Vince Conaway is a hammered dulcimer player performing throughout North America and Europe. With a background in piano and mandolin he first began teaching himself to play the dulcimer in 2000, gradually incorporating it into his other performances until it became his primary instrument. A full-time working musician since 2002, he performs extensively in the US, Canada, and Italy as well as occasional performances elsewhere in Europe.
Performing is almost entirely special moments! My bread-and-butter performances are Renaissance Festivals, but in the past two years I've started performing more and more in Europe. Italy is my favorite and I spend about four months of the year playing on street corners there. I've met some fantastic people and seen some amazing places over the years!
I perform on a Dusty Strings D35 16/15 hammered dulcimer. I love their instruments for the tone and volume; since I talk while I perform it's important that the dulcimer is loud enough to carry but not so much that it drowns out my voice. It's got a fantastic timbre, not too shrill on the high end or wimpy in the bass.