Curt Osgood has been playing hammered dulcimer for over 35 years; he sings, plays guitar and clawhammer style banjo as well. He performs in concert, presents workshops, facilitates festival jam sessions, gives lessons and tours with a number of contra dance ensembles. He has produced 3 ensemble CDs and can be heard on other artist projects including a PBS award winning video production. Says a reviewer at Dulcimer Players News: “Curt’s dulcimer playing is clear and precise and the interaction between the fiddle and hammered dulcimer is remarkable.” Curt and his ensembles have performed at the Old Songs Festival, The Roxbury Arts Group, The Heart of the Arts Festival at Titusville, the Walton Theatre Coffee House and at many, many other venues.

The Dulcimer lends itself easily to traditional, folk, and old-timey music. Dulcimer artists today have expanded their repertoire to include modern compositions as well as Irish, Scottish, and American tunes. The hammered dulcimer, a member of the zither family, is different from the Appalachian or fretted dulcimer in that the strings of the hammered dulcimer are tapped with little mallets or hammers rather than strummed. Its harp-like sound can invoke numerous musical textures.