Germany: Revival and evolution
By Brian Bohlman | Connecting to the mountain dulcimer’s German roots while expanding its horizons. While traveling in Germany...
Album Review: Dulcimer icon surprises crowd ‘At Newport’
By Butch Ross | Joni Mitchell's unexpected return to the stage captured in new album. In 2015 Joni Mitchell suffered an aneurysm ...
Forging Ahead – Editor’s Letter and Sustaining Subscribers (Nov. 2023)
By Fiona Potts | Dear Readers, Summer lingered in Nebraska this year, making it hard for me to keep track of how quickly the weeks were flying by... + the newest Sustaining Subscribers!
How to Win at Winfield
Past hammered and mountain dulcimer Winfield champions share their experiences with the competition and comment on what winning really means.
18 Tips for Entering Contests
Advice about competing from 18 National Champions. It's not about winning - it's about learning and camaraderie.
Volume 1
View the PDFs of Dulcimer Players News Volume 1 (1975). The magazine dedicated to hammered and mountain dulcimers.
Make music in your own backyard
Cardboard dulcimer kit builder David Magnuson of Backyard Music gets thousands of instruments to children.
Dulcimers for David
Dulcimers for David is a program that provides instruments to children who want to learn to play mountain dulcimer in memory of David Schnaufer.
DPN Profile: Dan Evans
Dulcimer Players News interviews premier English dulcimer player Dan Evans. Dan shares his unique perspective on our beloved instrument and his history as a musician and composer.
A Case for Contests
Hammered dulcimer player and teacher Mark Alan Wade argues that preparing for contests makes musicians better players.