The Story of the Dulcimer

"This is a fascinating, well-researched text that scholars, musicians, collectors, and luthiers will treasure as a gem of information.” —Scott Suter, author of Shenandoah Valley Folklife Perhaps no instrument better represents the music of Appalachia than the fretted dulcimer. The instrument was no longer confined to back porches and local music halls when Jean Ritchie so melodically thrust herself and her dulcimer into the national limelight during the folk revival of the 1950s. But where did t