Upcoming 2025 Dulcimer Events
Brown Bag Popup Playout- Tuesday, January 14, 2025 1:00 to 3:30 pm
Let’s beat the winter weather blahs and move the picnic inside. Larry Cox Senior Center, 3109 Ocoee Trail, Knoxville, TN 37917, has opened their doors to us for a place to play. Pack up your strings and a bag lunch and come join the fun. This is a great opportunity for beginners to get experience playing with others and to get to know other club members. All levels of songs will be played.
Select three songs from the KADC library that you like best and we will take turns calling out songs.
If you have any questions, please contact Marie Webb at marie.webb49@gmail.com
Wilderness Wildlife Week - Thursday, January 30, 2025
We have been invited to play once again at the Wilderness Wildlife Week event at the Ramsey Hotel and Convention Center in Pigeon Forge. This is a fun and exciting playout that we have participated in for many years. Wilderness Wildlife Week has a tradition of seminars, classes and workshops about diverse nature-related topics, entertainment, multiple vendors and guided hikes in the Smoky Mountain area.
The playout is divided into two sessions. Please sign up for one session and indicate in a note that you would be able to play in both sessions if needed. This will depend on how many people sign up. If there are no more spaces available and you would still like to play, email me and let me know and I will see what I can do. There will be a separate set list for each session. Session 1 will be from 12 – 1 pm and Session 2 will be 3:15 – 4:15 pm.
Chairs will be provided. Please arrive 15-30 minutes prior to the playing time. There will probably be another group playing or speaking before and after us. Contact Claire Meggs at luckymeggs@comcast.net if you have any questions.
Wellington Manor Assisted Living - Tuesday, February, 11, 2025
On Tuesday, February 11, from 2:00 to 3:00 pm, we will be playing at Wellington Manor, 7521 Andersonville Pike, Powell, TN 37938.
Please arrive by 1:30 pm to setup and tune. Chairs will be provided. Setlist will be provided. Sign up below at the SignUp Genius. If you have any questions, please contact Marie Webb at marie.webb49@gmail.com
Past Activities
On Saturday, August 31, 2024, 25 KADC members played played music on the porch of the Heritage Center in Townsend to participate in the International Play Music on the Porch Day. CLICK HERE to hear us play!
On September 16, 2023, KADC members played at the annual Storytelling Festival at Bandy Creek, Big South Fork for a walk-by audience. Weather was good and only had one short shower!
Check out videos from the 2023 Play Music on the Porch Day on the Photo/Video Gallery.
Nine KADC members came out to play at the Butterfly Festival in Oak Ridge at the UT Arboretum on Saturday, September 9, 2023. Viki Rouse, Pam Tice, Claire Meggs, Susan Gulley, Linda Smith, Ruth Rizzie, Laura Van Eps, Sue Bartlett and Mark Reda played.
STORYTELLING FESTIVAL – We had nine members show up for playing at the Storytelling Festival on Saturday, September 18, 2021. Rudy Ryan spent the day teaching people who had an interest in learning to how to play the mountain dulcimer while the other eight played for a small walk-by audience. As it was in April at Spring Planting Day, the event was hampered by passing rain showers, however, we all had a good time. Below is link to videos of us playing.
Click below for Fiddler Has Played His Last Tune