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Updated: August 8, 2026 @ 1:41 pm
Carolyn Cruso will perform at the Blackburn's home, 401 Montello, Hood River, on Friday evening, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m.
Cruso is an accomplished multi-instrumentalist and composer. Over the past 15 years, she has toured widely in both the United States and Europe, as well as producing six CDs during that time. She is equally at home on hammered dulcimer, flute, guitar and vocals and performs a diverse array of original tunes and songs as well as traditional material.
Her instrumental compositions are mainly for the hammered dulcimer and are inspired by her strong connection to nature as well as her extensive travel and the cultures she's encountered along the way. Her unusual and lyrical approach to the dulcimer especially delights audiences and has even won over curmudgeons who swore they hated hammered dulcimer!
Most of her traditional material has been gleaned from her two and a half year sojourn in Europe with late partner Robert Almblade, whom she performed and wrote with for over a decade, as well as playing at Irish sessions around the United States.
The material is largely Celtic and her involvement with that genre colors her original work.
As a relative newcomer to the performing songwriting genre, Cruso has been surprising fans around the country with the fact that she is a poetic lyricist, a powerfully expressive singer and a strong guitar player.
Her lyrics explore love, loss and regeneration and convey a compelling sense of longing. She regularly uses open tunings which allow her to find rich voicings to the chords she uses.
Tea and cookies will be served. Donations to the Mid-Columbia Folklore Society will be accepted.
For more information, call Paul Blackburn at (541) 387-4011.
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