The Mountain Dulcimer, An Appalachian Tradition Since the 1800′s
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The Mountain, or Appalachian Dulcimer first appeared in the United States in the early 1800′s in the southern Appalachian mountains. The Scots-Irish settlers were the ones to introduce it. It is in the Zither family, although it is not played by hammering the strings, as is the tradition with these other types of instruments. Rather, [...]