One of my favorite memories is sitting with family and snappin' green beans - pick a bean from one bowl, snap it, put it in the colander or other bowl. I loved the sound, the smell of the fresh snapped beans, the feel of the fuzz on the fresh beans, and the gentle chatter amongst everyone. Simple things, gentle memories - those are so powerful! Do you have memories of snapping beans? Let me know!

I'm playing my new-to-me bargain dulcimer - a 1992 Walnut Valley dulcimer, made in Kansas. I am not using an amp, as the pick is drawing the volume from the dulcimer. I'm just using my webcam to record.

Music is ©️2026 Carol L Hatfield


My solo dulcimer album is available on Bandcamp, Amazon, Apple Music/iTunes, Pandora, Tidal, and iHeartRadio. There are links below.

(Be sure to take a look at the liner notes on Bandcamp, as they tell the story behind each tune or song 🙂)


https://carolhatfield.bandcamp.com/album/back-to-blackberry-creek

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G5JYG412/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2SWN54T8JJLE5&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.4m60eAsPcVwGZoXG4WTY7TNPtmOx21Pjnbci58b6ZGlMBDAVqle_Y_5mxDL2C89H.IYb_9J4yssEGHa8LY_CjHzWAzblMT2ZzFmi73yRRZeg&dib_tag=se&keywords=back+to+blackberry+creek&qid=1765397920&sprefix=back+to+blackberry+creek%2Caps%2C117&sr=8-1

https://music.apple.com/us/album/back-to-blackberry-creek/1859337837

https://www.pandora.com/artist/carol-hatfield/back-to-blackberry-creek/ALdk5zhvvPf9f7g

https://tidal.com/album/479716683