2624 Quail Ridge
Irving, TX 75060
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LSSDS|
of Accoustic Music |
Dulcimer Festival |
Festivals Links, and Such |
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LSSDS meets 5 Saturdays a year at 6 PM. The location for all of the meetings is listed at the above link (http:\\www.lssds.org\meeting.htm). Meetings typically have a workshop for hammered dulcimers and a workshop for the mountain dulcimers. All levels of players are welcome to attend the workshops including beginners. We keep business meetings to a minimum and reserve as much time as possible for a play-around and jam session. We do not hold our "regular " meetings in December, February or May.
A newsletter comes out about one week before the upcoming meeting. Deadline for inclusion in the newsletter is two weeks before the next meeting.
Your $10/year dues pays for your receiving the newsletter which gives the details of the next meeting and tells you of upcoming LSSDS events and concerts, etc. of interest to our membership. There is no additional fee for the meetings/workshops. These are some of the best workshops in the nation at any price and they're available here for free.
The LSSDS sponsors two festivals a year. These take the place of monthly meetings in February and May. In February there is the Winter Festival of Accoustic Music, which is coordinated by Linda Thompson. In May, Dana Hamilton runs the Lone Star State Dulcimer Festival at Glen Rose's Oakdale Park.
The reason this group exists is to encourage/teach the playing of these traditional instruments. All kinds of music is encouraged. The majority of the membership sticks pretty much to "traditional" sounds, but those are personal choices and we like to hear "new" things on "old" instruments... or "old" things we haven't heard before.
The meetings are open to all who come. You can find all levels of ability. Those who are a bit more advanced, now, remember quite well when they were first starting. Ask questions and introduce yourself around. Bring your instrument(s) learn/play music with us.
LSSDSDavid Turner
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