History of the Original Dulcimer Players Club

The Original Dulcimer Players Club was founded in 1963 by Elgia Hickok. Since then, the club, the annual FunFest in Evart Michigan, the players and the instrument itself have all seen amazing growth. The club has grown from a small handful to many hundreds, playing styles have changed and evolved, and the instrument itself has changed and branched out from the "traditional" design from the 1960s and before.

The Funfest has grown from a small gathering of less than 20 dulcimers to a huge event that draws thousands of attendees and several hundred dulcimers.

Click the links above to explore the many facets of club history.



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Anyone with anything (for example: printed material, audio recordings, video recordings, written memoirs) that should be preserved as part of the club history is invited to contact Paul Goelz at   paul (at) pgoelz (dot) com   to discuss adding to these pages.