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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
The Cruel War
Also known as The Girl Volunteer, Young Johnny, Johnny Oh Johnny, and The Warfare is Raging.There are a bunch of versions. I hope you'll post...
@Flint Hill started 16 years ago - replies: 23
Gospel Ship
The bluegrass band I play in, the Boggy Mountain Boys,managed to blag its way into the recording studio at Ty Siamas (the Centre for Welsh Folk...
@Robin Clark started 16 years ago - replies: 12
Prussia Valley Box Dulcimer - Arrived Today!
In case you are wondering who ended up with Gregs PVBD that he advertised in the "Sales" part of the forum - it winged its way across the Atlantic...
@Robin Clark started 16 years ago - replies: 5
Converting Grace (Denson #230)
Converting Grace first appeared in the 1860 revision of B.F White's Sacred Harp. The words are a slightly modified version of Psalm 42 as it...
@Flint Hill started 16 years ago - replies: 6