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Hangman's Waltz.

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Hangman's Waltz.

Hangman's Waltz.



style or instrument: Dulcimer,fiddle,cairdin.


musician/member name: Irish


streams: 304



Description:

learned it from a 1966 recording by Reg Hill,'Ottawa Valley Hoedown #2"...The fiddle is tuned A,E,A,C#.The dulcimer is AAAA,the guitar standard tuning..the overtones on the dulcimer are hit and miss...an amplifier,pickup and volume pedal would work wonders...
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Strumelia
05/03/25 09:11:12AM @strumelia:

Love this!
It's also great to hear the back story of your Galax dulcimer. sun


Robin Thompson
05/02/25 06:18:57PM @robin-thompson:

I love unison A tuning-- I have an instrument in Bagpipe tuning (Aaaa).  
DavisJames
05/02/25 05:57:20PM @davisjames:

How much joy have I gotten out of the aaaa tuning?A lot! I ordered a giant Galax dulcimer from John Knopf a couple years back thinking "Galax" just means a false back to increase the volume.He sends me this monster with the extra back with equidistant strings all tuned to one note.  I've learned to love it.A very happy misunderstanding.
DavisJames
07/11/22 11:25:07AM @davisjames:

Thanks for the positive comments.I've also known the tune as "Devil's Waltz" and "Dead Man's Waltz"...there are a lot of stories re playing the fiddle in that tuning.The tune is definitely a version of the Rye Whisky song also.
Robin Thompson
07/11/22 07:49:00AM @robin-thompson:

Nicely played, Jamie.  This sounds a lot like a tune known in the Appalachians by different names (I think) including Drunken Hiccups.  
Gordon Hardy
07/09/22 11:14:02AM @gordon-hardy:

Good tune Jamie! Worth learning I think.