Saturday, September 12, 2009


Most hammered dulcimers on stage-ODPC Funfest sets world record

 EVART, MI, USA--During the 2009 Musical Funfest (also known as ODPC Funfest ), 197 Dulcimer musicians played one time-setting the world record for the Most hammered dulcimers on stage
   The workshops are great and the stage shows are the best, but it's the jammin' at a caliber that can't be described that makes this event truly one-of-a-kind. Photo: Pete Lascell ( enlarge photo )

 There's a tradition of assembling all hammered dulcimer players on stage for a pre-show event. The 2009 pre-show was led by Pennye Scheiber .   

Hon. Eric Schmidt , the Mayor of Evart: " The first of the festival campers arrive about June 1st (more than a month before the official start.) This year (2009) they had 564 campers. Most of them spent at least a full week on the grounds."

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   The highest number of campers was 748 camping units in 2001.

Tom Cruikshank from "Cruikshank Sportswear" witnnesed the 2009 Evart Funfest ( ODPC Funfest ) preshow "when the final count on and around stage came to 197. It was an awesome site!"

 World record organizer Penny Scheiber says:" We will attempt next year to beat this number!".