Do you play the dulcimer? Would you like to play with other dulcimer players? In this post, we’ve compiled a list of active dulcimer clubs in the midwest part of the United States to get you started.
Joining a club is a great way to improve your dulcimer playing ability and to make new friends. Dulcimer clubs welcome players of all ability levels – young and old – and often even provide opportunities to play in public venues.
Some clubs are small, some are large – but each is committed to advancing the tradition of dulcimer playing in communities around the country. Joining a club is a great opportunity to relax and play with folks of like mind, and even learn a new trick or two as well.
Interested in promoting your dulcimer club? If your club is not listed below, drop us a line and add your dulcimer club to our list!
Illinois
| Belleville | Gateway Dulcimer Society |
| Champaign | East Central Illinois Dulcimer Club |
| Chicago (Greater Chicago) | Dulcimer Society of Northern Illinois |
| Chicago (South Chicago Suburbs) | The South Suburban Dulcimer & Folk Music Society |
| Fairview Heights | Gateway Dulcimer Society |
| Joliet | Joliet Dulcimer Society (email: diercks1031@sbcglobal.net) |
| Mattoon | Sweet Songs on the Prairie Dulcimer Group |
| Mount Vernon | Monday Night Strummers (email: gramlib@gmail.com) |
| O’Fallon | Gateway Dulcimer Society |
| Park Forest | South Suburban Dulcimer and Folk Music Society |
| Peoria | Heirloom Dulcimer Club (email: jquigg53@gmail.com) |
| Salem | Rusty Strings Dulcimers |
| Skokie | Dulcimer Society of Northern Illinois |
| Summer | Red Hill Dulcimer Society |
Indiana
| Bedford | Bedford Dulcimer Society |
| Corydon | Corydon Dulcimer Society |
| Evansville | Southern Hollow Dulcimer & Folk Group |
| Indianapolis | Central Indiana Folk Music & Mountain Dulcimer Society |
| Kokomo | Hoosier String Players (email: maewing@aol.com) |
| Lafayette | Dulcimer Gathering |
| Lowell | Joyful Strummers Dulcimer Club (email: bettsk2@sbcglobal.net) |
| Nashville | Brown County Dulcimer Society |
| New Castle | Chords of Friendship |
| Terre Haute | Wabash Valley String Possee |
| Williamsport | Wabash River Strings (email: poverty1.2@gmail.com) |
Iowa
| Des Moines | The Dulcimer Gang |
Kansas
Michigan
| Garden City | Silver Strings Dulcimer Society |
| Grand Rapids | Northern Strings (email: patcmt@yahoo.com) |
| Hastings | Mountain Dulcimer Jam |
| Jackson | Vandercook Lake/Jackson Mountain Dulcimer Club (email: corknkath@comcast.net) |
| Lake Odessa | Old Time Mountain Dulcimer Club |
| Livonia | Silver Strings Dulcimer Society |
| Marine City | River Strings of St. Clair County (email: bernieehughes@yahoo.com) |
| Midland | Jolly Hammers & Strings Dulcimer Club |
| Nashville | Thornapple Valley Dulcimer Society |
| Ortonville | Mountain Echo Dulcimer Troupe |
| Rochester | Paint Creek Folklore Society |
| Saginaw | Saginaw Subterranean Strings HD Club |
| Spring Arbor | Uncle Carl’s Dulcimer Club |
| St. Clair Shores | Sweet Mountain Strings |
| Traverse City | Grand Traverse Mountain Dulcimer Society |
Minnesota
| Duluth | Duluth Area Mountain Dulcimer Club |
| Farmington | Rambling River Dum Diddles (email: maggiepc@frontier.com) |
Missouri
| Cape Girardeau | Front Porch Players |
| Fulton | Show-Me Dulcimer Club (email: showmedulcimerclub@yahoo.com) |
| Independence | Prairie Dulcimer Club |
| Springfield | Hammers and Strings Dulcimer Players (email: gracebbc@gmail.com) |
| Warrensburg | New Century Dulcimer Ensemble |
Nebraska
| Beatrice | Windy River Dulcimer Society |
| Central NE | Dulci-Birds: Children’s & Youth Dulcimer Club |
| Central NE | Prairie Dulcimer Players |
| Omaha | Wildwood Dulcimer Society |
North Dakota
No dulcimer clubs found.
Ohio
| Athens County | Hocking Valley Dulcimer Friends |
| Baltimore | Canal Strings |
| Bellefontaine | Mad River Valley Dulcimer Society |
| Chardon | Geauga Sweet Strings (email: samardge@windstream.net) |
| Cincinnati | Buckeye Strings |
| Cincinnati | Cincinnati Dulcimer Society |
| Columbus | The Columbus Mountain Dulcimer Club |
| Dayton | Mountain Dulcimer Society of Dayton |
| Findlay | The Dulcimer Gatherin’ (email: tyrdteach@aol.com) |
| Germantown | Germantown Dulcimer Society |
| Lancaster | Standing Stone Strings & Things Dulcimer Club |
| Maumee | Back Porch Dulcimers |
| Norwalk | Firelands Dulcimer Club |
| Ontario | Mansfield Dulcimer Players (email: dgwirtz@yahoo.com) |
| Orrville | Wayne County Mountain Dulcimer Players (email: ritaharp@gmail.com) |
| Richfield | Village Musicians (email: ritaharp@gmail.com) |
| Salem | Dulci-More Folk & Traditional Musicians |
| Springfield | Springfield Dulcimer Club |
| Tipp City | Mountain Dulcimer Sodiety of Dayton |
| Waveryly | The Big Scioty Dulcimer Club |
| Wilmington | Joyful Noise |
South Dakota
No dulcimer clubs found.
Wisconsin
| Brookfield | Dulcimers and Stuff (email: Dulcimersandstuff@outlook.com) |
| Madison | Madison Folk Music Society |
| Menomonie | Dunn County Dulcimers |
| Janesville | Southern Wisconsin Dulcimer Club (email: swdulcimerclub@gmail.com) |
Interesting in learning more about other dulcimer clubs in the United States, besides those in the Midwest? Visit our club page for more information.
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