DavisJames

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Location: St.Catharines
Country: Canada

My Latest Followers:

Bvmaestro Beth T StudentofRhythm Nate glowhazel dulcidom granto mrdougg leslie Jim Phillips Salt Springs Leo Kretzner Cynthia Wigington Gregg Schneeman John W. McKinstry Christine Shoemaker Martin Oesterle Gordon Hardy Pierre-Yves Donnio Rob N Lackey Mark Filler John C. Knopf Maddie Myers Cristian Huet Dusty Turtle Ethan Chastain Tom McDonald Mary Z. Cox Randy Adams Robin Thompson Strumelia

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youtube videos: 4
audio tracks: 25

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Latest Activity

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DavisJames
@davisjames • 13 hours ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Cuckoo's Nest.:
"Hearkening back to my days in trad-rock bands in the 70's."
DavisJames
@davisjames • 14 hours ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Brian Boru's March:
"It seems to me you're using pull offs and hammer ons sometimes,rather than trying to play each note wih a separate stroke of the pick.Whatever it is,it..."
DavisJames
@davisjames • 5 days ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Pine Cones:
"Growing up in Canada I thought pine trees were a northern,Canadian thing...very surprised on my first trip south of the border,Georgia,Florida has pines plus..."
DavisJames
@davisjames • 5 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "David Lynch Baritone":
"I have a folkroots I've turned into a baritone (A E a)...low A and E,wound,high a,some thick unwound string(017?)...it took a couple of months for it to..."
DavisJames
@davisjames • 2 weeks ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Varsoviana:
"I only know this as a 2 part melody.The 2 extra turns are a real treat.Your fiddler player had a lovely tone"
DavisJames
@davisjames • 2 weeks ago • comments: 4
Liked a youtube item created by @robin-thompson: All the Abandoned Mines
DavisJames
@davisjames • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: Vdol Po Ulitse (Along the Street)
DavisJames
@davisjames • 2 weeks ago • comments: 4
Liked a music item created by @dan-evans: Varsoviana
DavisJames
@davisjames • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Good dulcimer for busking?":
"I busked in the Toronto subway stations for years(fiddle).Amplification was allowed but I was a purist-so much so that I needed physio every couple years to..."
DavisJames
@davisjames • 3 weeks ago • comments: 27
Posted a new Comment on Tumbling Skies:
"Dan Evans: DavisJames: Hello Dan.Is there anywhere I could buy your CD online or otherwise.All the best,Jamie Snider...   dear Jamie - so sorry..."
DavisJames
@davisjames • 3 weeks ago • comments: 8
Liked a youtube item created by @masaki: "Shenandoah" on Mountain Dulcimer
DavisJames
@davisjames • 3 weeks ago • comments: 1
Created a new Audio File:
Sharbot's Waltz.
DavisJames
@davisjames • 4 weeks ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Carmen Carmella:
"Right up there with "Spanish is a loving tongue"....thanks."
DavisJames
@davisjames • 4 weeks ago • comments: 6
Liked a group discussions item created by @strumelia: how to add extra beats in a crooked tune
DavisJames
@davisjames • 4 weeks ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on how to add extra beats in a crooked tune:
"Hi Dusty,thanks for the opportunity to hear a "new" Quebecois tune played by great players.I would put the initial phrase in 7/4,cause it's singable that way..."
DavisJames
@davisjames • 4 weeks ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on New Year Carol (Benjamin Britten):
"I find Cynthia's comment about there not being a single accidental very interesting.There's a real integrity to the melody...it doesn't need modulations or..."
DavisJames
@davisjames • 4 weeks ago • comments: 0
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: "Gift-Giving" Waltz after Erik Nillson
DavisJames
@davisjames • 4 weeks ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Strathspey and Reel.:
"Still working on a few more strathspeys a year later.It's interesting,you've got to create a special technique for it.Some of them work,most of them don't.If..."
DavisJames
@davisjames • 4 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to ""Extra" frets and JI vs ET":
"Oh,I'd go for a couple extra frets since you're already covered with the more traditional tunings.I have a chromatic that sat in the closet for years while I..."
DavisJames
@davisjames • one month ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Seven Years.:
"Thanks Robin.There are a lot of fair young maids and brisk young sailors out there.The sailors are often called John Reilly.Like a lot of maritime/NL..."
DavisJames
@davisjames • one month ago • comments: 4
Liked a youtube item created by @steve-c: Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues, capoed 4th fret key of A
DavisJames
@davisjames • one month ago • comments: 4
Created a new Audio File:
Seven Years.
DavisJames
@davisjames • one month ago • comments: 14
Posted a new Comment on All the Abandoned Mines:
"I love this melody.I suspect that the folks who worked in the mine near you and the people who depended on them would be glad to know that you composed and..."
DavisJames
@davisjames • one month ago • comments: 4
Liked a music item created by @richard-streib: I Am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger
DavisJames
@davisjames • one month ago • comments: 6
Liked a youtube item created by @granto: Autumn's Farewell - Original Composition
DavisJames
@davisjames • one month ago • comments: 2
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: Once I had a sweetheart (duet)
DavisJames
@davisjames • one month ago • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on Cascade:
"Kajus did a great job."
DavisJames
@davisjames • one month ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Fanny Power by O'Carolan:
"Great melody!The thumbpick is an interesting idea,makes the melody string step forward a bit. thats why I use it..you are quick to pick that up. I use a..."
DavisJames
@davisjames • one month ago • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on Youghal Harbour:
"Youghal Harbour reminds me so much of another Irish tune,,"The Blackbird".A melody I could never master."
DavisJames
@davisjames • one month ago • comments: 14
Posted a new Comment on Flow Gently Sweet Afton:
"Hi Jim.It's great to hear this song again.In the 50's we learned it in school.Education in English Canada was quite Victorian then.We were taught how to..."
DavisJames
@davisjames • 2 months ago • comments: 14
Liked a youtube item created by @jim-fawcett: Flow Gently Sweet Afton
DavisJames
@davisjames • 2 months ago • comments: 7
Posted a new Comment on Zion Ridge:
"That is so ear-tickling. ..."
DavisJames
@davisjames • 2 months ago • comments: 9
Posted a new Comment on Hangman's Waltz.:
"This tune always makes me think about the American recordist,Phil Spector,who pioneered the "wall of sound" in the 60's...in this case it's the galax(aaaa)..."
DavisJames
@davisjames • 2 months ago • comments: 11
Posted a new Comment on Alaw Elin (Elin's song):
"I find myself whistling  or humming this melody on my early morning walks.A welcome companion as so many others are over the years."
DavisJames
@davisjames • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Liked a music item created by @david-s-sharp: Dove Creek Ranch

Latest Group Discussions

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Latest Audio

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 Sharbot's Waltz.

Sharbot's Waltz.


@DavisJames
3 weeks ago - Comments: 1
Seven Years.

Seven Years.


@DavisJames
one month ago - Comments: 4
Headin' South

Headin' South


@DavisJames
2 months ago - Comments: 5
Maggie Darling[tearjerker on the teardrop].

Maggie Darling[tearjerker on...


@DavisJames
3 months ago - Comments: 3
Prairie Medley.

Prairie Medley.


@DavisJames
4 months ago - Comments: 3
Old Motel

Old Motel


@DavisJames
4 months ago - Comments: 8
The Princess Royal.

The Princess Royal.


@DavisJames
6 months ago - Comments: 6
Danville Girl.

Danville Girl.


@DavisJames
6 months ago - Comments: 5
The 4 poster bed.

The 4 poster bed.


@DavisJames
9 months ago - Comments: 10
Champagne Waltz.

Champagne Waltz.


@DavisJames
10 months ago - Comments: 5
Drunken Captain.

Drunken Captain.


@DavisJames
last year - Comments: 2
Valse Clog de Peribonka.

Valse Clog de Peribonka.


@DavisJames
last year - Comments: 4
The Indian's Lament.

The Indian's Lament.


@DavisJames
last year - Comments: 6
Napoleon crossing the alps.

Napoleon crossing the alps.


@DavisJames
last year - Comments: 4
Louie's Schottische.

Louie's Schottische.


@DavisJames
last year - Comments: 7

Latest Videos

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Bending the strings

Bending the strings


@DavisJames
last year - Comments: 5
asheville girls

asheville girls


@DavisJames
3 years ago - Comments: 3
Cherry Dulcimer Song

Cherry Dulcimer Song


@DavisJames
4 years ago - Comments: 9

Comments

Ken Longfield
12/29/23 11:13:30PM @ken-longfield:

I grew up not far from the Hudson River on the western side of the Palisades in north eastern NJ. We spent many delightful days traveling up the western side of the river up to Kingston and back.

Ken

"The dulcimer sings a sweet song."


Ken Longfield
12/28/23 06:36:34PM @ken-longfield:

I, too, have ancestors that came over from the Palitinate. Perhaps it is that and the fact that I live in central Pennsylvania that peaked my interest in the the Pennsylvania German zitter, a relative of the German hummel. I have two instruments for the last quarter of 19th century that I've restored plus I have examined instruments in the Mercer Museum, Landis Valley Farm and Museum, and the Smithsonian Institution.

Ken

"The dulcimer sings a sweet song."


Strumelia
12/01/23 03:55:50PM @strumelia:

James you are so kind and thoughtful to support FOTMD as you do. Thank You!  🎄🙋🏼‍♀️


Strumelia
12/27/21 05:10:38PM @strumelia:

@davisjames, thank you so much for your thoughtful site donation to FOTMD. It is so very appreciated. 🥰


Salt Springs
12/10/21 04:48:22AM @salt-springs:

June Apple Dulcimers in Maryland builds Scheitholts.  I have one.... it is an outstanding instrument.


DavisJames
12/08/21 05:46:45PM @davisjames:

Thanks again for the welcoming words.


Jim Fawcett
11/25/21 07:12:22PM @jim-fawcett:

Hey Davis, welcome aboard. Glad ya found us.


Ben Barr Jr
11/25/21 05:44:41AM @benjamin-w-barr-jr:

Hi Davis, and welcome to the wonderful world of the Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer.  It's a good place to come, spend some time, learn about the dulcimer, and to meet some good people.

Ben


Ken Longfield
11/24/21 12:36:59PM @ken-longfield:

Welcome to FOTMD, DavisJames. It is good to have you aboard. I look forward to your participation in these discussions. Let us know if we can help you in any way along your dulcimer journey.

Ken

"The dulcimer sings a sweet song."


Richard Streib
11/23/21 07:53:28PM @richard-streib:

Welcome Davisjames to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. Glad you joined. This is a great community of dulcimer folks. Join the discussions. Ask questions. Make lots of dulcimer friends. Best wishes on your dulcimer journey.