The Colorado Dulcimer Festival has become a Colorado tradition. This page celebrates the Festival’s history, including each year’s logo, featured guest instructors/performers, and contest winners (when applicable).
NOTE: With our new setup as a non-profit corporation as of 2014, we now have a corporate logo that will be used from now on to represent the Colorado Dulcimer Festival. Our thanks to artist Jan Hammond for our beautiful new logo!
12th Colorado Dulcimer Festival (2015)
Featured Performers
Guy George (HD) with Sharrie George
Heidi Muller (MD) with Bob Webb
11th Colorado Dulcimer Festival (2014)
Our new LLC corporate logo:
Logo by Jan Hammond
Featured Performers
Andy Young (HD) with Al Tauber
Rob Brereton (MD)
And Honorary Coloradans Scott and Irma Reeder
10th Annual Colorado Dulcimer Festival
Logo by Jan Hammond
Featured Performers
Bill Robinson (HD)
Anne Lough (MD)
No Contests were held in 2013
9th Annual Colorado Dulcimer Festival
Logo by Jan Hammond
Featured Performers
Bing Futch (MD)
Karen Ashbrook (HD) and Paul Oorts
2012 Mountain Dulcimer Contest Winners
1st Place – Marge Diamond, Elyria, OH
2nd Place – Dick Moore, Crawford, CO
2012 Hammered Dulcimer Contest Winners
1st Place – Laura Fisher, Eldora, CO
2nd Place – Eryn Dahlstedt, Westminster, CO
3rd Place – Will Styler, Boulder, CO
8th Annual Colorado Dulcimer Festival
Logo by Jan Hammond
Featured Performers
Stephen Siefert (MD)
Mark Alan Wade (HD)
Honorary Coloradan – 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
7th Annual Colorado Dulcimer Festival
Logo by Don Pedi
Featured Performers
Don Pedi (MD)
Cathy Barton (HD) and Dave Para
Honorary Coloradan – 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
6th Annual Colorado Dulcimer Festival
Logo by Betsy Evans
Featured Performers
Aaron O’Rourke (MD)
Christy Burns (HD)
Honorary Coloradan – 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
5th Annual Colorado Dulcimer Festival
Logo by Carlos Delano Meikel
Featured Performers
Karen Mueller (MD)
Dan Landrum (HD)
Honorary Coloradan – 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
4th Annual Colorado Dulcimer Festival
Logo by Rini Twait
Featured Performers
Janita Baker (MD)
Ken Kolodner (HD)
Honorary Coloradan – Erin Rogers (MD)
No Contests were held in 2007
3rd Annual Colorado Dulcimer Festival
Logo by Rini Twait
Featured Performers
Larry Conger (MD)
Maggie Sansone (HD)
Honorary Coloradan – Willie Jaeger (MD) and Carol
No Contests were held in 2006
2nd Annual Colorado Dulcimer Festival
Logo by Rini Twait
Featured Performers
Robert Force (MD)
Linda Thomas (HD) and Dan Delancey
Honorary Coloradan – Kim McKee and Ken Willsen
No Contests were held in 2005
1st Annual Colorado Dulcimer Festival
Logo by Stacey Anderson
Teachers
Willie Jaeger (MD)
Bonnie Carol (HD)
Featuring a John McCutcheon concert
No Contests were held in 2004