Mary Lynn Michal Calendar of Events for Hammered Dulcimer

Schedule

For booking, please contact Mary Lynn or call 919-414-1491
Mary Lynn Michal is available for workshops, private parties, weddings, concerts, and educational programs.

See also Ken Kolodner & Mary Lynn Michal in performance.

2026

Ongoing: Private and group lessons (in person and online)
Jan 16-18: Dulcimoon Virtual Dulcimer Fest
Jan 23-25 Private Retreat at Sassafras Ridge
Feb 5-8: QDF Details coming soon
March 22-28: Sandbridge Hammered Dulcimer Retreat—Relaxed Week, Sandbridge VA (Co-teacher with Ken Kolodner)
March 29-April 4: Sandbridge Hammered Dulcimer Retreat—Spring Week, Sandbridge VA (Co-teacher with Ken Kolodner)
April 7-11: Sandbridge Fiddle Retreat
April 25: Pocono Dulcimer Festival, East Stroudsburg, PA - Details coming soon
April 29-May 3: Watkins Glen Hammered Dulcimer Retreat, Watkins Glen NY (Co-teacher with Ken Kolodner)
June 7-13: John Campbell Folk School, 100th Year Dulcimer Celebration (with Ken Kolodner, Steve Seifert and Erin Mae Lewis), Brasstown NC
June 14: Private Concert, NC
Early July Common Ground on the Hill, Westminster MD
July 23-24 Private Retreat at Sassafras Ridge
Sep 20-26: Sandbridge Hammered Dulcimer Retreat—Week 1, Sandbridge VA (Co-teacher with Ken Kolodner)
Sep 27-Oct 3: Sandbridge Hammered Dulcimer Retreat—Week 2, Sandbridge VA (Co-teacher with Ken Kolodner)
Oct 4-10: Sandbridge Hammered Dulcimer Retreat—Week 3, Sandbridge VA (Co-teacher with Ken Kolodner)
Oct 17-22: Black Mountain Music Festival

Past dates
2025

Ongoing: Private and group lessons (in person and online)
March 8: Bells & Whistles Day - Dulcimer Crossing (online with Mary Lynn Michal & Ken Kolodner)
March 23-29: Sandbridge Hammered Dulcimer Retreat—Relaxed Week, Sandbridge VA (Co-teacher with Ken Kolodner)
March 30-April 5: Sandbridge Hammered Dulcimer Retreat—Spring Week, Sandbridge VA (Co-teacher with Ken Kolodner)
April 8-12: Sandbridge Fiddle Retreat
May 1-4: Watkins Glen Hammered Dulcimer Retreat, Watkins Glen NY (Co-teacher with Ken Kolodner)
May 9 7PM: Special Guest Appearance with Ken Kolodner for the 2025 Solo Strings Series, Barns of Rose Hill, Berryville, VA
May 20: Raleigh, NC (private event with Ken Kolodner)
May 21: Governor's Club (private event), Chapel Hill, NC with Ken Kolodner
May 22 7PM: Backyard House Concert with Ken Kolodner at Pam & Steve Clark's house, North Raleigh, NC, Details and Registration here
June 8-14: Kaufman Kamp, Old Time and Traditional Week, (with Mary Lynn Michal & Ken Kolodner), Maryville, TN
June 15: Private Event with Ken Kolodner, Parkville, MD
June 25: Private Event, York PA
June 29: Online Jam for Dulcimoon
July 6-11: Common Ground on the Hill, McDaniel College, Westminster, MD
Sep 21-27: Sandbridge Hammered Dulcimer Retreat—Week 1, Sandbridge VA (Co-teacher with Ken Kolodner)
Sep 28-Oct 4: Sandbridge Hammered Dulcimer Retreat—Week 2, Sandbridge VA (Co-teacher with Ken Kolodner)
Oct 5-11: Sandbridge Hammered Dulcimer Retreat—Week 3, Sandbridge VA (Co-teacher with Ken Kolodner)
Oct 11-16: Black Mountain Music Festival, Blue Ridge Assembly, Black Mountain, NC
Oct 13: White Horse Black Mountain, Ken Kolodner and Mary Lynn Michal performing with Robin Bullock, Black Mountain, NC
Oct 17-18: Nutmeg Dulcimer Festival, (with Mary Lynn Michal & Ken Kolodner), Milford, CT
Nov 7-9: North-East Ohio Hammered Dulcimer Weekend, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Nov 14-16: Augusta Dulcimer Weekend, Elkins WV, Info to Come - Save the Date!!

2024

Jan 7-March 17: Tunes That Groove, Biweekly Live Zoom Class
January 26-28: Private Group Retreat, Sassafras Ridge, Middletown MD
Feb 1-4: QuaranTUNE Winter Fest —Online Festival (Zoom)
Feb 8-10: Central Florida Dulcimer Festival, Mt Dora FL.
Feb 11: Playing With Others Makes You a Better Musician (All-Day In-Person Workshop), Cabin John MD
Feb 16-18: Private Mentoring Session, Sassafras Ridge, Middletown MD
March 24-30: Sandbridge Hammered Dulcimer Retreat—Relaxed Week, Sandbridge VA (Co-teacher with Ken Kolodner)
April 2-7: Sandbridge Hammered Dulcimer Retreat—Spring Week, Sandbridge VA (Co-teacher)
April 9-13: Sandbridge Fiddle Retreat
April 26-28: Pocono Dulcimer Festival, East Stroudsburg, PA
May 9-12: Watkins Glen Hammered Dulcimer Retreat, Watkins Glen NY (Co-teacher)
May 20-24: Dulcimers at Halsway, National Centre for Folk Arts, Halsway Manor, UK
June 9-15: Kaufman Kamp, Old Time and Traditional Week, Maryville, TN
July 7-12: Common Ground on the Hill, McDaniel College, Westminster, MD
Sep 22-28: Sandbridge Hammered Dulcimer Retreat—Week 1, Sandbridge VA (Co-teacher)
Sep 29-Oct 5: Sandbridge Hammered Dulcimer Retreat—Week 2, Sandbridge VA (Co-teacher)
Oct 6-12: Sandbridge Hammered Dulcimer Retreat—Week 3, Sandbridge VA (Co-teacher)
Oct 12-17: Black Mountain Music Festival, Black Mountain, NC
Oct 18-7PM: Mary Lynn Michal & Ken Kolodner in Concert, Bass Lake, Holly Springs NC Tickets Here
Oct 19 9AM-4PM: All-Day Workshop: Arrange a Tune, Cary NC
Nov 1-3: North-East Ohio Hammered Dulcimer Weekend, Cuyahoga Falls, OH

2023

January 21: House Concert, Baltimore MD
January 27-29, 2023: Private Group Retreat, Sassafras Ridge, Middletown MD
February 3-5: QuaranTUNE Dulcimer Festival 9.0 Online Festival
March 26-April 1: Sandbridge Hammered Dulcimer Retreat—Relaxed Week, Sandbridge VA (Co-teacher)
April 2-8: Sandbridge Hammered Dulcimer Retreat—Spring Week, Sandbridge VA (Co-teacher)
April 9-15: Sandbridge Master Class & Fiddle Retreat
April 26-30: Arkansas Dulcimer Jamboree, Ozark Folk Center State Park, Mountain View, AR
May 4-7: Watkins Glen Hammered Dulcimer Retreat, Watkins Glen NY (Co-teacher)
June 25-30: Kentucky Music Week, Bardstown, KY
July 2-7: Common Ground on the Hill, Westminster MD
July 15-16: Private Mentoring Session, Sassafras Ridge, Middletown MD
Aug 12-13: Private Mentoring Session, Sassafras Ridge, Middletown MD
Sep 24-30: Sandbridge Hammered Dulcimer Retreat—Week 1, Sandbridge VA (Co-teacher)
Oct 1-7: Sandbridge Hammered Dulcimer Retreat—Week 2, Sandbridge VA (Co-teacher)
Oct 8-14: Sandbridge Hammered Dulcimer Retreat—Week 3, Sandbridge VA (Co-teacher)
October 14-19: Black Mountain Music Festival, Black Mountain, NC
October 20-7PM: Mary Lynn Michal & Ken Kolodner in Concert, Bass Lake, Holly Springs NC Tickets Here
October 21: All-Day Workshop, Holly Springs NC Register Here
Nov 3-5: Private Group Retreat, Sassafras Ridge, Middletown MD
Nov 16-19: Private Group Retreat, Sassafras Ridge, Middletown MD

2022

Jan 14-16: Private Group Retreat, Sassafras Ridge, Middletown MD
Jan 28-30: Private Mentoring Session, Sassafras Ridge, Middletown MD
Jan 30: Mastering Theory begins through HD Homeland
February 3-6: QuaranTUNE Dulcimer Festival 6.0 Online Festival—teaching six classes
Feb 18-20: Private Group Retreat, Sassafras Ridge, Middletown MD
Mar 4-6: Private Mentoring Session, Sassafras Ridge, Middletown MD
March 27-April 2: Sandbridge Hammered Dulcimer Retreat—Relaxed Week, Sandbridge VA (Teaching Assistant)
April 3-9: Sandbridge Hammered Dulcimer Retreat—Spring Week, Sandbridge VA (Teaching Assistant)
April 10-16: Sandbridge Master Class & Fiddle Retreat
April 22: First day in the studio recording my CD!
April 23: Baltimore Musicians' Benefit Concert for Ukraine, 7-8 PM, performing with Ken Kolodner. In person and streaming tickets available.
May 1: Sharpen Your Skills, Online/on demand class through HD Homeland
May 12-15: Watkins Glen Hammered Dulcimer Retreat, Watkins Glen NY (Teaching Assistant)
May 13, 7:30 PM: Ken Kolodner, Mary Lynn Michal and Friends IN CONCERT: Celtic, old-time and world music, The St. James Episcopal Church at 6th and Decatur, Watkins Glen, NY 14891, more info [email protected]
June 19-24: Kentucky Music Week, Bardstown, KY
July 10-15: Common Ground on the Hill, Westminster, MD
August 19-21: Private Group Retreat, Sassafras Ridge, Middletown MD
Sep 18-24: Sandbridge Hammered Dulcimer Retreat—Week 1, Sandbridge VA (Teaching Assistant)
Sep 25-Oct 1: Sandbridge Hammered Dulcimer Retreat—Week 2, Sandbridge VA (Teaching Assistant)
Oct 2-8: Sandbridge Hammered Dulcimer Retreat—Week 3, Sandbridge VA (Teaching Assistant)
October 15-20: Black Mountain Music Festival, Black Mountain, NC
October 20: Out From the Shadows CD Release Concert, Holly Springs NC
October 22, 6-8 PM: Lantern Night, Fire Museum of Maryland
October 29: Out From the Shadows CD Release Concert, Baltimore MD
November 10-13: Private Group Retreat, Sassafras Ridge, Middletown MD