Lynn Holberton

In 1966, while a student at Western Washington University, Robert Force first heard the “sweet music” of the Appalachian Mountain dulcimer. He went to a local violin maker, showed him a picture, and asked him if he could build one for him. So it was that Force, living on the West Coast, began his love affair with an instrument which had its roots in the Scotch/Irish heritage of the pioneers who settled the eastern mountain range that gives this indigenous American instrument its name.

Over the next five years, Force sought other players and perfected his playing style. In North Carolina, he met Albert d’Ossché, … » More …