Larry Conger
A graduate of The University of Mississippi (Ole Miss), Larry has been involved with music as a vocation for over 40 years. Besides being a popular performer and instructor at various dulcimer festivals around the country, Larry is involved with long-distance learning via online lessons.
In 1995, Larry won the Southern Regional Mountain Dulcimer Championship at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, Arkansas. In 1996, he teamed with Jim Curley of Kansas City to win the Southern Regional Dulcimer Ensemble Championship at the Folk Center. In 1998, Larry won the prestigious National Mountain Dulcimer Championship at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas.
Larry and his wife, Elaine are directors of Dulcimer U at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina, hosting numerous dulcimer related workshops throughout the year. They are also directors of their own Duet Dulcimer Retreat at Lake Barkley State Resort Park near Cadiz, Kentucky and the September On The Mississippi Dulcimer Retreat in Natchez, Mississippi.
