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The Water Is Wide

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a short film of professional landscape photographs of the English Lake District set to the music of The Water Is Wide, performed by Dan Evans on mountain dulcimer - this is the instrumental version of the song from Dan's Autumn Dance CD (DSM7 / 2002) with lovely violin from Sylvia Seaton

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06/16/19 09:03:16PM @marg:

Question:

The GT-1 you use on your solid-body electric dulcimer, I'm thinking tuned DAA. My dulcimer I have set up with the GT-1 is tuned DAd, if I would retune - do you know if all my sounds I have programed now would still sound good in a different tuning or would I need to reprogram many new sounds?

I am planning on checking a few different tunings because I am curious how it will sound. I love the different sounds I have been able to create, matching then to the different music. I Just thought I would see if you have already done this.

Thanks again for all your help you have given me

marg.

05/13/18 01:21:57AM @dan-evans:

thank you all for your kind comments - the dulcimer in this film sounds so good for a number of reasons ....

1 - it is simply the best sounding dulcimer I have ever heard - see the 'instruments' page on my website https://www.english-dulcimer.com/instruments/

2 - it is in Ionian (DAA) tuning, although in key of E (EBB) - the best and only sensible general tuning for the dulcimer

3 it is very well recorded in a top studio using two high spec mics, one on each bout and a pickup too

... and I hope I played it nicely :)

05/13/18 01:17:58AM @dan-evans:

IRENE:

Do you teach at some of the festivals you go to? and If so, where and when. I so love this piece. aloha, irene

thnx @irene

yes, I visit the US from time to time and teach a little in the UK too - I will try and remember to post my US dates on FOTMD (it is up to date today) but you can always see my concerts and workshop son the events page of my website https://www.english-dulcimer.com/events/ best - Dan

05/13/18 01:15:54AM @dan-evans:

Marcia Mikesell:

This is so beautiful Dan!! I thoroughly enjoyec this arrangement! What make

is you beautiful sounding dulcimer?

thnx @marcia-mikesell

this dulcimer is a bespoke build by maker now based in Cornwall

05/13/18 01:14:48AM @dan-evans:

zigeunerin:

I love this...just beautiful!

thnx @zigeunerin

02/23/18 10:13:13PM @irene:

Do you teach at some of the festivals you go to? and If so, where and when. I so love this piece. aloha, irene

02/23/18 09:28:55PM @marcia-mikesell:

This is so beautiful Dan!! I thoroughly enjoyec this arrangement! What make

is you beautiful sounding dulcimer?

02/22/17 02:14:55AM @dan-evans:

thnx @mary-macgowan

02/21/17 08:06:13PM @mary-macgowan:

So soothing and sweet. Lovely combo with violin. Thank you for sharing this treasure.

02/03/17 10:48:11AM @kellerjr:

Very nice.

02/03/17 09:24:26AM @betty-bj-jordan:

We play a lot in my part of Kentucky. We have a lot of Scots/Irish, at least I know I am. It's a lovely tune you did there Dan!

01/28/17 03:11:10AM @dan-evans:

the Lake District images have been taken over a ten year period - we go every year but the light has to be right for good shots

01/15/17 10:56:09AM @dan-evans:

thnx all for your kind comments

I love this tune and, paradoxically, although I've been to Scoitland a number of times, I learned this arrangment in Kentucky, killing time in a motel room between two festivals