History of the Original Dulcimer Players Club
The Original Dulcimer Players Club was founded in 1963 by Elgia
Hickok. Since then, the club, the annual FunFest in Evart
Michigan, the players and the instrument itself have all seen amazing
growth. The club has grown from a small handful to many hundreds,
playing styles have changed and evolved, and the instrument itself has
changed and branched out from the "traditional" design from the 1960s
and before.
The Funfest has grown
from a small gathering of less than 20 dulcimers to a huge
event that draws thousands of attendees and several hundred dulcimers.
Click the links above to explore the many facets of club history.
Search the ODPC history site
Anyone with anything (for example: printed material, audio recordings, video
recordings, written memoirs) that should be preserved as part of the
club history is invited to contact Paul Goelz at paul (at) pgoelz
(dot) com to discuss adding to these pages.