I’m getting very excited for the Old Time Music & Dulcimer Week in Palestine, Texas!  It starts midday next Thursday, March 27 and continues through the evening of Saturday, March 29.  The festival is held at the Museum for East Texas Culture in Palestine.  There are tons of great headliners that will be playing at [...]

If you’re looking for a festival to go to in February, Linda Lowe Thompson & Joe Morgan’s Winter Festival of Acoustic Music in Irving, Texas is the place to go! Workshops began at 9 a.m. on Friday, February 8th, and festival participants had a wide array of classes from which to choose. There were concerts [...]

I’m very excited to head down to Irving, Texas with my friend Carole Bryan in two weeks for the Winter Festival!  They have an amazing list of teachers and performers lined up.  I am definitely looking forward to a lot of good music!  Check out their web site for a full list of all of [...]

Although I have sold the David Lindsey, my beautiful Mike Huddleson instrument is still looking for a new home! It has a wonderful sound and is worthy of a very talented musician. I unfortunately just don’t have enough time to play it as much as it deserves! Details, asking price (negotiable), and pictures are below. [...]

Courtesy of CDBaby.com, you can now listen to samples of tracks and/or purchase Jiggle the Handle on iTunes!  You may also purchase individual tracks for $0.99 a piece. A little bit about Samantha’s life as of current: Beginning in September of this past year, I began interviewing for positions with public accounting firms in audit.  [...]

I am proud to announce that Rockit Dawg Productions will be sponsoring a concert with Rick thum and Lloyd Wright.  They will be joining forces to create a wonderful evening full of traditional sounds. Rick Thum is a native St. Louis hammered dulcimer player and builder.  Lloyd Wright garnered the title of National Mountain Dulcimer [...]

January and February have been two very busy months! I was able to remove my arm brace in early February, and I’ve been playing a lot of fiddle since! I’ve begun meeting with Becky Boyer each week to work on some of my fiddling technique and learn some new tunes. It’s been a blast so [...]

I’m now concluding my third and second-to-last week of winter break. I finished the first semester of my junior year at Washington University in St. Louis when I turned in my last project on December 23rd. Over the break I’ve been relaxing, spending time with family, visiting with friends who are home from their respective [...]

Samantha’s CD is being released on October 29! Rockit Dawg Productions proudly announces the release of Samantha Oberkfell’s follow up to Cow Spots, a collection of fiddle and hammered dulcimer tunes entitled “Jiggle the Handle.” If you have a yen for a little hammered dulcimer music to brighten your day, copies will be available for [...]

I’ve been listening to the master copy of the new CD. I’m really pleased with how it’s turned out! The artwork is almost complete, and we’re hoping to have the whole package sent out for duplication by the end of the week! My annual trip to Winfield, Kansas is quickly approaching. I’m definitely looking forward [...]