LIMA — For Doug Berch, there was something magical about the dulcimer. “I don’t know what it is,” the then 22-year-old Berch told The Lima News on April 27, 1980, “but you can throw people with all ...

TAHLEQUAH -- Every year in May, the folks in Coshocton, Ohio, hold their "Dulcimer Days" celebration, dedicated to the stringed instrument best known for its use in Appalachian folk music. Strangely ...

Some of you are born musicians. Some of us are born to be your audience. Although I tooted the trumpet in my high school band, I was not “gifted.” My playing and performing days were numbered. No ...

Apr. 25—Fairmont State University's Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center will host the Wartz 'n All Dulcimer Jam on Saturday, May 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lap dulcimer players, as well ...

CHIMNEY ROCK -- Ken Schoewe of Hendersonville saw a mountain dulcimer on the side of the road in Sylva some 14 years ago. The classical pianist was intrigued, and today, he is trying to share his love ...

CONWAY — David and Donna Peterson of Greenbrier have been entertaining — and educating — people for more than 40 years with dance and music. They will continue that tradition at 6 p.m. March 8 at the ...

yndi Lauper cradles one in photographs on her Web site. Aerosmith, known for hard rock songs and power ballads, incorporates one into its music. And, in the latest Martin Scorsese tale of urban unrest ...