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February 2020 Issue
"Karen Ashbrook has been a fixture in the hammered dulcimer world for more years than her age implies..."
GROUP CLASSES
Mystery of Modes
"Your weekend was superlative, beyond even my best expectation - a marvelous learning experience and wonderfully encouraging for me."
PERFORMANCES for SENIORS
"People were captivated by the joyful sounds of the Traditional Music from the Cultural Crossroads of Europe..."
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Goe Vollek! & De Morgan
reviews from Belgium
...The musical treasures that Karen Ashbrook (an American of Irish origin) and (her Flemish husband) Paul Oorts have gathered in 19 tracks are astonishing...
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Magazine & Newspaper Articles
A Love Story
Have you ever experienced a relationship where one day you...realize you are in love? That has happened to me after almost 40 years playing the dulcimer!...
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House Concerts
I was so impressed with the House Concert! I've never been to one, or even heard of them. What a concept! ...And to think I was included on the guest list, just makes me smile...