Mountain Dulcimer Workshop/Concert by Kirk and Judy House

Name: Mountain Dulcimer Workshop/Concert by Kirk and Judy House
Start: 2025-09-07T13:45:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-07T16:00:00-04:00
Location: 1524 Western Avenue, Knoxville, TN

Schedule

Sun Sep 07 2025 at 01:45 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

1524 Western Avenue, Knoxville, TN | Knoxville, TN

The Knoxville Area Dulcimer Club is pleased to announce a mountain dulcimer workshop and concert by Kirk and Judy House! This event is open to the public for a $20 fee, or free with club membership. All monies are given directly to the artist.
Kirk and Judy are the founders of the Camel City Strummers Dulcimer Club and the Triad Dulcimer Orchestra, both of which are local. In early 2021, they founded the First National Dulcimer Orchestra, which meets weekly over Zoom and performs at festivals by invitation. They are the directors of the Winston-Salem Dulcimer Festival which is held the first Saturday in May in Winston-Salem. Judy’s passion for the dulcimer has led to her teaching at festivals around the country and presenting at conferences and universities concerning the Mountain Dulcimer. She also enjoys working with those interested in becoming effective teachers of the mountain dulcimer and other folk instruments.
KIRK HOUSE has been playing the dulcimer for 15+ years; for the last eight years he has specialized in the bass dulcimer. He is a certificated dulcimer teacher, through Western Carolina University (Dulcimer U program). Kirk plays several different styles and designs of bass dulcimer, including 3-string, 4-string, and double-bass. He performs as part of a duo with his wife Judy House, as well as a member of the trio 'Cantabile-Jubilee', and the quartet string section, 'SASSy'. He helps direct the Winston-Salem Dulcimer Festival, as well as the Triad Dulcimer Orchestra. He recently helped found the First National (virtual) Dulcimer Orchestra. Other musical interests of Kirk’s include mandolin, bowed dulcimer, ukulele, and shape-note singing.