Dulci-More Festival 26 was
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Dulci-More Festival 26 Has Been Postponed
Again to Memorial Day Weekend, 2022 Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Dulci-More Festival 26 Has Been Postponed to
Memorial Day Weekend, 2021 Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Changes to this page will be made as
necessary. See the Festival Home Page for more information.
Dulci-More Festival 26
Concert, Mini-Concert, Workshop
Presenters & Vendors
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Concert,
Mini-Concert, & Workshop Presenters
Cindy Harris
Cindy Harris has been
making and teaching music with voice, autoharp, fiddle and a variety of other
instruments for as long as she can remember. She is particularly interested in traditional
music of many varieties, and her repertoire includes everything from Irish
tunes and Israeli dance music to dark Appalachian fiddle tunes from the
mountains of West Virginia. But her playful side can't resist amusing modern
songs about real life, which somehow co-exist with folk songs from long ago. A
concert set from Cindy is always a collection of eclectic surprises bound
together by a common theme that suits the occasion.
As a member of the
Pittsburgh traditional music and dance community, Cindy formed the contradance
band GrayScale in 2018. With a repertoire based on traditional fiddle tunes,
GrayScale placed fourth in the 2018 Neo-traditional Band competition at the
Appalachian String Band Festival in Clifftop, WV. GrayScale is a favorite contradance
and square dance band in Western Pennsylvania, and performed at several
festivals while touring Australia in 2020.
Cindy placed second in the
International Autoharp Championship every year from 2013 through 2016 and won
that contest in 2017, earning her a spot in the 2018 Champions Concert, where
she performed in a trio with guitarist Bill Balassi and concertina player Jody
Kruskal. She played in the Mountain Laurel Autoharp Championship every year
between 2008 and 2019, missing the final only once, placing in the top three
seven times, and claiming the championship in 2019.
Cindy has two recordings
of her own, “You Can't Get There From Here” (2006) with her daughter Rebecca
Heath, and “Potluck!” (2018), a collection of autoharp duets with fifteen other
fabulous autoharp friends. She was also included in the 2003 “Autoharp Legacy”
project and appears on autoharp or fiddle on a number of other recordings. She
has produced and also appears on three autoharp-related recording projects with
members of the Cyberpluckers autoharp discussion group: a 1999 recording of the
music of Stephen Foster, and two volumes of “Strike The 'Harp” featuring a wide
variety of holiday-related music (2009 and 2013). All of her recordings are
available at CDBaby.com
Cindy has been married for
39 years to college sweetheart Rick Heath and has two lovely daughters, bass
player and singer Rebecca, and occasional singer and fiddler Sharon. They all
live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Cindy performed and did workshops on her own
at Dulci-More Festival 4 and with her daughter Rebecca Heath at Dulci-More
Festival 8.
Michael
Ronstadt & Serenity Fisher
Performing together for the
last six years has created a dynamic, truly moving, and expressive duet.
Between both songwriters, their material is diverse and reaches far. Serenity
Fisher blends playful pop-rock with a Tim Burton-esque quirkiness.
A wordsmith, Serenity
Fisher entices stories into becoming songs using truth-telling, highly-visual
lyrics, and dreamy melodies. Fisher is a powerhouse singer whose nuanced vocals
vary from bluesy belt to sultry whisper, from technical prowess to stripped
down raw emotion. Her piano style is theatrical and passionate. Her music has
been compared to Regina Spektor, Tori Amos and Fiona Apple.
Nephew of Linda Ronstadt,
cellist Michael G. Ronstadt brings a rich musical heritage and absolute knack
for improvising up a storm. He holds a masters degree in cello performance from
the University of Cincinnati’s College Conservatory of Music (CCM). Michael G.
displays genre-blending explorations on cello and guitar in complement to
thought-provoking lyrics. To say his originals are unusual is an understatement.
They set the bar at Olympian heights in their depth and breadth. In addition to
his solo recordings and those with Ronstadt Generations, Michael G. is a much
sought-after studio musician, who has appeared on more than 100 albums in the
last fifteen years.
Michael and Serenity are
from the Cincinnati area. They performed for the Dulci-More Concert Fall Series
in September, 2019.
Chattanooga
multi-instrumentalist and mountain dulcimer maestro Butch Ross has tackled
everything from Radiohead to Bach and come away with a renewed appreciation for
what the humble dulcimer is capable of. No genre is off-limits, nor is there a
limit to what Ross has envisioned for this specific instrument. The dulcimer is
an unassuming thing, with a handful of strings and a history that feels embedded
in the lineage of countless Appalachian musicians. But Ross has taken it and
made it something more, something remarkable and versatile. His music is born
from his respect for its abilities, a respect born from the years he's spent
prying apart its pieces and discovering new sounds where none existed before.
It is this groundbreaking and iconoclastic approach that caused
ukulele-virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro to comment, "Now I know what a dulcimer
is supposed to sound like."
Ross had been a touring
singer/songwriter when he was given a mountain dulcimer as a birthday present.
At first, the instrument was a curiosity but before too long it became his
instrument of choice. A chance meeting with musician, author and producer
Robert Force (himself a dulcimer iconoclast) led to the 2005 release The
Moonshiner's Atlas and a complete change of focus.
Since then Ross has become
an in-demand performer at folk and dulcimer festivals through the US and
Europe. He's performed at such festivals as the Central Ohio Folk Festival,
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, the Lancaster (UK) Music and the prestigious
Philadelphia Folk Festival.
Ross' most recent release
is called "Found Objects." It's a collection of original
compositions, outside-the-box covers, original tunes, mashups and thoroughly
unexpected arrangements of traditional songs. An eclectic mix that led
Times-Free Press reporter Joshua Pickard to call it "a sound both
experienced and timeless, a result of its celebrated past and boundless
future."
Butch was with us for Dulci-More
Festival 14 and for a house concert in 2013.
Ranked as the most
influential dulcimer player of the last decade by readers of Dulcimer Player
News, Rick Thum has made his mark on every aspect of the hammered dulcimer
world. Rick is perhaps best known for his festival performances, which have
regularly earned him the “most popular performer” title at the largest national
dulcimer festival. He brings a combination of passion and friendly
accessibility to his teaching that makes his workshops and master classes
favorites at festivals across the country, and has tapped this teaching
experience to produce the best-selling instructional CD series for hammered
dulcimer, the “Original Song of the Month Club”. Rick is also the designer of
the highly-regarded ‘Professional’ hammered dulcimer, bearing his name. Yet for
all his time in the studio, onstage, in the classroom, and in the luthier’s
shop, Rick is most at home at a late-night jam session, where you might even
find him playing an instrument other than the dulcimer from time to time.
Rick Thum taught himself
to play guitar and drums at age twelve and played the trumpet in his high
school band. Throughout high school and college (B. S. Industrial
Administration) Rick played in rock bands, eventually playing regularly on the
upper deck of the Admiral in St. Louis. While raising his family Rick directed
his church choir. Rick’s interest in traditional music was sparked when he
bought a hammered dulcimer on a whim and found himself in a three-piece folk
band. In 1991 Rick became co-owner of a large midwestern acoustic instrument
shop. In 1994 he sold his interest in the shop to devote more time to being a
traveling musician. He placed first at the 1994 Southwest Regional Dulcimer
Contest and third in the 1995 National Championship at Winfield, Kansas. Rick
was voted Best Performer and Favorite Teacher for several years running at the
prestigious Evart Dulcimer Funfest. (The oldest and largest dulcimer festival
in the nation.) He has shared the stage with Mike Seeger, The Tony Rice Unit,
Steve Kaufman, Norman Blake, and Bryan Bowers and opened for John Hartford,
Norman & Nancy Blake, and Leo Kottke. Rick is a popular teacher on the
festival circuit and travels across the country playing solo and teaching at
music festvals. He currently has five recordings; “Hammered Fiddle Tunes”, “A
Reason to Dance”, “Front Porch Waltz”, “Down the Old Dirt Road” and
“Seifert & Thum Live at Mt Dora 2014”. Mel Bay Publishing Inc. has
published the companion book to Hammered Fiddle Tunes. Rick is currently
manufacturing hammered dulcimers (Rick Thum Dulcimers) which can be seen at a
retailer near you and has, by demand, started the Song of the Month Club. Mail
order lessons by audio CD.
Rick was with us for Dulci-More
Festival 18. He will also be vending with us this year.
Bill Schilling has
been singing and playing various folk instruments (at least 20 with variations
of several) for 50 years. He has performed for audiences of all ages in many
settings from coast to coast. His high-energy performances may include songs,
slide programs, and/or stories selected specifically for your group. His
performances often involve members of your group with audience participation
songs or activities. Bill often performs with others including Rich & Kathy
Small or with Linda Sigismondi with whom he has recorded Songs from Canal Days.
Since Bill believes that his music should be inclusive, he is involved in many
groups which share music. A few of them are: Dulci-More: Folk & Traditional
Musicians (Bill is the founder and leader); the annual Dulci-More Festival
(Bill is the director); the Canton Folk Song Society (Bill is one of the
original members); the Dulcimer Society of Trumbull County (Bill has
reorganized and leads this group); Folknet (Bill is a charter Executive
Committee Member, past Vice-President, past President, and current Treasurer);
and Folk Music at Weatherbury Farm (Bill is one of the originators of this
program and a workshop leader). His “Dulci-More Public Domain Songbooks” (in
several variations) are used by clubs around the country. Check www.billschilling.org
to find out more.
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.
Since October of 2014, Dulci-More also has DUH! Dulci-More Ukulele Hangout.
DUH! meets on the second Tuesday and the fourth Tuesday at 1:00 PM at the First United Methodist Church of Salem. Playing all styles of
ukes, they sing along on a wide variety of songs and styles. They also welcome
all levels of players and singers, and they have loaner ukes available at
meetings.
I,
Marge Diamond began playing dulcimer twenty-nine 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-eight 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.
Marge has been part of all of our Dulci-More Festivals.
Janet Harriman of
Dually Noted with Jessica Austin
Janet
Harriman is a Dulci-More member who moved from Alliance, OH to North Chili, NY
several 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 and other instrument lessons, 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 most intense endeavor has been writing
a book on Music Theory for Hammered Dulcimer players. She also completed a book
of Christmas tune arrangements, titled Sparkle. 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. Janet also plays
with her daughter, Jessica Austin, as Dually Noted. Janet’s articles on hammered
dulcimer have regularly appeared in Dulcimer Players News. She has presented
workshops and done mini-concerts for Dulci-More Festivals 11-14, 16, 17, and
19-22. For the Dulci-More Festival 24-26 mini-concert, Janet is including her
daughter, Jessica Austin, on stringed instruments. Together they are Dually
Noted. Once again, Jan Douglass may accompany.
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, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25. They also played for the Dulci-More
Concert series in December of 2012. They are returning for Dulci-More Festival
26. These sisters from the Miller family include:
Allison Miller began her musical career at age three
with Suzuki piano lessons under the tutelage of 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!
Since they are coming from their current locations
all around the country, we know that Allison, Laura, and Maggie plan to be with
us, but may not know how many of the others may be with us until shortly before
the festival.
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 Roscoe Village “Dulcimer Days Festival" in Coshocton, Ohio and was one of the founders of the revamped
"Coshocton Dulcimer Festival". He is a third year teacher at the
Pocono Dulcimer Winterfest in Stroudsburg, PA and an advanced instructor at the Buckeye
Dulcimer Festival in Ashley, Ohio.
He will be teaching this fall at the Nutmeg Dulcimer Festival in Milford, Connecticut. He has also hosted several
self-sponsored workshops. His most recent in Tampa, Florida with 37 attendees, one
participant drove all the way from Texas for the three-hour workshop! Known
from online teaching, one student drove from Miami, Florida to one of his workshops held in south-western Pennsylvania.
Brett tours promoting traditional American music as “Homestead Creek”. He has released a total of nine recordings;
of which five are currently available. Additionally, an original composition
written and performed by Brett Ridgeway is featured in the soundtrack of “The
Path of the Wind”, a 2010 movie which features Wilford Brimley. Brett was with
us for Dulci-More Festival 21 and has been back again for Dulci-More Festivals
22-26.
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.
Rich & Kathy Small
Rich
and Kathy Small are folk singers and instrumentalists from Canton, Ohio. They
have performed regionally at many festivals and events as a duo and as members
of the Canton Folk Song Society and Dulci-More Folk & Traditional
Musicians. Their harmony singing of Appalachian Mountain Ballads, Civil War
Laments, Lively Audience Sing-a-longs, Original Compositions, and Folk Songs
from all eras is accompanied by traditional old time instruments such as the
Mountain Dulcimer, Bowed Psaltery, Autoharp, Guitar, Ukulele, Harmonica, and
Tenor Banjo. Before re-locating to Canton, they were the performing hosts for
The Old-Time Gospel Fest concert series at the Bluebird Amphitheater in
Carrollton, Ohio and directed the award winning Arts of Appalachia Music Camp
for children in Carroll County, Ohio.
As
Dulci-More members, they have helped in many ways with the festival for several
years including giving workshops. They were mini-concert and workshop presenters
for Dulci-More Festivals 24 & 25.
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 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, 18-26.
Mark Alan Wade performs throughout Europe, Asia and North America as a soloist
on dulcimer and trumpet. His unique style is the result of his 25 years of traditional
dulcimer playing blended with his formal classical training on trumpet. His
most recent CD, Grass Roots, pulls together Grammy award-winning friends to
showcase the virtuosity of the dulcimer. He brings Celtic and world music to
life and loves to revitalize familiar classical pieces. A National Champion
himself, 6 of his students have also won the National Contest. Mark also loves
teaching beginners and has published 7 dulcimer books to help them get started
right. Mark lives in Akron, OH with his wife and
two sons. Visit MarkAlanWade.com or find him on Facebook for more!
One of Mark’s first times teaching and performing at a festival was for
Dulci-More Festival 2, and he has been back to perform and teach at Dulci-More
Festivals 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 15, 20, 24, 25, and 26.
Olivia Walton
Olivia Walton has
played music since childhood on accordion and guitar. She discovered the
mountain dulcimer in 2007 at Wildwood Music in Roscoe Village, Ohio. She has
gone to festivals all over the region. She has a CD out with Ruth Hulthen
called Bountiful Folk. She
belongs to several dulcimer clubs and teaches newcomers at the Black Squirrel
club in Stow Ohio and Senior Strummers in Aurora Ohio. She has private students
out of her home in Ravenna Ohio. Olivia expects to be joined for her
mini-concert by members of Key of Zzzs,
a group of folks who regularly camp and play music together around the region.
She has attended Dulci-More Festivals for years and performed with others in
mini-concerts. She was a workshop presenter and mini-concert performer at
Dulci-More Festival 23.
Alice
& Earl Whitehill (not confirmed yet)
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), Eric Huff (her son, expected at this year’s festival),
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 are planned by Jim Stone, Jim Miller, and members of DUH! (Dulci-More
Ukulele Hangout) Becky
Hawkins, Jean Linton, Bonnie
Lutz, and maybe others. Not all are
confirmed yet.
Thanks to Tom Ball for being the Emcee for the Mini-Concerts.
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 (once
again a radio program on WCFI, 96.1 FM in Cuyahoga Falls, OH that streams
anywhere with information 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 6-21 as well as special Dulci-More events. The
weekly show, which features recorded music and live music from guests from the
local area and beyond can be heard 3 times each Tuesday. Starting with
Dulci-More Festival 9, Just Plain Folk recorded a live interview
for later broadcast as one of the workshops at the festival. From Dulci-More
Festival 10-21 they have did two different workshop interviews each year.
Maureen Sellers even put out a CD with the material from her Just Plain Folk
show. We had Tom as the emcee for the mini-concerts for Dulci-More Festivals
22- 25 and expect to have him back for Dulci-More Festival 26.
Performers & Performance Order
Subject to Change as Needed
Mark Wade, Dan Landrum, & Audience
at Dulci-More Festival 20
Festival Vendors (not all confirmed yet)
Alice
Whitehill (Stitches & Strings)
Alice Ann Whitehill will be back again for Dulci-More Festival 24 with stock from Stitches and
Strings. Alice expects to have a variety of instructional, song, and tune books for
different instruments. She will also have accessories including strings,
stands, electronic tuners and tuning clips, picks, and more. Alice also has several instruments in the shop including lap dulcimers and
Oscar Schmidt guitars and autoharps and cigar box guitars made by her son, Eric
Huff who will also be with her. Alice is a
Dulci-More member and has been a part of all of our Dulci-More Festivals. Alice has regularly contributed prizes for our Name That Old Time (or Other) Tune Contest and will do so
again this year.
Lynn McLeish
Several In addition to being in charge of the kitchen operation for
Dulci-More Festivals for several years, Lynn McLeish also scours flea markets
and internet sites searching for bargain priced and other dulcimers to make
available to those interested. She will also have a variety of accessories and
other items available. She may have room to let a few other Dulci-More members
display a variety of accessories and used instruments for sale. If Lynn is not available at her vending area, just ask for her at the kitchen
door (but please, not at meal times).
Rick should have a variety of his
own instruments, other instruments, accessories, and recordings available at
our festival.
Brett will have a variety of his own CDs and those he has recorded with
Phyllis Woods Brown as well as books and musical accessories. He also vended
for Dulci-More Festival 22-25.
Known as the Ohio Bag Lady, Lee
Felt sews quality mountain dulcimer cases and other accessories. Lee and her
husband, Doug, and their products were known at dulcimer festivals around the
country for their fine products. Since Doug passed away in 2014 and Lee has had
some medical issues in the past couple of years, her daughter, son-in-law, and
granddaughter heave been taking over the business, but we still expect Lee to
be with them for our festival. Thistledew Acres was with us for our first and
second Dulci-More festivals at Rainbow Lakes and Dulci-More Festivals 22 &
25.
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