Mark Wade - Hammered Dulcimer Player

Welcome to the Official Mark Wade Web Site!

Mark is a multi-instrumentalist that has performed and recorded on Piano, Trumpet, Classical/Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Pennywhistle, Hammered Dulcimer, and Mountain Dulcimer.

Mark was the first place winner in the 1998 National Hammered Dulcimer Championship in Winfield, Kansas, and is one of America's premier Hammered Dulcimer Soloists and Clinicians.

(More about Mark can be found by clicking here.)

• Railsplitter Festival Next Weekend on May 4th and 5th!  New!!!
  Check it out! Workshops all day on Saturday and Concert that evening!

• NEW Recording Set to Release Summer 2012  New!!!
  Mark has collaborated with some of the biggest names in bluegrass to record a new traditional/"newgrass" CD! All of the selections will feature Mark's blazing hammered dulcimer accompanied by:
  Dr. Andy Carlson (New York Time deemed a "Demon Fiddler",
  Casey Cook (award winning flat-picking guitar monster), and
  Mark Schatz (two-time winner of the IBMA "Bass Player of the Year" who has recorded and played with Nickel Creek, Tony Rice, Bella Fleck, Clair Lynch and many more!). Stay tuned and check out the recording session pix in the photo gallery!

• Will you "LIKE" me?  New!!!
  Look up my Musician's Profile on Facebook and "LIKE" me!
  You can find me by searching for: Mark Alan Wade, Musician

• NEW BOOK Harmony Time NOW SHIPPING!!  New!!!
  Harmony Time is an entire book dedicated to answering the question, "What and How do you add accompaniments to melodies on hammered dulcimer." This great resource is full of illustrations, examples, preparatory exercises and easy-to-play arrangements to get you from Theory to Practice!

• FREE Song of the Month!
  Mark's new Song of the Month section of the web site is now on-line! Mark will be uploading a new song each month, so be sure to check the web site often!