Rough River State Resort Park will hold its annual “Dulcibrrr” event n also known as the Dulcimer Music Festival n on the weekend of Feb. 1-3.

Ann MacFie and Dick “Richard” Albin started the Dulcibrrr over 20 years ago as an off season event for Rough River State Resort Park. The “brrr” in Dulcibrrr denotes the cold weather expected in February. However, the first Dulcibrrr was greeted with a short sleeve winter. Then, as now, the Dulcibrrr is designed as a break from cabin fever whether it is cold or warm.

The Mountain or lap dulcimer is Kentucky’s official music instrument. People outside of Kentucky were first introduced to the dulcimer, which developed in the Appalachian Mountains from European folk instruments, when Perry County native Jean Ritchie took one with her to New York in 1947. The internationally known folk singer’s use of the dulcimer spread its popularity around the country and world. Originally associated with old ballads and front porch musicales, the dulcimer is now used to play everything from folk music to classical music and rock and roll.

Join Rough River for a celebration of this great American dulcimer music. Dulcimer music, workshops, and jam sessions orchestrate this weekend. Performers include Molly McCormack, Anne MacFie, Jon Morgan, Lorinda Jones and Richard Albin.

Package includes two nights lodging, Saturday breakfast and dinner buffets, and Sunday morning breakfast. Concerts, jam sessions and workshops are also included in the package for $225 plus tax per couple. Concerts and workshops can be purchased for $6 per person, per event. The weekend will begin Friday night with a concert at 8 p.m. The music continues on Saturday with lessons at 10 a.m., a jam session at 1:30 p.m. and up close sessions following with several performance and workshop areas to visit.

Another concert is set for Saturday night at 8 p.m. For more information, contact Sheila Jones at Rough River Dam State Resort Park at 1-800-325-1713 or Sheila.jones@ky.gov

Rough River Dam State Resort Park has a lodge, cottages, campground, Grayson’s Landing Restaurant, fishing, boating, 9-hole golf course, mini-golf and gift shop.

Rough River is on KY 79. From the Western Kentucky Parkway, exit on KY 79 north from Caneyville or exit on KY 259 N at Leitchfield and travel to the park via KY 54 from Leitchfield. Driving south, take KY 79 south from Hardinsburg and U.S. 60.