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Do you play the dulcimer? Would you like to play with other dulcimer players? Here we’ve compiled a list of dulcimer clubs in the southern 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. They 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!



Alabama


Arkansas

ConwayToadsuck Dulcimer Club
Heber SpringsStrings & Things
Siloam Springs Dulcimer Daisies & Dudes

District of Columbia

No dulcimer clubs found.


Delaware

HockessinBrandywine Dulcimer Fellowship


Florida

Beverly HillsNature Coast Dulcimer Players
CantonmentDogwood Dulcimer Association
Cape CoralCaloosahatchee Lap Dulcimer Society (email: wfdcrd@embarqmail.com)
Cape CoralSouthwest Florida Dulcimer Club
Central FloridaThe Florida Sunshine Dulcimer Society
DunedinDedicated Dulcimers of Dunedin
HilliardNassau Mountain Jammers
JacksonvilleRiver City Dulcimers and Friends
Key LargoKey Largo Dulcimer Club (email: littlemangokitty@yahoo.com)
MelroseMelrose Dulcimers
Mount DoraMount Dora Dulcimer Players (email: dulcirah@msn.com)
New Smyrna BeachNew Smyrna Beach Dulcimer Society
PensacolaDogwood Dulcimer Association
Port CharlotteAppalachian Strings
SanfordPicky Chics & Chaps (email: Sherylchapman123@gmail.com)
ShalimarPelican Pickers
TallahasseeTallahassee Dulcimer Players

Georgia

AtlantaIn Town Down Home
AtlantaNorth Georgia Foothills Dulcimer Association
AugustaGarden City Strummers
BlairsvilleMountain Sounds
Blue RidgeBlue Ridge Dulcimer Players
CantonHilltop Strummers
CentervilleSonic Sounds Dulcimer Club
Clarksville & ClevelandYonah Pickers
DaltonDalton Dulcimers
DanielsvilleDusty Dulcimers
EvansGarden City Strummers
GainesvilleGold Country Players
GriffinDixieland Dulcimers
HartwellHartwell Strings-Strummers
JasperBent Tree Strings
KennesawAllatooners
LaGrangeLaGrange Dulcimer Troupers
LawrencevilleGwinnoters
LoachapokaWhitle Stop Pickers
MaconMiddle Georgia Dulcimer Club
Peachtree CityPeach Pickers
SharpsburgPeach Pickers
ToccoaCurrahee Dulcimer Club
WoodstockHilltop Strummers

Kentucky

AlexandriaHills of Kentucky Dulcimer Club
BardstownSecond Sunday Dulcimer Gathering (email: kytreefrog@aol.com)
BereaMadison Dulcimers (email: boscoebeano@gmail.com)
CovingtonHills of Kentucky Dulcimer Club
ElizabethtownHeartland Dulcimer Club
FlemingsburgFleming County Dulcimer Club
HazardPerry County Dulcimer Club
HendersonHenderson County Dulcimer Club
LexingtonBluegrass Dulcimer Club
LouisvilleLouisville Dulcimer Society
MadisonvillePennyrile Dulcimer Players
Mt. SterlingStrings of Friendship Dulcimers
RichmondMadison Dulcimers
ShelbyvilleMerrie Melodious Dulcimer
VeronaHills of Kentucky Dulcimers
WaltonSingin’ Strings dulcimer Club
WinchesterStrings of Friendship Dulcimers


Louisiana

Baton RougeLagniappe Dulcimer Society
BedicoBayou Dulcimer Club (email: bingnliz@bellsouth.net)
BogalusaNorthwoods Dulcimer Club
Central LouisianaRed River Dulcimer Ensemble
LayfayetteCajun Dulcimer Society (email: joebesse@aol.com)
PinevilleRed River Dulcimer Ensemble
ShreveportLouisiana Mountain Dulcimer Friends (email: wilajean@bellsouth.net)
West MonroeThe Ouachita Strummers

Maryland

No dulcimer clubs found.


Mississippi

AberdeenTombigbee Dulcimer Group
ColumbusFriendly City Strummers
HattiesburgMagnolia Strings Dulcimers
HattiesburgSouthern Strings
RipleyRipley Public Library, 2nd & 4th Tuesdays @ 6:00 pm
TupeloNorth Mississippi Dulcimer Association
WigginsPine Hill Dulcimers & Friends

North Carolina

AshevilleWestern North Carolina Dulcimer Collective
BooneHigh Country Dulcimer Group
Chapel HillSeymour Senior Center, 2551 Homestead Rd, Thursdays @ 7pm
CharlotteCharlotte Appalachian Dulcimer Club
DurhamTrapezoids of the Triangle: Hammered Dulcimer Slow Jam
FranklinNikwasi Dulcimer Players
HendersonvilleOlde Tyme Strummers (email: nanajcw@bellsouth.net)
HighlandsMountain High Dulcimer Club (email: pandry1@frontier.com)
LumbertonLumber River Dulcimer & Folksong Society
SaxapahawCane Creek Mountain Dulcimers
ShelbyFoothills Dulcimer
SylvaPick and Play Dulcimer Group
Winston SalemCarmel City Strummers


Oklahoma

BartlesvilleJoyful Strings
BenningtonRed River Valley Dulcimer Club
DurantRed River Valley Dulcimer Club
Oklahoma CityOklahoma City Traditional Music Association
PryorPryor Creek Players (email: jesse5551@msn.com)
TulsaIndian Territory Dulcimers
TulsaHeartland Harmony Dulcimers (email: slseama@yahoo.com)

South Carolina

BlythewoodDulcimores of South Carolina
ColumbiaMidlands Dulcimers
TaylorsHammers ‘n Harmony (email: marjorieorr1935@gmail.com)

Tennessee

AshevilleWestern North Carolina Dulcimer Collective
Brentwood & FranklinThe Dulcimer Dandies
BristolMountain Echoes Dulcimer Society
ChattanoogaDulcimers and Accompaniment (email: Gailspitler@gmail.com)
ColumbiaDuck River Dulcimer Club
Fairfield GladeThe Dulcimores (email: leppelheimer@gmail.com)
Franklin & BrentwoodThe Dulcimer Dandies
KingsportBays Mountain Dulcimer Society
KnoxvilleKnoxville Area Dulcimer Club
MaryvilleMaryville Area Dulcimer Club (email: jj.wagner@charter.net)
McMinnvilleMcMinnville Dulcimer Club (email: mdwaldron@blomand.net)
MemphisMemphis Area Mountain Dulcimer Club (email: magowandulcimers@comcast.net)
Mount JulietThe Dixie Dulcimers
NashvilleGrand Old Dulcimer Club
NashvilleThe Nashville Dulcimer Ensemble
NashvilleTwangtown Dulcimers (aka the “Twangs”
TullahomaTullahoma Dulcimers and More
White HouseWhite House Dulcimer Players


Texas

BeaumontSoutheast Texas Dulcimer Friends
BridgeportHeartsStrings Dulcimer Club
CrockettDavy Crockett Dulcimer Society
DaingerfieldDaingerfield Acoustic Jam
DentonDenton Area Dulcimers
GeorgetownSun City Mountain Dulcimer Players
GilmerGilmer Dulcimer Players
GranburyBrazos Valley Dulcimer Club
Grand PrairieSweet Strings
HawkinsHawkins Jam
HoustonNorth Harris County Dulcimer Society
HuntsvilleRaven Dulcimer Society
IrvingLone Star State Dulcimer Society
JacksonvilleJacksonville Jammers
KerrvilleSouthwind Acoustic Players
LivingstonSweet Strings
MissionSoutheast Texas Dulcimer Friends
PittsburgNortheast Texas Dulcimer Chorus
RosenbergBrazos River Pickers
San AntonioSan Antonio Dulcimer Players (email: rvtullius@sbcglobal.net)
Spring BranchGuadalupe Riverpickers Dulcimer Club
Sun City, GeorgetownSun City Dulcimers
TexarkanaNortheast Texas Dulcimer Chorus
VernonEagle Flats Brats
VariesRed River Valley Dulcimer Club

Virginia

AlexandriaNorthern Virginia (NoVA) Mountain Dulcimers
AnnandaleNoVa Mountain Dulcimers
ArlingtonNorthern Virginia Hammered Dulcimer Players (NVHDP)
ArlingtonNorthern Virginia (NoVA) Mountain Dulcimers
BridgewaterBlue Ridge Mountain Dulcimer Club
FairfaxNorthern Virginia (NoVA) Mountain Dulcimers
FishersvilleBlue Ridge Mountain Dulcimer Club
FredericksburgWilderness Run (email: annajones1122@gmail.com)
GalaxGalax Dulcimer Club
Rose HillWilderness Road Dulcimer Club
VintonRoanoke Valley Dulcimers
Virginia BeachHammer Heads – the Hammered Dulcimer Society of Southeastern Virginia
Virginia BeachPungo Players

West Virginia

HuntingtonTri-State Mountain Dulcimer Society
South CharlestonAlmost Heaven Dulcimer Club

Interesting in learning more about other dulcimer clubs in the United States, besides those in the South? Visit our club page for more information.


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