Hi Joyce! Thank you so much! Unfortunately, I had to decline the invitation from the ODPC to perform this year. Bummer! I sure will miss seeing you and all of our musician friends. But...next year, for sure!
Thank you, John! I have to admit, I was not familiar with "Thumbs" Carlyle so I looked him up. Wow - what an incredible musician he was! A real one-of-a-kind. I love his style! Thanks for telling me about him.
Hi Lois! Yes indeed, we are in close proximity, when I'm down state. I spend quite a bit of time up north. So, I pass right through your area then, right? Next time I'll unroll the window (provided it's not sleeting & snowing) and shout out to you - real loud so you can hear me over the 75 traffic. Lol! I'm with you on the percussion. Maybe it's a Motown thing, huh? The instrument is a Dulciborn made by Gold Tone. It's a hybrid. A mountain dulcimer fretboard on the body of a Weissenborn style hollow neck guitar. I have a lot of fun with it. It certainly has racked up a bunch of miles as it goes north with me each and every time!
Watching the video, I thought about guitar player "Thumbs" Carlyle, a "Nashville Cat" of the 1960s-70s. He played standard guitar, but in his lap, like a dulcimer or steel guitar. He was Roger Miller's guitar player when Miller had a TV show.
Wow! I've been working on this same piece with variations, but that percussion track adds so much. You're near me in the metro area (yeah, supposedly as of tomorrow summer's officially 75 days until it starts, but will settle for spring a.s.a.p.)! Besides being electrified (& electrifying) what is your instrument officially called as it's more than a straight dulcimer.
Thanks so much, Ariane! I really appreciate that. Thank you, Dusty! It was a fun way to combat my cabin fever. It beat just sitting there and watching the snow ever so sloooowly pretending to melt. Lol!
Aww...thank you, Marc! The facial expressions...lucky I'm not a poker player, right?!
I certainly appreciate your kind words, Terry - thank you!
But...old hat? Not so much, my friend. If only...
Hi Joyce! Thank you so much! Unfortunately, I had to decline the invitation from the ODPC to perform this year. Bummer! I sure will miss seeing you and all of our musician friends.
But...next year, for sure! 
Christine, nice performance going on there. Old hat for you, I'm guessing.
Thank you for sharing your vast talents
That makes me very happy! Thank you, Kevin!!!
Thank you, John! I have to admit, I was not familiar with "Thumbs" Carlyle so I looked him up. Wow - what an incredible musician he was! A real one-of-a-kind. I love his style! Thanks for telling me about him.
So that's what a Dulciborn is. I'm not that far from I-75. Shout loud enough & I might ask to see it close up.
This is great! So much fun. Your videos always make me tap my toes and smile.
Hi Lois! Yes indeed, we are in close proximity, when I'm down state. I spend quite a bit of time up north. So, I pass right through your area then, right? Next time I'll unroll the window (provided it's not sleeting & snowing) and shout out to you - real loud so you can hear me over the 75 traffic. Lol! I'm with you on the percussion. Maybe it's a Motown thing, huh?
The instrument is a Dulciborn made by Gold Tone. It's a hybrid. A mountain dulcimer fretboard on the body of a Weissenborn style hollow neck guitar. I have a lot of fun with it. It certainly has racked up a bunch of miles as it goes north with me each and every time! 
How fun! You've got a great groove going there.
Watching the video, I thought about guitar player "Thumbs" Carlyle, a "Nashville Cat" of the 1960s-70s. He played standard guitar, but in his lap, like a dulcimer or steel guitar. He was Roger Miller's guitar player when Miller had a TV show.
Wow! I've been working on this same piece with variations, but that percussion track adds so much. You're near me in the metro area (yeah, supposedly as of tomorrow summer's officially 75 days until it starts, but will settle for spring a.s.a.p.)! Besides being electrified (& electrifying) what is your instrument officially called as it's more than a straight dulcimer.
Thanks so much, Ariane! I really appreciate that.
Thank you, Dusty! It was a fun way to combat my cabin fever. 
It beat just sitting there and watching the snow ever so sloooowly pretending to melt. Lol!
That's awesome!
Well how much fun is that!