


No one is certain about the true origins of the hammered dulcimer, but experts believe the instrument showed up in Persia around 900 A.D. To play the instrument, you strike the strings with hammers. The hammered dulcimer is a trapezoid-shaped instrument with strings running across its body. You can find us Spotlight: The Hammered Dulcimer Composer Eric Shimelonis playing the hammered dulcimer: which consists of strings stretched over a trapezoid-shaped resonant sound board. Think you know the answer? Send your guess to We’ll announce the answer on Instagram and Facebook soon. Our resident artist is Sabina Hahn and you can learn more about her HERE. We'd love to see it! To access all the coloring pages for past episodes, click HERE. We’re also keeping an album so share your picture on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and tag it with #CircleRound. Our artist is Sabina Hahn.ĪDULTS! PRINT THIS so everyone can color while listening. Original music and sound design is by Eric Shimelonis. It was edited by Nora Saks and Circle Round’s supervising producer Amory Sivertson.

This episode was adapted for Circle Round by Rebecca Sheir. She’s also appearing on Broadway at the American Airlines Theatre in Birthday Candles, now playing through May 29th.
#Susannah flood family series
You grown-ups may recognize Susannah Flood from For The People on ABC and the Hulu original series Life and Beth. He originated the role of Papi in the Tony Award-winning musical The Band’s Visit, and is a Grammy Award winner as Principal Soloist on The Band’s Visit Original Broadway Cast Album. Voices in this episode include Ryan Dalusung, Igor Shimelonis, Dawn Ursula, Etai Benson, and Susannah Flood.Įtai Benson is currently starring in the Broadway production of Company, nominated for nine Tony Awards. Our story is called “Katya the Quick.” It’s inspired by tales from the Jewish tradition - particularly the eastern European country of Ukraine and the Middle Eastern country of Yemen.
