National Mountain Dulcimer Championship 2023 | Walnut Valley Festival Winfield, KS

Here are the finalists for the 2023 National Mountain Dulcimer Championships & the award ceremony, filmed by The Acoustic Shoppe.
Congratulations to all those that placed and all of those who competed!
Please note there was some audio lost during one contestant, but it is fixed for the rest of the video.
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00:00 - Sarah Miner
06:10 - Allison O'Shea
12:37 - Dana Hamilton
17:27 - David Wilson
21:02 - Keith Reynolds
25:30 - Runner-ups & 3rd Place
35:34 - 2nd Place
40:28 - 1st Place
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[@lanceriffle4841]

Thanks for recording this.

[@carole8312]

Lovely. Thank you!

[@ouchboy-bs6ri]

some of these people can really get mountain guitars to shine!!

[@williamperry118]

I've played acoustic guitar for many years, never heard of a mountain dulcimer till i saw it in an auction. I'm hoping i will win but if not then I'll be purchasing one.

[@sharoncorbin5466]

Make sure you buy a good one. I bought one in a pawn shop that was impossible to tune and poorly made. I then bought one (before pandemic) made by Howard Rugg of Capritaurus Dulcimers. He had started making them again one or two at a time for his enjoyment. He is in his mud 80’s now. Then i had one made by him with some very special aged woods he had in his workshop for about 40 years. I had him add extra frets for me ( not all the extras that would have made it chromatic- its a short VSL - vibrating string length- short neck for my small arthritic hands). It is gorgeous sounding, looking, high quality instrument and lower priced than its actual value! I LOVE it! Has a pick up in it as well. You will want to consider the VSL when you purchase one vs hand size. 23”- 30”

[@BellasAdventures420]

I played the guitar, ukulele, mandolin before playing dulcimer. I got mine at really cool places called
wood-N-strings in a small town called Townsend,Tennessee. They are not cheap.

[@howardmakely2169]

Excellent players, excellent music.

[@mattmacpherson1033]

Are there any mountains near Winfield, KS. . It is called the national mountain dulcimer championship after all

[@user-mj4wt7eb7b]

Excellent.

[@StanHall007]

Talent comes in all shapes and sizes! Really enjoyed this !😊

[@3dboobtuber]

Bravo!🌷

[@ZionForman]

great

[@marcioalves-alves8461]

não conhecia este instrumento

[@AlexA99423]

This was terrific. Thanks for sharing this. When does David Wilson sit in at TAS?👍

[@AcousticShoppe]

He's at the shoppe weekly, we should have him sit in!

[@AlexA99423]

@@AcousticShoppe Yes please!

[@liamtyyyyyassi4435]

“Wild Mountain Thyme”

[@jurgenklein4375]

What's the Name of the first Song she Player?

[@liamtyyyyyassi4435]

“Wild Mountain Thyme”

[@pixelpoet]

It’s a shame about the incessant traffic noise in the background.