February JAM 2016

Happy February and Valentines Day

Our monthly JAM is at our new meeting clubhouse at 3230 Corona Ct., Bellingham. Come join us from 1 - 3:30 for a JAM packed afternoon of strumming. Our goal this month is to review some tunes we have recently been working on in practice groups and to practice the music for end of February gathering in Ferndale.

 4780 Corona Court Clubhouse

Directions form I-5
Take Bellingham airport exit and head toward Bellis Fair Mall, take left on Cordata Parkway, go about 3 miles and take left on Tremont Ave., take Left on Corona Ct.  and go around to end and clubhouse is on the left.

January Update

We have had a good start to 2016. For our monthly jams the new venue, Corona Court Clubhouse, off Cordata Pkwy in Bellingham, is working very nicely; it's a large place, comfortable, tea and coffee usually available and a nice fireplace.

Remember we meet on the second Saturday of each month from 1:00 - 3:30. We start with review and learning a new piece but after that we play and keep the strummin going!

We have 2 practices a week.

Mondays.          2:30 - 4:00               2121 Birch Cr., Bellingham, Sunrise Clubhouse

Wednesday.   11:00 - 1:00.              3115 Squalicum Parkway,Bellingham; 
                                                                 Willows Retirement Center
                                                                Room 101

N.b. Monday practice is a slower pace group

Contact Judith 360-982-8599 for any questions

December Jam 12/12/15

We will begin our holiday with a good get together of food and music on Saturday, December 12th. Our festivities will begin at noon with some nice hot soup and good visiting time with otheres who love to pay the dulcimer. We will begin our playing at 1:00. Jerry has offered to teach and or review Dona Nobis Pacem and then we will play whatever speaks to our hearts during this season; bring your winter/seasonal music.

If you would like to come and socialize you can join our soup pot luck at 12:00 ( think about coming at 11:30 to get everything setup). Please just come or you can bring a soup, bread or dessert; coffee and water will be available.

Our new meeting venue is in north Bellingham off of Cordata Parkway at the 4780 Corona Court Clubhouse.

Directions form I-5
Take Bellingham airport exit and head toward Bellis Fair Mall, take left on Cordata Parkway, go about 3 miles and take left on Tremont Ave., take Left on Corona Ct.  and go around to end and clubhouse is on the left.

November Dulcimer Jam 11-14

This month we have a new setting for our meeting. It is the clubhouse in the Cordata neighborhood, address is 4780 Corona Court, Bellingham. We are planning on a jam starting at 1:00. Promises to be a good musical mix of our play tunes listed on this site under posts and favorites as well. Come and play along and call some of your favorites. Meeting is Nov. 14 at 1:00.

Park in front of clubhouse or on the right, or can park at second house on right, it is on of the groups home.

Dulcimer For Sale

For Sale: Black Mountain Dulcimer -Model 58 The top of this instument is solid Cedar with heart shaped soundholes, and the back, sides and fingerboard are American Cherrywood. Chrome geared tuners. It has a scroll head, four string set up, nickel/silver fretted fingerboards with strum hollow. Strings were recently replaced and the instrument is tuned to DAD. Length, width, and depth are 32" x 7 1/2" x 2 5/8". Scale length" is 25 7/8". Nice little starter dulcimer.

Price $200. Gig bag and extra set of strings included.
Email: patspry@yahoo.com

Fall 2015 Practice Tunes

• Bile
• Angelina Baker
• Whiskey Before Breakfast
• Shenandoah Falls
• Over the Waterfall in D
• South wind
• Lady Mary
• Sail Away Ladies
• Gray Cat on a Tennessee Farm
• John Stinson's #2
• Cluck Old Hen

Fall Practice in Bellingham

We will have two weekly opportunities for practice as a group

Mondays.          2:30 - 4:00               2121 Birch Cr., Bellingham

Wednesday.   11:00 - 1:00.              3115 Squalicum Parkway, Willows Retirement Center
                                                                Room 101

N.b. Monday practice is a slower pace group