A rare good old friend- to me and to his ever-widening world. He made dulcimers for the better part of his life- got the pattern for his first one from my sister Edna at one of the Brasstown, NC Folk School's summer dance/song weeks, and she later acquired that first Ledford dulcimer.

We have shared many song gatherings and festival stages and workshops. He could talk for hours without a break- and everyone still wanted to listen! He was a storehouse of information about almost everything, was a dedicated musician, a respecter of tradition, a sought-after story teller, and you could see his smile and hear his laugh coming at you a from a mile away. He was a modest person- never bragging on his work, just sure that it was good and the best he could make it. Homer Ledford was one of the Good People. I think that his friendliness,his love shown to all, his wide influence will insure that there are many more good people in this battered world.