Folkcraft Players
We're offering a $25 Folkcraft gift card to anyone who answers four easy questions (below) and sends in a photo of you with your Folkcraft or FolkRoots dulcimer.
Send us a bio, or (even easier) the answers, in complete sentences, to the following four questions:
1) How long have you been playing the dulcimer?
2) When did you get your first Folkcraft dulcimer?
3) Where do you enjoy playing your dulcimer?
4) What do you like to do besides playing your dulcimer?
Sample Photo
Email your answers and photo to Sales@Folkcraft.com, or text the answers and photo to 317-539-1855. Be sure to include your name!
Thanks, Y'all!
Richard Ash
Karen Stoldt
Since August 2023. I played the cajon for 1.5 years before purchasing my Folkcraft dulcimer and wanted to switch to a stringed instrument. In August 2023. I jumped in head...
Karen Stoldt
Since August 2023. I played the cajon for 1.5 years before purchasing my Folkcraft dulcimer and wanted to switch to a stringed instrument. In August 2023. I jumped in head...
James Street
I love all kinds of folk music, and have been aware of the mountain dulcimer for many years. However, I am a very new player, and have only been playing...
James Street
I love all kinds of folk music, and have been aware of the mountain dulcimer for many years. However, I am a very new player, and have only been playing...
Patty Curtis
My friend Joy introduced the dulcimer to me 2 1/2 years ago. As a retired band director, this is my first string instrument - a new world for me! I...
Patty Curtis
My friend Joy introduced the dulcimer to me 2 1/2 years ago. As a retired band director, this is my first string instrument - a new world for me! I...
Jim O'Sullivan
I started playing the dulcimer about 20 years ago. I was lucky to find Thomasina Levy (huge Folkcraft musician) in the Connecticut area for lessons. I played with a local...
Jim O'Sullivan
I started playing the dulcimer about 20 years ago. I was lucky to find Thomasina Levy (huge Folkcraft musician) in the Connecticut area for lessons. I played with a local...
Becky Sroufe
Since around 2012 or so after watching someone play what I thought was a sideways guitar and finding out it was a mountain dulcimer Becky: In 2021, and it's still...
Becky Sroufe
Since around 2012 or so after watching someone play what I thought was a sideways guitar and finding out it was a mountain dulcimer Becky: In 2021, and it's still...
Gene Helmer
Just started recently and broke a string. Who knows how old the strings were when I acquired the dulcimer? Fall of 2025. It was a gift from an elderly couple...
Gene Helmer
Just started recently and broke a string. Who knows how old the strings were when I acquired the dulcimer? Fall of 2025. It was a gift from an elderly couple...
Lucy Bottcher
I got my first dulcimer about 35 years ago, but I didn’t really start playing until I retired 3 ½ years ago. I got my first Folkcraft dulcimer used from...
Lucy Bottcher
I got my first dulcimer about 35 years ago, but I didn’t really start playing until I retired 3 ½ years ago. I got my first Folkcraft dulcimer used from...
Joyce Wilson
I have been playing the dulcimer since the 1970s, but I really got back into it during the pandemic. Joyce : I bought my first Folkcraft dulcimer in 2022. I...
Joyce Wilson
I have been playing the dulcimer since the 1970s, but I really got back into it during the pandemic. Joyce : I bought my first Folkcraft dulcimer in 2022. I...
Michael McCormick
I've been playing dulcimer for about six months after investigating a sweet sound I heard wafting from a practice room in a church basement. The player, John, invited me to...
Michael McCormick
I've been playing dulcimer for about six months after investigating a sweet sound I heard wafting from a practice room in a church basement. The player, John, invited me to...
Sally Zwisler
Since Dec 2004 - so 21 years. I don't have one yet, but am in the market, and have been looking at your custom builds. I've been playing Ionian mode...
Sally Zwisler
Since Dec 2004 - so 21 years. I don't have one yet, but am in the market, and have been looking at your custom builds. I've been playing Ionian mode...
Gary Curtis
I began playing the dulcimer in 2024 so I could play along with my wife, Susie. At first, Susie "allowed" me to play one of her non-Folkcraft dulcimers, but eventually...
Gary Curtis
I began playing the dulcimer in 2024 so I could play along with my wife, Susie. At first, Susie "allowed" me to play one of her non-Folkcraft dulcimers, but eventually...
Gail Garin
I have been playing the mountain dulcimer since 1979, when I bought an instrument at a Renaissance Fair for the outrageous price of $65 (those were the days!) I have...
Gail Garin
I have been playing the mountain dulcimer since 1979, when I bought an instrument at a Renaissance Fair for the outrageous price of $65 (those were the days!) I have...
Caleb Morris
I started playing in 2020. My grandpa gave me one after I became interested in them. I loved the sweet melodic sound I heard. I mainly listened to Bing Futch...
Caleb Morris
I started playing in 2020. My grandpa gave me one after I became interested in them. I loved the sweet melodic sound I heard. I mainly listened to Bing Futch...
Angela Martin
I started playing the dulcimer in November 2018. My husband ordered a custom hourglass dulcimer for me in October 2020. Since then, I have added a LAP-JO, a teardrop, and...
Angela Martin
I started playing the dulcimer in November 2018. My husband ordered a custom hourglass dulcimer for me in October 2020. Since then, I have added a LAP-JO, a teardrop, and...
June Day
I was first introduced to the mountain dulcimer in 2014 while on vacation in Tennessee. My husband and I decided to explore the Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community, a...
June Day
I was first introduced to the mountain dulcimer in 2014 while on vacation in Tennessee. My husband and I decided to explore the Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community, a...
Nancy Downie
I started playing hammered dulcimer in Michigan in 1998 and soon was going to festivals, such as Evart and Buckeye, where I was introduced to mountain dulcimers. I bought one...
Nancy Downie
I started playing hammered dulcimer in Michigan in 1998 and soon was going to festivals, such as Evart and Buckeye, where I was introduced to mountain dulcimers. I bought one...
Anthony Gennaro
I began playing on a regular basis around 2008. I made a dulcimer, from a kit, in 1970, but it collected a lot of dust until I picked it up...
Anthony Gennaro
I began playing on a regular basis around 2008. I made a dulcimer, from a kit, in 1970, but it collected a lot of dust until I picked it up...
Laura Blanciforti
I've been playing for 26 years. I bought my first Folkcraft dulcimer in 1998. I love playing with a church group and also at nursing homes. I enjoy reading, knitting,...
Laura Blanciforti
I've been playing for 26 years. I bought my first Folkcraft dulcimer in 1998. I love playing with a church group and also at nursing homes. I enjoy reading, knitting,...
Dave Kerwood
I've been playing string instruments for nearly 30 years, but dulcimer is a recent passion. I picked up my first cardboard dulcimer on a whim in the summer of 2022...
Dave Kerwood
I've been playing string instruments for nearly 30 years, but dulcimer is a recent passion. I picked up my first cardboard dulcimer on a whim in the summer of 2022...
Wendy Holloway
I fell in love with the dulcimer in the summer of 2007 at a music teacher workshop. Somehow, I had lived my entire life (25 years at that time) in...
Wendy Holloway
I fell in love with the dulcimer in the summer of 2007 at a music teacher workshop. Somehow, I had lived my entire life (25 years at that time) in...
Joseph Hennes
I have been playing on and off for two years - it is getting easier. I can play about 10 songs. Two years ago I bought an hourglass dulcimer kit...
Joseph Hennes
I have been playing on and off for two years - it is getting easier. I can play about 10 songs. Two years ago I bought an hourglass dulcimer kit...
Jacquie Caravello
I started playing about 12 years ago, but life got in the way. Then, during the pandemic, I dusted off my old dulcimer and decided to get serious about it....
Jacquie Caravello
I started playing about 12 years ago, but life got in the way. Then, during the pandemic, I dusted off my old dulcimer and decided to get serious about it....
Sharon Sears
I've been playing for about 12 years. I got my first Folkcraft dulcimer in 2016, the week after Steve passed. It was one of the last instruments that Steve (Richard's...
Sharon Sears
I've been playing for about 12 years. I got my first Folkcraft dulcimer in 2016, the week after Steve passed. It was one of the last instruments that Steve (Richard's...
Knox Welsh
My name is Knox Welsh and I live in Tauranga, New Zealand. I have been playing the dulcimer for a number of years. I purchased a Folkcraft dulcimer in 2017....
Knox Welsh
My name is Knox Welsh and I live in Tauranga, New Zealand. I have been playing the dulcimer for a number of years. I purchased a Folkcraft dulcimer in 2017....