Maggie Sansone ~ Hammered Dulcimer Recording Artist's Home Page

The Maggie Sansone Website

[About Maggie Sansone's music and recordings]"Celtic reminiscences of an ancient and earthy voice with a rawness that speaks of windblown shores and craggy rocks splashed mercilessly by the sea."- CD Review

" Maggie Sansone reiterates her sensitive, innovative ability on the hammered dulcimer and is backed by an accomplished lineup of musicians, she presents a collection of lovely gentle tunes whose themes range from Celtic mythology to medieval, to contemporary. This album is marvelously calming, reflective, lovely collection of tunes played delicately and artfully by first rate artists."- New Age Voice

Maggie Sansone ~ Hammered Dulcimer

America's premier hammered dulcimer player and recording artist, Maggie Sansone's music and pioneering artistry has brought the ringing beauty of her music to hundreds of thousands of music lovers around the world.

Maggie has been featured on CBS-TV Sunday Morning, and NPR's All Things Considered, Performance Today, and The Thistle & Shamrock.

As producer and performer, Maggie has performed at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall, National Geographic Grosvenor Auditorium and many other venues; from the large stage to small town fairs, Renaissance and folk festivals, special events and weddings.

Maggie brings her unique vision and virtuosity to music of the ancient Celtic lands and her hammered dulcimer has been praised as the perfect music for Renaissance weddings and special events.

Recent awards include:

WAMMIE award for best Irish/Celtic instrumentalist from the Washington Area Music Association (DC's answer to the Grammies);
ANNIE Award for Performing Arts from the Anne Arundel Country Cultural Arts Foundation.

Maggie is the author of hammered dulcimer music books published by Mel Bay Publications. Mel Bay included Maggie in their Hammered dulcimer Anthology Series featuring America’s finest performers and teachers.

Maggie is founder and CEO of Maggie's Music record label. The label, which features over 50 albums distributed worldwide, is an eight time WAMMIE winner for "Record Label of the Year."

Maggie's recordings include:

And her Holiday recordings:

A Scottish Christmas (WAMMIE winner, "Celtic Recording")
Ancient Noels (AFIM INDIE winner)
Sounds of the Season
Sounds of the Season II (AFIM INDIE nominee)

Maggie also is featured on the DVD:

A Scottish Christmas