October Hammered Dulcimer Jam
2020-10-03 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Online, TX, United States
Join us for a hammered dulcimer jam session on the first Saturday of the month! This will be a Zoom session, so look for an e-mail from Laura or Peggy with the details.

2:00 – Jam Session
3:00 – Learn a new song

2020 Old Mill Music Festival
2020-11-06 - 2020-11-08 | Old Mill, Kennard, TX, 75847, United States
The Old Mill Music Festival is being held November 6th and 7th at Davy Crockett National Forest. There will be two nights of concerts. The entry fee is 20$ per night, going down by $5 every hour.
Find more information at the links below:
http://www.oldmillmusicfestival.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Old-Mill-Music-Festival-379832028695551/

"Playing Safe Outdoors" Jam at Bear Creek Pioneer Park
2020-11-14 14:00 - 17:00 | Bear Creek Pioneers Park, Schultz Ln, Houston, TX, 77084, United States
On the second Saturday of November we will be having an in-person Jam session at Bear Creek Pioneer Park, Pavilion #1. Please bring snacks, drinks, and your own chairs. Pavilion #1 back onto Clay Road (see map below).

If the weather turns on us the club will send out an e-mail letting people know that the event is cancelled.
We hope to see you there!

Quarantune Christmas Concert Series
2020-12-20 - 2020-12-23 | Online, TX, United States
QuaranTune is hosting a Christmas Concert Series from December 20th to December 22th. Tickets are $25 and that gets you access to 3 concerts and 10 hours of live entertainment. Visit https://www.virtualdulcimerfest.com/christmasconcert/p/christmas-concert-series-all-access-pass for a list of artists and to purchase tickets.

QuaranTUNE 3.0
2021-02-05 - 2021-02-08 | Online, TX, United States
Version 3.0 of the QuaranTUNE dulcimer workshop and festival is being held February 5th-7th. Those interested should find more information and register at the link below:
https://www.virtualdulcimerfest.com/announcements/quarantune-30-february-5-6-2021

2021 Texas Independence Day Celebration
2021-02-27 10:00 - 17:00 | Heritage Place, Conroe, 500 Collins St, Conroe, TX, 77301, United States
Join us on February 27th for the Texas Independence Day Celebration in Heritage Park in Conroe! We will be playing under the south edge of the pavilion facing out towards the grass. Find more information at https://www.heritagemuseum.us/texas-independence-day-celebration

Mountain Dulcimer Music Fest by the Dulcimer Association of Albany
2021-03-05 - 2021-03-08 | Online, TX, United States
The Dulcimer Association of Albany N.Y. is holding a virtual dulcimer festival on March 5th, 6th, and 7th. Those interested can find more information at https://www.dulcimerassociationofalbany.com/2021.htm

Hindman Creek Dulcimer Festival
2021-04-08 - 2021-04-11 | Online, TX, United States
Check out the Hinduman Creek Dulcimer Festival online at https://troublesomecreekguitars.com/about-us/hindman-dulcimer-homecoming/. It will be held from April 8th to April 10th and admission is free!

Pocono Dulcimer Festival
2021-04-22 - 2021-04-26 | Online, TX, United States
The Pocono Dulcimer Club will be holding their first virtual dulcimer festival from April 22nd to April 25th. Those interested should find more information at https://poconodulcimer.club/pocono-dulcimer-festival/

Club Jam Session at Bear Creek Pavilion Number 8
2021-05-01 14:00 - 17:00 | Bear Creek Pioneers Park, Schultz Ln, Houston, TX, 77084, United States
Join us for an in-person jam session at Bear Creek Pioneer’s Park Pavilion Number 8! More details to come.

Ladies Day at the Redbud Hill Homestead
2021-05-08 13:00 - 16:00 | Redbud Hill Homestead, 20634 Kenswick Drive, Humble, TX, 77338, United States
Come see the North Harris County Dulcimer Society play at the Second Saturday Settlers Ladies Day! This event will showcase the daily activities in the life of settler women, such as gardening, spinning and weaving, spring cleaning, and more as staff and volunteers bring the Redbud Hill Homestead to life.
The event will be held at the Redbud Hill Homestead in Jesse H. Jones Park on Saturday, May 8 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

Music on the Green at Redbud Hill Homestead
2021-08-14 13:00 - 16:00 | Redbud Hill Homestead, 20634 Kenswick Drive, Humble, TX, 77338, United States
Come see the North Harris County Dulcimer Society play on the green at Redbud Hill Homestead in Jesse H. Jones Park. We will be there from 1:00 to 4:00 PM

Old Mill Music Festival
2021-11-05 - 2021-11-07 | Old Mill, 18551 Texas 7, Kennard, TX, 75847, United States
Join us in the heart of the Davy Crockett National Forest in Kennard, TX for the 10th annual Old Mill Music Festival. Come and see some of the best in the business at this all acoustic two day event.
Find more information at http://www.oldmillmusicfestival.com/

Texas Legacy Flag Festival - Conroe, TX
2021-11-06 10:00 - 17:00 | Lone Star Monument, 104 I-45 North, Conroe, TX, 77301, United States
NHCDS will be at the Texas Legacy Flag Festival on Saturday, November 6th at the Lone Star Monument and Historic Flag Park near the Montgomery County Library in Conroe Texas. Visit https://texasflagpark.com/events/ for more information.

Armand Bayou Fall Festival
2021-11-13 - 2021-11-15 | Armand Bayou Nature Center, 8500 Bay Area Blvd., Pasadena, TX, 77507, United States
Unfortunately the Armand Bayou Fall Festival on November 13th and 14th will be a scaled down event and will not have music this year. NHCDS will not be in attendance. https://www.abnc.org/

NHCDS Acoustic Retreat - CANCELLED
2022-01-07 - 2022-01-10 | Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX, United States
With regret, NHCDS must announce that the previously mentioned retreat scheduled for January 7th to 9th has been cancelled.

Texas Independence Day Celebration at Washington on the Brazos
2022-02-26 11:00 - 16:00 | Washington on the Brazos, 23400 Park Road 12, Washington, TX, 77880, United States
Come see the North Harris County Dulcimer club perform at the Texas Independence Day Celebration at Washington on the Brazos state historic site. The celebration features live music, food, traditional crafts, living history presentations, historical encampments and commemorative programs so guests can experience life in Texas in 1836.
Find more details at https://www.thc.texas.gov/news-events/events/186th-texas-independence-day-celebration

NHCDS "Playing Safe Outdoors" Live Jam - March 5th
2022-03-05 12:00 - 16:00 | Bear Creek Pioneers Park, Schultz Ln, Houston, TX, 77084, United States
NHCDS will be having an in-person live jam at Bear Creek Pioneer Park Pavilion #2 (https://www.pct3.com/Parks/Bear-Creek-Pioneers-Park). Watch for e-mail updates from the club in case there is bad weather. Enter the park at Clay Road and Bear Creek Drive. Bring a chair and probably a drink or snack for the day. Please wear a face covering until you are seated.
Hope to see you there!

Historical Tours at Old Baylor Park
2022-03-19 10:00 - 16:00, 2022-03-26 10:00 - 16:00, 2022-04-09 10:00 - 16:00 | Old Baylor Park, 8488 Old Baylor College Road, Brenham, TX, 77833, United States
Come see the North Harris County Dulcimer Society play during the Spring Tours of the Independence, TX Historical Society.
The Society maintains three historical buildings. They are located near Baylor Park, Historic Baptist Church, and the Antique Rose Emporium in Independence, TX. A Spring Tour of the buildings is offered to the public on four weekends every spring. Members of the Society serve as docents in period costume and present the history of the buildings and of Independence.
Different artisans demonstrating mid-1800s crafts, music and storytelling enhance the tour weekends at Baylor Park.
Hope to see you there!

Palestine Old Time Music Festival
2022-03-24 - 2022-03-27 | Museum for East Texas Culture, 400 Micheaux Street, Palestine, TX, 75801, United States
The 19th annual Palestine Old Time Music and Dulcimer Festival is taking place Thursday, March 24th through Saturday, March 26th in Palestine, Texas. Don Pedi, Margaret Wright, The Dove Brothers, and many more are already committed to come and play. See the full schedule and ticket prices at https://oldpalmusic.com/

Katy Folk Life Festival
2022-04-02 10:00 - 15:00 | Outdoor Learning Center at Katy, 6331 Hwy Blvd, Katy, Texas, 77494
Come see the North Harris County Dulcimer Society play live at the Katy Folk Life Festival on May 15th from 10 AM to 3 PM. There will be a large group of us attending, so come out and see the fun! More information about the festival is at the link below:
https://katyisd.org/dept/olc/Pages/FolkLifeFestival.aspx

July Photo Party and Club Meeting
2022-07-16 11:30 - 17:00 | Advent Lutheran Church, 5820 Pinemont Dr, Houston, TX, United States
Please join us on July 16th for a special club meeting where we will be going through a bit of the club’s history. The club has quite a few photo albums that we would like to digitize and get online for everyone to enjoy. We will need the help of club members to select the photos that they think are most worthy of putting online and to help identify those people in the photographs. We will be meeting earlier than usual at the church and lunch will be served.
The meeting will still be available via Zoom for those who can’t attend in person. Members can click here to see the zoom link details. People who are interested in joining should e-mail info@nhcds.org to get information on how to join the meeting. The agenda for the meeting is below:

11:30 – Doors open
12:00 (or so) – Lunch is served
2:00 – Jam Begins
3:00 – Business meeting
3:30 – Serious Jamming and fun stuff!

We hope to see you there!

Steve Seifert Pre-festival Workshop
2022-11-01 - 2022-11-04 | Wright Filling Station, 311 Main, Kennard, TX, 75847, United States
Steve Seifert is holding A to Z three-day intensive for all levels in the days leading up to the Old Mill music festival. The workshop is from November 1-3, 2022, in Kennard, TX. Class is limited to 20 students. $265. Check out the video and his website at the link below. This is a chance to learn from the BEST!
https://www.stephenseifert.com/a-to-z-threeday-workshops/stephen-seiferts-mountain-dulcimer-a-to-z-kennard-tx-in-person-three-day-extravaganza-november-1-3-2022

Old Mill Music Festival
2022-11-04 - 2022-11-06 | Old Mill, 18551 Texas 7, Kennard, TX, 75847, United States
This is a premier jamming festival. With top-notch headliners performing and teaching. Just a few hours from Houston between Nacogdoches/Lufkin and Crockett on Highway 7 in Kennard, Texas. Turn in at The Old Mill (look for the sign just west of Kennard). Tent campers and RV’s are welcome on festival grounds. Electric and water is available in various places. Bring an extension cord. Contact Lloyd Wright for 30 amp RV connections.-Showers and restrooms on site.-If you want full hookups there are some campgrounds in the area. Lufkin is 25 miles east of the festival grounds. It is a big town and will have plenty of hotels to choose from. Crockett is 15 miles west of the festival grounds. Several hotels available. Prices are available on the website below:
www.oldmillmusicfestival.com

NHCDS Annual Acoustic Music Retreat
2022-12-30 - 2023-01-01 | First Presbyterian Church Sugarland, 502 Eldridge Road, Sugarland, TX, 77478, United States
Please join NHCDS for the return of our Annual Dulcimer Retreat! This year, the retreat will be held on December 30th and 31st at the First Presbyterian Church of Sugar Land (502 Eldridge Rd. Sugarland TX 77478). We will have multiple rooms available for both slow and fast jamming or lessons. Please note that all instruments are welcome at all jam sessions. In addition to jamming, we will also have door prizes; a silent auction of a dulcimer, a mandolin, a homemade banjo, and an autoharp; a swap meet room; a square dance; and a couple of chances for people to showcase their individual talents! There are also nearby hotels for out-of-towners. NHCDS recommends Springhill Suites, 13434 Southwest Freeway, Sugar Land, 77478 and the Drury Inn and Suites, 13770 Southwest Freeway, Sugar Land. Doors open at 9:00 each day and the cost is $10 per person or $20 for the entire family for the whole weekend.
Pre-register today by clicking on the button above and filling in the form. We will e-mail you updates as we get closer to the event! If you are interested in volunteering or leading a jam session, please e-mail info@nhcds.org and we’ll get you signed up!
Click here for a printable flyer with information about the event!
Our final schedule is below. There are some descriptions of the various jams below the schedule.
Friday December 30th
8:00 a.m. - Registration Opens
9:00 a.m. - Welcome Jam
10:00 a.m. - Mountain Dulcimer Jam & Pickin Stick Jam
11:00 a.m. - Hammered Dulcimer Jam
12:00 p.m. - Lunch in the Kitchen
1:00 p.m. - Ukulele Jam & "Fiddles from Scratch" workshop
2:00 p.m. - Beginner Slow Jam & Mandolin Jam
3:00 p.m. - ABC Jam
4:00 p.m. - Kitchen Sink Jam & Autoharp Jam
5:00 p.m. - Dinner on your own
7:00 p.m. - Evening Open Mic Concert
9:00 p.m. - Open Jamming
Saturday December 31st
8:00 a.m. - Breakfast on your own
9:00 a.m. - Irish Jam & Mandolin Jam
10:00 a.m. - Ukulele Jam
11:00 a.m. - Fiddle Jam
12:00 p.m. - Lunch in the Kitchen
1:00 p.m. - Cajun Jam
2:00 p.m. - Gospel Jam
3:00 p.m. - "Your Speed Jam"
4:00 p.m. - Square Dance
5:00 p.m. - Dinner on your own
7:00 p.m. - Evening Talent Showcase
9:00 p.m. - Open Jamming
Instrument Jams – Jam sessions that are titled with an instrument (ex: Fiddle, Mandolin, Ukulele, Dulcimer, etc) are simply led by someone playing that instrument. All are welcome to come and play along with music favored by that instrument.
Genre Jams – Jam sessions that are titled with a genre of music (ex: Cajun, Gospel, Irish) will focus on pieces in that genre of music.
Fiddles from Scratch – Ever wanted to learn how to play fiddle? This will be a workshop where Steve Bing will give some beginner lessons on playing fiddles. Fiddles can be provided for those who want to try it out!
ABC Jam – Test your knowledge of old time tunes! Tunes in this circle jam will be called out in alphabetical order.
Kitchen Sink Jam – Everything is an instrument and everyone is welcome! Bring keys, spoons, kitchen sinks, or anything you’d like to try out as an instrument.
Your Speed Jam – Have a tune that you want to try but need to play it faster/slower than it’s usually played? Come to this jam and a jam leader will play at whatever speed you’d like.

The current list of attendees is below. We hope to see you there!
Currently RegisteredGene Jennett Joyce & Jim Doyle Riva Laughlin Peggy Johnson GEORGE EUSTACE Steve and Donna Bing Tony Quandt Barbara Moore Amadou Kamate Lee Noack Steve and Jackie Schutz Mark Bailey Richard and Linda Blumberg Corey Morrison Michelle "Mickey" Mullenhour Valerie Harelson Jan Hargraves Shawn Morrison Linda Currie Melinda and Juan Narbona Dave Godwin carolyn arrington Deanne Prusak Linda Currie William Damewood Valerie Harelson Mike Windmeyer

NHCDS at the Texas Independence Day Celebration
2023-02-25 11:00 - 16:00 | Washington on the Brazos, 23400 Park Road 12, Washington, TX, 77880, United States
Come see the North Harris County Dulcimer Society play for the Texas Independence Day Celebration at Washington on the Brazos State Park on February 25th. We’ll be playing in the Visitor Center from 11 to 4 and we should have a number of small shakers and other simple instruments if you’d like to join us for a song.
You can find more information about the event at https://www.thc.texas.gov/news-events/events/texas-independence-celebration

Play Music on the Porch Day
2023-08-26 13:00 - 17:00 | TX
NHCDS is proud to participate in the international “Play Music on the Porch Day”! To join us, just go out on your porch and strum out some tunes. A couple of members are also hosting jams at their homes that day. To find an NHCDS sponsored jam, check the club newsletter for August or e-mail info@nhcds.org.
Click here to learn more about Play Music on the Porch Day.

NHCDS at Jesse Jones Park Second Saturday in October
2023-10-14 14:00 - 16:00 | Redbud Hill Homestead, 20634 Kenswick Drive, Humble, TX, 77338, United States
Come see the North Harris County Dulcimer Society play at the Second Saturday Settlers event in Jesse Jones Park on Feburary 11th. We’ll be playing in front of the Redbud Hill Homestead from 2 pm to 4 pm. We hope to see you there!
