddle
masters Andre Brunet of Quebec, Anna Wendy Stevenson and Mike Vass of Scotland,
and Ed Pearlman of Maine, and she has competed at the Ohio Scottish Games, the
Ligonier Highland Games in Pennsylvania, and also at the 2010 National Fiddle
Competition in Virginia. She is currently playing with small folk groups and
enjoying the college music scene where she is studying Liberal Arts at Wyoming
Catholic College in Lander, Wyoming.
Micah Miller has studied the Suzuki
piano method under Mary Louis Foster for the past nine years and picked up the
Anglo concertina in 2005. With the concertina she is mainly self-taught,
learning tunes by listening to CDs and playing with her sisters. In addition,
however, she has had the chance to take workshops with brilliant concertina
players such as Grainne Hambly, Caroline Keene, and Frank Edgley. The
lighthearted tone of her concertina may be heard on several tracks on the
family CD and she often joins her sisters onstage. She plays many local gigs
and sessions, most recently being involved in a musical recording project for
Christendom College in Front Royal, VA, where she is currently studying.
Maggie Miller began playing the piano
at age 6 and found her niche in the traditional music scene when she picked up
the tin whistle two years ago. She enjoys performing with the family band and
has attended tin whistle workshops at the Celtic Roots Festival in Goderich,
Ontario. Depending upon the tune, Maggie will pull out a multitude of smaller
penny whistles, the Irish low whistle, piano, or percussion...so listen out for
some amazing diversity of tones during the program!
Bill Locke
For over fifty years Bill Locke has
been entertaining audiences with his music which includes old-time dulcimer,
guitar, and banjo, as well as ragtime guitar and spirituals. Bill grew up in
the
Brett Ridgeway's
philosophy is that "anyone can make music, regardless of age, musical
ability or knowledge!” Brett teaches several workshops throughout the tri-state
area and is a full-time musician/instructor. He currently teaches hammered
dulcimer, mountain dulcimer, bluegrass banjo, clawhammer banjo, beginner
acoustic guitar and mandolin. He currently has a lesson series available on
YouTube and also teaches lessons via Skype and FaceTime. He has been a featured
teacher and performer at the
Gary & Toni Sager are
from Waverly, Ohio. They performed and did workshops for us at Dulci-More
Festivals 12-20, as well as vending with Prussia Valley Dulcimers Acoustic
Music Shop and are back again to do all of those things for Dulci-More Festival
19.
Toni has been playing the autoharp
for about nine years, after getting an Oscar Schmidt as a Christmas present.
She had seen a lady playing one at the Fraley Mountain Music Festival at Carter
Caves State Resort in Ky. and fell in love with the instrument. Toni mostly
plays chord style as she plays along with husband Gary, who plays the mountain
dulcimer. She has taught beginner workshops at several regional festivals. She
really enjoys getting folks started on the autoharp. Toni and Gary have done
occasional performances at several dulcimer festivals. Their recently released
recording of instrumentals, Rats in the Fence Corner, features them with
appearances by Doug Felt and Stephen Seifert.
Linda Sigismondi is a mountain dulcimer player
and folksinger from Gallipolis and director of the Fort New Salem Dulcimer
Festival. Her music includes traditional Appalachian tunes, traditional and
contemporary folk music, and some original compositions that feature
environmental themes. She has five mountain dulcimer books: Appalachian
Ballads & Songs, Songs from Canal Days, Christmas
Songs, Celtic Tunes, and Old Time and Fiddle Tunes.
Linda has released a recording, Songs
from Canal Days, with Bill Schilling and has companion
recordings for her other books. She also plays guitar, Native American flute,
Kratz zither, and MacArthur harp. Linda has taught workshops and performed at
many folk music festivals in West Virginia, Ohio, and New York. Linda has
played at Fort New Salem, West Virginia, for the Harvest and Christmas
Festivals for many years. She is a Dulci-More member, attending a few
activities a year even though she lives in Gallipolis. She has won many
competitions at Roscoe Village Dulcimer Days and other competitions. Linda has
been part of all of our Dulci-More Festivals.
Stringed Fantasy
Stringed Fantasy returns from the
Canton-Massillon and beyond area. Current members include Rosalind Wilson, Alma
Houston, Greg Zuder, Nancy Koenig, Sue Wheeler, and (not expected at this
year’s festival) Linda Hill with hammered dulcimer, guitar, folk harp, violin,
recorder, accordion, percussion, etc. They enjoy playing Celtic, folk, civil
war era, and a variety of music. Several are Dulci-More members and some are
members of the Canton Folk Song Society. Sue and Roz started giving workshops
at Dulci-More Festival 2, and Stringed Fantasy has been with us for Dulci-More
Festivals 3-11, 14, 15, 18, 19, & 20.
Three Old Dreamers with Guitars
Mac Kelly
and Ron Klies grew up just over the hill from each other on Putney Ridge near
Old Washington, OH. Mac met Walt Willey at church camp in
John Whitacre performs traditional
music of the
He is a historian with a B.A. from
Alice Whitehill is a Dulci-More member from
Hookstown, PA. She has been a part of all Dulci-More Festivals. Alice sings and
plays dulcimers, autoharps, guitars, and more. She is often joined in
performance by Earl Whitehill (her husband), Rachel Huff (her daughter), Deb or
Kristi Boyd, or others. She also leads the Dulcimer Players of the Upper Ohio
Valley. She and Earl have won a variety of competitions at Roscoe Village
Dulcimer Days. Alice sells musical instruments and supplies as Stitches &
Strings and is a vendor at this Dulci-More Festival.
Additional Workshops by Tom Ball, Jim Stone, Dulci-More Members (Jim Miller, Kathy & Richard Small and maybe
others), Festival Vendors
Tom Ball with Just Plain Folk
Wild Carrot
with Tom Ball for Just Plain Folk at Dulci-More Festival 19
Special thanks go to Tom Ball of Just
Plain Folk (previously a radio program and now a webcast at www.twistintomradio.com) for the support he
has shown us by having Bill Schilling and other guests on the radio show to
help promote Dulci-More Festival 6-20 as well as special Dulci-More events. For
Dulci-More Festival 21, Bill expects to be back again (now on the webcast) with
more live and recorded music from festival artists. The weekly show, which
features recorded music, the Mountain Rose report, and live music from guests
from the local area and beyond, with about 3 programs available at any time on
the web. Starting with Dulci-More Festival 9, Just Plain Folk
recorded a live interview for later broadcast as one of the workshops at the
festival. Since Dulci-More Festival 10 they have done two different workshop
interviews each year. Maureen Sellers even put out a CD with the material from
her Just Plain Folk show. We expect to continue this relationship for
Dulci-More Festival 21 with two more workshop interviews.
Performers &
Performance Order Subject to Change as Needed
Mark Wade, Dan Landrum,
& Audience at Dulci-More Festival 20
Festival
Vendors
Alice Whitehill (Stitches & Strings)
Alice Ann Whitehill will be back again for Dulci-More
Festival 18 with stock from Stitches and Strings.
Bonnie Lutz
Bonnie Lutz will be vending for the first time at
Dulci-More Festival 21 with some items that she has made or found for
instruments (including some custom personalization for cloth items). Bonnie and
her husband, Jack, are Dulci-More members. They have often given workshops at
our Dulci-More Festivals.
Richard Ash, owner of Folkcraft Instruments will be with us
for the first time this year. When people
think of heirloom-quality instruments, they think of Folkcraft. Here's why: Our
instruments are handmade in the
Lynn McLeish
Prussia
Valley Dulcimers Acoustic Music Shop
Gary and Toni Sager were with us for the first time at
Dulci-More Festival 12 and this will be their tenth year with us. They have
been vending at festivals around the country for several years with the Prussia
Valley Dulcimers that
Steve and Ruth Smith with Cabin Cove Music will be vending
for the first time at Dulci-More Festival 21 with banjo's, ukes, and an
odd creature or two plus a lot of ancillary items like capos, stands, picks,
etc. Naturally, they will also have their
recordings and books available.
Paul Conrad is from
unkle john
John Hockett will be vending for the first time at
Dulci-More Festival 21 with sheet music and musical accessories. Although he
now vends as unkle john, John was active for many years as Maiden Creek Music.
Marge Diamond will be back with Winsome Expressions including
airbrushed music themed shirts and other items for sale. Look for her latest
"Ultimate Totes" with music themes. Marge is based in
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Bill Schilling, Dulci-More Festival Director
234-564-3852
234-564-DULC