Hearts of the Dulcimer

Patricia Delich & Wayne Jiang

The Hearts of the Dulcimer Podcast explores the mountain dulcimer's past, present, and future. If you like mountain dulcimers, this is the podcast for you.

  1. 01/29/2023

    The End

    060 This is the final Hearts of the Dulcimer Podcast episode. Thanks to David Massengill for taking us out with On The Road to Fairfax County.

  2. 01/16/2023

    Dulcimer Originals

    059 In this episode we're playing originals composed and performed on the mountain dulcimer by the artists themselves. You'll be hearing music from dulcimer players Gary Gallier, Leo Kretzner, Mary Giger, Aubrey Atwater, Neal Walters, Christine Shoemaker, Holly Tannen, and Ken Bloom.

  3. 11/24/2022

    Ashley Ernst, Publisher and Owner of Dulcimer Players News

    058 In this episode we're featuring our conversation with Ashley Ernst, the owner and publisher of Dulcimer Players News. DPN has been the quarterly magazine for mountain and hammered dulcimer players since 1975. With music from both hammered and mountain dulcimer musicians.

  4. 07/25/2022

    New York, New York

    057 We spoke with people born and raised in New York City in the 1950s and 60s who have become well-known dulcimer players. With Joellen Lapidus, Holly Tannen, Doug Berch, and Rob Brereton.

  5. 03/13/2022

    Early Music and the Mountain Dulcimer

    056 In this episode we're exploring Early Music on the mountain dulcimer. Although the mountain dulcimer didn't exist until centuries after the Early Music time frame, its tonality fits perfectly with the temperament of Early Music. With music from Howie Mitchell, Holly Tannen, and Jessica Comeau.

  6. 12/08/2021

    A Winter Miracle

    055 Special announcement from Hearts of the Dulcimer Podcast.

  7. 11/25/2021

    Fiddle Tune Stories with The Bach and Beethoven Experience

    054 In our final episode, we bring you the Chicago-based group The Bach and Beethoven Experience sharing stories behind some of the fiddle tunes they played on their album An Appalachian Summer. We spoke with fiddler Brandi Berry Benson and dulcimer player Keith Collins, who have their feet firmly grounded in the classical and traditional music worlds.

  8. 10/25/2021

    Fiddle Tune Stories with Pam Weeks

    053 If you're a mountain dulcimer player, chances are you know how to play more than a few fiddle tunes on your dulcimer. Each tune has its own origin story. These stories are often attached to specific places, events, or people. In this and the next episode, we'll bring you the backstories of some of these fiddle tunes.

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The Hearts of the Dulcimer Podcast explores the mountain dulcimer's past, present, and future. If you like mountain dulcimers, this is the podcast for you.

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  • Creator
    Patricia Delich & Wayne Jiang
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2023
  • Episodes
    60
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025
  • Show Website
    Hearts of the Dulcimer

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