Plan your getaway this spring to the Ozarks for the annual Dulcimer Jamboree at the Ozark Folk Center in scenic Mountain View, Arkansas. Experience the sounds of this unique and ancient instrument during concerts and contests featuring some of the best mountain dulcimer and hammered dulcimer musicians around on April 28th and 29th, 2023.
Admission is free to the Arkansas State Dulcimer Championships at the OFC's 1,000-seat indoor music venue, Ozark Highlands Theater, on Friday and Saturday of Dulcimer Jamboree. [See the schedule below for contest times.]
Usual ticket costs apply to evening concerts which will take place immediately following the state championships. Guest performers at evening shows include, fiddle and dulcimer virtuosos Ken Kolodner & Mary Lynn Michal, National Hammered Dulcimer Champion Colin Beasley, National Hammered Dulcimer Champion Runner-up Ben Haguewood, International Autoharp Champion & Autoharp Hall of Fame member Karen Mueller, National Dulcimer Champion Kara Barnard, and acclaimed multi-instrumentalists Pam Setser and Joe Jewell from Mountain View.
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Music & Craft Season Passes are honored at this event. Season Pass holders gain admission to all OFC-produced music festivals, contests, and evening concerts at the Ozark Highlands Theater. (A $250 value for $79.) Passes also include unlimited visits to the Craft Village every Tues. through Sat. for live mountain music, craft demonstrations, shopping at 20+ artisan shops, and old-fashioned fun during the season (Apr. 11 through Oct. 28).
Friday at Ozark Highlands Theater
5:00 Doors open
5:30 - 6:45 Dulcimer Ensemble Contest begins
7:00 - 9:30 Dulcimer Jamboree Concert featuring:
Mary Lynn Michal & Ken Kolodner
Joe Jewell
Kara Barnard
Karen Mueller
9:45 Theater Closes
Saturday at Ozark Highlands Theater:
1:00 Doors open
1:30 - 3:00 Mountain Dulcimer Contest begins
3:00 - 5:40 Hammered Dulcimer Contest begins
5:40 - 6:30 Final Round - Mountain Dulcimer Contest
6:30 - 7:00 Final Round - Hammered Dulcimer Contest
7:00 - 9:30 Dulcimer Jamboree Concert featuring:
Ben Haguewood
Pam Setser
Colin Beasley
9:45 Theater Closes
Performers and times are subject to change.
Need a place to stay? The Cabins at Dry Creek, located at the Ozark Folk Center, offer modern duplex rooms to meet a variety of needs including pet-friendly rooms, suites, and family-style rooms.
Dulcimer workshops will be offered for new, beginner, intermediate, and advanced mountain dulcimer and hammered dulcimer players on April 27th, 28th, and 29th during this special event. Learn more about dulcimer workshops.
If you have any questions about planning your retreat to the "Folk Music Capital" of Mountain View, Arkansas, call the Ozark Folk Center at (800) 264-3655 (FOLK) or (870) 269-3851.
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