Pete Ballerstedt is the founder of the Hammer Dulcimer Rendezvous, and also maintains the Hammer Dulcimer Rendezvous Facebook Page.

Here you can see Pete Ballerstedt’s slideshow from HDR 2015.

Here you can see Pete’s photos from HDR 2013.

Brenda Somes shared her photos from HDR 2014:

An Oral Hull Garden

Patti Amelotte, Jody Marshall & Andy Young Concert

Patti plays!

Don’t let the goofing fool you, they’re good!

See?

Rick Fogel fiddling w/ Lawrence Huntley

Ray Mooers makes a dinner announcement — he brought a compressor so you can clean the dust off of your HD!

Ray and Rick lead the “Dulcimer Doctor” Panel Discussion

Mike Ingram & Leann Onishi play Bach at Open Mic

Taking in a Panel Discussion

Susie Ripley, Oral Hull Caretaker having fun with Mick Doherty

Jammin’

Chef Chris Botcheos & crew take care of us!

Fun

Crazy Californios play the “open mic”

Andy w/ his whistle

Raffle items, everywhere

Raffle…

Did we mention there’s a Raffle?

Marcia Skinner and Eugenia Carter Zapata heroic raffle saleswomen!

Pete’s father-in-law makes a birdhouse for the raffle every year — much coveted!

Concert Band!

Andy rips the blue note riffs!

Pete Ballerstedt is the founder of the Hammer Dulcimer Rendezvous, and also maintains the Hammer Dulcimer Rendezvous Facebook Page.

Here you can see Pete Ballerstedt’s photos from HDR 2013.

 

Below: Hossein Salehi’s “Music in Persia” workshop, photos courtesy of Bobak Salehi.

Hossein: santoor (Persian HD) Bobak: tombak (hand drum).  Also, at the bottom of the page, a photo from the annual recital of Hossein’s students, this one from 2009.  Mick is on the left, Hossein is third from left, Bobak is third from right.