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buying Jean Ritchie's recordings and books....

Has anyone bought some of Jean Ritchie's recordings or books this past year?I'm going to have to buy some new CD versions of my old worn cassettes...
@Strumelia started 16 years ago - replies: 21

What tunes are you bowing these days?

Hello to all--I'm noodling around on lots of tunes on bowed dulcimer, some of them fiddle tunes played at less than fiddle tune speed. :)...
@Robin Thompson started 16 years ago - replies: 9

Goose feather noter

I have been using a noter made from an adult goose flight feather. I like it, but I am new to dulcimer playing so don't have much of a basis for...
@Flint Hill started 17 years ago - replies: 4

Singing Family of the Cumberlands

This book is Jean Ritchie's autobiography. I am lucky to have John Reynolds' first edition hardcover copy from 1955.This book has meant so much to...
@Strumelia started 17 years ago - replies: 8

Jean's ballad & song legacy

Here on Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer, we naturally tend to think of how Jean Ritchie has inspired us in terms of playing the mountain...
@Strumelia started 17 years ago - replies: 9

Snakewood

We have a collection of local old time musicians that meet as the band Snakewood. Snakewood can be anything from a duet to 10 or more musicians....
@Robin Clark started 17 years ago - replies: 13

Recording Music

So I decided that it's time to take a deep breath and record my playing, even if only to give myself feedback.Thing is, I know nothing about this.I...
@Stephanie Stuckwisch started 17 years ago - replies: 28

Bows

I'd like to hear from people what kind of bows you are using on your bowed dulcimers, and why you prefer certain kinds of bows, lengths, type of...
@Strumelia started 17 years ago - replies: 43

Rosin

Ok, Is there a reason I maybe should not be using my husband's old discarded double bass rosin on my bows for bowed psaltery playing? Is bass rosin...
@Strumelia started 17 years ago - replies: 5

Clubs in the GTA

Talking to Syd got me wondering about groups of MD players around the Greater Toronto Area. I'm wondering whether there are any up here besides the...
@B. Ross Ashley started 17 years ago - replies: 8