Pam Bowman

Pam is a native of the Evart (Funfest) area, hailing from Marion, Michigan. A teacher by trade and a musician by birth, Pam Bowman has played guitar and sang from the time she was young. Her father was a guitarist who played and sang on a local, Michigan radio station in the 50's.  It was in this dulcimer rich region that she first heard and saw a hammered dulcimer being played by a friend's father, while still a teen.  It was nearly 10 years later when she noticed it's unique tones drifting through the atmosphere of a local, historic craft shop - inquired if it was a hammered dulcimer in the recording - and thought to herself..."I'm old enough to buy one of those now!"  Since that time she has been performing with the hammered dulcimer for 24 years as a duo with guitarist Jeff Gardner,  and with a five piece group called Just Jammin' - performing gospel/country/bluegrass music.  In 2005 Pam entered and won the Southern Regional Hammered Dulcimer Competition in Mt. View, Arkansas.  Pam gives private lessons and group lessons (in person and online) on the hammered dulcimer, as well as teaching work-shops and performing at various festivals. Her students love and give acclaim to her incomparable hammered dulcimer tablature, which she developed and includes with her lessons and arrangement books.  Pam also performs her unique style of hammered dulcimer and arrangements for many other venues.  She has eight recordings available, as well as three instructional books for the hammered dulcimer and a series of instructional cd's focused on hymns. For all inquiries and orders contact Pam at:  pambowmanmusic@gmail.com  (231) 743-6639 

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