Mel Bay presents Old-Time Hymns & Gospel Favorites for Mountain Dulcimer
A native of Springfield, Virginia, Anne Lough began playing and singing folk music at the age of fourteen. She has continued to share her love of music through the years while raising four daughters and completing a Music Education Degree from Murray State University, Murray, Ky., and a Master of Music Education Degree from Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC. Anne now resides in the mountains of North Carolina and devotes her time to festivals, workshops, performances, Exploritas classes and school residencies. Equally at home on the guitar, autoharp, mountain and hammered dulcimer, her educational programs and performances range from traditional music and folk songs to shaped note singing, classical and American popular music, folk dance traditions, storytelling, folklore and cultural history.    In addition to being a frequent instructor in mountain and hammered dulcimer at the prestigious John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC, Anne has taught at the Swannanoa Gathering, Western Carolina Dulcimer Week, Augusta Heritage Dulcimer Week, Buckeye Dulcimer Festival and at numerous other festivals and workshops throughout the country. Her artistic interpretation, sensitive playing style, versatility, creative arranging and skill as an instructor have earned her national acclaim. Anne has been on the Touring Artist Roster for the North Carolina Arts Council for many years and is active in schools in many states as a Visiting Artist.    Anne s music can be heard on a number of recordings, Smoky Mountain educational videos, public radio and a recent North Carolina PBS Christmas Special. She has also published several collections of arrangements for the mountain and hammered dulcimer.