Appalachian Dulcimer Traditions

Now in Paperback! 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.

Ralph Lee Smith is a leading authority on the history of the Appalachian dulcimer and is a performer of traditional American folk music

Acknowledgments

ix

An American Heritage

1

(12)

Dulcimer Ancestors and Cousins

13

(22)

The Dulcimer in Virginia and the Melton Family

35

(20)

The Pattern That Traveled on Horseback: Old West Virginia and North Carolina Traditions

55

(26)

Dulcimers of Yesterday in the Cumberlands

81

(30)

Dulcimer Makers of the Folk Revival Transition

111

(24)

Appendix A: Measurements of Representative Instruments

135

(6)

Appendix B: Fretting Pattern of the Ache Scheitholt

141

(4)

Appendix C: Winners of the Dulcimer Contest, Old Fiddlers Convention, Galax, Virginia

145

(4)

Appendix D: Newspaper Story on Nineveh Presnell and His Dulcimer

149

(4)

Appendix E: Ordering Dulcimers from Old-Time Makers

153

(4)

Selected Bibliography

157

(4)

Index

161

(8)

About the Author

169

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Appalachian Dulcimer Traditions

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