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Guest Artists include, Ken Kolodner, Wes Chappell and Paul Oorts. When Deb and Rachel first met at the Swannanoa gathering in Asheville, NC we were amazed at how much we had in common. In addition to sharing similar interests in traditional music and a love for the hammered dulcimer we are both daughters of Presbyterian preachers! (Thus the clever album title) Although these tunes come from a variety of acoustic traditions in Northern Europe, Quebec, and America, they share a similar spirit of joy and energy. Deb discovered the hammered dulcimer in sixth grade during a workshop at her school. Ever since then she has made it her primary instrument, while pursuing a few others on the side. Deb’s musical interests draw on many soundscapes, from American old time and French Canadian traditions to the Balkans and the Middle East. After finishing her master’s degree at Wesleyan University in 2005, she published her thesis work on the hammered dulcimer communities of the United Sta