Tina Bergmann
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Tina Bergmann is an American hammered dulcimer player and teacher.
She is a self-taught musician brought up in the aural tradition who became an instructor and began playing professionally at an early age. At age 12 she established a thriving private studio and went on to perform and instruct at festivals and camps around the country. Her love for the hammered dulcimer and the music she makes is easily felt by audience members, workshop attendees and private students alike. She is known for her driving energy and syncopated rhythms and was described by Pete Seeger as "The best hammered dulcimer player I've heard in my life."
Bergmann lives with her husband, the double bass player Bryan Thomas, and their two children, in Brady Lake, Ohio. She is a regular performer for contradances.
