Brenda J. Hunter is an American musician and composer best known as a hammered dulcimer player. She also plays Irish fiddle and classical piano, with the latter influence evident in her particular style on the dulcimer. She won the National Championship in 1995 at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas, receiving as her prize a Masterworks hammered dulcimer built by Russell Cook. She has also played a Rick Thum instrument, and currently uses a Nick Blanton Compact model on stage.

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  • Brenda J. Hunter is an American musician and composer best known as a hammered dulcimer player. She also plays Irish fiddle and classical piano, with the latter influence evident in her particular style on the dulcimer. She won the National Championship in 1995 at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas, receiving as her prize a Masterworks hammered dulcimer built by Russell Cook. She has also played a Rick Thum instrument, and currently uses a Nick Blanton Compact model on stage. She performs with touring Celtic trio Banshee in the Kitchen, based in Bakersfield, California, and previously recorded as Briar Rose, a Denver-based duo.
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  • Brenda J. Hunter is an American musician and composer best known as a hammered dulcimer player. She also plays Irish fiddle and classical piano, with the latter influence evident in her particular style on the dulcimer. She won the National Championship in 1995 at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas, receiving as her prize a Masterworks hammered dulcimer built by Russell Cook. She has also played a Rick Thum instrument, and currently uses a Nick Blanton Compact model on stage.
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  • Brenda Hunter
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