Learn about the history of the mountain dulcimer and its birthplace in Hindman, Kentucky. The "sweet sound" of the Appalachian Dulcimer is so ingrained in Kentucky's history that in 20-01 it was ...

Learn about the history of the mountain dulcimer, Verna Mae Slone and Kentucky's karst system. Learn about the history of the mountain dulcimer and its origins in Hindman, Kentucky; Verna Mae Slone ...

In fact, the name dulcimer is taken from words that mean "sweet sound." The Appalachian dulcimer is a fretted string instrument of the zither family, typically with three or four strings, originally ...

Wendy Grethen first touched the strings of a mountain dulcimer at a fair 27 years ago. She learned to play the Appalachian-region American folk instrument as a child in Illinois -- then stopped ...