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Texas - Noter/Drone

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I learned this tune from Bing Futch a few days ago as a fingerdance tune in A. This is changed to a noter/drone tune in D.

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11/19/14 08:59:05PM @john-keane:

Thanks Paul!

11/19/14 05:47:02PM @john-keane:

Thank YOU, Edward!

11/19/14 07:02:05AM @john-keane:

Thanks Cynthia...much appreciated!

11/18/14 07:50:00AM @cynthia-wigington:

Excellent noter/drone on string 3, really nice.

11/18/14 07:44:31AM @john-keane:

Thanks Lexie!

11/17/14 05:25:25PM @lexie-r-oakley:

Wow that was great....love the idea of using a noter as fingers.

Fun tune.

09/15/13 08:47:29AM @john-keane:

Thank you very much, Karel!

09/15/13 07:48:17AM @karel-votanek:

Super gespielt!danke Karel

07/21/13 01:16:15PM @john-keane:

Just don't throw out the bees!

07/21/13 12:34:04PM @strumelia:

Linda wrote:

I tell my students all instructors have an opinion and each one is gonna be dif. When they take a class their responsibility is to listen, keep what they want and throw out the rest. Like a banquet of fine food it's your choice what you eat. Then one day you wake up and you have your own style be it right or wrong it's yours. People can like it or not, listen or not their choice.

Linda, that's the credo we beekeepers have as well! The saying is something like- Ask three beekeepers for advice, and you'll get 12 good responses. lol!

07/21/13 12:00:20PM @john-keane:

Thanks Rob! It's a bit easier using fingers, but the noter sure is fun on this one! Kinda has a Scottish lilt to it that way.

07/21/13 09:14:00AM @rob-n-lackey:

John, you done really good there. Bing did that one up at Portage, PA, a few weeks ago. Your version sounds really good. May have to learn a noter version, myself.

07/21/13 08:46:41AM @john-keane:

Robin, thank you very much! It is an incredibly fun tune to play and it just screamed to be played with a noter. I know that it may come as a shock to some, but I actually do play with a noter now and then. Thanks for takin' a look (and your kind words)!

07/21/13 08:24:09AM @robin-clark:

Hey that's a pretty wild tune John And brilliantly played. It is great to see a noter flying up and down the fretboard.

I love those crooked twists in the meter. It seems to be the way with many old time tunes - the odd half bar added here or taken away there. There is a tendency to 'tidy tunes up' today and make them nice and neat. Even popular tunes like 'Will the Circle' was crooked when the Carters first recorded it in the 20s - now it is always played straight

07/21/13 06:28:39AM @john-keane:

Thanks Helen and LB! Helen, it's zebrawood. It's visually striking, but has a great sound as well. LB, I feel the same way. Some tunes just kinda tell my ear a particular way that they might sound interesting, and this one just seemed to want to be done with a noter in D. When we play it together, Karen will most likely capo at 4 and I'll play it on baritone putting it back in A, but it was fun to try it this way (mostly to be able to use the whole fret board). Thanks for checkin' it out!

07/20/13 11:00:22PM @linda-jo-brockinton:
I'm with Old Joe Clark. There ain't no notes on the dulcimer you just play it. I started noter drone style then strummed fiddle tunes then fingerpicking where I settled. I tell my students all instructors have an opinion and each one is gonna be dif. When they take a class their responsibility is to listen, keep what they want and throw out the rest. Like a banquet of fine food it's your choice what you eat. Then one day you wake up and you have your own style be it right or wrong it's yours. People can like it or not, listen or not their choice. But not their duty to change you or tell you you are wrong.John for what it's worth I loved it.I'm waitin on Karen's now :-).

07/20/13 04:14:31PM @john-keane:

No problem Lisa! Randy...thanks in a BIG way! You've been a major influence on me and a bunch of others when it comes to playin' this thing! The kind words are much appreciated!

07/20/13 03:57:50PM @randy-adams:

btw JK....that's some real healthy noter playing there dude.... then again I've come to know over the last few years that you're good at however you want to play the dulcimer. But you're way more than just a dulcimer player....you're an entertainer....f'sure....

07/20/13 03:42:22PM @strumelia:

Truly sorry to 'hijack' your video comments, John- forgive me!

But I'm happy to have had three very productive in depth conversations (3 so far, hopefully more to come) with FOTMD members. Bugged by something?- call and tell me!

07/20/13 01:21:52PM @john-keane:

Lisa, the imaginary "rules" that I was referring to earlier pertained to crossing over to the bass string and changing a traditional "A" tune to the key of "D" to make more use of the fret board (to suit my needs rather than the imaginary fiddle player that I wasn't playing with in this video ).

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