Old time fiddle and hammered dulcimer workshops offered by Ken Kolodner Clawhammer banjo workshops offered by Brad Kolodner Ken Kolodner is widely known as one of the foremost and most influential hammered dulcimer players in the U.S. and a fine old-time fiddler. Brad Kolodner has rapidly gained national recognition for his delicate touch and writing on the clawhammer and gourd banjo and banjola. Their 2011 release Otter Creek was the most played instrumental recording on The Folk Charts.