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I've seen his dulcimers advertized there before. I think he only sells through EBay and perhaps locally in Georgia. With a 31.5" VSL you'd better have BIG hands if you want to chord it; or play Noter & Drone style where a long VSL isn't much of a poblem.

Mandy, I love that video too!

I also loooove Aubrey Atwater!

Ok, just found this and I think it should come back.

Here's one of my fav's from our own Sarah Morgan playing My Dearest Dear. This moves me so much. The tune, along with what Sarah puts into it make for a moving experience.

Hi - Here's Aubrey Atwater playing Spanish Lady:

Well...I don't know about any "big time" on the horizon, but I really appreciate y'all for all of the encouragement through the process. THAT was pretty "big time" as far as I'm concerned!

Thanks Joy! I really appreciate those gals egging me on at the time.

That's great, John. Very silly and a lot offun.

I hope this makes sense to y'all...the one I want to post as a "favorite" isn't a "favorite" because it entertains me the most...it's because it's the song encouraged by Geekling and Strumelia many months ago when I was trying to learn how to play dulcimer and sing at the same time. Their encouragement made a HUGE difference for me and will forever be appreciated! It's silly (of course), but it has really opened some doors and I offer my sincere thanks to them for making me see it through.

I love the Fisher's Hornpipe and hearing David Schnaufer play. My daughter and I used to crank up this version (on CD) when we lived in a duplex years ago and there were, lets just say, inappropriate noises coming from the teenager who lived on theother side. We had some real boot-stompin' laughs with this tune. Thanks for bringing back some very fond memories for me!!

Bruce playing with the Seeger Sessions is a pretty good party, but so is this, which begins with a dulcimer:

That's pretty cool. Life just ain't the same without a trombone solo.

And to be fair to Jimmy Fallon, Bruce does call him over when he yells "spoons," so it's not like he insisted on jumping in front of the camera.

Dusty, actually I couldn't decide which I like best, so here's Pay Me My Money Down from Bruce et al on the Conan O'Brien show. The only annoying part is when Jimmy Fallon just has to get in on it banging spoons off beat, some people just can't stand when other people are getting attention...

Wow! Talk about a wall of sound! I love the way the violin and horns weave around each other. But I think if I had that band behind me even I would sound good. There must be a video of that whole concert somewhere. I'd love to get a copy. They also do a version of "Pay Me My Money Down" that has a nice Zydeco beat once theaccordeon and fiddles getgoing.It's just plain toe tappin' fun.

Here's my new favorite vid of the day, Bruce Springsteen singing O Mary Don't You Weep with his whole entourage of horns, strings, an accordion, etc.

Yeah Bobby, good stuff in that cabin! I love it when people play joyfully together without the ego competitions.

You know, the very first time I heard a mtn dulcimer in person and was totally blown away, was when a guy at an amateur folk jam I went to pulled one out and played "I've Been all around This World (Hang me)"- that very same song. I knew INSTANTLY that I just HAD TO play that instrument- I was truly possessed and overcome by the mtn dulcimer from that first moment he began to play it. I didn't even know what it was, but I had to get one and learn to play it.

I love those sessions - just had a weekend of them myself

Bobby Ratliff said:

Here's a video that I love!

One of the fiddle players is a young lady named: Dakota Hobbie.

Hi Lisa,

I know exactly what you mean! Nick saidthe same thing about the guitart player when he saw the video clip - he doesn't like the switch in rhythm and chords that the "new" players are producing. It would be interesting to hear the fiddleplaying exactly the same but with banjo - maybe it is the guitar that is swinging the tune not the fiddle? It iscatching the fiddle thatI want to do on dulcimer - definately not interested in copying the guitar!!!!!!!!

Strumelia said:

Robin, I like that Tim/Riley video very much as well. Isn't it wonderful to see noter/dronal playing being brought to the fore again? I love it! Those two do it so well, what a fine duo combo.

As to the second video 'Rockbridge' with the fiddle young woman and guitar player- just my own take on it, but I really have to say I dislike what the guitar player is doing. I don't hear the 'celtic' thing you are hearing, I'm hearing a jazz/bluegrass thing (could be due to our different backgrounds). The fiddling is fine oldtime style and bowing rhythm. The guitar player is driving home his heavy-handed jazzy style timing. He likely doesn't realize that he is doing that- I imagine he thinks he is playing pure, powerful, and supportive OT guitar. But to me he is just turning it into some ego fusion thing. I kind of got the tip-off even before the fiddler started playing, from seeing him strutting his 'riffs' while she very patiently smiled and waited. I never enjoy it when we wind up playing in a session with a guitar player like this.

Robin, I like that Tim/Riley video very much as well. Isn't it wonderful to see noter/dronal playing being brought to the fore again? I love it! Those two do it so well, what a fine duo combo.

As to the second video 'Rockbridge' with the fiddle young woman and guitar player- just my own take on it, but I really have to say I dislike what the guitar player is doing. I don't hear the 'celtic' thing you are hearing, I'm hearing a jazz/bluegrass thing (could be due to our different backgrounds). The fiddling is fine oldtime style and bowing rhythm. The guitar player is driving home his heavy-handed jazzy style timing. He likely doesn't realize that he is doing that- I imagine he thinks he is playing pure, powerful, and supportive OT guitar. But to me he is just turning it into some ego fusion thing. I kind of got the tip-off even before the fiddler started playing, from seeing him strutting his 'riffs' while she very patiently smiled and waited. I don't usually enjoy it much when we wind up playing in a session with a guitar player like this.

Hey Robin,

I loved that video of Tim Erikson and Riley Baugus. It was good to see Tim playing in noter drone

Riley Baugus was playing on stage and jamming at the small old time festival I was at this last weekend here in the UK He did a great concert on Friday and Saturday evenings with Ira Bernstein flatfooting. I missed Riley's teaching session because I was running a noter/drone class.

I have a couple of videos to post here - in many repects they are very noter/drone dulcimer related but don't have dulcimers in them! The first is Tommy Jarrell playing and singing Poor Ellen Smith. I would love to capture that rolling drone with the off-beat shuffle on noter drone dulcimer. The way he backs himself up whilst singing through playing a lower simplified melody reminds me of the way Jean Ritchie works with her dulcimer. Also I love the extra crooked half bar that appears just now and then. I'm going to have to catch this tune sometime and put it on my dulcimer. There was a fiddle teaching session this last weekend on Tommy Jarrell's bowing style - I'm not a fiddler but I did want to go to the session to see what I could learn about playing noter/drone dulcimer from it (unfortunately I missed that one as well due to workshop commitments - Oh well!)

The second video I have is typical of how young fiddlers are pushing the old tunes. It is difficult to explain but I hear lots of OT fiddlers, particularly the younger generations, moving the rhythm around and adding long stroke drones. They are sort of pushing a Celtic influence into old time. I'm not sure if the guitar is in droped d or what (actually I think it is in standard tuning) but the playing style is very similar to Celtic DADGAD in rhythm - not your typical OT guitar style at all. I like this transatlantic cross-over. From 'bluegrass' we got 'newgrass' and bands like Nickel Creek - and something similar is happening to old time. Again, I'm looking to catch this sound and feel on noter/drone dulcimer - but I'm not there yet on this one either !!!!!

This one always gets me smiling...young folks clogging their brains out....

It was posted mid October, so I suspect the skulls are a seasonal decoration.

Macy Jayne said:

Here's yet another 'favorite' MD video I found recently on Youtube. I don't know anything about these people, so I also don't know the reason for the human skulls on their fireplace mantle, LOL. The women appear to be playing the chords an octave apart and the man is playing a melody line. Great rhythm!

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So good I had to watch it twice!

Wayne Anderson said:

Hello Maggie, what a great idea - well my favorite YouTube video is Bing Futch & Steven Seifert doing a number on Cluck Old Hen.

Well, I'm jumping in again to post another. (Glad folks liked the first one and thanks, Randy, for letting us know that tune was Johnson Boys !)

Here's link to a conversation here about the following video

http://mountaindulcimer.ning.com/group/oldstyledronenoterplayers/forum/topics/tim-eriksen-riley-baugus-on?xg_source=activity

and here's the video:

Here's yet another 'favorite' MD video I found recently on Youtube. I don't know anything about these people, so I also don't know the reason for the human skulls on their fireplace mantle, LOL. The women appear to be playing the chords an octave apart and the man is playing a melody line. Great rhythm!

This was my first "favorite" video shortly after joining FOTMD...I still think it's awesome.

http://mountaindulcimer.ning.com/video/the-sailors-wife

I might even wear BACON !!!

Nice choice, Sam! I wish Strumelia would post more of her playing with Brian. Maybe if we beg her every day and promise to wear our FOTMD buttons everywhere we go . . .

Sam said:

I spend a lot of time viewing videos here and on youtube. Here's my favorite:

http://mountaindulcimer.ning.com/video/brianlisa-hellupcoalholler

I spend a lot of time viewing videos here and on youtube. Here's my favorite:

http://mountaindulcimer.ning.com/video/brianlisa-hellupcoalholler

Wendy...you're much appreciated. Thank you!

Macy Jayne said:

I just clicked on 'My Favorites' on FOTMD and had these 2 vids listed

http://mountaindulcimer.ning.com/video/sapphire-1

http://mountaindulcimer.ning.com/video/duet-squirrel-heads-and-gravy

Thanks to Kim, JohnK and KarenK for the great vids!

Another great voice and another great dulcimer:

I wish I had known about the dulcimer years ago. As a guitar player, I tried for years to figure out what odd open tuning Joni was using on those songs. When I finally "discovered" the dulcimer a few years ago I finally found the video above and it all made sense.

Do you think if I change my name from Dusty Turtle to Sunset Pig Joni will kiss me?

Barbara P said:

Dusty Turtle this was the song that piqued my interest many years ago (and A Case of You)! Too bad I didn't start playing then! I am so glad you posted this video. She is just so incredibly wonderful!!!

Some voices can make me cry. And if it's accompanied by a dulcimer, I am powerless.

Thanks Wendy, that's so sweet. I am honored to be included as one of your favs.!!!

Macy Jayne said:

I just clicked on 'My Favorites' on FOTMD and had these 2 vids listed

http://mountaindulcimer.ning.com/video/sapphire-1

http://mountaindulcimer.ning.com/video/duet-squirrel-heads-and-gravy

Thanks to Kim, JohnK and KarenK for the great vids!

Some things just make me smile. Thiswould be one of them.

Robin Thompson said:

Margie, though I believe this is not Turkey in the Straw , this one would have to be one of my favorites:

I'd never heard of The Low Anthem before. Awesome stuff! Thanks for sharing that one, Randy.

Randy Adams said:

The tune is Johnson Boys Robin. I don't know if that old dood ever really gets with the rhythm... but at about 1 minute he gets closer! It's a precious vid huh?

Got a bunch of favs but here's a couple. No dulcimer but they gots drones!...f'sure...

What a neat way to find more wonderful music on FOTMD. Ijust watched "Sapphire" and loved it. Now I've gone to watch all of Kim's videos. Great thread!

I just clicked on 'My Favorites' on FOTMD and had these 2 vids listed

http://mountaindulcimer.ning.com/video/sapphire-1

http://mountaindulcimer.ning.com/video/duet-squirrel-heads-and-gravy

Thanks to Kim, JohnK and KarenK for the great vids!

This is fun - I'm really enjoying the variety of playing and players. These are two of my absolute favorite videos: Josh Noe is a young player and extremely talented - love to see/hear the wonderful talent of our younger players:

Josh Noe - Indigo Out/Gary Gallier

And, I love this one because the tune/playing is great but also because the location is a great backdrop - enjoy:

Farewell Fair One at City of Rocks- Gary Gallier

Thanks Margie for asking -Linda :)

Yeah but if they are including any kinds of videos and not just mtn dulcimer videos or fotmd videos, then I probably should move this thread to the off-topic forum.

Fun thread though!