LORINDA JONES
Lorinda Jones is a nationally known mountain dulcimer performer and teacher, specializing in both Celtic and American traditional music. She began writing instructional books and tablature to meet the needs of the children and adults she taught in schools and workshops across the U.S. She has also organized a regional dulcimer club, Lorinda teaches and performs on other instruments including the Celtic harp, tin whistle, autoharp, guitar, psaltery, piano, and oboe, all of which can be heard on her CD recordings, (Night Cap, Midwinter's Feast, Cottages & Castles, and No Shadows). She is also featured on Michael Shull's Great Players of the Mountain Dulcimer CD recording. Her belief that music has the power to touch everyone prompted Lorinda to pursue a second career as a board-certified music therapist, working with children and adults who have mental, emotional, and physical disabilities.