Original Dulcimer Players Club

The Original Dulcimer Players CluB

presents Three Evenings of Acoustic Music Featuring the Hammer Dulcimer

Thursday, Friday and Saturday July 13, 14 and 15, 2017

7:00 p.m. Osceola County Fairgrounds Evart, MI

Thursday Evening Thornapple Valley Dulcimer Society 6:15 Silver Strings Dulcimer Society 6:40

7:00 p.m.

Live from the Squirrels’ Nest Brian Scott Sharon Broyles Gage Milton Mike 2 Gracie Fisher Mary Lynn van Deventer John and Karen Keane Phyllis Woods Brown Christine Shoemaker Brett Ridgeway Colin Beasley

Friday Evening Mountain Dulcimer Show 6:30 7:00 p.m.

David and Annette Lindsey Wanda Degen Jon Weinberg Butch Ross Hedda Doyle Larry Unger Wendy Songe Randy Clepper Tim Seaman Stephen Seifert Bing Futch

Saturday Evening

Hammer Dulcimer Show 6:15 Dulcimer Drawing 6:50—must be present to win

7:00 p.m.

Bill Robinson & Friends

Ilace Mears, 2016 National Hammer Dulcimer Champion

Matthew Dickerson

Pam Bowman

Sam Rizzetta

Scott Freeman

Steve and Ruth Smith

Katie Moritz

Mark Grobner

Mark Alan Wade

Rick Thum

Colin Beasley Pam Bowman

Pam Bowman is a native of Colin Beasley comes to the Evart area, hailing from Evart from Hattiesburg, Marion, Michigan. She has Mississippi. He attends the been performing with the University of Southern hammered dulcimer for Mississippi and is majoring about 20 years as a duo with in construction engineer- Jeff Gardner on guitar and ing. In 2016 he placed 2nd with a five-piece group called Just Jammin, playing in the National Hammered gospel, country, and bluegrass music. Dulcimer Championship in Winfield, KS. In April he became the 2017 Southern In 2005 Pam won the Southern Regional Hammered Regional Hammered Dulcimer Champion at the Dulcimer Competition in Mountain View, Arkansas. Ozark Folk Center in Mt. View, Arkansas. Colin Pam gives private lessons and group lessons on the again proves the value of skill and training as a per- hammered dulcimer, as well as teaching work-shops cussionist in playing the dulcimer. He was a drum- and performing at various festivals. Pam also per- mer at Baker High School in Mobile, Alabama. forms her unique hammered dulcimer style and arrangements for many other venues. She has eight

recordings available. Phyllis Woods- www.pambowmanmusic.com Brown

A performer at heart, Sharon Broyles Phyllis Woods-Brown has been entertaining In 2003, out of curiosity, Sha- audiences for over 40 ron O’Connell attended the years. She studied mu- world's largest dulcimer fest in sic at Tennessee Tech Evart, MI. She brought her University but found her true musical passion in flute and guitar. Since then, old time and traditional music when she was intro- she launched a wonderful ca- duced to the hammered and mountain dulcimers. reer in adding hammer and mountain dulcimer as she has Phyllis is a singer/songwriter with five CDs availa- traveled to several states as ble. She plays by ear but teaches by music when an instructor and performer, sharing the stage with she has taught at various festivals. Her philosophy national dulcimer champions. It's been an honor for of music is that if you learn to embellish your own her to be featured in musicians' CDs and at weddings, music, you are not tied to someone else’s arrange- art exhibits and church events, as well as the Indian- ments. apolis Municipal Band, the Indianapolis Children's Choir, the Mayor's Banquet and more. Her Dulcimer In addition to her solo career, Phyllis teaches and by Sharon studio offers private and group lessons as performs with Brett Ridgeway as "155 Strings and well as workshops and jam sessions. Using her mas- a Pair of Hats". ter’s degree in education, her heart truly melts while working with children and music! www.phylliswoodsbrown.com www.dulcimersbysharon.com

Randy Clepper Wanda Degen

Originally from Tennessee, Wanda Degen’s lifelong love of Randy Clepper now lives in music shines through in her Ohio. He is an accomplished performances as she sings and player of Irish traditional mu- plays the autoharp and "both sic on cittern/bouzouki, fin- kinds" of dulcimers! She has gerstyle acoustic guitar, and taught private lessons at Elder- hammer dulcimer. His play- ly Instruments in Lansing since ing has been described as 1977. Wanda won the Great “magnificent”, “strong and confident” (Dulcimer Play- Lakes Regional Mountain Mu- er’s News) – “a Celtic guru” (Wood ‘N Strings). Randy’s sic Autoharp Competition at the Flint Bluegrass background covers many styles of music including tra- Festival in 1983 and has placed in the top five as a ditional music from around the world, folk, pop, rock, finalist at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, jazz, classical, funk (yes, funk) and bluegrass. He is an Kansas, and at the Mountain Laurel Autoharp active player in the Central Ohio Irish music scene. He Gathering in Newport, Pennsylvania. Through her has also taught and performed at many traditional work as a teaching artist with two national pro- music and arts festivals across the country. grams - the Lincoln Center of New York and the In 2003 he teamed up with well-known dulcimer play- Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the ers Dan Landrum, Mark Alan Wade, and Bob McMur- Arts of Vienna, Virginia - thousands of Michigan ray to form the group, Hammer On, producing a CD of school children have experienced both hearing and the same name. playing dulcimers & autoharp. www.randyclepper.com www.wandadegen.com Matthew Dickerson Hedda Doyle

For the past eleven years, Matthew has been delighting au- Hedda Doyle has been sing- diences with his sweet and cheer- ing for as long as she can ful style of playing the hammered remember. Harmonizing dulcimer. with her sisters and mother He developed a keen interest in while doing the dishes is the instrument in his early teens after learning a variety one of her fondest memo- of other instruments, including guitar and penny whistle. Celtic music led him to discover the unique and pleasant ries. One day her future sound of the hammered dulcimer. brother-in-law, Ron Bor- His first dulcimer was one he built from scratch, and owski, an Evart attendee for after teaching himself to play, he quickly became an ac- many years, started coming complished artist with the talent and skill necessary to around the house with his guitar to date her sister win the Mideast Regional Hammered Dulcimer Competi- Ada. He observed Hedda’s keen interest in the gui- tion in 2012. Shortly after this achievement, he entered and won the National Hammered Dulcimer Champion- tar, and he showed up one day with one just for ship at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas. He her. She was hooked. When living in Sarnia, ON she produced his first album“ When I’m Happy & I Know was part of Sisters of Soul, an R&B band. Since It” in August 2014 and is currently working on his second moving to Okemos, MI, she enjoys making music album due to come out in Fall 2017. with her husband Mike Doyle (who, by the way, she With a genuine appreciation for great music and talent in met at Evart) and their friends. She enjoys folk mu- multiple genres, he continues to reach for new heights in sic, digs Motown, loves the Beatles, grooves with both style and performance as he joins the ranks of the best dulcimer players in the country. the blues, and is getting into jazz. www.thedulcimerguy.com

Gracie Fisher Scott Freeman

Gracie Fisher, age 16, Scott Freeman comes to Evart will be entering her from Lafayette, IN where he junior year back in Ma- lives with his family. In 1999 ple Valley Jr. Sr. High he won the National Hammer School after spending 5 Dulcimer Championship at months in Mexico her Winfield, KS. Scott has worked last school year. She with the Children’s Museum has been apart of the of Indianapolis as a resident dulcimer festival since teacher and introduced the dulcimer to thousands of inner age 8 alongside her grandparents. The great musi- city youth through workshops and performances. Today he cians inspired her, so she continued to come every continues to work with local arts and education programs year since. The festival is the highlight of her sum- to bring traditional music into the schools through hands- mer! She is entering a program into the field of on interaction with “Fiddlers in the Schools”, sponsored by manufacturing engineering technology for a de- the Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering. Scott records with Oui- gree in precision machining. She will be finished bache (WEE-ba-SHAY) Records, a record label dedicated to by age 18 but would love to also continue with traditional and Americana music. He has four albums of music in her future. She has grown to love playing mostly original music. the hammer dulcimer with the help and encour- www.scottevanfreeman.com agement of her grandma, Sally Seaver. It's a love she wants to share with everyone. Mark Grobner In 1995 Mark Grobner lost his leg in a fork-lift Bing Futch accident, an event that changed his life. He had just earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology. You never know what to expect In the lengthy hospitalizations and challenges next during a performance by following the accident, Mark made the decision Bing Futch. Whether playing to become a chaplain. “One of the most im- mountain dulcimer, ukulele, Na- portant things I learned was the power and tive American flute or singing a compassion of human presence.” capella, Bing deftly slips through Mark has provided therapeutic music in hospi- the many genres of Americana tal, hospice, and long-term care settings since 2002. He has pre- and roots music with warmth, sented on the topic of Music & Healing at various conferences and humor and joy. His high-energy shows and unique seminars, including the 2004 Advocate Healthcare Dimensions of approach to international folk music have made Excellence. He now works in Northern Indiana, giving comfort and him a popular act at festivals and special events support to hospice patients and their families. He said the reaction across the United States; he is always engaging of patients to his music is very powerful. During those visits he fre- and entertaining. quently brings his dulcimer and his dog, a Chesapeake Bay retriev- Bing has twice competed in the International er named Piper, who is very good at providing unconditional love. Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN, and in 2016 he "While Mark plays with great technical precision, more importantly was awarded "Best Guitarist" in the solo-duo cat- is the sensitivity and soulfulness that comes through his deliv- egory during the finals, despite performing solely ery" (Ken Kolodner). Mark teaches the hammered dulcimer in In- on the mountain dulcimer. Alongside his onstage diana and performs throughout the Midwest. He has recorded life, he is a patient and passionate teacher of mu- three CDs, including his latest release SunRise, hammered dulcimer sic, producer of "Dulcimerica", host of the solos and duets with Ken Kolodner. Mark also produced the compi- "Rhythm Roots" show on DittyTV.com and has lation CD, Journey to the Heart, Hammer Dulcimer Expressions, authored a number of instructional books. He is which includes some of the finest hammered dulcimer players in from Orlando, FL. the country. www.BingFutch.com 6

John & Karen Keane David & Annette Hailing from Shreveport, Lindsey Louisiana, John and Karen Keane perform a wide varie- David and Annette Lindsey ty of musical styles, including make their home in Ben- the traditional music of Loui- nington, OK. David has siana, folk music, bluegrass, been building and playing humorous novelties, and the blues of the Mississippi the hammered dulcimer Delta. John and Karen’s music includes performances since 1978. They have on the mountain dulcimer, Native American been playing as the Sweet flute, ukulele, and the cajon. John and Karen are en- Song String Band since dorsing artists/instructors for Folkcraft Instruments. 1979 and have helped form the Lone Star State Dul- The Keanes both graduated from Northeast Louisiana cimer Society and the Red River Valley Dulcimer University (now The University of Louisiana-Monroe) Club. They are well known and sought after for with degrees in music education and have almost sixty their music in re-enactor’s dances and activities. years of combined teaching experience. John and Ka- David and Annette teach and perform across the ren are also very active composers with several books U.S. in many well-known festivals where David sells and CDs of original music for the mountain dulcimer his nationally recognized hammered dulcimers. and Native American flute to their credit. www.davidsdulcimers.com Mike 2

Ilace Mears Mike² blend hammered dulcimer Although Ilace seldom (Michael Humann) wears her tiara, she is the and Hurdy Gurdy reigning National Ham- (Michael Opp) to form a unique mix of American mered Dulcimer Champion - and European traditional music. They rely mainly on and still pretty darned excit- the music of Western Europe, primarily France and ed about it! Ilace's back- the United Kingdom, as well as old time, bluegrass ground may be in classical and Celtic crossover tunes. They first came to Evart violin and piano, but the dulcimer is the instrument in 2013 and are continually inspired every year. she's passionate about. She plays fiddle tunes with Originally from Jamestown, North Dakota, the duo, enthusiasm, hymns with joy, Celtic because it's in her friends for over 20 years, have been playing music bones, Bach because it's in her blood, and yes, even a together since high school. Both attended Minneso- little Three Dog Night! There are very few things she ta State University at Moorhead, studying music, enjoys more than introducing the dulcimer to her music business, and audio production while contin- neighbors in the Branson/Springfield area of Missouri uing to play together. Since college, they moved (and tourists at the Butterfly Palace) or teaching clas- separately around the country; one Mike moved ses to eager students. Ilace's debut CD, "Peace Like a West to be a hermit in the mountains, and one River," has been well-received, garnering such glow- Mike moved East to study instrument repair and ing accolades as, "I had to take it out of my car; I kept production. Years later the two settled in Indianapo- missing my exits!" Her new Christmas CD, "Tidings of lis, where they build musical instruments at White Peace, Comfort, and Joy", is billed as a snuggle-up-by- River Dulcimer Company. Both musicians teach on the-fireplace-with-a-cup-of-hot-cocoa kind of holiday their respective instruments and play around town experience. when they're not busy making sawdust. www.ilacemears.com www.whiteriverdulcimer.com 7

Katie Moritz Gage Milton

Gage Milton learned to play the hammer dulcimer eight years ago 2013 National Hammered Dul- and has enjoyed the incredible cimer Champion Katie Moritz journey on which the dulcimer has has been playing music for taken him. Learning new skills over 25 years. While she is a along the way from national dulci- multi-instrumentalist, Katie mer competition winners David focuses her musical passion Mahler and Joshua Messick in- towards the dulcimer. In 9 spired him as he improved his craft. Gage’s initial years of playing the instru- success was in winning 3rd place at the 2010 Texas ment, she has won multiple regional competitions, State Festival. He followed the next year by taking received two apprenticeship grants from the Illinois the top trophy and dulcimer prize in the same com- Arts Council, was awarded scholarships to study petition. Gage enjoys competing at the annual Na- applied percussion and composition, and earned an tional Hammer Dulcimer competition at the Walnut AFA degree in Music Performance. Katie performs Valley festival in Winfield, Kansas, but he has yet to frequently on hammered dulcimer, steel pan, and attain the top prize. Gage resides in Southlake, Tex- ukulele throughout the Chicago area, as well as at as. His other joys include filming/editing movies with festivals and other events nationwide. his family and all things technology. Gage is current- www.katiemoritz.com ly working toward a bachelors degree in IT Manage- ment, along with creating musical compositions. Musician Rick Wright reflects Gage’s thoughts per- Sam Rizzetta fectly: “For me, playing music is like meditating - I just play and don’t really think about what I’m do- The hammer dulcimer ing. I just let it happen.” discovered Sam Rizzetta in the 1960s in Kalama- Brett Ridgeway zoo, MI, where he re- paired guitars and illus- Brett Ridgeway is a full-time trated books to put musician/instructor/ himself through grad songwriter. He teaches mu- school. He heard Chet Parker of Grand Rapids play sic “through the back door”, his dulcimer that he had made in 1903, and it was taking a different approach the most beautiful sound he had ever heard. He had than most. One of his single workshops has drawn to build one for himself! He has always approached participants from up to ten states! A multi- instrument making as a synthesis of science and art. instrumentalist, he teaches several unique all- His background in science and research lead him to instrument workshops as well as hammered and do extensive controlled experiments to improve the mountain dulcimer and clawhammer banjo. He has sound, playability, and utility of dulcimers. In 1983 released nine albums, of which eight are currently he was fortunate to enlist Nick Blanton to build new available Brett has also authored several instructional dulcimer designs. While Nick now produces his own books. An original hammer dulcimer composition dulcimer designs, he will build Sam’s designs on cus- written and performed by Brett is featured in the tom order. For Sam, music is a joyful and powerful soundtrack of “The Path of the Wind”, a 2010 movie spiritual connection to the soul and a bridge between featuring Wilford Brimley. He also performs with Phyl- people. Sam makes his home in West VA. lis Woods Brown as "155 Strings And a Pair of Hats". www.samrizzetta.com www.brettridgewaymusic.com

Bill Robinson & Friends Butch Ross

Bill Robinson has been perform- Butch hails from Chattanoo- ing for 60+ years and has re- ga, TN, and has been a tour- ceived numerous awards, in- ing singer/songwriter since cluding ODPC Lifetime Member he was given a mountain dul- with Paul VanArsdale, Hall of cimer as a birthday present. Fame, and Pioneer. He has At first, the instrument was a been teaching the hammered curiosity, but before long it became his instrument dulcimer and promoting his stu- of choice. Butch has taken a simple folk instru- dents for over 40 years. Bill loves to jam and welcomes ment and energized it with technical wizardry, in- all to jam (you can usually find him in the ODPC Pavil- ventive arrangements and a healthy dose of rock- ion). Bill hopes you enjoy his original tunes. He is a n-roll attitude. He transforms the lowly mountain third generation player from Illinois. dulcimer into a virtuoso's instrument, drawing from it unexpected power and expressiveness. His genius is in the fact that he found something unique to him. He demonstrates what the instrument should sound like. www.butchross.com

Brian Scott Timothy Seaman

Brian comes from Hickory ,North Timothy Seaman is a Carolina and is relatively new to uniquely expressive the hammered dulcimer world. He player using his spe- has been playing for 6 short cial separated-hands months but has progressed rapidly. technique as well as Brian has a background in percus- colorful chording and sion. He is currently the drummer rhythm to evoke dra- for NC based blues/rock band Green River Ghost. Be- ma and mean- ing only an hour from Black Mountain, home of re- ing. After 19 years of teaching English, he went nowned hammer dulcimer builder Jerry Read Smith, full-time with his music in 1994. He has produced is how Brian found his way into the dulcimer world. 15 of his own CDs on Virginia Parks, Christmas, While visiting Black Mountain he heard a sound he and Celtic themes, with titles like Sycamore Rap- had never heard before and fell head over heels for ids and Here on this Ridge. it!! He walked into Song of the Wood after following When you tour Virginia you might see his albums the sound that lured him there. He walked out with a in museum and park shops. Although he lives in Masterworks Sapelli 15/14, and the love affair began. historic Williamsburg (a great kayaking area), he's Away from music, Brian works for Commscope, a tel- a backpacker at heart and loves to get out onto ecommunications company where he has been for 18 those ridges that inspired many of his composi- years. He is also a collegiate and high school baseball tions! umpire. This is his first time playing at Evart, and he www.timothyseaman.com can’t wait to mingle with the best dulcimer players in the country.

Stephen Seifert Christine Shoemaker Stephen Seifert has been playing the mountain dul- Christine Shoemaker is a native cimer since 1991. He has Michigander from the Metro toured with David Detroit area. She discovered the Schnaufer, performed dulcimer at the Evart ODPC Fun- with orchestras around fest five years ago and hasn’t put it down since. She the country and been a is the 2016 Mid-East Regional Mountain Dulcimer featured performer in Ja- Champion. Christine brings her own dynamic style of pan. Since 1996 he has playing to audiences both familiar and unfamiliar with taught and performed at festivals and dulcimer clubs the dulcimer. She enjoys playing her interpretation of in Los Angeles, Detroit, New York, Pensacola, Hou- traditional songs and original compositions at diverse ston, and many others. "I want to play all styles of venues and in service to Great Lakes Caring Hospice music on the mountain dulcimer. I also want to help and other charitable organizations. Also, she has my fellow dulcimer players pursue their musical de- been known to perform at a biker social club or sires, whatever they might be, with the least amount two. She has found the audiences there to be more of time-wasting detours." Most recently, he has welcoming than her dog, who she believes is really a been teaching hundreds of students around the music critic in disguise. world via an online Dulcimer School. www.christineshoemaker.net www.dulcimerschool.com www.stephenseifert.com Wendy Songe

Wendy Songe is an award winning Steve & Ruth Smith singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, Steve and Ruth Smith, from poet, performer, teacher and na- the Blue Ridge Mountains of tionally touring musician. North Carolina, play a distinc- Born in North Carolina, raised in Oklahoma, and with roots stretching from Louisiana to tive blend of original and tra- Canada, and Scotland to the Native Americans, Wendy ditional Appalachian America- Songe weaves an eclectic tapestry of diverse instru- na music with Celtic roots. ments, cultures and songs across the globe.

Both Steve and Ruth are prolific songwriters with Classically trained in piano from age five, Wendy's firm many of Ruth's original tunes played frequently by foundation in music has paved her way to a myriad of hammered dulcimer players nationwide and on Siri- other instruments. Wendy continues to promote music us XM satellite radio. Ruth is known for bringing the education, teaching private, group, in-person and online music lessons to students of every age and expe- softer side of the hammered dulcimer to life. Rick rience level. Wendy also volunteers within her commu- Thum says, " Ruth is one of the rarer exceptions in nity, providing hands-on music enrichment experiences the dulcimer world. She plays with such feeling and to children, handicapped adults, and the elderly. expression." Steve is an ASCAP award winning song- A self-proclaimed musical gypsy, Wendy tours exten- writer that Dulcimer Players News says, " is a master sively, sharing her music with audiences and students storyteller, and his songs stand out for their imagery everywhere. Her music has been featured on radio, tel- and melodic strength . . . on par with John Denver’s evision, and at several of the finest music fest- songs." This year, Steve and Ruth received five nomi- vals .Wendy has released two solo albums, “Test Drive” in 2015 and “Driven” in 2016, both produced by Bing nations in the upcoming 2017 JPF International Mu- Futch. She is the 2012 Southeast Regional Mountain sic Awards, the largest music awards in the world for Dulcimer Champion, and the 2012 Lone Star State independent musicians with 17,400 albums and Mountain Dulcimer Champion. www.WendySonge.com 240,000 songs being submitted. www.steveandruth.com 10

Rick Thum Ranked as the most influential dulcimer player of the last dec- ade by readers of Dulcimer Player News, Rick Thum has Squirrels’ Nest Live made his mark on every aspect of the hammered dulcimer The Squirrels’ Nest Live ensemble returns for their world. He brings a combination fifth appearance to kick off the ODPC Funfest on of passion and friendly accessi- Thursday night. The Squirrel’s Nest is a high- energy bility to his teaching that make his workshops and open jam at Evart. Several of the “Squirrels” have classes favorites at festivals across the country. He taken the Squirrels’ Nest experience of high- octane, has tapped this teaching experience to produce a heart-pounding fiddling and hammered dulcimer CD instructional series for hammered dulcimer, the playing to the stage both here and at other midwest Original Song of the Month Club. Rick is also the music festivals. The Squirrels’ Nest Live Ensemble designer of the highly-regarded hammered dulcimer include the fiddlin’ Mom Family from Kalamazoo, bearing his name. Yet for all his time in the studio, MI. Julie Arnold and Sharon O’Connell anchor the onstage, in the classroom, and in the luthier’s shop, hammered dulcimer section. James Rathbun, Lynne Rick is most at home at a late-night jam session. Ellen Kaiser, Dale Palecek and others round out the www.rthum.com group. www.squirrelsnestlive.com Mary Lynn van Deventer Larry Unger

Larry Unger has been a full time Mary Lynn van Deventer comes to musician since 1984 and has pre- Evart from Hillsborough, North sented a diverse range of musical Carolina. Mary Lynn holds a bach- performances at a wide variety of elor’s degree in music education dance events and concerts in 44 from UNC at Chapel Hill and a states as well as in Afghanistan, master's degree from the Eastman India, Israel, Scandinavia, the UK School of Music. Mary Lynn is the principal French and Europe. He’s one of the busi- horn player for the Durham Symphony Orchestra. est musicians around, playing for She discovered the hammered dulcimer just five more than 150 dances and concerts every year. Larry has years ago and has studied with Ken Kolodner who written more than 2000 fiddle tunes and waltzes. Some have been played on Ken Burns productions and also on reports that: "Mary Lynn's development on the ham- the Grand Ole Opry and the San Luis Obispo Symphony mered dulcimer has been meteoric. Her appetite for Orchestra. He has published 2 books of original tunes as learning is insatiable and is coupled by a great joy in well as made several CDs. He has a great breadth of un- playing music. As a teacher, she is superbly patient, derstanding of traditional music to complement his tech- determined and encouraging, and possesses an intui- nical proficiency on stringed instruments. He enjoys tell- tive ability to diagnose technical issues." She current- ing stories about the origins of his music and those who ly teaches 30 students on the hammered dulcimer, taught him. French horn, trumpet and piano, including instruc- Larry teaches guitar and banjo at the Music Emporium in tion via Facetime. Performances have included con- Lexington, Massachusetts. He also gives workshops at certs with Ken Kolodner and a concert at the Nation- camps and weekend festivals on a variety of topics from al Cathedral. guitar and banjo, to dance band workshops and tune www.marylynnsmusic.com writing workshops. www.larryunger.net 11

Mark Alan Wade Jon Weinberg

Mark Alan Wade performs Jon Weinberg has been throughout Europe, Asia and playing guitar and ham- North America as a soloist on mered dulcimer for contra dulcimer and trumpet. A profes- dances, wedding ceremo- sor of trumpet by day, Mark has nies, concerts, and coffee performed with the Beach Boys, houses throughout New the Buckinghams, and with nu- England for over 20 years. merous orchestras. Mark’s unique style is the result of He teaches dulcimer les- his 25 years of traditional dulcimer playing blended sons to students both in with his formal classical training on trumpet. His most person and online via recent CD, Grass Roots, pulls together Grammy Skype, organizes and leads annual week-long ham- awardwinning friends to showcase everything a dulcimer dulcimer chord camps in New England and in mer is capable of. A National Champion himself Asheville, NC, and is an in-demand workshop leader (1998), Mark is an experienced teacher with 4 former at dulcimer festivals in New England and beyond. students who have also won the national contest. Jon plays at contra dances throughout New England Mark has 6 dulcimer books published and 5 CDs. Mark with the band Wild Card, and released his first CD lives in New Albany, OH with his wife and two sons. "About Time" in 2013. Come say hi at his booth and “friend” him on Face- www.jonweinberg.com book. www.MarkAlanWade.com

Thank You! Funfest Concerts

The ODPC Board would like to thank you for your All evening concerts are by invitation and are held at support of this festival that is enjoyed by so many! 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Thank you also, to all who volunteer their time and The Youth Concert is held at 10:00 Saturday morn- talents to contribute to the success of this celebra- ing. The open mike concert is held at 1:30 on Satur- tion of the hammer dulcimer. It takes many volun- day afternoon. If you wish to perform, you may sign teer hours to provide performances, workshops, up for a performance set at the ODPC Office. You and all the many pieces that make up the event we can also find plenty of impromptu concerts at all know and love as Funfest. campsites throughout the fairgrounds. Take a late evening walk and enjoy listening to all the music!

Be sure to take advantage of the online app that Please help to support our performers by purchasing allows you to plan your festival experience. http:// their CDs. These are available each evening at the odpcfunfestschedule.com CD Sales area after each set and following the con- You can create your own personalized schedule for cert, providing a venue for sales for all those who performed that evening. all three days of Funfest, so that you won’t miss a thing! www.evartdulcimerfest.org www.originaldulcimerplayers.org