Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 1—LAPORTE — Laporte Elementary School students built one-stringed dulcimer instruments and performed at a recent assembly as ...

There’s just something about a Appalachian dulcimer instrument…sound is so peaceful and calming. The word dulcimer actually means sweet song. So, when I play one, I feel pretty peaceful about it too.

MADISON, AL (WAFF) - Mention the dulcimer and many thoughts focus on Appalachia: mountain music. It's been in this area for generations. But Jon W. Harris discovered it, oddly enough, on the Jersey ...

Jim Phillips has a passion for creating beautiful wood projects. He was born to Carl and Beatrice Phillips in Richlands, Virginia, in the heart of Appalachian coal country. His parents moved to the ...

When Jim Vander Woude was 15, he built a 12-foot sailboat with his stepdad and stitched the sail with help from his mom. He loved sailing in the handcrafted vessel so much, he "wore it out." After he ...

The musical instrument known as the dulcimer can come in various shapes including ones with curves resembling the female body, often along with heart-shaped sound holes, piquing the interest of ...

Editor's note: This story has been update to correct the location of the jam tonight at the Wesleyan church. On Saturday, the Pocono Dulcimer Club will present the 10th annual Winter Dulcimer Fest, a ...