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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 active dulcimer clubs in the western 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!



Alaska

No dulcimer clubs found.


Arizona

Gold CanyonStrum Ditties (email: maryjanejohng@gmail.com)
PhoenixDesert Dulcimers
TucsonTucson Dulcimer Ensemble

California

Buena ParkSouthern California Dulcimer Heritage
Culver CityWest Side Hammered Dulcimers
DowneyDowney Folk Music Jam
El CentroFour String Fretters (email: nanrebik@hotmail.com)
FallbrookSan Diego’s North County Mountain Dulcimer Practice Group (aka Fearless Fretters)
Huntington BeachOrange County Hammered Dulcimers
Los AngelesCalifornia Traditional Music Society
Los OsosLos Osos Mountain Dulcimers (email: kaybolin@gmail.com)
MoorparkMoorpark Hammered Dulcimer Class
OaklandDulcimer Jammers
RosevilleRiver City Dulcimers
Santa CruzSweet Players Dulcimer Jam Group (email: dulcimergirlrocks@gmail.com)
San DiegoSan Diego Area Dulcimer Meetup
San MateoGolden Gate Dulcimers (email: jimbowswells@gmail.com)
Santa MonicaLos Angeles Mountain/Urban Dulcimer Club


Colorado

BayfieldVallecito MetroGnomes (email: djwillson2013@gmail.com)
Canon CitySerendipity Peak Dulcimer Club- Canon City
DenverDenver Dulcimer Jam
FrederickFoothills Dulcimer Jam
LittletonDenver Dulcimer Jam
LongmontSinging Strings (email: nbeaudrot213@comcast.net)
LovelandLoveland Heart Strings Jam Group
WestcliffeSerendipity Peak Dulcimer Club – Westcliffe

Hawaii

No dulcimer clubs found.


Idaho

No dulcimer clubs found.


Montana

Big TimberCrazy Mountain Dulcimer Club

Nevada

No dulcimer clubs found.


New Mexico

AlbuquerqueApple Mountain Strings and Things
Santa FeHigh Desert Dulcimers (email: donmouton@aol.com)


Oregon

EstacadaUpRiver Dulcimer Club
Grants PassSally and the String Beings (email: salgaljane@yahoo.com)
MilwaukieSloe Jam Dulcimers
PortlandCamas Hammered Dulcimer Play Around
SandyMt. Hood Dulcimer Club


Utah

Brigham CityLogan Mountain Dulcimers (email: susanjelus@gmail.com)

Wyoming

No dulcimer clubs found.


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


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