SYNOPSIS OF RESUME' SUE CARPENTER
PERFORMING AND TEACHING (Mountain Dulcimer)
| 1998 - 2010 | | Winter Festival of Acoustic Music, Irving, TX
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| 1999 - 2010 | | Lone Star State Dulcimer Festival, Glen Rose, TX
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| 2004 and 2010
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| 2009 and 2019 | | Kentucky Music Week, Bardstown, KY
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| 2007 and 2010 | | Palestine Old Time Music and Dulcimer Fest, Palestine, TX
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| 2007 and 2010
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| 2004 and 2008 | | Mountain Dulcimer Music Fest, Latham, NY
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| 2007 | | Dulcimer Days Festival, Coshocton, OH
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| 2007 | | Heavener Dulcimer Club, Heavener, OK
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| 2007 | | Hill Country Acoustic Music Camp, Kerrville, TX
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| 2006, 2007 & 2009 | | Sun City Dulcimer Club, Georgetown, TX
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| 2006 | | Mid-Winter Dulcimer Festival, Shelby, NC
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| 2006 | | Dulcimer Week, Swannanoa Gathering, Asheville, NC
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| 2006 | | Jacksonville Jammers Club, Jacksonville, TX
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| 2005 | | Denton Dulci-Doodlers Club, Denton, TX
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| 2004 | | Northeast Texas Dulcimer Club, Pittsburg, TX
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| 2004 | | Mountain Dulcimer Week, WCU, Cullowhee, NC
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| 2004 | | Pocono Dulcimer Club, Stroudsburg, PA
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| 2004 & 2008 | | Mountain Dulcimer Music Fest, Latham, NY
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| 2000 - 2007 | | Dixie Dulcimer Festival, Tyler, TX
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| 2000 | | Southeast Dulcimer Festival, Silsbee, TX
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| 1999 | | Heartland Dulcimer Camp, Parkville, MO
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| 1998 & 2005 | | Sawdust Dulcimer Festival, Bennington, OK
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| 1997 | | Fort New Salem Dulcimer Festival, Salem, WV
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| 1997 | | Sam Fest, Houston, TX
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| 1996 & 2005 | | Summer Solstice Festival, Calabasas, CA
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| 1996 & 2003 | | Buckeye Dulcimer Festival, Ashely, OH
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| 1994 | | Dulcimer Camp, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY
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| 1994 | | Housatonic Dulcimer Celebration, New Milford, CT
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| 1993-1994,1999 | | Dulcimer Daze, Wilmington, VT
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| 1992 | | Downeast Dulcimer and Harp Festival, Bar Harbor, ME
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| 1992 | | The Great Black Swamp Dulcimer Festival, Lima, OH
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| 1992-1995, 1997 | | Dulcimer Workshop, Appalachian State, University, Boone, NC
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| 1991-1992 | | Autumn Hills Festival, Winsted CT
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| 1989-1996, 2004 | | Dulcimer Music Fest, Albany, NY
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| 1986-1988 | | Northeast Dulcimer Symposium, Blue Mountain Lake, NY
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| 1986 | | Bolton Landing League of Fine Arts, Bolton Landing, NY
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| 1985-1996 | | Old Songs, Inc., Voorheesville, NY
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| 1985-1996 | | Heldeberg Workshop, Voorheesville, NY
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| 1985-1991 | | Flower Carol, Watertown, MA
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| 1985 & 1990 | | Folkcraft Instruments, Wingdale, NY
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| 1984-1985 | | Hambone Music, Saratoga Springs, NY
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| 1983 -1996, 1999 | | Cranberry Dulcimer Gathering, Binghamton, NY
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| 1982 to Present | | Private lessons |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (Other) |
| 1973-1977 | | English teacher, Central Bucks West High School, Doylestown, PA
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| 1979-1997 | | Substitute teacher, East Greenbush Central Schools, East Greenbush, NY;
per diem in various subject areas and long term in English
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| 1997-1998 | | English teacher, Ford High School, Quinlan ISD, Quinlan, TX |
ACHIEVEMENTS |
| 2007 | | Produced and released "Following the Muse" CD
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| 2005 | | National Mountain Dulcimer Championship,
Walnut Valley Festival, Winfield, KS
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| 2003 | | 2nd place National Mtn Dulcimer Contest, Walnut Valley Festival, Winfield, KS
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| 1999 | | Published Heliotrope Bouquet Tune Book
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| 1993 | | Co-produced and released "Heliotrope Bouquet" CD
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| 1991 | | Published Patterns and Patchwork: Fingerpicking Made Easy
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| 1984 | | Placed 1st in Adult, 2nd in Innovative, and 2nd in Grand Champion Dulcimer Days Competition, Roscoe Village, Coshocton, OH
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| 1972 | | MA in American Literature, The Catholic University
Washington, DC
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| 1971 | | BA (major in English, minor in education), Marywood College
Scranton, PA
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| 1962-1971 | | Church organist, St. Isidore's, Quakertown, PA
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| 1954-1971 | | Studied piano and organ
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