Cover photo by Terry Duggins; color lab by Mukul Lokre. Koa wood dulcimers made by Bernd Kraus.
The May 2025 issue of DPN (Vol. 51 No. 2) went to the printers May 1 and was mailed by May 10. Many subscribers have already received their copy, though delivery times vary! If you subscribed or renewed before April 30, please let us know if you do not get your copy by June 1. We will send a replacement at no cost.
We process new subscriptions and renewals on a rolling basis, in batches once or twice a week. Your subscription will begin with the latest issue while supplies last; we still have plenty of the May issue at this time. If you subscribed after April 30 and have not received your copy within 3 weeks of purchase, please let us know so we can check the status of your order. Sometimes the post office is slow, but we’re humans, so administrative errors happen from time to time. We do our best to make it right as fast as we can.
If you have any questions about the status of your order or subscription, please contact harmony@dpnews.com!
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We frequently receive reports of magazines arriving damaged, or only the covers arriving, with no contents! If this has happened to you, please email harmony@dpnews.com - we will work on sending you a free replacement as soon as we can.
1 Year Subscriptions - New & Renewals (yellow option below)
There are 4 shipping options:
US Regular Mail: $45
US First Class Mail: $60
International (Canada & Mexico): $60
International (all other countries): $75
First Class & International subscriptions come in an envelope, which helps protects the magazine. First Class mail is included in mail forwarding through the USPS.
Regular subscriptions do not come in an envelope and do not get forwarded. If you move or otherwise want your magazine redirected, email harmony@dpnews.com so we can update the mailing list.
Sustaining Subscriptions (blue option below)
Show your support for DPN by becoming a Sustaining Subscriber for $100. Same great magazine, higher price!
The names of all new Sustaining Subscribers will be published in the next issue as print deadlines allow, unless requested to be excluded or listed as anonymous.
Be sure to select whether you want to receive your magazine in by Regular Mail (no envelope) or First Class Mail (in an envelope). First Class mail is included in mail forwarding through the USPS. If you move or otherwise want your magazine redirected, email harmony@dpnews.com so we can update the mailing list.
Gift Subscriptions (red option below)
Give a subscription to someone else! Same shipping options as 1 Year Subscriptions above.
When you add the gift subscription to the cart, you will be prompted for the recipient’s shipping information.
All orders are checked against the current subscriber mailing lists.
When we process orders for someone already on the mailing list, we will add 4 issues to the end date of your current subscription. For example, if your subscription is good through Vol. 50 No. 4 and you purchase a “1 year subscription,” your subscription end date will be updated to Vol. 51 No. 4.
If for some reason we don’t see your current subscription and send you a duplicate copy, please let us know so we can correct the error! (This sometimes happens when a spouse renews and we don’t recognize the name; sometimes we just miss the name on the mailing list.)
Don’t know when your subscription ends?
Check the address label of the last issue you received. Your last issue is printed above your name and address. The current issue is Vol. 50 No. 3. Anything up to and including this issue means it’s time to renew!
Can’t find your address, or threw away your envelope? That’s okay! Email your name and address to harmony@dpnews.com and we’ll be able to look it up for you.
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If you prefer not to pay through the website, please mail your payment and mailing information to:
Dulcimer Players News
149 Weaver Blvd. #174
Weaverville, NC 28787
Be sure to include your name and shipping address with your payment!
Subscriptions are only refundable prior to the mailing of the first issue.
Scholarship subscriptions are available for young players (aged 25 and under) and folks facing financial hardship. Reach out to editor@dpnews.com to request a scholarship (No questions asked! Just send us your name and address and ask for a scholarship!) or to sponsor a scholarship subscription.
When we are between issues, we typically process orders every 10-14 days. If we run out of the latest issue, you will receive your first magazine when the next issue prints.
Shipping time varies, but should be under two weeks for US addresses.