Appalachian Dulcimer Traditions
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A first-hand report on an effort to enlarge our knowledge of the Appalachian dulcimer's history by searching the hills and _hollers_ of Appalachia, looking at old instruments, and listening to the tales of old folks. Folk Roots Don't leave...thinking this book will interest only the hardened dulcimer fans. It is too entertainingly written for that. As befits a professional journalist, the author traces the finer points of dulcimerology, down to the various shapes of the sound holes, without losing or confusing or boring the reader. Moreover, there is a wealth of information which anyone into Appalachian music will find extremely useful. It is profusely illustrated...the world has never been too flush for books on the Appalachian dulcimer. This is a welcome addition to a restricted market..
List of Illustrations ixSeries Editor's Foreword xiPreface: A Note about the New Edition xiiiAcknowledgments xvPrologue: A Talk with Patrick Gainer in 1980 xvii1 An American Heritage 12 Where Did the Dulcimer Come From? 153 Early Traces and Trails 354 Virginia Traditions 575 West Virginia and North Carolina Traditions 736 Dulcimers of Yesterday in the Cumberlands 937 Dulcimer Makers of the Folk Revival Transition 1138 Some Interesting Types 131AppendixesA Library of Congress Dulcimer Recordings 147B Measurements of Instruments 155C The Ache Scheitholt: A Closer Look 163D Winners of the Dulcimer Contest, Old Time Fiddlers Convention, Galax, Virginia 167E Newspaper Story on Nineveh Presnell and His Dulcimer 171F Ordering Dulcimers from Old-Time Makers 173Annotated Bibliography 175Index 179About the Author 183
