by Steve Eulberg The Baritone Mountain Dulcimer, tuned A-E-a, lower than the standard, adds a rich voice to the tonal range of dulcimer playing. I won my Baritone in 1998 at the Walnut Valley Festival and it began my journey to explore how this instrument, tuned in a familiar way (1-5-8) could play with others […]
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Winning at Winfield
by Steve Eulberg Defining what “winning” means to you is the first step! For some people the notion of combining “competition” and “dulcimer” is oxymoronic. They just don’t go together! I see music competitions as an opportunity to prepare some music to share with appreciative listeners. (Where else can you buy such an attentive audience […]
Winfield Photos
Guitar on Friday morning, Stage 3.Here are some photos from my stage performances at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas this past September. These took place after the torrential Thursday rains had ceased and things were getting back …
Stage 3 Annex at Winfield
It was not exactly the auspicious first performance I had envisioned giving at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield.It was better!Because of the deluge that was raining down upon us (an act that preceded me on Stage 3 had the audience sitting on the …
After the Land Rush….
After the Land Rush and many of the the campsites are claimed, or re-claimed from a year of vacancy (which is what we CHOOSE to believe happens in OUR Pecan Grove)….everyone settles in to finding the neighbors that weren’t uncovered in the Land Rush …
Land Rush is what begins “Winfield”….
Walnut Valley Festival 2003 (ariel view from the South)The Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield officially opens on the Wednesday of the 3rd full weekend in September with Pre-Festival Workshops. The interior gates are staffed and volunteers are checking…