Spokane Dulcimer Guild
S D G
Music Resources
Books
For those just getting started, here are the primary books we use at S.D.G. jams
(especially for beginners.)
Click on the links for purchase options.
We can share with you at the jams till you know IF or which book(s) you would like to purchase.
Of course experienced players are welcome to play along by ear!
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"Let's Jam" by Dave Haas can be found on
Dave Hass's website
ALSO
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"A Treasury of Tunes for Fretted Dulcimer"
by Debbie Porter can be found on her website
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"DNA Dulcimer Ditties - Bk 2"
can be found on Carol Walker's website
Other Recommended Books
You can bring books to Guild and someone may be able to answer any questions you might have.
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"Appalachian Dulcimer for Beginners and Beyond" by Bob Webb is highly recommended.
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First Lessons Dulcimer, by Joyce Ochs (DAD tuning). A great "starter" book for instruction, basic skills, and practice at home. Order through: and more dulcimer tab books on www.folkcraft.com
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"Join the Jam" (Novice)by Stephen Seifert
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"DNA Dulcimer Ditties - Bk 3" by Carol Walker
(Intermediate-Advanced) MORE books by Carol Walker
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"Beginning Lessons for the Mountain Dulcimer" and other books and resources by Judy House are on her Judy's website.
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Standard and Baritone Dulcimer Duets
by Larry Conger
Good Sources for Tab
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Three Rivers Dulcimer Society
Please respect copyright and request your own permission if you are not a 3RDS or SDG member -
Shelley Stevens
There ARE current pages with tab & books on this site, but you have to do a bit of exploring to find.
Misc. Resources
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Send in the Music Jam - Saturdays
Fun online jams via Zoomwith special nationally known guest
musicians each week
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Mike Anderson
Musician, singer, mountain dulcimer player, storyteller, writer, author, workshop leader, educator, & emcee. The combination of music, storytelling and humor has made Mike Anderson one of the most sought-after speakers and performers from the Atlantic coast to Canada to the Gulf and all points in between. He will be one of the instructors at the 2024 2024 Dulcimer Week in the Wallowas
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Bing Futch Patreon Membership
patrons get unlimited, exclusive access to books, CDs, videos, tablature, educational resources, and more!
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Brett Ridgway: YouTube Channel
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DJ Hamouris
performer, composer, arranger, and songwriter; a teacher and conductor; an event producer and community organizer. Attends and has been an instructor at Dulcimer Week in the Wallowas
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Erin Mae Music
She has a unique and progressive style birthed from twenty-five years of studying bluegrass, jazz, classical, and old-time Americana music. She is a trail-blazer with her instrument and has a knack for creating a compassionate & welcoming space for students to learn and grow.
Erin will be one of the instructors at the 2024 2024 Dulcimer Week in the Wallowas
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Jeff Furman
Known as a gentle, entertaining, and effective teacher, Jeff’s versatility has enabled him to teach dulcimer workshops from beginner to advanced levels. Consistently rated as an outstanding teacher and performer, Jeff has been a popular instructor at workshops throughout the United States, including Dulcimer Week in the Wallowas
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Steve Eulberg
A traveling, performing, teaching musician, who is based in Boise, Idaho, who loves sharing sweet music with people of all ages. He will be one of the instructors at the 2024 Dulcimer Week in the Wallowas
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Susan Trump
Her project “Lessons in Your Living Room,” is a monthly subscription series of lessons which includes arrangements for novice, intermediate-plus, back-up chords, duet parts, introductions and endings, with TAB and instruction for all parts on a CD. She's an instructor at multiple festivals including Dulcimer Week in the Wallowas (2022 & 2023).
Dulcimer Player News
Is a quarterly print magazine, where you will find sheet music, tablature, articles by musicians for musicians, and the tales and traditions linking the past to the present.
The DPN website also has a great
Festival Listing Page!!
Check it out!