There is more than one artist recording under the name of Jim Taylor. #1 Jim Taylor comes from a musical family in western North Carolina. His grandparents, aunts, and uncles played ragtime, old-time, and sang shaped notes in the Christian Harmony tradition. He has been playing and building hammered dulcimers since 1981. In 1986, Jim won First Place at the Southern Regional Hammered Dulcimer Contest in Mt. View, Arkansas. In the past few years, he has been teaching and performing at workshops across the country including The Swannanoa Gathering and The Augusta Heritage Center. Jim’s… read more
There is more than one artist recording under the name of Jim Taylor. #1 Jim Taylor comes from a musical family in western North Carolina. His grandparents, aunts, and uncles played ragtime, old-time, and sang shaped notes in the Christian Harmony tradition. He has been playing and building h… read more
There is more than one artist recording under the name of Jim Taylor. #1 Jim Taylor comes from a musical family in western North Carolina. His grandparents, aunts, and uncles played ragtime, old-time, and sang shaped notes in the Christian Harmony tradition. He has been playing and building hammered dulcimers since 1981. In 1986, Jim won First Place at the Southe… read more
