Hi all! Thanks for your comments. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Cheryl - I liked my new title for this traditional tune. ;)

Brian, very nice! This popped up in news feed and honestly I clicked on it cuz I thought it was weird that there was a tune about slow kissing a quaker. Bwwaaahhhh.

Just found this one, Brian. Very nice. I like the tempo and think it works great. You've captured a nice, rolling, patient rhythm.

Hi all, and thanks for your comments. As always, I appreciate you taking the time to listen and give feedback.

Rick - I like Folkcraft a lot. I think they should probably pay me since I speak pretty highly of them fairly often. :) (They don't, though - I'm just a happy customer.) As for you soon being so close to McSpadden, I love them them also. In my opinion, you really can't go wrong with either of those.

John - glad you liked the shirt. I will ignore John K. Usually, the sleeves do get in the way. Not sure how I avoided that here.

Joaquin - thanks so much! I want to mention that if there is a way to search through my posts, I recently posted a few website I use to find tunes. You can find thousands of tunes there that can be played on or adapted for the dulcimer.

Wayne - Thank you! Happy Thanksgiving to you also. And to everyone to celebrates. To those outside the US, I hope you have a Happy Week! :)

Nice one Brian, I played it at about the same speed while learning it on HD, and sometimes would revert back to the slower version when playing in a pub session, always used to throw the speed merchants !!! Ignore JohnK, the shirt is sweet, I have one like it myself, but I would like to know how you manage to play sleeve cuffs down, a'la French Courtier! Mine would be damping 'em down big time?

JohnH

I am glad to learn that that is a Folkcraft--it just so happens that I am going to their factory/showroom in Indiana on my Christmas travels (I am a native Hoosier)--I had previously emailed them, and they were very nice. I am looking forward to hearing their dulcimers in person. (Coincidentally, my family and I are moving to Memphis--which is a couple of hours from the McSpadden folks, as I understand it.)

Carrie and John - for some reason, I thought I responded to you already. Sorry about that. :)

Thank you both for your comments. I do appreciate them. And John - what? You don't like my pink shirt? Man...tough crowd. ;)

Thanks Rick! I currently have Folkcraft and McSpadden dulcimers. This one is a Folkcraft CSH model. Black walnut with cedar soundboard. Scroll head. Yes, the idea of the elevated fretboard is to get it off the soundboard, so that the soundboard is more free to vibrate. And it's also beautiful that way, in my opinion. :)

Sweet! You have probably mentioned this before, but what kind of dulcimer do you play? I cannot see the head (scroll or Guitar-style peg board?), but I like that the fretboard is elevated, presumably for sound?

I think that the speed of this comes off as extremely musical, and it helps define the moving lines (especially in the trade-off between high & low). Another great job! You wore that shirt just for spite...didn't you???