{"product_id":"appalachian-dulcimer-traditions-paperback","title":"Appalachian Dulcimer Traditions - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRalph Lee Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book describes the recovery of the Appalachian dulcimer's lost history, tracing the dulcimer's roots in a German instrument, the \u003ci\u003escheitholt\u003c\/i\u003e; describing the early history of the \u003ci\u003escheitholt\u003c\/i\u003e and the dulcimer in America, and outlining the development of distinctive dulcimer styles in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky. This fully revised and expanded edition provides additional information about the instrument's history before the Civil War and discusses traditions and types that are still being discovered and documented.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRalph Lee Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is a leading authority on the history of the Appalachian dulcimer and is a performer and teacher of traditional American folk music. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eFolk Songs of Old Virginia\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) and \u003ci\u003eGreenwich Village: The Happy Folk Singing Days, 1950s and 1960s\u003c\/i\u003e (2008).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 202\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 19, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47468995772665,"sku":"9780810874114","price":134.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/MTdISTByNjZySXdqcXdXNHRZVEd3dz09.webp?v=1772478224","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/appalachian-dulcimer-traditions-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}