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Hard Times, Come Again No More.

One of my favorites for the dulcimer, published by Steven Foster, 1854. Hard Times, Come Again No More
@Jack Ferguson started 12 years ago - replies: 23

Frank Proffitt's Grandfather and Civil War Tunes

Frank Proffitt's grandfather, John Wesley Proffitt, was a southerner from East Tennessee that joined the 13th Tennessee Union Cavalry. He was...
@Banjimer started 12 years ago - replies: 1

Battle Cry of Freedom

This is widely considered tobe one of the greatest military songs ever written. Here is a capsule history from 1896 . Here is the...
@Tom McDonald started 12 years ago - replies: 3

Tenting Tonight

I learned two arrangements of this for mountain dulcimer from tab, but I had not looked at either for a few years before making this video in the...
@Tom McDonald started 12 years ago - replies: 1

Beginner Instrument?

by Roger Goode Hi all.. I am starting the methodical process of shopping for a dulcimer. I am leary of the quality of the commercial...
@Ken Hulme started 12 years ago - replies: 5

Another Tennessee Music Box Instructions

I float around this site called instructables .....sometimes folks there post guides to help build different instruments...
@RavenMadd Garcia started 12 years ago - replies: 2

Northern WV Dulcimer Doings

For those of near or who can travel to north central WV, here is the current list of dulcimer events. If you want more information on any of...
@Rob N Lackey started 12 years ago - replies: 15

Year of Jubilo / Kingdom Coming

What a good new group. We were needing something new to talk about. Here is a tune most people have heard, written in 1862 by Henry Clay Work,...
@Randy Adams started 12 years ago - replies: 5

O, I'm A Good Old Rebel

...well, not me personally, although I do live in The South. This tune was sung to the tune Joe Bowers, a favorite of the '49ers. Edward VII, then...
@Ken Hulme started 12 years ago - replies: 11

Tom Horton

I recently purchased a dulcimer supposedly crafted by Tom Horton. I haven't received the instrument yest, but I am curious to know if anyone is...
@hehsr04@live.com started 12 years ago - replies: 1