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

Stats

youtube videos: 4
audio tracks: 26

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Latest Activity

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DavisJames
@davisjames • 3 days ago • comments: 7
Liked a youtube item created by @masaki: Children’s Songs Medley (4 tunes)
DavisJames
@davisjames • 3 days ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Henrietta's Wedding:
"What an enjoyable song...I'm curious as to it's origins.Was it originally an Africaner song, or from African people or English speaking people,or a mixture..."
DavisJames
@davisjames • 3 days ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Chicken Scratch:
"I can see those chickens,pecking away and scratching the ground."
DavisJames
@davisjames • 3 days ago • comments: 2
Liked a youtube item created by @carol-h: Chicken Scratch
DavisJames
@davisjames • 5 days ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Ramblin' Round.:
"Thanks,Robin.I neglected to say that the song was written by Woody Guthrie,the man who wrote "This land is your land"."
DavisJames
@davisjames • 5 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Anybody familiar with dulcimers made by James Goodall?":
"That's an interesting response.In the 80's electronic tuners took over.I would use them when I was playing in a band then go aside to"make it sound..."
DavisJames
@davisjames • 6 days ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Peace:
"Like this a lot.Oddly it reminds me of classical Scottish bagpipe music(pibroch).The player introduces a theme,3 or 4 (or more) notes then proceeds to..."
DavisJames
@davisjames • one week ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Ramblin' Round.:
"Sorry,no extra dulcimers or mandolins...I missed one of the boxes in the "posting".part."
DavisJames
@davisjames • one week ago • comments: 3
Created a new Audio File:
Ramblin' Round.
DavisJames
@davisjames • one week ago • comments: 8
Liked a music item created by @dan: Isabella
DavisJames
@davisjames • 2 weeks ago • comments: 7
Liked @marko Click here to view
DavisJames
@davisjames • 2 weeks ago • comments: 4
Liked a music item created by @damon: Peace
DavisJames
@davisjames • 2 weeks ago • comments: 4
Liked a youtube item created by @carol-h: Sweet Apple Brandy
DavisJames
@davisjames • 3 weeks ago • comments: 2
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: Henrietta's Wedding
DavisJames
@davisjames • 3 weeks ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on Y Lili (The Lilly):
"Still ticklish after all these years,to paraphrase a Paul Simon song.I have a crackpot theory that we feel music in different parts of our body...this tune..."
DavisJames
@davisjames • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Jean Ritchie and her ballad repertoire":
"I would add my 2 cents' worth about the melodies!With ballads sung without accompaniment,they had to be memorable,durable because they were passed down..."
DavisJames
@davisjames • 3 weeks ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on John O'Connor.:
"I'm admiring your technique.Hammer ons and pull offs I think.I find most Irish and Canadian tunes(jigs,reels) very difficult to play with each note being..."
DavisJames
@davisjames • 3 weeks ago • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @alex-lubet: Jean Ritchie and her ballad repertoire
DavisJames
@davisjames • 3 weeks 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 • 3 weeks ago • comments: 5
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 • 4 weeks 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 • 4 weeks 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 • one month 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 • one month ago • comments: 6
Liked a youtube item created by @robin-thompson: All the Abandoned Mines
DavisJames
@davisjames • one month ago • comments: 0
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: Vdol Po Ulitse (Along the Street)
DavisJames
@davisjames • one month ago • comments: 4
Liked a music item created by @dan-evans: Varsoviana
DavisJames
@davisjames • one month 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 • one month 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 • one month ago • comments: 8
Liked a youtube item created by @masaki: "Shenandoah" on Mountain Dulcimer
DavisJames
@davisjames • 2 months ago • comments: 1
Created a new Audio File:
Sharbot's Waltz.
DavisJames
@davisjames • 2 months ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Carmen Carmella:
"Right up there with "Spanish is a loving tongue"....thanks."
DavisJames
@davisjames • 2 months ago • comments: 6
Liked a group discussions item created by @strumelia: how to add extra beats in a crooked tune
DavisJames
@davisjames • 2 months 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 • 2 months 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 • 2 months ago • comments: 0
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: "Gift-Giving" Waltz after Erik Nillson

Latest Group Discussions

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Latest Audio

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Ramblin' Round.

Ramblin' Round.


@DavisJames
one week ago - Comments: 3
 Sharbot's Waltz.

Sharbot's Waltz.


@DavisJames
2 months ago - Comments: 1
Seven Years.

Seven Years.


@DavisJames
2 months ago - Comments: 4
Headin' South

Headin' South


@DavisJames
3 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
5 months ago - Comments: 3
Old Motel

Old Motel


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

The Princess Royal.


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

Danville Girl.


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

The 4 poster bed.


@DavisJames
10 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

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.