David Schnaufer was an American folk musician. He is widely credited with restoring the popularity of the Appalachian dulcimer. Schnaufer was born in Hearne, Texas, and grew up in La Marque, Texas. Schauefer was an award winning dulcimer player and session musician. He moved to Nashville, Tennessee during the 1980s, and in 1995, accepted a position at Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music, where he taught dulcimer as an associate adjunct professor.

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  • David Schnaufer was an American folk musician. He is widely credited with restoring the popularity of the Appalachian dulcimer. Schnaufer was born in Hearne, Texas, and grew up in La Marque, Texas. Schauefer was an award winning dulcimer player and session musician. He moved to Nashville, Tennessee during the 1980s, and in 1995, accepted a position at Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music, where he taught dulcimer as an associate adjunct professor. He established himself as one of the country's premier dulcimer players. He played the dulcimer on recordings with The Judds, Emmylou Harris, Johnny Cash, and Chet Atkins, among others. One of his earliest recordings was on Mark O'Connor's 1988 album Elysian Forest. O'Connor had initially sought out Schnaufer after hearing him play an instrumental version of the Joni Mitchell song "Both Sides Now. " Schnaufer also released several solo albums of dulcimer music. David toured to Michigan numerous times throughout the 1990's. He played schools, homes, concerts and the like. He was a great great performer and a kind and honorable friend to all. His duets live with Mark Germino at the la casa music series were unbelievable and featured both artists stretching out to blow away the crowd. His song When Silence Was Golden is one for the ages. He had many students, one of which was the singer Cyndi Lauper. Schnaufer died in Nashville, Tennessee at Alive Hospice, after a battle with lung cancer.
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  • David Schnaufer was an American folk musician. He is widely credited with restoring the popularity of the Appalachian dulcimer. Schnaufer was born in Hearne, Texas, and grew up in La Marque, Texas. Schauefer was an award winning dulcimer player and session musician. He moved to Nashville, Tennessee during the 1980s, and in 1995, accepted a position at Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music, where he taught dulcimer as an associate adjunct professor.
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  • David Schnaufer
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