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Bob & Phyllis Dunne

Presentations

  • Nebraska Arts Council Touring Program Concerts

    • Simply Dunne
      • Phyllis delights audiences with her stellar mountain dulcimer arrangements and angelic voice in a 90 minute concert featuring an exciting variety of musical styles. This Woody Guthrie Folk Singing Champion, National Traditional Performer of the Year for Lap Dulcimer and two-time Midwest Dulcimer Champion offers an entertaining look at history through song. Audiences of all ages love joining in the fun!
      Technical Requirements: Stage protected from rain, grounded power source.

    • Joyously Dunne
      • A 90 minute Christmas concert featuring the holidays most loved music. Phyllis warms the cockles of your heart using the mountain dulcimer and singing the carols of the season. Audiences aren’t left out in the cold either. It’s a holly jolly good time!
      Technical Requirements: Someplace warm, grounded power source.

    Funding may be available through the Nebraska Arts Council Touring Program

  • Nebraska Humanities Council Speakers Bureau Programs

    • 45 minutes of music, stories and fun followed by 10 minute question and answer sessions

    • Didgeridoo and Dulcimer, Too! with Bob & Phyllis Dunne

    • Making Music Come Alive with Phyllis

      • Phyllis presents the sweet sounds of the mountain dulcimer and voice in a concert featuring traditional songs which make American history come alive. Phyllis delivers an informative, yet entertaining program which encourages audience participation. Lots of toe-tapping, hand-clapping, sing-a-long music.

    • Sing-A-Longs with Phyllis

      • Happy Days Are Here Again when you sing along with Phyllis. All the oldies, but goodies. Phyllis’ flying fingers make the piano soar along with your voices. Talent not needed. Phyllis provides the word sheets. You bring the fun!

    • Dunne Dooing It with Bob

      • Bob plays a mesmerizing Aboriginal wind instrument called the didgeridoo, a tree branch hollowed out by termites. Dunne, 1995 Old Time Country Music and Pioneer Exposition Miscellaneous Instrument Champion, demonstrates the doo’s versatily while sharing Australia’s legacy of folk tales and culture. Dunne also describes the tribal initiation while using the bull roar and clapsticks.

    • Didgeridoo and Dulcimer, Too! with Bob & Phyllis Dunne

      • Bob and Phyllis present the unique sounds of the Appalachian Mountain dulcimer and the Australian Aboriginal didgeridoo. Together they present an interesting, audience participating program describing the representative cultures. The dulcimer, a three stringed instrument, and the didgeridoo, a wind instrument made from a branch hollowed out by termites, are both known for their characteristic mezmerizing drones. Phyllis focuses on the history behind American folk songs. Bob shares the legacy of folk tales and traditions. Together they put the ‘folk’ back in music, take the ‘dul’ out of dulcimer and invite you to ‘doo’ it with them.

Funding may be available through the Nebraska Humanities Council

Dunne Together

"World class entertainment - absolutely world class. This was the best humanities program we’ve ever had. They will definitely be back."

— Douglas Stutzman
Friends of the Schuyler Public Library

"Outstanding! They exhibited an understanding of how children need to be taught as well as entertained. I would recommend this to any school or group."

— Partners in Education
Stromsburg School Foundation

"This is a great program! Phyllis and Robert made a presentation that could be understood by the very young and still be interesting for adults. What a talent!"

— Marti Fritzen
Gere Library Lincoln Nebraska

"This was a great intergenerational program. Our audience ages ranged from four to ninety-one and everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The Dunnes captured the children’s attention early on and kept them engaged the entire time. This was a wonderful interactive learning experience for all. The Dunnes are excellent presentors."

— St. Peter’s United Church of Christ

“This was an excellent program with lots of audience involvement. The Dunnes did things that entertained and kept the attention of an audience that ranged in age from 4 – 92. Best of all, they let anyone who wanted to come up and try to play the instruments. In addition to a fun and very entertaining performance, they gave a good history of the instruments and cultural information about their value, use and construction. They are accomplished musicians and just plain nice people who made everyone feel comfortable and welcome – even inspired to try to play a musical instrument.”

— Cosgrave Music Club

“Judging by the significant number of flower festival visitors who ‘parked’ in the pews to listen for an extended period, your dulcimer and didgeridoo performance was a big hit again this year! Thanks so much for sharing your talents and adding an exotic flavor to our musical offerings – you are very special artists!”
Sincerely,

— Kate Bradley
Cathedral Flower Festival

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Already Dunne

  • Stromsburg Elementary School
  • Clarkson Library Board
  • Nebraska Lions
  • Guiding Star Girl Scout Council
  • Columbus Senior Center
  • United Methodist Church
  • Kiwanis Club
  • Friends of the Schuyler Public Library
  • Gere Library, Lincoln
  • Cosgrave Music Club
  • St. Peter’s United Church of Christ
  • Willowdale Elementary School
  • Gothenburg Library Foundation, Inc.
  • Furnas County Homemakers Clubs
  • Howells Public Library
  • Douglas County Historical Society
  • Neligh Public Library
  • Albion Senior Center
  • Plum Creek Children's Literacy Festival

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