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Dorothy Carter

By Danielle de Picciotto | Tiny, frail, with blond hair and green eyes, invariably wearing black dresses, floral patterns, and heavy boots, she seemed so delicate that most people were taken aback when she mentioned adventures with drug-crazied hippies in Mexico or an upcoming tour with her all-girl band the Mediaeval Babes...

April 28, 2024Vol. 50 No. 1

Jerry Rockwell on the cover of Dulcimer Players News Vol. 11 No. 4 (1985).

Possibility Box: Welcome

By Jerry Rockwell | Introducing a column about chord progressions, modes, and pentatonic scales.

April 28, 2024Mountain Dulcimer Arrangement, Possibility Box, Vol. 50 No. 1

Dan playing his diatonic dulcimer with no half frets. Photo courtesy of Dan Evans.

Modes and Tunings: In praise of DAA

By Dan Evans | I was first introduced to the Appalachian dulcimer back in the early 1970s. At that time, DAA was the main tuning used for major scale songs and tunes. Living in England, London’s Roger Nicholson was a major influence when I started out, and Roger used DAA as his major scale tuning...

April 28, 2024Vol. 50 No. 1

Roger Nicholson on the cover of DPN Vol. 1 No. 7 (1975).

Modes and Tunings: Roger Nicholson in the Archives

Compiled by Fiona Potts | Roger Nicholson was an important figure in the development of the dulcimer whose impact often gets overlooked. His name appears in many early pages, and as Phil Mason wrote, "The D.P.N. is real pleased to have these fine contributions from our English friend of the Dulcimer and its music."...

April 28, 2024Mountain Dulcimer Arrangement, Vol. 50 No. 1

Mountain dulcimer tablature for Roger Nicholson's original tune "Lament for Richard Fariña," also known as "Spring Season." Originally printed in DPN Vol. 1 No. 4 (1975).

Fariña: Lament for Richard Fariña

Mountain dulcimer tablature arranged by Roger Nicholson. Also known as "Spring Season."

April 28, 2024Mountain Dulcimer Arrangement, Vol. 50 No. 1

"The Richard Fariña Dulcimer Book" as advertised by Capritaurus Dulcimers in DPN Vol. 4 No. 3 (Summer 1978). For more on the Pacific Rim Dulcimer Songbook, see the "Kindred Gathering" article in Vol. 50 No. 1.

Fariña: Liberating Richard

By Neal Hellman | Relevant and accessible – "The Richard Fariña Dulcimer Book" now available online.

April 28, 2024Vol. 50 No. 1

Mimi Fariña at the Bread and Roses benefit concert, September 9, 1975, Berkeley Community Theater. Photo by David Gans, creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/.

Fariña: Lyric Legacy

By Marian Hubler | Hennessy's "Lyric Dulcimer" remains on display at Bread & Roses

April 28, 2024Vol. 50 No. 1

Mimi Farina, Richard Farina, and Pauline Baez Marden At King's Rook Coffee House. American singer-songwriter and activist Mimi Farina (1945 - 2001), American singer Richard Farina (1937 - 1966), and musician Pauline Baez Marden at King's Rook Coffee House, Ipswich, Massachusetts, 1965. (Photo by John Byrne Cooke Estate/Hulton Archive via Getty Images)

Richard Fariña

By Patricia Delich | I am one of the many dulcimer players sparked by Richard Fariña. His dulcimer playing was so different, so passionate and heartfelt – he tugged deeply at my heartstrings. Fariña captivated me when I was a teenager just starting to play dulcimer...

April 28, 2024Vol. 50 No. 1

Stephens Lutherie 3D printed hybrid dulcimer. Nearly everything on the dulcimer that is black (except the ebony fretboard) was 3D printed. Photo by Robert Stephens.

Builders: The future is now

By Butch Ross | It has never been easier to be wrong in predicting where technology will take us. The next step in the mountain dulcimer's evolution is 3D printing.

April 28, 2024Vol. 50 No. 1

The L'il D'bl Bass requires amplification. Photos courtesy of Terry McCafferty.

Builders: Double the builders, double the bass

By Fiona Potts | Collaboration between Terry McCafferty and David Beede leads to new building techniques and a new sound for dulcimer players.

April 28, 2024Vol. 50 No. 1