Hammer Dulcimer Arrangements for Special Occasions
Peggy Carter is a teacher and performer living in Houston Texas. She hails originally from Florida where she earned a degree in Music from Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. She taught public school music in Florida, North Carolina and Texas and now spends her time teaching, recording, writing, and performing on the Mt. Dulcimer and the Hammer Dulcimer across the country at Workshops, Festivals, Churches and Community Gatherings. For eight years Peggy, with Texas Bound, provided live music for the Country Peddler Craft Shows in Texas and Louisiana. She organized and directs Strings and Things, a folk orchestra which performs regularly at local folk festivals, churches, retirement centers and community events. In 1993 Peggy & her husband, Chuck, founded HAAMS (Houston Area Acoustic Music Society) to promote and teach folk music and acoustic instrumental music. From 1995 to 2004, they produced SAMFest (Summer Acoustic Music Festival) held annually in Houston. SAMFest became one of the most successful dulcimer and acoustic music festivals in the country. Peggy has produced four CDs and numerous books and arrangements for hammer dulcimer, Mt. dulcimer and acoustic ensembles.