This is an alphabetical list of the known historical dulcimer players in Norfolk.
Names highlighted in yellow will lead you to individual pages with portraits, biographies and photos of their instruments.
The best-known players from Norfolk were Billy Bennington and Billy Cooper.
BALLS, Mr – East Harling
BARTON, Jimmy – Norwich
BASHAM, Jack – Sheringham
BENNINGTON, Billy – Barford
BLAKE, John – Norwich
BLOWERS, George – Thetford/Snettisham
BRIGHTON, Barnabas – Saxlingham Nethergate
BUSH, John – Hoveton
CLABBURN, Walter – Norwich
CLARK, Mr – Dickleburgh
COLK, Billy – Norwich
COOPER, Billy – Hingham
COOPER, Frederick – Hingham
CORSTON, Harold – Wymondham
COUZENS, William – Norwich
CURSTON, Alfred – Hockering/N. Tuddenham
DEACON, Walter – Broom Green, North Elmham
DEARING, Harry – Norwich
DOVE, Gerald – Northall Green
DUNNELL, Albert – Colton
EDWARDS, Henry – Norwich
ELLIS, James – Norwich
ELSEY, John – Stuston/Diss
ELY, Elijah & Cecil – Wymondham
EMERY, George – Erpingham/East Runton
GALEY, Sam – Norwich
GARNHAM, Mr – Garboldisham
GRAY, George (‘Dolly’) and sons Albert and Billy – Norwich
GOOSE, Robert – Norwich/Watford
GRIMES Lucy Ann Grimes – Cley-next-the-Sea
HARMER, Harcourt – Ingham
HINES, James & Bertie – Brockdish
HOLMES, Mr – Thetford
JARVIS, Zephaniah – North Elmham
JEARY, Walter – Northrepps
JOHNSON, Vera – Sheringham
KEMP, George – Great Yarmouth
LADBROOKE, Elijah – Honingham
LAMB, Robert – Norwich
LOYNES, Cyril – Cley-next-the Sea
MANN, James – Norwich
MARTIN, Maisie – Brockdish
MATTHEWS, Charles – Pulham St Mary/ Poringland
PITT, Fred – King’s Lynn
PUNT, Harry – Fersfield / Pulham Market
QUANTRELL, Alfred – Norwich
READ, Frank – Hethersett
RICE, Frank – Newton Flotman
REMMINGTON, Herbert – Briston
RODGER, Brian – Norwich
RODGER, Jimmy – Great Yarmouth
ROSE, John – Norwich
RUTLAND, Jimmy – Wells-next-the-Sea
SADD, Marshall – Marlingford
SADD, Herbert – Marlingford
SADLER, Albert – Northall Green / East Dereham
SAMPSON, William – Norwich
SAYER, Ted – N. Tuddenham / Beetley
SELF, Christopher – Norwich
TOFTS, F. – Kenninghall
WARNES, Grace – Marlingford
WHALL, ‘Chucky’ – Norwich
WHITAKER, Mollie – Wells-next-the-Sea
YOUNGMAN, John – Wells-next-the-Sea
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