Hey! A new shop in Yreka!! Yea!! Dan Daniels is an accomplished wood worker, craftsman, musician and pastor - quite a combination, huh?! AND he’s opened a very small shop at 327 W. Miner Street in Yreka called New Traditions Dulcimers and Wood Works. This little shop has a theme - it’s old timey bluegrass, folk, mission style fun!
The little voice inside me goes, “Eeeeee!!!!” whenever I see stringed instruments through a shop window! I’m no musician but for those who are, here’s a shop for you. As a matter of fact this is a shop for wanna be musicians too, because Dan offers lessons on guitar, banjo and dulcimer. His rates are crazy low and his teaching schedule has filled up quickly! Dan is an accomplished musician, touring throughout the country in the spring and summer and may even have a European tour in the works next year! Wow!
The wood items are handcrafted by Dan using local woods! So if you’re eco conscious you should pop in to check out the turned pens, bottle toppers, candle snuffers and darling little boxes. This stuff wasn’t made in Taiwan and no animals were harmed in their construction:) Then there’s the handmade soy candles - can you say, “pass the organic tofu and pour some more fair trade java”, because it’s all natural baby!
And finally the kicker! Besides all these things, Pastor Dan and his wife have another passion - it’s called Christmas in Appalachia. New Traditions Dulcimers will be collecting Christmas gifts for boys and girls in Eastern Kentucky. You may be thinking - “Why Kentucky?! How about Africa or Indonesia” Well, the children of Appalachia are the poorest of the poor in America. Their situation is complex and the dynamics are difficult to fully understand, but the bottom line is they are the kids that have gone beyond falling through the cracks - they’ve fallen through a chasm of poverty! They are far poorer than the poorest families in Siskiyou County and the Christmas gift they receive from a kind person living thousands of miles away means more to them than you could ever know!
Pastor Dan has not forgotten our local community, though. Yreka Christian Fellowship also delivers holiday meals to families in need right here at home.
So whether you are musical, green, humanitarian or are just looking for a great Christmas gift New Traditions Dulcimers is the place to go to fill the bill!
