JOHN LIONARONS of Lansdowne, PA is a multi-instrumentalist, teacher, theatre artist, and award-winning hammered dulcimer player. John appeared in the Original Broadway cast of the musical Quilters and performed last fall in the New York premiere of the Irish drama Dublin By Lamplight. His original music has been nominated twice for Philadelphia’s Barrymore Award for Excellence in Theatre and he has placed five times in the National Hammered Dulcimer Championships in Winfield, KS. John has recorded three albums of traditional and original music for dulcimer. His latest CD, The Dulcimer in Old Philadelphia, is a collection of period tunes from 18th century America. For the last ten years “Philadelphia’s Colonial Dulcimer Player” has been plying his trade throughout Old City’s historic district where his spirited performances have been enjoyed by countless visitors and such notables as Mrs. Betsy Ross, General George Washington, Dr. Benjamin Franklin and former Governor Ed Rendell.
