East Anglian dulcimers
The East Anglian Traditional Music Day held on Saturday 27th September in Stowmarket included two sessions devoted to the dulcimer.
The first was run by Richard Blake and George Monger who brought a number of their own instruments, most of which were made by East Anglian makers in the 19th century. They played a number of short pieces to illustrate the sound of their different dulcimers.
The second session was from Katie Howson who has been researching the history of the dulcimer in our region for many years and has recently set up a website documenting this research. Her talk focused mainly on makers and players, many of whom Katie had known and played with back in the day; these included most recently Reg Reader. Other sections of the website include instrument design and tuning. If you're interested in the dulcimer, there is a wealth of information of Katie's website HERE
