2012 Indiana Dulcimer Festival Recap

On July 13, 14, and 15, 2012 Folkcraft Instruments hosted the third annual Indiana Dulcimer Festival. We had a slew of top-tier instructors - Bing Futch, Steve Seifert, Lois Hornbostel, Butch Ross, Dave Haas, Sue Carpenter, and Tull Glazener.

Most of our guests were repeat attendees. No big storms this year (an IDF first!). IDF 2012 was the first to utilize the nearly-complete concert hall. Here are a few photos that might jog a memory or two:

Tull Glazener on stage

Dave Haas on stage (with the overhead projector showing the audience how he does what he does)

Steve (Stephen) Seifert on stage

Ehukai Teves and Lois Hornbostel on stage

Bing Futch showing off a new resonator dulcimer

Steve Seifert on stage

Sue Carpenter on stage

Butch Ross, Steve Seifert, Bing Futch, and Ehukai Teves hamming it up for the red carpet camera

Several guests having their photos taken

Dave Haas, Sue Carpenter, and Richard Ash

Lois Hornbostel and Ehukai Teves

Richard emcee-ing at a concert

Lois Hornbostel on stage

Steve Seifert teaching a class in the wood storage area

Lois Hornbostel on stage

Butch Ross teaches a very small class

Dinner time (ravenous dulcimer players are gathering around the buffet table like wolves might gather around the carcass of an antelope - dulcimer players are more civilized than wolves, but after a long day of classes, they're just as hungry)

Chatting with friends while polishing off lunch

New for IDF2012 was our "official unofficial" jam leader. Mary Jane Cookingham did a marvelous job organizing after-hours jams and making sure there was plenty of food to keep the music going well into the night.

At least one audience member was enthralled with the dulcimer, and decided to start learning how to play right away.

Richard performs on the open mic concert

Thank you to all of our instructors and guests for IDF2012. We're already looking forward to IDF2013 - July 13, 2013 and July 14, 2013 (Saturday and Sunday).

Thanks for reading!

Richard