I got to enjoy last weekend at The Dulcimer Jamboree in Mountain View, Arkansas, which, by the way, is a wonderful way to spend the weekend. The Dulcimer Jamboree is one of my favorite dulcimer festivals every year. There are two things in particular that I really like about this festival. The first is the amazing series of concerts, and the second is the dulcimer contest.
The concerts at the festival are a mix of the faculty of the festival along with the wonderful musicians at the Ozark Folk Center (where the festival is held). The concerts are held in the Ozark Folk Center's beautiful auditorium which is a great venue to watch a show.
The festival is also home to the Southern Regional mountain and hammer dulcimer championships. I placed third in the competition right behind two friends mine, Jonathan Dowell and Wendy Songe. The competition was the best it has been in years with 13 very talented dulcimer contestants. Congratulations to everybody that competed and particularly to my friend Wendy Songe The 2012 Southern Regional Mountain Dulcimer Champion. She played beautifully and completely deserved her new title!
I am already looking forward to the next Dulcimer Jamboree!
-Nathaniel
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