Club Directory
DPN does not organize, run, or endorse any of the dulcimer clubs listed here. We just maintain the list! Joining a club is a great way to advance your playing, expand your musical horizons, and make new friends and connections.
We try to keep this information as up-to-date as possible, but do not guarantee the accuracy of the listings. Please double-check with the club before attending.
This page was last updated on April 22, 2025.
Special thanks to Buckeye Roadshow for virtually presenting “7 Ways to Strengthen Your Dulcimer Club” in Oct. 2024!
Virtual
For a list of clubs that meet virtually, please visit the dedicated page:
Virtual Dulcimer Jams & Clubs
Alabama
Athens Dulcimer Club
1 p.m., first and third Thursday of each month
Athens Recreation Center
21821 Sportsplex Loop, Athens, Ala. 35611
athensdulcimerclub.wordpress.com
Joyful Jammers
6 p.m. Thursdays
First Baptist Church
128 N. Chalkville Road, Trussville, Ala.
New attendees please contact Freda Moore: (205) 655-2904
Landmark Dulcimer Players
1-4 p.m. first Saturday of each month
Landmark Park
430 Landmark Drive, Dothan, Ala.
Contact Mary Holloway
dulcimergirl1@live.com
McCalla Melodies
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Thursdays
Pleasant Hill Methodist Church
4809 Bell Hill Road, Bessemer, Ala.
Contact Bea Farris (615) 513-0784
not meeting at this time
Montgomery Dulcimer Players
7-9 p.m. First and third Thursdays
St. Paul Lutheran Church
4475 Atlanta Highway, Montgomery, Ala.
Facebook
Off the Wall Dulcimer Club
10-11:30 a.m. Mondays
2-3:30 p.m. Wednesdays
St. Andrew by the Sea Church
17263 Fort Morgan Road, Gulf Shores, Ala.
Contact Michelle Fife: 317-446-0500
Shelby Strummers
10:45 am - 12:45 pm on 2nd and 4th Mondays,
every month but June and July.
Heardmont Senior Center on county road 119
Alabaster, Ala.
New attendees please contact Dawn Wilson: (205) 516-2854
Southern Appalachian Dulcimer Association
11 am on the 1st Saturday of the month
(2d Saturday if there’s a conflict)
Tannehill Historical state park
McCalla, AL
sdulcimer.wordpress.com
Whistle Stop Pickers
East Alabama / West Georgia (Auburn-Opelika area)
1:00-3:00 pm, second and fourth Saturday of each month
Lee County Historical Society Museum
6500 Stage Road (Hwy 14)
Loachapoka, AL
Contacts: Allen & Deborah McCord, mccord0304@gmail.com
Arizona
Strum Ditties
10 a.m. - Noon, Thursdays, November through April
Canyon Vistas RV Resort
6601 E. US Hwy 60, Gold Canyon, AZ 85118
Contact: Mary Jane Grabowski (715) 302-2793 or maryjanejohng@gmail.com
Arkansas
Arkansas Mountain Dulcimer Society
2:30 p.m. second Sunday of every month
Levy Baptist Church
3501 Pike Ave., North Little Rock, Ark.
Contact: Rev. Jim Munns
501-765-1131
rev.jimmunns@gmail.com
Toadsuck Dulcimer Club
6-7:30 p.m. Mondays
Family Life Bible Church
1500 S. Hogan Lane, Conway, Ark.
Contact: ToadsuckDulcimerClub@gmail.com
Florida
Melrose Dulcimers
Regular session: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm, last Wednesday of each month
Beginners: 10:30 am, each Wednesday
Melrose Center
307 SR 26
Melrose, FL
Contact: Laurie Alsobrook, alsobrooklp@gmail.com
Nature Coast Dulcimer Players
2-3 p.m. beginners; 3-5 p.m. regular session, every Monday
Central Ridge Library Community Room
425 W. Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills, FL 34465
Contact: 352-746-6622
River City Dulcimers and Friends
2-4 p.m. first, third and fifth Monday of each month
with a slow jam from 12:45 - 1:45 and a learn new songs jam from 4:15 to 5:30
All acoustic instruments welcome
Jacksonville FL 32277
rivercitydulcimersandfriends.com
Contact: rcdulcimers@gmail.com (Susan Oosting)
Sunshine Strings
1-3 pm Fridays
Curry House, 1231 1/2 Indies Cir.
Venice, Florida
Contact: Gailgibbard@aol.com
Georgia
Acoustic Fun
2:00-3:00 pm, 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month
Madison County Library, 1315 Hwy 98, Danielsville, GA 30633
Danielsville, GA
Contact: Zack McCannon, zjmccannon@gmail.com
Allatooners
Not currently meeting
Kennesaw, Ga.
allatooners.org
Contact: Marianne Wurtele, bluegrass_m@hotmail.com
Bent Tree Strings
2-4:30 pm Thursday, each week
Club Tamarack Dining Room in Bent Tree, 6 miles east of Jasper off Cove Road.
Jasper, GA
Contact: Marlin Ferrell, mferrell777@earthlink.net
Dalton Dulcimers
2:30 pm, each Wednesday
First United Methodist Church, 500 S. Thornton Ave.
Dalton, GA
Contact: Sherry Patterson, sspatts6@gmail.com
Dixieland Dulcimers
10:00 am, each Monday
Crestview Baptist Church Fellowship Hall
1670 N. Expy
Griffin, GA
Contacts: Nancy Good - nancygood@hotmail.com,
Dave Graves - drg636@gmail.com
Garden City Strummers
7:00-9:00 pm the 2nd Monday of each month
4537 Glenda Lane
Evans, GA 30809
Contacts: Pat & Bill Colbert, pogosbill@aol.com
Gold Country Players
Other folk instruments and beginners welcome
11:00am - 1:00 pm, each Thursday
First Baptist Church, Room 235
751 Green Street NE
Gainesville, GA 30501
Contact: Sandy Lesli, goldcountryplayers@gmail.com
Hammered Dulcimer Contact
Area near Athens, GA
Contact: Julia McDermott, HammerPlaying@aol.com
Hilltop Strummers
1:30-3:30 pm, each Tuesday
Canton First UMC
930 Lower Scott Mill Rd.
Canton, GA
(Exit 16 at I-575)
Contact: Martha Raby, 770.893.3453, mraby@tds.net
Inspires Pickers
1:30-4:00 pm, each Friday
Mountain Lodge at the Spires
600 Eagle Lk Trl NW
Rome, GA
Contact: Dee Russell, drdrussell60@gmail.com
In Town Down Home
1:00 pm, third Saturday of the month
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church
3264 Northside Parkway NW
Atlanta, GA 30327
Contact: Jane Von Seggern, 404.556.3261, jvonse@gmail.com
LaGrange Dulcimer Troupers
Jamming and practice
10:45 am - 12:15 pm, each Thursday
First United Methodist Church
401 Broad St.
LaGrange, GA
Contacts: Ann and Perry Wilder, perrylwilder@bellsouth.net
Middle Georgia Dulcimer Club
Lessons: 1:00-2:00 pm, second Saturday of the month
Jam: 2:00-3:00 pm, second Saturday of the month
Other folk instruments welcome
Young America School of Music
6361 Zebulon Road
Macon, GA
Contacts: Vicki Allen - vallendublin@hotmail.com
Laurie Wilson - Laurell.Wilson@hotmail.com
Peach Pickers
Sharpsburg, GA
- Regular meeting: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, each Wednesday
Fayetteville Senior Center
4 Center Drive
Fayetteville, GA
Contact: Beverly Redd, wilbanksredd@bellsouth.net
- Instruction: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, each Tuesday
Bridge Community Center
225 Willowbend Rd.
Peachtree City, GA
Contact: Wanda Dawkins, hrwmdawk@yahoo.com
Sonic Sounds Dulcimer Club (EIMGIAFAD)
Centerville, GA
2-3:30 pm, first Thursday of the month
Trinity United Methodist Church
129 S. Houston Lake Rd.
Warner Robins, GA
Contacts: Jean Noble, jeannoble@cox.net
Elizabeth Garrett, elizabeth@comsouth.net
Tugalo Valley Strummers
2nd and 4th Mondays
Beginners: 4:00-5:00 pm
All levels: 5:00-6:00 pm
Ebenezer Baptist Church Family Life Center
49 Rose Lane
Toccoa, GA 30577
Contact: Margo Taylor, margotaylor808@gmail.com
Whistle Stop Pickers
West Georgia / East Alabama area (Auburn-Opelika area)
See under listing for Alabama
Yonah Pickers
1:00-3:00 pm, second and fourth Fridays
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Clarkesville, GA
Contacts: Lynn McCollum, lynnmccollum50@gmail.com
Brenda Sue Whitmire, bswhitmire@windstream.net
Illinois
Windy City Dulcimer Society
Meets every third Friday for a jam at
Baker Memorial United Methodist Church, St. Charles, IL
For more information, contact: WindyCityDulcimerSociety@gmail.com
Gateway Dulcimer Society
7-9 p.m., Mondays
First two Mondays: St. Clare Catholic Church
1411 Cross Street, O’Fallon, Ill.
Last two Mondays: Caseyville Township Senior Community Center
10001 Bunkum Road, Fairview. Heights, Ill.
gatewaydulcimer.org
Wildwood Strings and Friends
usually 11 a.m. on Thursdays
usually in Petersburg, Illinois
Places and times may vary, email to confirm.
Dulcimer, ukulele, banjammer, penny whistle, guitar, harmonica, flute.
Indiana
Corydon Dulcimer Society
Regular meeting: 7 p.m. first and third Thursday of each month
Slow Jam: 7 p.m. second and fourth Thursday of each month
Harrison County Community Foundation Building
1523 Foundation Way NE, Corydon, Ind.
corydondulcimersociety.com
The Central Indiana Folk Music & Mountain Dulcimer Society
2-5 p.m. second Sunday of each month
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
52nd & College, Indianapolis, Ind.
indianafolkmusic.org
Joyful Strings Dulcimer Club
10 a.m. every Thursday
First United Methodist Church of Lowell
520 E. Commercial Avenue, Lowell, Ind.
Wabash Valley String Posse
6:30-8 p.m. on the first, third and fifth Thursday of each month
First Congregational Church
630 Ohio St, Terre Haute, Ind.
Contacts: Dawn Keller-Doll
WVStringPosse@gmail.com; Andy Pointer andy-laura@sbcglobal.net;
Alice Hanson discoverer1972@yahoo.com
Iowa
Simply Strings
Wednesday afternoons from 1:30 to 4:00 pm
Public Library
Dallas Center, Iowa
All levels of players are welcome.
Contact Ronnie Turnbaugh, 515-975-0274 or ronnieturn1@yahoo.com
Kansas
Great Plains Dulcimer Alliance
9 a.m. - 12 p.m., second Saturday of each month
New Hope Christian Church
1400 George Washington Dr., Wichita, Kan.
gpdaks.org
president@gpdarks.org
Kentucky
Danville Dulcimers
5:30 – 7 p.m every Tuesday
Danville Presbyterian Church
500 W Main St, Danville, KY 40422
Contact: Peggy Tudor
peggy.tudor@gmail.com
Southwind
(an HD ensemble group that is part of Danville Dulcimers)
3:30-5:00pm every Tuesday
Danville Presbyterian Church
500 W Main St, Danville, KY 40422
Contact: Victoria Scarborough
victoria.scarborough@roadrunner.com
Heartland Dulcimer Club
6:30-8:30 p.m. second and fourth Monday of each month
Our Place
790 North Dixie, Elizabethtown, Ky.
www.heartlanddulcimerclub.org
Bluegrass Dulcimer Club
10 a.m. beginners; 11 a.m. performers; 12:30 p.m. jam first Monday of each month
Beaumont Presbyterian Church
1070 Lane Allen Road, Lexington, Ky.
Facebook
Louisiana
Lagniappe Dulcimer Society
6-8:30 p.m. every Monday
Community Bible Church Fellowship Hall
8354 Jefferson Highway, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809
lagniappedulcimerbr.org
Yambilee Pickers
All acoustic instruments welcome.
10-11:30AM every Wednesday
St. Landry Visitor Center, at Exit 23 on I-49 just North of Opelousas
Opelousas, LA
Contact: Joseph Besse, joebesse@aol.com or 337-873-8758
Maine
Hammered Dulcimer players
No current meetings set but if interested jams, gatherings, and
connection to other local HD folk, contact Keith Prairie at
mehammereddulcimer@gmail.com
and subscribe to newsletter at:
https://prairie-music.com
Michigan
Jolly Hammers & Strings
1 - 3 p.m., fourth Saturday of each month
Michigan Element Grains and Grounds
3124 Jefferson Ave., Midland, MI 48640
folksmusicsociety.org
jowiak@aol.com
Original Dulcimer Players Club (ODPC)
Sponsor of the Evart FunFest
Michigan and Ohio jams: https://evartdulcimerfest.org/odpc-club/odpc-findajam/
Website: https://evartdulcimerfest.org/odpc-club/odpc-clubhome/
Silver Strings Dulcimer Society
7 - 9 p.m., first and third Thursdays
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
30650 Six Mile Rd, Livonia, MI 48152
silverstrings.org
Missouri
Heartland Dulcimer Club
Currently looking for members near Kirksville, Mo.
Contact: Anita Smith
donanitasmith@gmail.com
Music Folk Jams
7-9 p.m. second (Old Time) and fourth (Not So Old Time) Tuesdays of each month
at Music Folk (St. Louis’ Acoustic Music Shop)
8015 Big Bend, Webster Groves, MO 63119
musicfolk.com
Dogwood Mountain Dulcimers
First Tuesday of each month
3:30-4:45 pm - Beginners’ class
5-8 p.m. - Open jam
Fourth Tuesday of each month
5-8pm - Dulcimer Skills and Song Study (S.A.S.S.)
At the Library Center
4653 S. Campbell Street
Springfield, Missouri 65810
Contact: June Day (417) 207-4766
dogwoodmountaindulcimers@gmail.com
Facebook: dogwoodmountaindulcimers
Redbird Dulcimer Club
3-4:30 p.m. welcome beginners; 4:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays
Noel Senior Center
624 Johnson Street , Noel, Mo.
Contact: Mary Bourn
merrybee@gilanet.com
Show-Me Dulcimer Club
1-4 p.m., first or second Saturday of each month
Callaway County Library
710 Court Street, Fulton, Mo.
or Callaway Electric
1313 Cooperative Drive, Fulton, Mo.
Contact: Carol Welch
showmedulcimerclub@yahoo.com
New Century Dulcimer Ensemble
4:30-6 p.m. every Thursday (with a break in winter)
Community of Christ Church
700 South Mitchell, Warrensburg, Mo.
Contact: Rebecca Limback
660-429-2446
rlimback@iland.net
Prairie Dulcimer Club
9 a.m.-12 p.m. instruction, followed by potluck and jam.,
third Saturday of each month
Westminster Hall, 417 W. Lexington
Independence, Mo.
prairiedulcimerclub.com
New Mexico
New Mexico Dulcimer Association Club Jams
3rd Saturday of each month, 3-4:30 p.m.
Erna Fergusson Public Library
3700 San Mateo Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM
nmdulcfest.com/schedule.html
New York
Genesee Valley Mountain Dulcimer Club
In person, 1-3 p.m Second and fourth Mondays of every month.
All levels & folk instruments welcome.
Castile United Church of Christ
4 Washington St. (corner of Main), Castile, NY 14427
For information, email sueheng@frontiernet.net
Dulcimer Association of Albany
6:45 - 9 p.m. second Tuesdays
Calvary United Methodist Church
Latham, NY
dulcimerassociationofalbany.com
North Carolina
Appalachian Strings Club
2-4 pm fourth Sunday of each month
St. Clement’s Episcopal Church
3600 Harper Road, Clemmons NC 27012
Winston-Salem, NC
Contact: Carol Crocker c.crocker0705@gmail.com
Facebook: facebook.com
Camel City Strummers
6:30-8:00 p.m. second Tuesday of each month
South Fork Community Center
4403 Country Club Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27104
Contact: Kirk House khouse@gmail.com
Facebook page: facebook.com
Foothills Dulcimer Club
10 am - 12 pm second Saturday of each month
Northside Baptist Church
1220 Scenic Drive, Shelby, N.C.
Contact: Joe Collins dulciman@bellsouth.net
jcdulcimer.com
Land of Waterfalls Dulcimer Players
10:00 am - 11:30 am, each Wednesday
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church (in basement)
256 East Main Street
Brevard, NC
Co-leaders: Linda Schieve - l.schieve@aol.com,
Mary Sherwood - sherwood@comporium.net
Mountain Sounds
Not currently meeting
Murphy NC
Contact: Pam Johnson, Mountain.Sounds@aol.com
Waterbound Dulcimer Club
Madison Avenue Baptist Church
1703 E Laurel Street, Goldsboro, N.C.
Contact: waterbounddulcimers@gmail.com
Western North Carolina Dulcimer Collective
2:30-5 p.m., second Sunday of each month
The Folk Art Center Upstairs Gallery
Blue Ridge Parkway at US-70, Asheville, N.C.
wncdc.org
Ohio
Geauga Sweet Strings
2 - 3:30 p.m. every Tuesday
Chardon Senior Center
470 Center St., Chardon, OH 44024
E-mail: geauga_sweet_strings@yahoo.com
Mountain Dulcimer Society of Dayton
5 p.m. (beginners); 6-8 p.m. jam and meeting First Saturday of each month
West Charleston Church of the Brethren
4817 St Rt 202, Tipp City, OH.
daytondulcimers.com
Facebook
Germantown Dulcimer Society
6-7:45 p.m. second and fourth Tuesday of each month
Union Chapel United Methodist Church
8284 Keister Road, Middletown, Ohio 45042
Contact: Debbie Kopp Simpkins
Daksm53@gmail.com
Star City Dulcimers and More
1:30-3 p.m. every Tuesday
Community Center
305 E. Central, Miamisburg, Ohio 45342
Email June:
Please type “CLUB INFO” in the subject line
june9589@att.net
Dulcimer Friends of Caesar Creek
Waynesville, Ohio
Email June:
Please type “CLUB INFO” in the subject line
june9589@att.net
Oklahoma
Joyful Strings
Redbud Mountain Dulcimer Club: Tuesdays @ 2:00 pm
"Dulci-Darlins" (dulcimers, mandolins and harps): Wednesdays @ 2:30 pm
Pickers & Grinners (dulcimers and other acoustics): Thursdays @ 1:00 pm
Bartlesville First Baptist Church, Fine Arts Building
405 SE Cherokee Ave., Bartlesville, OK
Mary Ann Hetrick: 918-397-2787
Email: JoyfulStrings@msn.com
Facebook
Red River Valley Dulcimer Club
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. third Saturday of each month
Grayson County Frontier Village, Located in Loy Park
Hwy 75, Exit 67, 111 RC Vaughan Dr., Denison, Texas 75021
rrvdc.com
Heartland Harmony Dulcimers
6-8 p.m. Tuesdays
Sand Springs Church of Christ/Activity Building
2 West 43rd Street, Sand Springs, Okla.
Contacts: Sally slseama@yahoo.com; Shelli shelli.pleasant@att.net; or
Susan shollentulsa@gmail.com
Pennsylvania
Dutchland Dulcimer Club
First Saturday of each month, 10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 301 St. Thomas Rd
Lancaster, PA
http://www.dutchlanddulcimers.org
Misery Bay Dulcimer Club
Erie, Pennsylvania
Practicing on Monday afternoons in private homes
Contact information - dulcibarb@aol.com or 814-323-2806
You can also find us on Facebook
Sandy Lick Mountain Dulcimer Players
Currently meeting by Zoom every 2 weeks
DuBois, Pennsylvania
Contact: Ginny Schott
Phone: 814-371-4627
Email: ginnyschott@gmail.com
St Thomas Dulcimer Society
10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.., Mondays
St. Thomas United Church of Christ
6490 Linglestown Road Harrisburg PA 17112
Contact: Bob Meehan
Phone: 717-512-1952
Email: Gofaster41@gmail.com
South Carolina
No active groups
Tennessee
County Line Old Time Jam (hosted by Memphis Dulcimer Gathering)
2-4 p.m., second Sunday of each month
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
106 Walnut Street, Collierville, Tenn.
Contact: Lee Cagle
901-877-7763
Lee@LeeCagleDulcimers.com
Knoxville Area Dulcimer Club
1:30 p.m., fourth Sunday of each month (except November & December)
Second United Methodist Church
1524 Western Ave., Knoxville, Tenn.
knoxvilledulcimers.org
Dulcimers and Accompaniment (DAA)
Brooks Memorial Church
1543 Mercer Street
Lupton City, Tenn.
Contact: Gladys Mynatt
dulcimersdaa@gmail.com
Middle TN Dulcimer Club
1st and 3rd Mondays at 5:30 pm (but contact us to confirm)
Spring Hill Public Library
144 Kedron Pkwy
Spring Hill, TN
Contact: MiddleTNDulcimerClub@gmail.com
www.MiddleTNDulcimerClub.com
Pocono Dulcimer Club
7 p.m., third Mondays
Christ Hamilton Lutheran Church
419 Bossardsville Rd.
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
poconodulcimer.club
Texas
North Harris County Dulcimer Society
Third Saturday of each month at 2:00 pm
Advent Lutheran Church
5820 Pinemont Dr.
Houston, Texas
Contact: info@nhcds.org
https://nhcds.org/wp-nhcds/
Preston Pluckers
10 a.m. - 12 p.m. first and third Saturday of each month
Tye Preston Memorial Library
16311 South Access Road
Canyon Lake, Tex. 78133
Contact: Dee Baker
(210) 887-1146
msdeebee@gmail.com
San Antonio Dulcimers
Monthly slow jam every third Saturday
Weekly evening jam on Thursday nights
in-person events currently suspended
San Antonio, Tex.
Contact: Ron Tullius
210-739-2566
rvtullius@sbcglobal.net
Vermont
Marlboro Dulcimer Gathering
5-6:30 p.m. third Tuesday of each month
Marlboro, VT
For more information contact: lynnajack987@gmail.com
marlborodulcimer.org
Kingdom Mountain Dulcimers Ensemble
10 a.m. - 12 p.m., first and third Wednesday of the month
Cobleigh Library
14 Depot Street
Lyndonville, VT 05851
Contact: Julie Sturm
802-274-3408
vermontdulcimer@gmail.com
vermontkmd.weebly.com
Kingdom Mountain Dulcimers Jam
12:30 - 2:30 p.m., second and fourth Wednesday of the month
Location varies: St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Contact: Dianne Lavigne
802-748-3679
dlavigne146@gmail.com
vermontkmd.weebly.com
Washington
Northwest Washington Dulcimers
First and third Thursdays from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
[No meetings in Summer; resumes in September.]
Burlington Public Library
nwdulcimers@yahoo.com
Old Growth Mountain Dulcimer Club
11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Mondays
Griffin Fire Station
3707 Steamboat Loop Northwest, Olympia, Wash.
oldgrowthmountaindulcimerclub.com
West Virginia
Almost Heaven Dulcimer Club
Charleston, WV
Meets 2nd and 4th Monday, 6 - 8 PM
Contact: Helena Lee, 304-776-0016
Wisconsin
Dulcimers and Stuff
We are a mountain dulcimer club that meets most Tuesdays - 6:30 at Brookfield Congregational Church but contact us first!
Brookfield, Wisconsin
dulcimersandstuff@gmail.com
Southern Wisconsin Dulcimer Club
10-11:30 a.m., second Saturday of each month
Hedberg Public Library
316 S Main St, Janesville, WI 53545
southernwisconsindulcimerclub.com
Other Wisconsin Groups
For information about other Wisconsin groups visit: southernwisconsindulcimerclub.com/othergroups
Sugar River Dulcimer Folk
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Wednesdays
New Glarus Public Library
319 2nd St., New Glarus, WI
Contact: Jacquie Caravello (608) 235 4019
jaccaravello@gmail.com