Group Discussions
Planning a beginner Workshop - what do I need to think about?
Hello lovely Dulcimer chums!I know I have been away for some months from these boards, which is due to a combination of being back to fulltime work...
@Foggers started 16 years ago - replies: 7
favorite crooked tunes
Hi, folks--What are your favorite crooked tunes? Do you have favorite recordings of the tunes?Thanks!
@Robin Thompson started 16 years ago - replies: 13
Awareness
Hello to dulcimer players in Europe. Would be good to 'know' more of you, not easy with the low profile we currently hold, and a scarcity of...
@John Henry started 16 years ago - replies: 0
Chord Practice
I recently pulled out my practice sheet on playing the different chord shapes. I find it to be a real help by practicing the various chords by...
@Dennis Waldrop started 16 years ago - replies: 13
What unusual woods have you tried?
There are several species I prefer to use and i can usually have predictable results each time I work with them. Every now and then I come across...
@Doug Berch started 16 years ago - replies: 24
song accompaniment
members of this group might be interested in my recent article in the DPN about singing with the dulcimer as it touches on my song...
@Dan Evans started 16 years ago - replies: 3
Battle Hymn of the Republic
I'll start this out with a harmonica version. I'm working on two different dulcimer renditions, and I'll have them posted soon too.
@Tom McDonald started 16 years ago - replies: 3
"English" Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians
Hi all.Just been reading two books about the song collecting trips of Cecil Sharp and Maud Karpeles, starting in Asheville from July 1916 onwards....
@Geoff Black started 16 years ago - replies: 5
Columbus (Southern Harmony, 1835)
"Columbus", based on Job 23, is a spiritual song about the dark night of the soul. The MP3 is HERE . The words first appeared in Jesse Mercer's...
@Flint Hill started 16 years ago - replies: 6