Asheville musician-composer Joshua Messick proves that Christmas music doesn’t always need vocals to spread cheer and wonder. Messick released his “Hammered Dulcimer Christmas, Vol II” on Nov. 12 and ...

Join National Hammered Dulcimer Champion and virtuoso Joshua Messick for his fresh and exciting Christmas Concert at the White Horse Black Mountain on Friday, November 27 and Saturday, November 28 at ...

REASON FOR THE SEASON: “There’s a lot of things around Christmas that can be difficult for people, myself included,” says hammered dulcimer player Joshua Messick. After years of avoiding the idea, he ...

When hammered dulcimer player Joshua Messick first heard the percussion instrument, he was 4. Before he was 20, he had arranged and composed music and had been named the 2003 National Hammered ...

In the few years since relocating to Black Mountain Joshua Messick has made his Hammered Dulcimer Christmas shows a holiday tradition at the White Horse Black Mountain. On Friday at 8 p.m., Messick ...