Thanks Carlos! You are much appreciated!

Very good !

Amen to that, Karen!

Thanks Michael! Karen and I are looking forward to catchin' y'all some this Summer (vacation will help our schedule tremendously lol). I was doin' some serious Twang Darkly listening today (as in "Blue Rover"...LOVE that tune). Thanks for the kind words!

Excellent playing, John!

Thanks Dana & Nancy! It's a really fun tune to play, and I appreciate y'all takin' a look!

Wow! A lot of different things going on there, you are so talented.

SMOKIN!

Thanks Steph! We wish that you could have been there too! Don't be too hard on yourself...silent movies had soundtracks! Thanks for taking a looksie!

Thanks Mandy! Karen's the cool one, I just stay in close proximity in case any of it rubs off!

Thanks, you and Karen are so cool. I just wanted to say that!

Thanks Mandy! Nah...no words, but I sorta get a silent movie playing in my head when I play it lol! Best of luck on the move back to the hills!

That was great! Sorry, I haven't read what has been written before in the thread, but are there lyrics for the tune? Really enjoyed it.

Thanks Karen...you rock too!

Thanks Dusty & Robin! Dusty, the answer to your first question is "exactly" lol! It's more the idea of combining some Louisiana sounds with some mountain sounds...kind of a "cross-culture" theme. The general feel of the tune was inspired by the playing of Bing Futch...I just like the vibe that he gets at that general tempo. This was the first tune that we recorded for the CD. I sent Bing a rough copy of the tune and described it as "Bing-ish" (the tune, not the playing lol). He liked it, so we proceeded with confidence from there. As for radiused fretboards, neither Karen or myself has one. It's not my pinky on the barre chords though, it's my ring finger. I have nerve damage in my pinky, so it's pretty useless. I just try to make the best of the four remaining digits. The ring finger barre chords can actually hurt for some folks, but I have a little nerve damage in the ring finger too (though not nearly as much), so I really don't experience the discomfort like some do. Robin, it's a Baggs pickup and we run through the Fishman Loudbox 60 acoustic amps. We absolutely love those amps for dulcimer, but they also do really well when we mic Native American flute. They are wonderful and extremely versatile amps! I appreciate both of you guys checkin' it out!

Great tune John

What was your p/u and amp? It sounds really natural.

Very nice playing, John.

I have two questions.

First, can there even be a bayou mountain? Aren't bayous by definition low-lying wetlands?

Second, do you have a radiused fretboard on any of your dulcimers?Given the way you barre chords with your pinky, I would think you'd have an easier time with a radiused fretboard. I've never played one, but they are very common on guitars and some luthiers have begun to use them on dulcimers.

Thanks CB! We appreciate you and Bonnie a bunch! We need to do it up again sometime.