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Current Schedule
2010 & Beyond
March 9 – 13, 2011 - 20th Annual Buckeye Dulcimer Festival, Ashley, Ohio
Jeff is very pleased to be invited back to this wonderful dulcimer festival for its 20th annual event. The details will follow as they are available. Jeff will be teaching a two-day workshop (5 hours each day on Wednesday and Thursday) on Clawhammer Banjo (beyond basics), and several mountain dulcimer workshops on Saturday (topics to be determined). Jeff is also very pleased that his wife (life and music partner), Janet, will also be teaching Old-Time Fiddle at this festival. They will perform together in concert Friday or Saturday night. For further information, you can search Buckeye Dulcimer Festival on the internet, or contact event organizer, Louise Ziegler, at buckeyedulcimer@yahoo.com.
NGFDA 2010 Fall Festival (UNICOI) November 18-21, 2010 in Helen, Georgia
Jeff will once again teach at "UNICOI"...the great festival put on by the North Georgia Foothills Dulcimer Associations held at Unicoi State Park in Helen, Georgia. Jeff will teach 6 workshops over the 4 day festival including: Tunes of Stephen Foster, The Wonderful World of Waltzes, Improving Your Left hand, Flatpicking, All About Chords, and Jam Survival Techniques. Concerts, jams, vendors, swap tables and more! For further information, search for the NGFDA Fall Festival 2010.
September 25, 2010
Jeff will be the featured instructor at the Annual Dulcimores Dulcimer Workshop in Blythewood, South Carolina. This all day workshop will be held at the Trinity United Methodist Church in Blythewood, SC. Jeff will be teaching intermediate/advanced workshops, including "Smoothing Out Your Playing," "Expanding Your Old-Time repertoire," "Tasteful backup/Playing Well With Others," and "Waltzes." Jeff will also perform in concert at 5pm after the workshop. Michael Shull, well-known teacher and performer, will also be at the workshop teaching the novice/intermediate class. Michael will play a mid-day concert after lunch from 1:15-1:45pm. Registration forms can be obtained at http://happystrumming.com or by contacting Robin Graves at Rg1jaz@aol.com. Hope to see you there!
Kentucky Music Week, Bardstown, Ky
June 20-25, 2010 - KMW is a wonderful week filled with classes, jam sessions, concerts, workshops, and more! It is a highly acclaimed music week that attracts top-notch instructors from all over the country. Partcipiants also come from far and wide to bathe themselves in the music and fun of this great week. Workshops include mountain dulcimer, hammered dulcimer, autoharp, fiddle, banjo, singing, and much more. For more information about this unique and wonderful week of music and fun, please click on the following link: www.kentuckymusicweek.com.
"Dulcimerville" Festival and Workshops
June 7 – 12, 2010, Black Mountain, NC. This new event is being planned and organized by well-known player and festival organizer Lois Hornbostel (previously of nationally known and highly rated festivals at Boone, NC and Cullowhee, NC). This week-long gathering of dulcimer playing and workshops will be held at the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly in Black Mountain, NC. This historic conference center has all the modern features in a beautiful mountain setting. For more information about this great opportunity, go to www.dulcimerville.com.
April 24, 2010 Cincinnati, Ohio
The Cincinnati Dulcimer Society presents a three-part workshop (4 ½ hours of instruction) featuring Jeff.
The workshops will include “Expressing Yourself Through Your Playing”, “You Paid for the Whole Dulcimer, You May as Well Use It!” , and “Beyond D” (exploring different keys and tunings). There will also be an open stage for performing, and an evening concert featuring Jeff. For more information and details of the events and registration, the Cincinnati Dulcimer Society’s website is www.cincinnatidulcimers.com. I hope to see you there!
21st Annual NGFDA Fall Festival, Unicoi State Park, Helen, Georgia
11/19-22/09 - Teaching core workshops, electives, concert. For more information, go to www.ngfda.com and click on "Annual Unicoi Fall Festival."
Concert: Art Walk Concert sponsored by the Arts Incubator, Siler City, NC
10/16/09 - ArtWalk Concert Friday October 16, 2009; 7-9 pm, sponsored by NC Arts Incubator; located at 229 N Chatham Ave, Siler City, NC. Jeff will play solo and with Janet Furman; instrumentation will include mountain dulcimer, old-time banjo, fiddle, and guitar. Come listen and say "hi"!!!
Concert: Carol Woods Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC
8/20/09 - Will perform 30 minute concert with Janet Furman, followed by a 30 minute performance by the Carolina Mountain Dulcimer Players. An open jam session will occur after the concert. Come play!
Concert (open to the public): The United Church of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
8/8/09 (included in workshop on 8/8/09 noted above). Will perform traditional American and Celtic music, songs, ballads with Janet Furman. Instrumentation includes: mountain dulcimer, bowed dulcimer, old-time banjo, fiddle, guitar, and ? Flat Mountain Dulcimers, a group from eastern NC, will open the concert. For more details, click here.
Carolina Mountain Dulcimer Players Workshop, Chapel Hill, NC
8/8/09 - Intermediate workshop. Further details TBA.
7/18/09: Workshops and concert at the “Pickin’ Porch”, sponsored by Mike Clemmer at the Wood N’ Strings Dulcimer Shop, Townsend, TN. Jeff will be doing a workshop Saturday afternoon (mountain dulcimer; and, if interest, intro to clawhammer banjo). Janet Furman will also be offering a bowed dulcimer workshop that afternoon. At 7 pm Jeff and Janet will perform on the Pickin’ Porch with mountain dulcimer, bowed dulcimer, fiddle, banjo, guitar, and voices. All are welcome! www.clemmerdulcimer.com
Winston-Salem Dulcimer Festival, Winston-Salem, NC
5/1-2/09 - Will teach a two-part beginner workshop and electives on “Celtic Airs” and “ PlayingTasteful Backup." Concert Sat. night.
5th Annual Pilot Mountain Bowed Dulcimer Festival, Pilot Mountain, NC.
4/4/09 - Concert with Ken Bloom and Janet Furman
2008
NGFDA Fall Festival at UNICOI
Helen, Georgia
November 20-23, 2008
(teaching workshops on “enhancing your strum”, “enhancing your left hand techniques”, “lullabies on the mountain dulcimer”, and “G fiddle tunes”. Will also play in concert and for swing dance.)
Dulcimer Chautauqua on the Wabash
New Harmony, Indiana
October 16-19, 2008 (more details TBA)
17th Annual August Dulcimer Daze
West Dover, Vermont
August 15-17, 2008
(teaching workshops on “expressing yourself through your playing”, “smoothing out your playing”, and “fiddle tunes with a capo”. Concert Saturday night Memorial Hall, Wilmington, VT)
Beginner’s Workshop
Cane Creek Mountain Dulcimer Club, Pittsboro, NC
May 31, 2008
Winston-Salem Dulcimer Festival
Winston-Salem, NC
May 2-3, 2008
(teaching workshops on “lullabies”, “smoothing your playing”, and fiddle tunes with a capo)
4th Annual Pilot Mountain Bowed Dulcimer Festival
Pilot Mountain, NC
April 12, 2008
(Concert with Ken Bloom and Janet Furman)
Mountain Dulcimer Workshop
Waterbound Dulcimer Club
Kinston, NC
April 5, 2008
(teaching workshops on “waltzing with the dulcimer” and “old-time G tunes”)
Lagniappe Dulcimer Fete
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
March 6-9, 2008
(workshops on “smoothing your playing”, “lullabies”, “fiddle tunes”, “playing duets”, “intro to clawhammer banjo”, and “old-time jam.” Concert with Janet Furman)
27th Annual Dulcimer Doin’s
Maria Stein, Ohio
February 15-17, 2008
(workshop on “fiddle tunes”)
9th Annual Mid-Winter Dulcimer Festival
Shelby, NC
January 19, 2008
(teaching workshops on “improving your left hand technique”, “fiddle tunes with a capo”, and “expressing yourself through your playing”. Concert.)
2007
11/22-25/07 - Instructor/Workshop Faculty and concert performer - North Georgia Foothills Dulcimer Association (NGFDA) Fall Festival - Unicoi State Park Helen, GA
6/3/07 - "Music in the Air" Concert Series - Fearrington Village, Pittsboro, NC - SwingTime (Jeff & Janet Furman, Ken Bloom)
4/14/2007 - 3rd Annual Bowed Dulcimer Festival - Pilot Mountain, NC - Concert with Ken Bloom and Janet Furman - First Baptist Church of Pilot Mountain: 8:00 PM - Jeff, Janet and Ken (Known as SwingTime) will be performing Old Time music of the Americas and Europe along with Gypsy Jazz (the style of jazz played in France in the 1920's and 1930's).
2/16-18/2007 - 26th Annual Dulcimer Doin's - Maria Stein, Ohio - Workshop on "Celtic Airs" - Sponsored by the Mountain Dulcimer society of Dayton
2006
9/9/06 - Concert – Jeff and Janet Furman - Carolina Meadows Auditorium - Chapel Hill, NC
9/2/06 - Great Smoky Mountain Music Festival - (featured performer with Anne and Rob Lough and Janet Furman) - Stuart Auditorium Lake Junaluska, NC
8/11/06 - Concert – Jeff and Janet Furman - “Traditional American and Celtic Tunes, Songs, and Ballads” - Carol Woods Auditorium Chapel Hill, NC - 7:30 pm. Open to the public.
6/23/06 - Grayson County Fiddlers Festival - Elk Creek, Virginia - Champion Mountain Dulcimer
4/1/06 - 2nd Annual Bowed Dulcimer Festival (with Ken Bloom and Janet Furman) - Sawbriar Acoustic Stage, Pilot Mountain, NC
3/26/06 - “Distinguished Artist Concert Series” (with Janet Furman) - Senior Center of Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
3/18/06 - Beginner's Workshop at Chapel Hill, Saturday with a House Concert with Janet that evening |
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