Rick Thum - Hammered Dulcimer Concert & Workshops
Rick Thum brings his fine blend of hammered dulcimer, guitar, banjo and song to Springfield. Rick's interest in traditional music was sparked when he bought a hammered dulcimer on a whim and found himself in a three-piece folk band. He placed first at the 1994 Southwest Regional Dulcimer Contest and third in the 1995 National Championship at Winfield, Kansas. Rick was voted Best Performer and Favorite Teacher for several years running at the prestigious Evart Dulcimer Funfest. (The oldest and largest dulcimer festival in the nation.) He has shared the stage with Mike Seeger, The Tony Rice Unit, Steve Kaufman, Norman Blake, and Bryan Bowers and opened for John Hartford, Norman & Nancy Blake, and Leo Kottke. Rick is a popular teacher on the festival circuit and travels across the country playing solo and teaching at music festivals.
Hammered Dulcimer workshops in Springfield
October 24, 2009, at the Abraham Lincoln Universalist Unitarian Church
Workshops are for Beginning players and up
1:00 - 3:00 PM
Chords: How to find and play them
3:30 - 5:30 PM
Chords Part 2: How to use them
1) Arranging
2) Embellishment: Variation on a tune
Cost - Single workshop: $25
Both workshops: $45
Registration at the door, but you may contact prairiedulcimer@comcast.net or call Peggy at 217-787-0019 for more information.
