Website Problems

For whatever reason, links to music tablature on the Club Music page are not working.  This situation was just last evening brought to my attention by a Bellingham Dulcimer Club member.  Troubleshooting has revealed that the problem exists on other pages on the website too.  It would appear that the links to files in Google Documents have been corrupted and the fix requires a file-by-file review of the html code for each, a very tedious task which will take some time.  Sorry for the inconvenience.  Later . . .

Taking the Summer Off

The May, 2012 Bellingham Dulcimer Club meeting will be the Club's last until the Fall.  Club meetings will be in a "summer recess" until September, 2012.  This last BDC meeting before taking the summer off with be on Saturday, 5/12/12 at the Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship.  Activities for new/newer players and "first-timers" start at 1:30PM.  Others should plan on joining in at 2:00PM.  Following a short Club News discussion, there will be "run thrus" of at least one - and maybe two - "new" tunes and then a traditional "call a tune" Song Circle.  Since this is the last meeting for 3-months, we are hoping for an "awesome" turn out.  See you on the 12th.  Later . . .

April, 2012 Bellingham Dulcimer Club Meeting Report

Great meeting on this past Saturday afternoon.  Such fun to warm up with "Bile Dem Cabbage Down in the Arkan" and "Old Molly Hare" and then forge ahead with tunes like Tim Toth's "Fancy Gap Breakdown", "Liza Jane", "Cripple Creek", "Whiskey Before Breakfast" (aka "Raisins in Your Oatmeal") and, Cindy Friedman's  favorite, "Cluck Old Hen".  Special greetings go out to

• "first-timer" Louise Zimmerman, "Glad you could join us."
• and to Kate and Arden Ashley, "Good to see you back."

And lastly, a sincere thanks to Colleen Verdon for getting us to capo into Em -  more about "The Three Ravens" next month!   BTW, next month's meeting will be the Club's last for awhile, as we're taking a "summer recess" until September. Later . . .

April, 2012 Bellingham Dulcimer Club Meeting

This month's meeting is on Saturday afternoon, April 14th, at the Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship:

• New and newer players are encouraged to show up at 1:30pm.  All others should plan on arriving at 2:00PM.
• A short discussion of Club business and news will begin shortly after 2:00PM.
• When the discussion described above in done, a Song Circle will be held.

Looking forward to seeing you on the 14th.

March, 2012 Monthly Meeting Report

Wow! Great turnout today! I think there were 12 or 13 people altogether. Played some great tunes, welcomed some new faces and had a lot of fun. Should have some pics to share soon. Next meeting will be on the second Saturday in April. Hope to see everyone again next month.

Monthly Meeting

Will be this Saturday, same place, same time! Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship starting at 1:30 p.m for beginners. Looking forward to seeing everyone there.

All the Way From Seattle

Dick Wightman, who lives down in Seattle, attended his first BDC meeting in February.  He's decided to "thin out" his dulcimer collection and has made four of his instruments available for sale.  Check out the "Market Place" page of this website for more details.  Dick hopes to get to the next Club meeting on the 10th of this month.  He's indicated he'll be bringing these four dulcimers with him, all the way from Seattle.