‘Music from the heart’: Bluegrass tradition blossoms at a family-owned music shop in Bucks County

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The Bucks County Folk Music Shop sells a range of acoustic stringed instruments, including guitars, tenor and five-string banjos, mandolins, ukuleles, mountain dulcimers, hammer dulcimers, harps, violins and more. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
The Bucks County Folk Music Shop sells a range of acoustic stringed instruments, including guitars, tenor and five-string banjos, mandolins, ukuleles, mountain dulcimers, hammer dulcimers, harps, violins and more. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
The Bucks County Folk Music Shop sells a range of acoustic stringed instruments, including guitars, tenor and five-string banjos, mandolins, ukuleles, mountain dulcimers, hammer dulcimers, harps, violins and more. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
Jackie Dieterichs repairs instruments at the store. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
Karl and Jackie Dieterichs opened the Bucks County Folk Music Shop in 1966. It's the oldest acoustic-stringed instrument store with the same owners since day one in the United States. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
Kim Dieterichs, left, runs the store with her mom, Jackie Dieterichs, right. Karl Dieterichs, Kim's dad and Jackie's husband, passed away in 2023. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
Ben Jarnutowski started taking banjo lessons at the Bucks County Folk Music Shop more than 20 years ago. He started the Doylestown Bluegrass Jam in 2001. The group meets every Wednesday at the Hilltown German Club in Chalfont. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
Ben Jarnutowski started taking banjo lessons at the Bucks County Folk Music Shop more than 20 years ago. He started the Doylestown Bluegrass Jam in 2001. The group meets every Wednesday at the Hilltown German Club in Chalfont. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
Ray Bizup, a member of the Doylestown Bluegrass Jam, found his dream guitar at the Bucks County Folk Music Shop several decades ago. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
The Hilltown German Club in Chalfont has been home to the Doylestown Bluegrass Jam for more than 20 years. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
More than a dozen musicians meet at the Hilltown German Club every Wednesday for the Doylestown Bluegrass Jam. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
More than a dozen musicians meet at the Hilltown German Club every Wednesday for the Doylestown Bluegrass Jam. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
More than a dozen musicians meet at the Hilltown German Club every Wednesday for the Doylestown Bluegrass Jam. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
The Hilltown German Club in Chalfont has been home to the Doylestown Bluegrass Jam for more than 20 years. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
The Hilltown German Club in Chalfont has been home to the Doylestown Bluegrass Jam for more than 20 years. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
Karl and Jackie Dieterichs opened the Bucks County Folk Music Shop in 1966. It's the oldest acoustic-stringed instrument store with the same owners since day one in the United States. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
Karl and Jackie Dieterichs opened the Bucks County Folk Music Shop in 1966. It's the oldest acoustic-stringed instrument store with the same owners since day one in the United States. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
Karl and Jackie Dieterichs opened the Bucks County Folk Music Shop in 1966. It's the oldest acoustic-stringed instrument store with the same owners since day one in the United States. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
Karl and Jackie Dieterichs opened the Bucks County Folk Music Shop in 1966. It's the oldest acoustic-stringed instrument store with the same owners since day one in the United States. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
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January 6, 2025 6:00 am

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