Robert Force (born in Snohomish, Washington) is a performer and composer on Appalachian dulcimer. He is also a producer, and the author of In Search of the Wild Dulcimer, Wild Dulcimer Songbook, and Pacific Rim Dulcimer Songbook.
Discography
As principal recording artist
Pacific Rim Dulcimer Project, Crossover, The Art of Dulcimer, When the Moon Fell on California, Manitou: In the Garden of the Gods, Did You
As guest recording artist
Hellman: Dulcimer Duets, Hellman: Dulcimer Aires, Ballads and Bears, Einhorn: Whole World Round, Stephens: Under the Porchlight
As producer YearArtistsAlbumLabelCatalog # 1981 Rugg Celtic Collection for Dulcimer Kicking Mule Records KM223 1981 Hellman Appalachian Dulcimer Duets Kicking Mule Records KM222 1981 Caswell/Carnahan New Leaves Kicking Mule Records KM313 1982 Hellman Dulcimer Airs, Ballads and Bears Kicking Mule Records KM320 1982 Caswell/Carnahan Borderlands Kicking Mule Records KM316 1983 Einhorn Whole World Round Kicking Mule Records KM321 1983 Isle of Skye Isle of Skye Kicking Mule Records KM234 1983 Various Artists Pastime with Good Company Kicking Mule Records KM225 1983 Murphy Timpan Kicking Mule Records KM233 1984 Weis Hologram Kicking Mule Records KM178 1984 McClure Transition BAM Records BAMJ1001 1985 Banish Misfortune Through the Hourglass Kicking Mule Records KM319 1985 Stavis Morning Mood Aspen Records APN 30201 2003 Stephens Under the Porch Light Blaine Street Records BSR304 2005 Ross The Moonshiner's Atlas Blaine Street Records BSR307 2008 Manitou In the Garden of the Gods Blaine Street Records BSR309 2013 Force Did You Blaine Street Records BSR151
See also List of Appalachian dulcimer players
External links In Search of the Wild Dulcimer - free online version of the book on the author's site. Robert Force - Personal website, includes a biography and instructional materials such as pages about individual songs with links to lyrics / music PDFs. Kindred Gathering - The oldest dulcimer gathering in the U. S., started in 1975 by Robert Force and Albert d’Ossché.