Forum Activity for @redmando

In the latest of my series of chats with fellow dulcimer players I spoke with Dennis Harris: https://mdconversations.blogspot.com/2024/01/12-dennis-harris-from-pleasant-hill.html

In the latest of my "Conversations with Mountain Dulcimer Players" I chat with Geoffrey Reeve-Black about his UK dulcimer dealership and he tells me about some of his interesting instruments.....

https://mdconversations.blogspot.com/2023/11/11-geoff-black-from-herefordshire-uk.html

The weather in Italy will be lovely next March. Wouldn't it be nice to have a mountain dulcimer festival there? Read on, in my "Conversations with Mountain Dulcimer Players" blog:

Conversation with Gianna Williams

William Duddy from Belfast, Northern Ireland is a trustee and active member of the Nonsuch Dulcimer Club over here in the UK. I had a chat with him recently about how he got into music, his dulcimers and the folk scene in Belfast. Here's our conversation in my blog: Conversation with William Duddy

Ok - thanks @steve-smith

Thanks @steve-smith - I guess I didn't put a contact on the blog. Oops! Most of the musicians getting involved know my e-mail details anyway. However, for the benefit of anyone on FOTMD who would like to take part please use steve@mandolinking.org.uk.

I'll have a listen to the archive stuff, though I would prefer to have people get in touch with their own recordings or videos and some background info on the songs or tunes. Cheers!

I particularly love May songs and songs about the Spring. This year I am putting together a blog and a Facebook group to release a song a day during May using any contributions I can get from musician friends.

I am looking for traditional songs or contemporary songs - accompanied (by any instrument, but dulcimer would be nice) or unaccompanied. If you are interested in contributing a song, or just listening, then check out either the blog at cmleplay.blogspot.com or search on Facebook for CMLE Play (Songs For May). Thank you!

What a great song - I must listen to more of Lucy's songs.

Cheers Robin!

In the last of my current series of conversations, we have Paul Crocker talking Pink Floyd, Folk-Rock and Dulcimer Acquisition Disorder:

https://mdconversations.blogspot.com/2019/09/8-paul-crocker-from-bath-uk.html

It is still quite an unusual instrument to see and hear in the UK @robin-thompson , but we are trying hard to get it heard!

Continuing my series of conversations with dulcimer players, here's a chat I had with Tony Gillam - how he first bought an upside-down French dulcimer; how he likes to play unexpected tunes; and about his music for well-being sessions. 

https://mdconversations.blogspot.com/2019/09/7-tony-gillam-from-worcestershire-uk.html

Thanks @susie @robin-thompson and @steven-berger - I would love to meet up with Kendra and Bob and talk dulcimer heritage. Maybe we will persuade them to come over to the UK for a dulcimer festival sometime.

I had a lovely conversation with Kendra Ward about dulcimer playing in Appalachia. Kendra kindly let me use some of her great family photographs too:  https://mdconversations.blogspot.com/2019/09/6-kendra-ward-from-appalachian-ohio-usa.html

He seems a lovely fellow, @don-grundy. I have met his son, Paul, who I will be "conversing" with in a future blog, but not yet had the pleasure of meeting John.

You're very welcome @dan. It was great talking to him.

This week's "Conversation" delves into the formation of the Nonsuch Dulcimer Club in the UK, with founder member John Crocker. He also tells me about his "found objects"!

https://mdconversations.blogspot.com/2019/09/5-john-crocker-from-bristol-uk.html

CGD Tuning? Fat and skinny frets? Who's the father? All this, and more, in my conversation with Butch Ross:

https://mdconversations.blogspot.com/2019/09/4-butch-ross-from-chattanooga-tn-usa.html

Dan Evans is a professional fingerstyle dulcimer player, based in the UK, but who is often over in the USA. Here is my chat with him covering a range of topics such as education, electrification, playing Ionian and what instruments he plays....

https://mdconversations.blogspot.com/2019/08/3-dan-evans-from-olney-near-milton.html

Hi @dusty-turtle - here's a one for you, Folk Archive Resource North East (FARNE). Unfortunately no longer supported, it originated as a grant-funded project run by Gateshead Council. There is loads of stuff here, but it is a little bit tricky to navigate. http://www.farnearchive.com/browse_by_collection.asp

Here's a recent chinwag I had with Doug Berch about all things dulcimer, including playing "Lola" by the Kinks.....

https://mdconversations.blogspot.com/2019/08/2-doug-berch-originally-from-brooklyn.html

The response post I accidentally deleted was from @Robin-Thompson. Just found that out from my e-mail. This is what he said: Steve, I enjoyed your interview with Karen!  I had the pleasure of meeting her, being introduced by Julie Elman.

Thanks Robin. I am looking forward to meeting Karen when she comes over to teach in the UK later this year. 

I have just accidentally deleted my post from yesterday when trying to reply to Robin (?). Apologies Robin.

Here's a bit of the original post again. I was intending to write an article for the Nonsuch Dulcimer Club's newsletter and started off some e-mail "conversations" with other mountain dulcimer players. The conversations were so interesting that I decided to post them on a blog. Here is the first of them. Enjoy:  https://mdconversations.blogspot.com/2019/08/1-karen-buglass-from-rockville-maryland.html