Menucha Mountain Dulcimer Festival – 10th Annual

 All Prices are per person.

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Cancellation Policy 

If 90+ days out, canceling a registration results in a full refund minus a $50 handling fee.

If 46-90 days out, 65% refund.

If 30-45 days out, 50% refund.

If fewer than 30 days out, there is no refund available.

Payment Plan Option 

You may choose to divide the cost across several months, depending upon how far in advance you are registering. Options will automatically appear in the online registration process. The cost is only $5 per month.

2019 Instructors

Neither one travels to our side of the country very often (if ever); this is a rare and exciting opportunity to study with two of the best! – Janita Baker, Artistic Director

Don Pedi

Don Pedi is a dulcimer legend! Winner of so many Fiddler’s Grove competitions that he was declared a Master Dulcimer Player and removed from further competition, Don has appeared in films, on CBS This Morning, and in countless festivals around the country. He has received awards for significant achievement in mountain music and honored for the preservation and perpetuation of traditional music.

“Simply put, his playing is stunning in every respect.” – Dulcimer Players News review by Neal Walters of Don’s CD Bound to Have a Little Fun

More about Don Pedi.

Linda Brockinton

Linda Brockinton is known for playing a full chord fingerpicking style on the mountain dulcimer. In 2001, Linda was the first woman to win first place in the National Mountain Dulcimer Championship as well as the first to win playing a full chord fingerpicking style. She is a sought-after teacher/player for dulcimer, folk and Irish festivals across the USA; she’s also a poet and song writer.

Read more about Linda Brockinton.

Janita Baker

Janita Baker has been playing mountain dulcimer for over 30 years. Through her recordings, books, and appearances at festivals and workshops across the United States she has become well-known for her teaching skills and Blue Lion Dulcimers, which she builds with her husband Robert.

As a solo performer, Janita also presents her audiences with a wide range of musical experiences including classical, traditional, delta and country blues, ragtime, swing, and original instrumental pieces. A gifted storyteller, Janita delights her listeners with a warm and personal sharing of her music and introduces to her audience and her students the incredible complexity, variety and beauty of the mountain dulcimer.

More about Janita Baker.

We are at work on the 2019 schedule, but if you’re wondering what the festival days will likely look like, here’s an example. Workshop titles will be added soon.

Workshop Descriptions are in progress!

Workshop selection will take place in February. Registered participants will be sent a link to choose their classes prior to arrival for the festival. A schedule with workshop titles will be posted before the email with link is sent.

Dulcimer Player Descriptions