Linda Thomas and Dan DeLancey

Other than plugging in and rocking out, the most surprising thing acoustic instrumental duo Linda Thomas and Dan DeLancey could do after twenty years would be to add vocals. On the aptly named A Turning Point, they’ve done just that, with Thomas (on hammered dulcimer and piano) and DeLancey (on flatpick guitar and banjo) arranging folk and bluegrass standards from the likes of the Carter Family, John Hartford and Tom Paxton. The picking and tapping remain at the forefront, with the comforting crooning providing subtle reinforcement for the melodies. The Raytown residents still conduct hammered-dulcimer and flatpick-guitar workshops — soon they might add singing lessons to the syllabus.