The 2012 Colorado Dulcimer Festival has come and gone with a good time had by all. So, the information on this page is now out of date and kept online only as an archive.
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Colorado Dulcimer Festival History
The Colorado Dulcimer Festival has become a Colorado tradition. This page is meant to celebrate the festival's history.
Logo by Jan Hammond
9th Annual Colorado Dulcimer Festival
Featured PerformersBing Futch (MD)
Karen Ashbrook (HD) and Paul Oorts
2012 Mountain Dulcimer Contest Winners
1st Place - TBD
2nd Place - TBD
3rd Place - TBD
2012 Hammered Dulcimer Contest Winners
1st Place - TBD
2nd Place - TBD
3rd Place - TBD
Logo by Jan Hammond
8th Annual Colorado Dulcimer Festival
Featured PerformersStephen Siefert (MD)
Mark Alan Wade (HD)
Honorary Coloradoan - Erin Rogers (MD)
2011 Mountain Dulcimer Contest Winners
1st Place - Nathaniel Samsel, Clarkesville, GA
2nd Place - Ruth Inglis-Widrick, Fort Collins, CO
3rd Place - Cathy Maybury, Dillon, CO
2011 Hammered Dulcimer Contest Winners
1st Place - Judy Jones, Roxborough, CO
2nd Place - Laura Fisher, Eldora, CO
3rd Place - Marta Dean, Fort Collins, CO
Video of two jams from the 8th Annual Festival
Logo by Betsy Evans
7th Annual Colorado Dulcimer Festival
Featured PerformersDon Pedi (MD)
Cathy Barton (HD) and Dave Para
Honorary Coloradoan - Nina Zanetti (MD)
2010 Mountain Dulcimer Contest Winners
1st Place - Paul Henderson, Fort Collins, CO
2nd Place - Ruth Inglis-Widrick, Fort Collins, CO
3rd Place - Kama Baugher, Fort Collins, CO
2010 Hammered Dulcimer Contest Winners
1st Place - Laura Fisher, Eldora, CO
2nd Place - Judy Jones, Roxborough, CO
3rd Place - Hannah LeTourneau, Loveland, CO
Logo by Betsy Evans
6th Annual Colorado Dulcimer Festival
Featured PerformersAaron O'Rourke (MD)
Christy Burns (HD)
Honorary Coloradoan - Erin Rogers (MD)
2009 Mountain Dulcimer Contest Winners
1st Place - Irma Reeder, Los Albuquerque, NM
2nd Place - Tessa Dowell, Los Alamos, NM
3rd Place - Beth Kloska, Morrison, CO
2009 Hammered Dulcimer Contest Winners
1st Place - Allison Lotterhos, Boulder, CO
2nd Place - Laura Fisher, Eldora, CO
3rd Place - Hannah LeTourneau, Loveland, CO
Logo by Carlos Delano Meikel
5th Annual Colorado Dulcimer Festival
Featured PerformersKaren Mueller (MD)
Dan Landrum (HD)
Honorary Coloradoan - Kim McKee and Ken Willsen
2008 Mountain Dulcimer Contest Winners
1st Place - Jonathan Dowell, Los Alamos, NM
2nd Place - Paul Henderson, Fort Collins, CO
3rd Place - Beth Kloska, Morrison, CO
2008 Hammered Dulcimer Contest Winners
1st Place - Laura Fisher, Eldora, CO
2nd Place - Heidi McClure, Monument, CO
3rd Place - Georgia Simpson, Evergreen, CO
Logo by Rini Twait
4th Annual Colorado Dulcimer Festival
Featured PerformersJanita Baker (MD)
Ken Kolodner (HD)
Honorary Coloradoan - Erin Rogers (MD)
No Contests were held in 2007
Logo by Rini Twait
3rd Annual Colorado Dulcimer Festival
Featured PerformersLarry Conger (MD)
Maggie Sansone (HD)
Honorary Coloradoan - Willie Jaeger (MD) and Carol
No Contests were held in 2006
Logo by Rini Twait
2nd Annual Colorado Dulcimer Festival
Featured PerformersRobert Force (MD)
Linda Thomas (HD) and Dan Delancey
Honorary Coloradoan - Kim McKee and Ken Willsen
No Contests were held in 2005
Logo by Stacey Anderson
1st Annual Colorado Dulcimer Festival
TeachersWillie Jaeger (MD)
Bonnie Carol (HD)
Featuring a John McCutcheon Concert following
No Contests were held in 2004