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
Beth Hall
I am a newbie. Started playing in February 2024. I picked it up from Richard at the Evart Funfest this July. I play at home, indoors, outdoors, and once in...
Beth Hall
I am a newbie. Started playing in February 2024. I picked it up from Richard at the Evart Funfest this July. I play at home, indoors, outdoors, and once in...
Tina Brown
I’m a member of the Woodburn Dulcimer Club, the home of Folkcraft Dulcimers. This is where I play in our Tuesday night jams. Being part of this club with a...
Tina Brown
I’m a member of the Woodburn Dulcimer Club, the home of Folkcraft Dulcimers. This is where I play in our Tuesday night jams. Being part of this club with a...
Jane Appel
I saw a dulcimer on my honeymoon in Gatlinburg in 1977 and picked up a small paperback book about the instrument. In 1981 my father-in-law surprised me with a dulcimer...
Jane Appel
I saw a dulcimer on my honeymoon in Gatlinburg in 1977 and picked up a small paperback book about the instrument. In 1981 my father-in-law surprised me with a dulcimer...
Doug Londraville
I have been playing hammered dulcimer since 2005. I bought my L16/17 hammered dulcimer in 2005, when Folkcraft/Legend was making dulcimers in Winsted, CT. I play my hammered dulcimer daily,...
Doug Londraville
I have been playing hammered dulcimer since 2005. I bought my L16/17 hammered dulcimer in 2005, when Folkcraft/Legend was making dulcimers in Winsted, CT. I play my hammered dulcimer daily,...
Karen Z
I have been playing my dulcimer since 2017. However, I bought my first dulcimer in 1978 at the Ann Arbor, MI, Art Fair because I loved the sound of it....
Karen Z
I have been playing my dulcimer since 2017. However, I bought my first dulcimer in 1978 at the Ann Arbor, MI, Art Fair because I loved the sound of it....
Lisa Driver
I've been playing the dulcimer for almost 2 years. I got my first Folkcraft dulcimer in October 2022 Lisa: Our dulcimer group enjoys playing at nursing homes, churches and the...
Lisa Driver
I've been playing the dulcimer for almost 2 years. I got my first Folkcraft dulcimer in October 2022 Lisa: Our dulcimer group enjoys playing at nursing homes, churches and the...
Matthew Walworth
I first got my hands on a dulcimer in the late 1980's. It was a very traditional instrument built by Raymond Layne of Berea, Kentucky in 1975. A short while...
Matthew Walworth
I first got my hands on a dulcimer in the late 1980's. It was a very traditional instrument built by Raymond Layne of Berea, Kentucky in 1975. A short while...
Richard Switzer
I started playing the dulcimer in 2005 and joined a DAA Dulcimer Club. My first dulcimer was a teardrop McSpadden. My first Folkcraft ® is a teardrop FolkRoots® walnut/butternut dulcimer...
Richard Switzer
I started playing the dulcimer in 2005 and joined a DAA Dulcimer Club. My first dulcimer was a teardrop McSpadden. My first Folkcraft ® is a teardrop FolkRoots® walnut/butternut dulcimer...
Sue Lander
I built my first dulcimer when I was in college (53 years ago). It wasn't a work of art, but it was fun to play. I bought my first Folkcraft...
Sue Lander
I built my first dulcimer when I was in college (53 years ago). It wasn't a work of art, but it was fun to play. I bought my first Folkcraft...
Michelle Bowling
I have been playing the dulcimer for about three years now. I recently purchased my first Folkcraft - the LAP-JO - in August of this year. Then in October, I...
Michelle Bowling
I have been playing the dulcimer for about three years now. I recently purchased my first Folkcraft - the LAP-JO - in August of this year. Then in October, I...
Dan Geddes
I’ve been playing the dulcimer since the early 1980s, including many years of playing and recording with the band Laughing Whitefish and other groups. My very first dulcimer was a...
Dan Geddes
I’ve been playing the dulcimer since the early 1980s, including many years of playing and recording with the band Laughing Whitefish and other groups. My very first dulcimer was a...
Bill Pendlebury
I've been exposed to the mountain dulcimer since 1973, but have only been playing regularly since 2017. The teardrop dulcimer in the picture is a spruce and mahogany instrument that...
Bill Pendlebury
I've been exposed to the mountain dulcimer since 1973, but have only been playing regularly since 2017. The teardrop dulcimer in the picture is a spruce and mahogany instrument that...
Andrea Stader
I have been playing since 1982 after building my first dulcimer from a kit. I bought it in 2010 after attending Dulcimerville in North Carolina hosted by Lois Hornbostel. I...
Andrea Stader
I have been playing since 1982 after building my first dulcimer from a kit. I bought it in 2010 after attending Dulcimerville in North Carolina hosted by Lois Hornbostel. I...
Butch Wheasler
I've been playing for about 13 years after hearing one at a festival. I had a couple starters before I bought this cherry custom from Gary Sager of Prussia Valley...
Butch Wheasler
I've been playing for about 13 years after hearing one at a festival. I had a couple starters before I bought this cherry custom from Gary Sager of Prussia Valley...
Dorothy Miner
I’m a relative newbie to playing the dulcimer. I’ve only been playing for three years, but I’ve been fascinated by the dulcimer (and other folk instruments) forever. I took up...
Dorothy Miner
I’m a relative newbie to playing the dulcimer. I’ve only been playing for three years, but I’ve been fascinated by the dulcimer (and other folk instruments) forever. I took up...
Mike Volker
I have been playing the dulcimer since 2012. I bought a plywood dulcimer on Christmas Eve 2011, repaired the body, and never looked back. I got my first Folkcraft at...
Mike Volker
I have been playing the dulcimer since 2012. I bought a plywood dulcimer on Christmas Eve 2011, repaired the body, and never looked back. I got my first Folkcraft at...
Karen Pounds
I started trying to play dulcimer in 2010. Struggled because I got a dulcimer that had a 28-inch VSL. I have small hands, so It didn’t work out too well....
Karen Pounds
I started trying to play dulcimer in 2010. Struggled because I got a dulcimer that had a 28-inch VSL. I have small hands, so It didn’t work out too well....
Becky Dahms
I have been playing for seven years. I started the year I retired, thinking I would need something to do. I had some credits to use for a Road Scholar...
Becky Dahms
I have been playing for seven years. I started the year I retired, thinking I would need something to do. I had some credits to use for a Road Scholar...
Jeannine Euckert
Sometime in October 2020. As we were traveling to Shipshewana, IN, my husband discovered Folkcraft Instruments was basically on our way, so we made a stop. We got a tour...
Jeannine Euckert
Sometime in October 2020. As we were traveling to Shipshewana, IN, my husband discovered Folkcraft Instruments was basically on our way, so we made a stop. We got a tour...
Paula Edwards
For 10 years. I was introduced to the mountain dulcimer in April 2013 by my nephew, who bought one while visiting Gatlinburg, TN. My husband got the info from him...
Paula Edwards
For 10 years. I was introduced to the mountain dulcimer in April 2013 by my nephew, who bought one while visiting Gatlinburg, TN. My husband got the info from him...
Brandon Horton
I started playing in the summer of 2019. My wife and I took a woodworking class where we were able to build our own basic teardrop shaped dulcimers, and it...
Brandon Horton
I started playing in the summer of 2019. My wife and I took a woodworking class where we were able to build our own basic teardrop shaped dulcimers, and it...
Ellen Keirnan
I’ve been learning how to play since 2016. I acquired my first Folkroots in 2021. It is D550 made in Windsor Ct in2003. Richard Ash added a 1 1/2 and...
Ellen Keirnan
I’ve been learning how to play since 2016. I acquired my first Folkroots in 2021. It is D550 made in Windsor Ct in2003. Richard Ash added a 1 1/2 and...
Margaret Medvedev
I live in Marshall, Texas, after spending 30 years in the Air Force. I have been playing the dulcimer since 2016. I had bought the one I used to learn...
Margaret Medvedev
I live in Marshall, Texas, after spending 30 years in the Air Force. I have been playing the dulcimer since 2016. I had bought the one I used to learn...
Vickey Sasser
I have been playing since 1983. WOW! 40 years! Where has the time gone? Raising kids was expensive. I saved up my money & bought my first Folkcraft instrument in...
Vickey Sasser
I have been playing since 1983. WOW! 40 years! Where has the time gone? Raising kids was expensive. I saved up my money & bought my first Folkcraft instrument in...