Dallas Cline - An inspiration to all, Dallas has been teaching many classes. She has written many books for the Mountain Dulcimer including The Capo Book, A Christmas Celebration, Pachabel in D Major, 50 Irish Tunes and Songs, Moving up with the Mountain Dulcimer and Turning Toward the Morning. She has a teaching video Bumps ‘N Diddies.

George Haggerty - George is an accomplished dulcimer builder, teacher, and player. His enthusiasm for this versatile instrument is apparent in his workshops which build a solid foundation for even the most inexperienced player. His love of old-time music and his creative nature bring out feeling and expression in his music whether it is in his workshops, recordings, or performances. George has taught students from first grade to senior citizens. He owns and operates a music shop, FOLK CRAFT MUSIC, in Jacksonville, Vt, where he sells hand-crafted dulcimers and other related musical items. His CD’s, Just Friends...One More Time and The Best of Just Friends, a compilation of George’s 2 cassettes Just Friends and Just Friends Again, are dulcimer instrumentals. He is director of his annual festival in Vermont, now in it’s sixteenth year.

Lori Keddell - Lori has been playing dulcimer for more than 22 years, and has been teaching children and adults to build and play the dulcimer for many years. She has also taught workshops at numerous festivals including Cranberry Dulcimer Gathering and August Dulcimer Daze. She has coordinated the annual Mountain Dulcimer Music Fest in Albany, NY for the past 20 years, and has published 3 books of dulcimer arrangements: Night Songs and Lullabies, A Treasury of Christmas Music and A Mountain Dulcimer Potpourri (Songs in DAA).

Sandy Lafleur - Sandy has been playing dulcimer for several years and leads classes of elementary school children, as well as adults, at high schools in her area of southern New Hampshire. She has two books, Songs of the Season and Heart's Delight.

Beth Lassi - Beth learned to play several instruments before discovering the dulcimer but none captured her interest or her heart the way this instrument has. She has performed in a variety of settings, has led workshops at previous festivals and she and her duet partner, Nina Zanetti, have recently written a duet book, "Tunes for Two or More".

Bonnie Leigh, CMP - A New Jersey native and very active performer, singer/songwriter and music practitioner, Bonnie has been performing since 1990 and teaching since 1992. Her gentle style of performing and teaching is enjoyed by all. You’ll find her traveling the east coast performing many different types of programs for children to adults. As a Music Practitioner, Bonnie plays music at the bedside of hospice patients. Bonnie's four recordings, each with a songbook, reflect her ideas of family, life, love and the outdoors. She has written several songs, some of which are in The Bonnie Leigh Songbook.

Nina Zanetti - Nina comes to dulcimer from a diverse musical background, including choral music, violin, viola, piano, and shape note singing. She plays regularly at churches and community events, has taught workshops at Cranberry, Poconos, and Albany festivals; and with her playing partner Beth Lassi, has produced a book of dulcimer duets. She is especially fond of the "softer side of dulcimer".