Record #:

37423

Author(s):

Gerard, Philip

Abstract:

The dulcimer, often associated with Western North Carolina, found places other than the region’s lumber mills and was found long before the nineteenth century. Introduced in Europe by returning Crusaders, its origins can be traced back to Greece and the Near East.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 83 Issue 9, February 2016 , p53-54

Subject(s):

Dulcimer; Western North Carolina ; Smith, Jerry Read; Black Mountain; Asheville; Scots-Irish; Messick, Joshua; Song of the Wood (Asheville)