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| Nationally Known Workshop Presenters Linda Brockinton, of Alexander, Arkansas, is the 2001 National Dulcimer Champion and an accomplished composer of songs, a skilled arranger and a very popular teacher of the mountain dulcimer. The Dulcimer player News described her as a "dulcimer player with great skill, tenderness and love. Her playing gives her a lot of room for expression and she does a marvelous job of exploring the nuances of each tune in an inventive deceptively vigorous, toe-tapping way." Turlough O'Carolan and Celtic music are favorites of Linda and her finger picking style of playing the mountain dulcimer brings these songs to life. www.lindabrockinton.com Larry Conger from Paris, TN, won the 1995 Southern Regional Mountain Dulcimer Championship at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, Arkansas. In 1998, Larry won the presprestigious National Mountain Dulcimer Championship at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas. Larry has several dulcimer books and recordings to his credit, including contributions to Great Players of the Mountain Dulcimer and Masters of the Mountain Dulcimer II, and compilation CDs featuring many of today's top dulcimer artists. www.larryconger.com Tull Glazener from Indianapolis, Indiana, has been sharing the music of the mountain dulcimer since 1984. Tull was amazed at its versatility and captivated by its sound. Tull is a much sought after mountain dulcimer instructor because of his clear melody driven teaching style. He has performed and led workshops throughout the mid-west and south. Tull enjoys arranging airs, waltzes, ragtime, traditional, old-time, contemporary, classical, and jazz music for the mountain dulcimer. www.TullGlazener.com  Susan Trump from Newtonville, New York, is a singer whose gentle voice and story songs have been winning fans with her instrumental skills on the mountain dulcimer, guitar and banjo. She is a much sought after instructor and performer and has won awards in both banjo and mountain competitions. Her magic stems from her ability to link the pastoral, tranquil images of traditional rural America to contemporary life. Her spontaneous sense of humor always adds a fresh touch to her performances. Guy George tours throughout the United States and Canada performing, recording and teaching workshops on the hammered dulcimer and penny whistle. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio and is a rhythmic and melodic hammered dulcimer player with a definite jazz influence to his playing style. He comes from a background in jazz and performance on the saxophone, having studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston. He honed his skills playing many jazz influenced musicians in the Boston and Yew York areas. www.guygeorge.com
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