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Dates for 2024:  April 17 (Wednesday) - April 21 (Sunday)

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BUCKEYE DULCIMER ROADSHOW
ZOOM/Onsite JAMS

April 27, 2024
Discovery Classes
for New Players
Clawhammer Banjo
Hammered Dulcimer
Mountain Dulcimer

 

FESTIVAL REGISTRATION IS STILL UNDERWAY and will be even as we start on April 17.

Effective Monday, April 8

At this point, please do not snail mail a registration.  Unfortunately, I am not sure I would receive it in time.

ONSITE REGISTRATION 
Please email buckeyedulcimer@yahoo.com or call Shari at 937-216-5176. 
You will be contacted, registered and payment will be arranged.
The PDF registration form is included here for your reference only. 
Do not snail mail registrations at this late date. 
Festival ONSITE Registration Form


 

ZOOM REGISTRATIONS

If you would like to sign up for a Zoom class below, please email buckeyedulcimer@yahoo.com or call Shari at 937-216-5176.
We'll arrange payment and then you'll receive several informational emails.

AUTOHARP (Les Gustafson-Zook)   

MOUNTAIN DULCIMER (Linda Brockinton)   

HAMMERED DULCIMER (DeeDee Tibitts)    


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ZOOM TUESDAY OPEN HOUSE! Tuesday, April 16, there will be a zoom open house at 8 pm EDT for all those attending
through zoom or who are interested in the possibility of attending.  BDF staff will welcome everyone.

Zoom instructors will answer class questions and Joe and Sandy will help with tech questions.

FYI:  If you don't currently have zoom on your computer or tablet, clicking on the Zoom
link will walk you through loading the Zoom program and activating your camera and 
microphone.

TUESDAY NIGHT Use this special zoom link.  us06web.zoom.us

 

ZOOM EXTENDED CLASS OPTION INFORMATION: 
These classes will take place on Thursday & Friday (4/18 and 4/19 from 8:30 (Zoom check in - noon and 1:30 to 3:30 Eastern time.
If technology is agreeable, we'll be recording these classes with the possibility of reviewing them on YouTube
for a short time after the April festival has ended. If interested, register for Zoom through the links above. 


As of April 8, there is availability in all classes and housing available in Residence Halls A and B.

-- Festival Brochure  (8 1/2 X 14")
T-Shirt orders have closed, but we did order some extras in various sizes.
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Extended and the Weekend Schedules (Tentative) have been posted.
Latest Update:  April 8



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and/or send me BDF 2024 registration materials.

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                      BUCKEYE DULCIMER FESTIVAL 2024    
                        April 17 - April 21, 2024


            
Recreation Unlimited        Ashley, Ohio

                  

Join us in 2024 as we look to the 31st  year of this special festival at Recreation Unlimited (Ashley, OH) ..  a wonderful facility.

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These instructors will be teaching their classes during the extended session (5 hours on Thursday and 5 hour on Friday) and also conducting mini-sessions on Saturday.

                   

                MOUNTAIN DULCIMER

Linda Brockinton
Intermediate/Advanced

 

Molly McCormack
Past Beginner/Early Intermediate

 

Diane Hochstetler
Beginner/New Players
 

                HAMMERED DULCIMER


Dee Dee Tibitts
Intermediate/Advanced

 


Chris Steiner
Past Beginner/Early Intermediate
 


Melanie Shapiro

Beginner/New Players

 

AUTOHARP

Les Gastafson-Zook
Past Beginners and above
Zoom Option available

BAND - IT!

Shari Wolf
All acoustic Instruments
Past Beginner and above

 

                                 
                                CLAWHAMMER BANJO  

                                Joe Steiner
                               
Past beginners and above
                            Zoom Option available

                       

SATURDAY (4/20) ALL-DAY BEGINNER CLASSES

Phyllis Davis - Autoharp
Phyllis will be helping folks get started on the right track by teaching approximately 5 hours of
New Player/Beginner autoharp.


Melanie Shapiro - Hammered Dulcimer
Journey to the Jam – and beyond!

The Saturday class will be 5 hours together for those just beginning their musical journey with the hammered dulcimer.  We’ll start with mapping out the dulcimer so we know where we are starting from.  Then we’ll learn how to navigate those strings with a few rules to help us stay on course by learning to hold our hammers properly, and learning hammering patterns to chart our way efficiently.  We can only stay on track if we learn to tune, so we’ll cover that as well.  Before you know it, you'll be at the jam!


Shane Braden - Mountain Dulcimer

Shane will be helping folks get started on the right track by teaching 5 hours of
New Player/Beginner autoharp.

 

 

BUCKEYE DULCIMER FESTIVAL ZOOM JAMS     

WELCOME to zoom jams, Buckeye Dulcimer Festival style.  Join Chris & Joe Steiner and Shari Wolf in jamming our favorite jam tunes from the dulcimer world, old-time music world and bluegrass world.  Music in the jams will all be traditional and from public domain. 
No copyrighted music.

These are not beginner jams, BUT beginners ... anyone .... is welcome to join

We'll increase speed as we play through tunes and play singing songs at singing speed.
We'll play tunes more than just a few times.  

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You'll be able to hear only the three of us during the jam.  We will be muting you during the playing and unmuting
in between tunes for comments.    We hope this will help you to continue to jam even when jamming in person is not possible. 


For Zoom sign-in information and Jam List,
 
https://www.buckeyedulcimerfestival.com/bdfzoomjams.htm

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Zoom/Onsite Jams & Jams on Saturday Evenings - New for 2024 

Zoom Jam Info new for 2024.  We would like for each month's zoom jam to have an onsite component. 
If your group or club would like to host a Buckeye Roadshow Zoom/Hybrid jam, please contact Chris Steiner
at 419-721-8016.
In addition, a workshop day and/or concert could be combined with the event.
We welcome the opportunity to travel throughout Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania,
Kentucky or wherever this idea takes us.  Playing LIVE music is what we are all about.


UPCOMING ZOOM DATE(S): 

Saturday, April 27 at a place to be announced.


Mark your calendars.  Hope to see you then!    
Buckeye Roadshow ... Chris, Joe, and Shari

New Year's Resolution for 2024 was to use the Zoom recording and post the jam. 
Some folks would like to work on the tunes.  Mission Accomplished!

Buckeye Roadshow Zoom/onsite Jam - January 27, 2024 - part 1      https://youtu.be/j-HDLprlhF4


Buckeye Roadshow Zoom/onsite Jam - January 27, 2024 - part 2        https://youtu.be/cdQY3O5IeqM

 


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