Hello David, thank you for listening ! Just lately I have been a little pressed for time, and 'playing on the fly' as it were. So far asI recollect my son had been playing that instrument priorto me picking it up to 'clear away'. tho' as you have probably have found out , its hard not to caress the strings before you do that thing !! Anyway, having picked the dulcimer up,the tune came into my head, the tuning seemed to suitit ! On checking subsequent to recording, the tuning was as near as damit F'C'C', hope this is of some use ?

Ask away if you think I can assist in any way

JohnH

Thanks for listening Robin , always nice to hear from you !

JohnH

Thanks for the comment David, will certainly give your suggestion a go ! While I used to play bothJamie Allen and Herd on The Hill on my HD, I never did link 'em together !!!

best wishes

John

Thank you David, only just picked up on your comment (did you ever master 'Salmon Tails' ? )

And Kevin, thanks for asking about Mary, tho' she will never be as she was, things have stabilised to a certain extent, and I have sortahoned our 'systems' a little, got some help here and there, hence being ableto find some time for this tune. Still all a bit hit and miss, can't settle to do 'me' things forextended periods , but better thanbefore !!!

Again, thank you both for listening

John

JH, nicely done. I am so happy to see that you are posting again. I hope this means that things are getting better with your wife. Kevin.

Thank you all so much for your very welcome comments! On Thurs. I was able to find time to play the dulcimer 'with intent' for the first time since Christmas, and on impulse searched out the Zoom thingy, recorded the tune , and renewed my 'You Tube membership' all within the space of an hour and a half. What I did'nt do was the ironing !!! Sorry about the shirt friends, relic from a previous dulcimer life , the old chair still serves, and Ken, I do so like 'bagpipe' tuning . May I also take just a moment to thank those who have shown interest in my 'adventures' of the last seven months, we shall never be back to normal, but things have improved a little. (Get your blood/calcium relationship checked out now and then ????)

will try and post again if poss

JohnH

Very nice!!

Hi John Henry! Very nice playing, and very pretty dulcimer. And like JK, I even like the shirt! :)

Hello John Henry, So good to hear from you. I hope everything is going ok your way. Love the tune. Dana

Great to see/her you playing a little m/d n/d John Henry. I've missed you the most in the mornings....with the time difference here it was always interesting to see what you and your UK/European cohorts were talking about overnight.

Nice tune there John Henry.

Wonderful playing, shirt, and dulcimer! It's great to see you back at it! Should I mention the chair...???

Beautifully played my friend. Last time I heard Derwentwater's Farewell it was played on Northumbrian pipes in Northumbria. But, truth to tell, I like your rendition better.

Fantastic! Glad to see you haven't lost your touch. Pretty tune too

Good to see and hear you again. Lovely sound on that "little 'ole homemade" instrument there. Derwentwater's Farewell is a great song.

Just what I needed today--A John Henry video! Sounds great JH

Happy to hear you playing again!!! Love the sounds from your dulcimers....little old diatonic nuttin! They always sound so good!!

John Henry, that is beautiful . Thanks for posting!!! I've missed you!!!