Keith Young: Luthier, Musician, and Teacher
by Cathy Drinkwater Better
Eldersburg, Maryland

I'm one of the lucky ones: that is, one who lives close
enough to Keith Young to pick up one of his custom built
Appalachian dulcimers in person. My husband and I
made the hour-long drive from Maryland to see Keith in
Annandale, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, DC, about
two years ago.
Keith spent about an hour giving me a private lesson, part
of the package when you pick up your dulcimer in person.
I thought I knew how to play the thing - as a matter of
fact, I'd planned to show off a little when I got there - but
I learned more than I could have imagined in that single
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