2016 Festival  

22nd ANNUAL FESTIVAL SATURDAY
OCT 1st - COSTA MESA
9:00 am - 8:00 pm

CD Sample
"Wellyn 77"
Robert Force 1972 Mountain Dulcimer Instr
Pacific Rim Dulcimer Project (BC1314) 1977 Biscuit City
' Robert Force & Albert d’Ossche - The Complete Recordings'
http://www.robertforce.com




VISITING ARTISTS

ROBERT FORCE - Mountain Dulcimer



CATHY BARTON & DAVE PARA - Hammered Dulcimer
and Multi Instrumentalists


EVENTS

Free MID-DAY CONCERT
‘SCDH SHOWCASE’ - Celebrating Dulcimer Players & Groups 

EVENING CONCERT

ROBERT FORCE (Fretted Dulcimer) 
C
ATHY BARTON & DAVE PARA
(Hammered Dulcimer/Multi Instrumentalist)
 
 

INSTRUCTORS / 28 Hours of WORKSHOPS
  • FRETTED DULCIMER  Robert Force, Ellen Hahn, Joellen Lapidus, Bob Palmer, Dave Thomson

  • HAMMERED DULCIMER  Cathy Barton, Patti Amelotte, Jim Hayes, Karen Harvey

  • AUTOHARP  Lynn Furnis (Loaner Instruments Available)

  • BACK UP GUITAR  Dave Para

  • BEGINNING BANJO: How to Frail  Dave Para

  • BOWED PSALTERY  Gregg Schneeman (Loaner Instruments Available)

  • DRUM CIRCLE  Kathryn LaMar (Loaner Instruments Available)

  • HAMMERED DULCIMER & ACCORDION APPS for iPhone, iPad  Michael Eskin

  • SING ALONG  Bill Dempsey

  • SING AND PLAY: All Instruments  Terry Gucwa

  • PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER FOR ALL INSTRUMENTS Cathy Barton and Dave Para

  • UKULELE 1  Dave Para

  • UKULELE 2  Jim Romano (Loaner Instruments Available)



FREE JAMS & Workshops

OPEN JAM LEADERS
Marianne Scanlon 9:00 - 11:00 am / Patty McCollom 1:30 - 3:45 pm 
 
FREE COMMUNITY JAM
- All Acoustic Instruments! All Levels!
Led by Barbara Gershman & Terry Gucwa

CHOIR ROOM

PLAYING TOGETHER: Focus on Fretted Dulcimers -  Beg./Early Intermediate
Open to All Acoustic Instruments! All Levels
Doug Thomson & Bob Palmer
ROOM 2 FIRESIDE

COLORING FOR ALL AGES
AS SOUVENIRS
9:00 -11:15 am / 1:30 - 4:00 pm
FELLOWSHIP HALL


PRE-REGISTRATION recommended for faster check-in and SCDH planning. 
Some workshops have class limits and loaner instruments.

Click here for PDF PRE-REGISTRATION FORM

Credit cards, cash or checks can be used at the festival for registration payments!


HAMMERED DULCIMER
Workshops: 2+ Tracks
  • Beginning/Intermediate

  • Early Intermediate

  • Intermediate/Advanced

OTHER WORKSHOPS

  • Autoharp

  • Back Up Guitar

  • Beginning Banjo: How to Frail

  • Bowed Psaltry

  • CAPO - Fretted Dulcimer

  • Drum Circle

  • HD Apps iPphone, iPad

  • Sing Along

  • Sing and Play - All Instruments

  • Ukelele 1

  • Ukelele 2

FREE OPEN JAMMING

  • All Day

  • PLUS All Instrument Jams

  • Beg/Inter

  • Community Jam

FRETTED DULCIMER

Workshops: 2 Tracks

  • Beginning/Intermediate

  • Intermediate/Advanced

CONCERTS

  • 11:30 -12:45 pm - Free

  • 6:00 - 8:00 pm - Addl Cost

FOOD & VENDORS

OPPORTUNITY DRAWINGS

 

FOCUS WORKSHOPS

Sunday, Oct  2nd

 

 

Fretted Dulcimer
Int/Adv

  • 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

  • Downey Home

 

Hammered Dulcimer Int/Adv

Plus Other instruments

  • 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

  • Fullerton Home