Thanks for listening, Bobby! I first developed this arrangement after watching the series Christy, which was about a young woman who came to teach children in the Appalachian mountains. Its a moving, sentimental tale and this melody came to mind as I was remembering the story, so it definitely helped to shape the arrangement.

Thank you so much, Dana! You know, I originally played with this arrangement on the piano perhaps that has something to do with the flow of it!

Wow, Jessica! You certainly smoothed out the "crooked" edges and left no rough edges in this one! Brilliant playing.

I love how smoothly you play.

Lovely!

Thank you so much, Helen! I am playing a McSpadden cherry wood dulcimer; it was my first instrument, andI named her Rosie! :-)

Thank you, John! I'm glad you find it so. :-) Thanks for the revisit!

Just checking ! It still sounds as good as it did in Sept, lol !

John

I'm glad you like this tune, too, Benjamin! I had known of the popular English version of "Barbara Allen," but I was so happy to learn another version from the Appalachians that was featured in the film "Songcatcher." My arrangement is inspired by this American version.

Ronda, thank you for listening! I'm glad you enjoyed it! :-)

A nice melodic melody.

Thank YOU, Sue, for your kind words! :-)

Really beautiful playing Jessica, thanks for posting!

Im glad you enjoyed my song, Rob! I am curious now about the version you learned! Do you have a recording?

Nice, Jessica. Your left hand work is "fun" to watch. I don't use my thumb as much, and it's interesting to see your way of fretting. Your version of the tune is a little different than I play it, but that's one of the things that makes the "folk" tradition so wonderful. Besides, I "larned" mine from the Ozarks version originally. LOL

Rob

Thank you, Gail! I'm happy that we can share our music this way! :-)

Thank YOU, John, for listening! :-) You know, if it weren't for people who worked with wood, we wouldn't have any dulcimers to play... so that's important, too. ;-)

Bless you, Wayne! :-) *Laugh* We sure love our dulcimers, don't we?

Thank you, Mary! I find it very relaxing to play, too... It's one of those songs that takes me to a soothing, green retreat in my soul. :-)

Cheryl, I am playing a cherry wood McSpadden, the first dulcimer that I ever acquired and the one I play most often. I named her Rosie. :-) Now that you mention it, Gloria probably deserves to be played more often, too (that's what I named my Grandmom's dulcimer!) Maybe I should put all 6 six strings on as well! I know she has a wonderful drone...