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Hammered Dulcimer virtuoso Matthew Abelson performs at the Colonial Arcade Marketplace in downtown Cleveland, OH and on the Main Stage at the 1999 Kent.

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Matthew Abelson is an American hammered dulcimer player. Originally from Princeton, New Jersey, he lives in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Abelson performs in a variety of styles from classic Celtic tunes to Folk-Rock. His audiences have included President Bill Clinton (in 1998), Vice President Al Gore, author Anne Rice and others, and he has played well over 1,000 shows throughout the continental United States and Canada. He has released three full-length CDs on his own label, Flying Dulcimer Recordings. Abelson is now performing, recording, and teaching full-time.

Abelson has presented workshops on aspects of being a performing musician and on the history of the dulcimer at the Starwood Festival, Sirius Rising, Wellspring Gathering, and other events in the festival circuit. He appears extensively at colleges, universities, major festivals and coffee houses throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, Michigan and his home state of Ohio.

Dulcimer biography DULCIMER were a longstanding collective consisting of three musicians, all ts: Dave Eaves, Pete Hodges and Jem North. The band's origins are sketchy, but they recorded their debut 'And I Turned As I Had Turned As a Boy' as a trio under the direction of Troggs manager Larry Page in 1970. The album made little impression at the time but is widely sought-after by serious UK folk music collectors today.

The Flying Dulcimer (Flying Dulcimer Productions). 1997 - From Here To There (Flying Dulcimer Productions). 2001 - Perspective (with Sam Bush, Vassar Clements, and others) (Flying Dulcimer Productions). Letter from President Clinton. a b Matthew Abelson. Shreik Recording - Sheik Recording was an independent record label based in Tupelo, Mississippi owned and operated by Tupelo native Matthew Abelson.