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Rick Thum Old Time Hammered Dulcimer Workshop
Learn to play old-time tunes on the hammered dulcimer!
Saturday , October 18, 2003
02:00 pm
- 5:00 pm
Location:
workshop
($35)
Learn an old-time tune and some fancy embellishment techniques: This workshop will be for all players advanced beginner and above. We will learn how to learn a tune and we will learn a tune. We will then explore how to embellish the tune and how chords will effect what we are doing. You will go away with a lot of information that will open up your playing. It is a lot of fun.
Rick Thum taught himself to play the guitar at age twelve and played the trumpet in his high school band. Throughout high school and college Rick played in rock bands, eventually playing regularly on the upper deck of the Admiral in St. Louis. While raising his family, Rick directed his church choir. Rick's interest in traditional music was sparked when he bought a hammered dulcimer on a whim and found himself in a three-piece folk band. In 1991 Rick became co-owner of a large Midwestern acoustic instrument shop. He placed first at the 1994 Southwest Regional Dulcimer Contest and third in the 1995 National Championship in Winfield, Kansas. At the prestigious Evart Dulcimer Funfest, the oldest and largest dulcimer fest in the nation, Rick was voted Best Performer and Favorite Teacher in 1995, '96, and '97. He has shared stages with The Tony Rice Unit, Steve Kaufman, Norman Blake, and Bryan Bowers and opened for John Hartford, Norman & Nancy Blake, and Leo Kottke. Rick is the founding member of the Cabin Fever String Band and travels across the country playing solo and teaching at music festivals. He currently has two recordings "Hammered Fiddle Tunes" and "A Reason to Dance". Rick has written and Mel Bay Publishing Inc. has released, in book form, "Hammered Fiddle Tunes" and they plan to release "A Reason to Dance" soon.
Space for workshops is limited, so early registration is recommended. Register in person at Elderly, or by phone, (with credit card) at (517) 372-7890 or toll free at (888)473-5810
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