Post by Dick Glasgow on May 30, 2007 12:59:50 GMT 1
If you are not already a 'Nonsuch' member, I recommend that you check out this, the only Dulcimer club in the UK or Ireland.
Here is a link to their very interesting & informative website & a quote from their Home Page, just to give you an idea of what they're all about.:
The Nonsuch Dulcimer ClubInformation about the Club:
The Nonsuch Dulcimer Club is a UK based organisation for anyone interested in Hammered, or Mountain Dulcimers. The club was formed in 1993 by a group of Hammered Dulcimer players, but quickly extended its activities to the Mountain Dulcimer. It now has over 200 members who play one (or both) of these instruments. Although most of the members live in the UK, we also have members in Europe, Australia, the USA and several other countries.
Club members have a wide range of experience and ability, from non-players right up to professional level. There are also several members who build instruments, ranging from the one-off exercise in woodwork to the commercial instrument maker.
The club's main aim is to promote interest in the instruments. Workshops are run at various times throughout the year, and an annual meeting in the autumn. There are also several informal meetings in members houses, where you can get to know other members, and learn (or teach) skills and tunes.
Because the club is not "based" anywhere specific in the UK, we keep members informed with news, events, reviews, and educational articles, via a quarterly newsletter. We also put members in touch with each other via our members directory.
The Nonsuch Dulcimer Club
The Nonsuch Dulcimer Club is a UK based organisation for anyone interested in Hammered, or Mountain Dulcimers. The club was formed in 1993 by a group of Hammered Dulcimer players, but quickly extended its activities to the Mountain Dulcimer. It now has over 200 members who play one (or both) of these instruments. Although most of the members live in the UK, we also have members in Europe, Australia, the USA and several other countries.
Club members have a wide range of experience and ability, from non-players right up to professional level. There are also several members who build instruments, ranging from the one-off exercise in woodwork to the commercial instrument maker.
The club's main aim is to promote interest in the instruments. Workshops are run at various times throughout the year, and an annual meeting in the autumn. There are also several informal meetings in members houses, where you can get to know other members, and learn (or teach) skills and tunes.
Because the club is not "based" anywhere specific in the UK, we keep members informed with news, events, reviews, and educational articles, via a quarterly newsletter. We also put members in touch with each other via our members directory.
The Nonsuch Dulcimer ClubOn the site you'll find plenty details on forthcoming Dulcimer Events plus Reviews of previous ones, just to whet your appetite.
There are also lots of interesting & informative articles on a wide range of Dulcimer related topics, like A Short History of the Dulcimer, How to choose a Dulcimer, Care and maintenance, Replacing Strings, plus a couple on Developing your playing skills.
There's useful information there too on Dulcimer makers in the UK, plus a list of popular session tunes, loads of pages of photographs taken at prevous Dulcimer events and of course a handy Links section too.