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Allatooners

Kennesaw, GA
Not currently meeting
Club Scribe: Marianne Wurtele
bluegrass_m@hotmail.com
www.allatooners.org

Appalachian Strings

Winston-Salem, NC
Monthly - 4th Sunday, 2:00-4:00 pm
St. Clement's Episcopal Church
3600 Harper Road
Clemmons, NC 27012
Carol Crocker, 336-972-4370
c.crocker0705@gmail.com

Athens Area Dulcimer Players

Athens, GA
Hammered dulcimer group - all levels
Contact Julia McDermott for the latest meeting information.
Julia McDermott, 706-207-5685
HammerPlaying@aol.com

Bent Tree Strings

Jasper, GA
Frequency: TBD
Contact Gordon Griffith for the latest meeting information.
Gordon Griffith, 706-268-1599
ghgriffith@tds.net

Blairsville Dulcimer Club

Blairsville, GA
1st & 3rd Fridays
Beginners: 1:30-2:00 pm
All players: 2:00-3:45 pm
Union County Senior Center
95 Senior Center Drive
Blairsville, GA 30512
Mark Ogilvie, 706-949-9559
mark.pcservice@yahoo.com

Charlotte Appalachian Dulcimer Club

Charlotte, NC and surrounding area
Weekly Wednesdays, 12:30-2:15 pm, except major holidays
Matthews Glen Clubhouse
720 Oak Terrace Ct.
Matthews, NC 28105
Matthews Glen is a gated retirement community. Visitors should contact Mary Thomas in advance so she can notify the gatehouse.
The club consists primarily of mountain dulcimers and guitar, but welcomes other instruments. It is beginner-friendly, includes varied experience levels, plays mostly from tablature, and occasionally performs. Approximately 15 active members.
Mary Thomas, 704-649-4728
mary51000@icloud.com

Chattanooga Dulcimer Club

Chattanooga, TN
Weekly - Tuesday
New Players: noon-1:00 pm
Traditional Jam: 1:00-2:00 pm
Ensemble: 2:00-3:00 pm
4th Saturday Traditional Jam: 1:30-3:00 pm
Brooks Memorial United Methodist Church
1543 Mercer St.
Lupton City, TN 37351
Karen Ryan, 407-247-3679
dulcimersdaa@gmail.com

Dalton Dulcimers

Dalton, GA
Weekly - Wednesday, 2:30 pm
First United Methodist Church
500 S. Thornton Ave.
Dalton, GA 30720
Sherry Patterson, 706-313-9533
sspatts6@gmail.com

Denver Sweet Strings

Denver, NC
Weekly - Wednesday, 3:00-5:00 pm
First Wednesday of each month:
St. Peter by-the-Lake Episcopal Church
8433 Fairfield Forest Rd.
Denver, NC 28037
Text Emily for meeting locations during the remaining Wednesdays of the month.
Emily Gentry, 770-262-3733
Emgentry2@att.net

Dixieland Dulcimers

Griffin, GA
Weekly - Monday, 10:00 am
Crestview Baptist Church Fellowship Hall
1670 N. Expressway
Griffin, GA 30223
Group Leader: Nancy Good, 224-715-8619
nancygood@hotmail.com

Satellite Representative: Kindra Haberman, 770-367-4929
khaberman1010@gmail.com

Garden City Strummers

Evans, GA
Monthly - 2nd Monday, 7:00-9:00 pm
4537 Glenda Lane
Evans, GA 30809
Pat Colbert, 706-267-7802
pogosbill@aol.com

Gold Country Players

Gainesville, GA
Weekly - Thursday, 11:00 am-1:00 pm
Basic/beginners: Thursday, 11:00 am-1:00 pm
Other folk instruments welcome
First Baptist Church, Room 235
751 Green Street NE
Gainesville, GA 30501
Carolyn Sutton, 423-322-9115
csutton8848@att.net

Hilltop Strummers

Woodstock-Canton, GA
Weekly - Tuesday
Mountain & hammered dulcimers: 1:00-2:00 pm
All string instruments: 2:00-3:15 pm
Beginners welcome
Canton First UMC, Room 126
930 Lower Scott Mill Road
Canton, GA 30115
Exit 16 at I-575
Patsy Jordan, 770-591-1524
travelingpsj@gmail.com

Inspires Pickers

Rome, GA
Weekly - Friday, 1:30-4:00 pm
Mountain Lodge at the Spires
600 Eagle Lake Trail NW
Rome, GA 30165
Dee Russell, 706-346-6318
drdrussell60@gmail.com

In Town Down Home

Atlanta, GA
Monthly - 3rd Saturday, 1:00 pm
St. Luke's Lutheran Church
3264 Northside Parkway NW
Atlanta, GA 30327
Jane Von Seggern, 404-556-3261
jvonse@gmail.com

LaGrange Dulcimer Troupers

LaGrange, GA
Weekly - Thursday, 10:45 am-12:15 pm
Jamming and practice
First United Methodist Church
401 Broad St.
LaGrange, GA
Ann and Perry Wilder, 706-882-5027
perrylwilder@bellsouth.net

Land of Waterfalls Dulcimer Players

Brevard, NC and vicinity
Weekly - Wednesday, 10:00 am
Beginners welcome
St. Philip's Episcopal Church, basement
256 East Main St.
Brevard, NC
Cindy Farley, 865-567-5033
farley.pottery@yahoo.com

Melrose Dulcimers

Melrose, FL
Last Wednesday of the month: 11:00 am-2:00 pm
Beginners: each Wednesday at 10:30 am
Melrose Center
307 SR 26
Melrose, FL
Laurie Alsobrook, 352-283-6449
alsobrooklp@gmail.com

Middle Georgia Dulcimer Club

Macon, GA
Monthly - 2nd Saturday
Lessons: 1:00-2:00 pm
Jam: 2:00-3:30 pm
Other folk instruments welcome
Young America Music Schools
6361 Zebulon Road
Macon, GA 31220
Vicki Allen, 478-463-3369 - vallendublin@hotmail.com
Laurie Wilson, 229-389-9611 - Laurell.Wilson@hotmail.com

Mountain Sounds

Murphy, NC
Not currently meeting
Pam Johnson
Mountain.Sounds@aol.com

Orlando Stringed Instrument Society (OASIS)

Orlando, FL
Monthly - 4th Thursday, 7:00 pm
Beginners and all string instruments welcome
Corzic Music
997 W. Kennedy Blvd., A1
Orlando, FL 32810
Bing Futch, 407-342-1447
bingfutch@yahoo.com
OASIS website

Peach Pickers

Sharpsburg, GA
Fayetteville session - weekly Wednesday, 11:00 am-12:30 pm
Fayetteville Senior Center
4 Center Drive
Fayetteville, GA
Beverly Redd, 470-218-1453
wilbanksredd@bellsouth.net
Peachtree City instruction - Tuesday, 11:00 am-2:30 pm
Bridge Community Center
225 Willowbend Rd.
Peachtree City, GA
Wanda Dawkins
hrwmdawk@yahoo.com

Picky Chics & Chaps

Sanford, FL
Weekly - Saturday, 1:00-4:00 pm
Beginners, vocalists, and all acoustic instruments welcome
Contact Sheryl Chapman for the latest meeting information.
Sheryl Chapman, 407-840-5550
Sherylchapman123@gmail.com

Sexton Hall Strummers

Cumming, GA
Weekly - Tuesday, 10:00-11:30 am
Sexton Hall Senior Center
2115 Chloe Rd.
Cumming, GA 30041
Pat Hobson, 770-827-4420
pohobson@gmail.com

Sonic Sounds Dulcimer Club (EDIMGIAFAD)

Centerville, GA
Monthly - 1st Thursday, 2:00-3:30 pm
Trinity United Methodist Church
129 S. Houston Lake Rd.
Warner Robins, GA
Jean Noble, 478-225-1782 - jeannoble@cox.net
Elizabeth Garrett, 478-225-8071 - elizabeth@comsouth.net

Tugalo Valley Strummers

Toccoa, GA
2nd & 4th Monday evenings
Beginners: 4:00-5:00 pm
All levels: 5:00-6:00 pm
Ebenezer Baptist Church Family Life Center
49 Rose Lane
Toccoa, GA 30577
Margo Taylor, 706-297-9509
margotaylor808@gmail.com

Whistle Stop Pickers

East Alabama-West Georgia (Auburn-Opelika area)
2nd & 4th Saturday, 1:00-3:00 pm
Lee County Historical Society Museum
6500 Stage Road (Hwy. 14)
Loachapoka, AL
Deborah McCord, 334-703-3646
mccord0304@gmail.com

Yale Street Dulcimer Club

Rock Hill, SC
Most Thursdays - three times per month, 10:00 am-noon
849 Yale Street
Rock Hill, SC 29730
Text Barbara for meeting information.
Barbara Hammond, 615-812-4133
Dblsnana@hotmail.com

Yonah Pickers

Clarkesville, GA
Bimonthly - 2nd & 4th Friday, 1:00-3:00 pm
Bethlehem Baptist Church
621 GA-197
Clarkesville, GA 30523
Lynn McCollum, 706-499-3212 - lynnmccollum50@gmail.com
Brenda Sue Whitmire - bswhitmire@windstream.net
NGFDA sanctions these groups as area contacts, but each group sets its own agenda, meeting place, and procedures.
Last updated September 4th, 2026.