| January 2021 |
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| January 12 |
Virtual Workshop with the Camel City
Strummers in Winston-Salem, NC. Topic: Hot Lick & Cool Sounds On December 29, 2020, Registration will be open for any slots not filled by the Camel City Strummers |
Online 6:30 pm EST |
| January
23 |
Virtual Workshop Topic: Froggy Went a-Chording Registration open to the Pubic. For more information, click HERE. |
Online 12 - 2 pm EST |
| January 27 |
Virtual Workshop with the Sunshine
Dulcimers club in North Dallas, TX Topic: William Tell Overture This is a private workshop accessible only through registration with the Sunshine Dulcimers club. |
Online 11 am - 1 pm EST |
| February 2021 |
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| February 5-7 |
Quarantune 3.0. A
Virtual Festival that features 50+ instructors and a very wide range of
topics. I'll be teaching classes for levels 1-5, so sign up! For more
information, go to https://www.virtualdulcimerfest.com |
Online |
| February
16 |
Virtual Workshop hosted by the Riverstrings
of St. Clair group in Michigan. Topic: Multi-Part Arrangements for Mountain Dulcimers On January 29, registration will be open for any slots not filled by the sponsoring club. For more information, click HERE. |
Online 10 a.m. EST |
| February
16 |
Virtual Workshop hosted by the Dunedin
Dulcimer Club in Dunedin, FL Topic: Driving Your Dulcimer Like You Mean It! On January 29, registration will be open for any slots not filled by the sponsoring club. For more information, click HERE. |
Online 2 - 4 pm EST |
| February 20 |
Virtual
Workshop with groups from Loachapoka, AL Topic: Slow Celtic Tunes, Vol. 4 On January 29, 2021, registration will be open for any slots not filled by the Loachapoka group. For more information, click HERE. |
Online 9-11 am Central |
| March 2021 |
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| March
5-7 |
33rd
Annual Mountain Dulcimer Music Fest sponsored by the Dulcimer
Association of Albany, NY For more information, click HERE. |
Online |
| March 13 |
Virtual Workshop hosted by the Hutchinson
Dulcimer Players of Hutchinson, KS. Topic: Getting Jiggy w/ It - Expanded (a 2-hr wkshp for upper int. to adv players on techniques for playing jigs) For more information, click HERE. |
Online 11 am Central |
| March 15 |
Virtual Workshop hosted by Waterbound Dulcimer of Kinston, NC Topic: Bringing Out the Irish in You (A 75-minute repertoire workshop of popular Irish tunes heard in all the tourist areas of Ireland today - for novice & above players) On February 27, registration will be open for any slots not filled by the hosting club. For more information, click HERE. |
Online 7 pm EST |
| March
27 |
Virtual Workshop hosted by the Hutchinson
Dulcimer Players of Hutchinson, KS. Topic: Hornpipes on the Mountain Dulcimer (A 2-hr repertoire wkshop for intermediate and above players) For more information, click HERE. |
Online 11 am Central |
| April 2021 |
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| April 6 |
Virtual
Workshop Topic: Harping on the Mountain Dulcimer: the music of Turlough O'Carolan (a 75-min repertoire wkshp for intermediate players). For more information, click HERE. |
Online 7 pm EST |
| April
15 |
Virtual
Workshop hosted by the 4th Street Dulcimers of Greenville, NC. Topic: Crossing Over to the Fun Side (a workshop for advanced beginners and up on crosspicking) On March 30, 2021, registration will be open for any slots not filled by the hosting club. |
Online 1:30 pm EST |
| April 19-21 |
12th Annual Menucha Mountain Dulcimer Festival A festival sponsored by friends on the west coast. As more information becomes available it will be posted at https://menucha.org/programs/dulcimer-festival |
Online |
| April 24 | Virtual
Workshop Topic: Creating Your Own Tab (check the link below for information about level) For more information, click HERE. | Online 11:00 am EST |
| May 2021 |
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| May 20 | Virtual
Workshop hosted by the Dulcimer Daisies & Dudes of Siloam Springs, AR Topic: Slow Irish Waltzes (A 2-hr repertoire workshop for novice through advanced players.) On April 30, 2021, registration will be open for any slots not filled by the hosting club. More information coming. | Online 12 pm Central |
| June 2021 |
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| June 3-6 |
Quarantune 4.0. A Virtual Festival that features a lot of great instructors and a very wide range of topics. I'll be teaching classes for levels 1-5, so sign up! For more information, go to https://www.virtualdulcimerfest.com | Online |
| June
13-19 |
Steve Kauffman Acoustic Kamp. One of the premier acoustic instrument camps in the country featurng world renowned musicians. It's an honor to be a part of this camp again this year. For updates and more information CLICK HERE. |
Maryville
College Maryville, TN |
| June
20-25 |
Kentucky Music Week Last year, KMW was cancelled due to COVID. Keep up with the status of this great, huge dulcimer heaven. CLICK HERE |
Bardstown,
KY |
| July 2021 | ||
| July
9-10 |
Dutchland Dulcimer Gathering This will be my second year teaching at Dutchland. Well , , , not exactly AT Dutchland, but online. I hope I will get to go there in person someday. Looks like an all-star cast of instructors. God to http://www.dutchlanddulcimers.org/gathering/ for more information. |
Online |
| July 20-31 |
Western
Carolina Dulcimer U This year, Dulcimer U will be featuring several special courses comprised of multiple sessions centered around a particular topic. Courses will occur at different times throughout the summer. When news comes available you can go to Dulcimer U's homepage by clicking HERE. Course taught by Joe: "Sweet Harmony - Playing, Creating, and Writing Your Own Harmony Parts." I will teach this topic in 4 sessions, culminating with participants writing out an original harmony part for a song or songs of their choice. |
Online July 20, 24, 27, 31 |
| August 2021 | ||
| August 5-8 | Gateway Dulcimer Festival This is a wonderful festival run by the Gateway Dulcimer Society. I had the privilege of teaching for them a few years ago, and I'm really excited about going again. For more information, go to http://www.gatewaydulcimer.org/linked/festival.htm. | Fairview Heights, IL |
| September 2021 | ||
| October 2021 |
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| November 2021 | ||
| November 18-20 |
North Georgia Foothills Dulcimer Association Fall Festival For the second year in a row, this historic festival will be held virtually. Lots of great classes and instructors. More information will become available later. |
Online |
| December 2021 | ||