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Welcome to
www.BowedDulcimer.com.
This site is devoted to those people who are already
playing a bowed dulcimer, who are interested in playing
a bowed dulcimer, or wonder what a bowed dulcimer is.
This site features
Kenneth Bloom: luthier, performer, teacher and friend.
As you can see we are just beginning, but we will be
adding information, pictures, instructions, and exciting
information about Ken and the bowed dulcimer in the near
future.
Hi Everyone,
Can you believe it? The
4th
Annual Bowfest - 2008!!!
is over, but we are looking forward to next year with
the help of Ben and Cammie. We'll post information here
as soon as we get it. Here's
hoping you can all make it.
Ken
I am very pleased to announce the release of my
second bowed dulcimer CD. It has a fine
selection of
music from all over the world and goes further than
the last CD in demonstrating the versatility of the
bowed dulcimer. For further information and ordering
please go to:
http://www.bolick.net/bloom
NOTE FROM
GAIL: To help in keeping our website up-to-date we
ask that you email me
(gwest1955@aol.com
) with your exciting news that you would like to share. Any ideas,
suggestions, photos, etc. would be greatly appreciated.
Burt has graciously taken pictures and caught our sound
since the beginning - for now I would like to put the
links here...
Ken
Bloom's arrangement and explanation of the Napoleon
Suite performed by the 2007 ensemble (large file)
Ken
Bloom's comments only for the above
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Burt Kahn has sent you a PhotoShow!
Hi to all, Please share the photo show link
with other bowed dulcimer and mountain
dulcimer players. Turn on your speakers and
enjoy! Burt |
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  Here is a
photo of Ken and the first Bowed Dulcimer Pardessus <Click
here for more photos and information>
The
December, 2004 DULCIMERSESSIONS.COM webzine issue featured an article by Ken Bloom...<Click
here> for more
on the article.
Since the 1st
Annual Pilot Mountain Bowed Dulcimer Festival, we have a Bowed Dulcimer Friends Yahoo Group. You have
the option to receive each individual email, a daily
digest, or only special announcements. We hope to
use this group to keep in touch, get to know each other,
and help each other. It is a great way to share
information. If you need help to join, just email
gwest1955@aol.com
. Please remember - you don't have to post, but we
would love to have everyone join. An easy way to
join is to enter your email address in the box
below...Yahoo will then send you an email that you just
have to hit Reply and Send.
Items of
interest:
2005
Bowed Dulcimer Class at the NFGDA festival in Unicoi
pictures
Video
of Ken playing St. Andrews ,
a.k.a. John Roy Lyall (please note the fluidity
of Ken's wrist as he pulls the bow, the relaxed bow hold,
loose wrist, flowing, steady movements)
Listing
of Bowed Dulcimer models
Video
Snippets and pictures from the 1st Annual Pilot
Mountain Bowed Dulcimer Festival
The
2nd Annual Pilot Mountain Bowed Dulcimer Festival (March
31- April 2, 2006)
2005
Western Carolina University Mountain Dulcimer Week Bowed
Dulcimer Class
An
introductory DVD/video will soon be available
Lots
of tips and help
Bowed
Dulcimer Music/Tablature
Please come back soon. If you have pictures,
advice, or ideas to share on this website please email
them to Gail at
gwest1955@aol.com.
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The
was held the weekend of April
13-15, 2007 in Pilot
Mountain, North Carolina. Thanks to Ken, Cammie
and Ben Collier for getting things
ready for us.
We have updated details for the "4th Annual Pilot
Mountain Bowed Dulcimer Festival <here>
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NEW!!!
The 14th annual Winston-Salem Dulcimer Festival will
take place at College
Park Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, NC Friday, May 2 -
Saturday, May 3, 2008. Ken Bloom will be teaching
several workshops for the bowed dulcimer. For more information <
click here > |
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2008 Western
Carolina University Mountain
Dulcimer Week
June 22-27,
2008
Cullowhee, NC
Ken Bloom
will be teaching the following 13-hour
course at WCU Mountain Dulcimer Week.
"PLAYING
THE BOWED DULCIMER"
Kenneth
Bloom, instructor.
Prerequisites:
Some bowing experience
highly recommended.
If you are a complete beginner at bowing
it is recommended that you take the
“Introduction to Bowing” afternoon
elective, for which you need no prior
bowing experience.
Background:
The bowed dulcimer is
growing in popularity. This recently
revived manner of playing the dulcimer
is gaining many new enthusiasts.
Starting in the 18th century, this was a
common way to play dulcimer until the
1940s. Interest has grown in the last
ten years along with heightened interest
in many of the more traditional
approaches to playing the dulcimer.
Skills taught:
This class will
concentrate on good bowing techniques,
efficient left-hand methods, and go on
to examine all that is needed for
playing expressively on the bowed
dulcimer. We will be using music from
both American and European traditions.
The music will be broken down for three
different playing levels, experienced,
intermediate, and people who have been
playing but feel they want to
concentrate on fundamentals before
moving on to more challenging parts.
If you have any questions
about the course, the music, or the
bowed dulcimer, contact Ken at
kgbloom@advi.net.
<Click
here> for more information.
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The "1st Annual Pilot Mountain Bowed Dulcimer Festival"
was held the first weekend in April, 2005 in Pilot
Mountain North Carolina. There were 17 participants and
a great time was had by everyone! Thanks to Ken, Cammie
and Ben (Sawbriar Acoustic Club)
Click here to read
what we did.
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The December, 2004 DULCIMERSESSIONS.COM webzine
issue is archived online and features an article by Ken
Bloom...
<Click
here> for more information.
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