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Ebenezer...Err.. Old Jawbone! - Noter/drone G,D,D
Here is one of the fiddle tunes that goes by the name of "Ebenezer" (there seems to be more than one!!!)I've just been working this tune out today...
@Robin Clark started 15 years ago - replies: 9
Hammer-Ons
I'm wanting to improve my hammer-ons. Any tips or exercises anyone can recommend? Mine are not consistent, plus I'm playing with finger picks on...
@Parker Buckley started 15 years ago - replies: 15
Throat problems that interfere with singing
After developing a very sudden sore throat this afternoon, I thought I'd raise the question about throat problems and how it or they can interfere...
@folkfan started 15 years ago - replies: 14
How old is the sheitholt?
Does anyone have a date for the earliest known scheitholt?There was a langeleik found in Norway dating from 1524 which according to what I was...
@folkfan started 15 years ago - replies: 28
Earliest known playing of a mountain dulcimer
I have read somewhere that the earliest known playing of a mountain dulcimer was in the late 18th Century. Is this verified or does someone know...
@Joseph Besse started 15 years ago - replies: 6
Show us your favorite noter!
Tell us about your favorite noter here, and show us pictures! We want to know why you love it.
@Strumelia started 15 years ago - replies: 21
Nathan Hicks playing "Pretty Polly" in 1939 - Alternative pre-revival tuning?
Nathan Hicks recorded a version of Pretty Polly with dulcimer accompaniment in 1939. Pretty Polly's a minor-key song, right? I've never heard a...
@Flint Hill started 15 years ago - replies: 18
Help me decide on an instrument for my birthday!!
Dear Friends who Play with Bows.... In January 2012 I will turn fifty, and its those big birthdays with a zero on the end that get a lass...
@Foggers started 15 years ago - replies: 10
OK -- WHY EXACTLY DO I NEED THE !.5 - 8.5 COMBO????
Hi this is Pastor Dave -- I've read everything to date ever posted regarding extra frets -- and while there is hints, snippets, will o the wisp...
@Dave Dickey started 15 years ago - replies: 10
Favorite genre of songs you sing?
Actually, I'm going to mention a favorite genre of song which I wish I could sing. Patter Songs. In particular the Patter songs of Gilbert and...
@folkfan started 15 years ago - replies: 9