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English dulcimer players and singers in VA...

Posted: Thursday August 14 2014, 5:07 PM
By: @John Shaw

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Robin Thompson
07/01/21 09:18:30PM @robin-thompson:

John, thank you for your music and for your encouragement.  May you rest in peace.


Strumelia
06/29/21 08:05:20PM @strumelia:

Rest in Peace to our friend John Shaw. 


MacAodha
06/23/16 11:54:18AM @macaodha:

John I'm sitting listening to your wonderful singing and dulcimer playing. I'm always amazed.There are a lot of new members who have never heard your music. Don't think it would be any harm to re-post some of those wonderful tracks. The Dulcimer community needs to hear plenty of your music. My opinion John.


Robin Thompson
12/06/14 11:34:12AM @robin-thompson:
John, I'd be most honored if you played Little Scioto!It just so happens that I was born and raised in the Scioto River Valley in Southcentral Ohio and have crossed the Scioto River many times. From where I live now, in traveling to Gary Sager's Prussia Valley Dulcimers & Music Shop, we cross the Little Scioto. I told Mark the Little Scioto deserves a tune, too.Many thanks for the kind words! I'd love to hear you play Little Scioto!Warmest wishes from my home to yours!
Paul Crocker
10/11/14 04:54:28PM @paul-crocker:
Cheers John. Prior to my retirement I have come up to date with an iPad ! You missed a great day at the American museum but I hear you were actually in America dulcimering. See you at Launde ?
MacAodha
07/29/14 04:35:08PM @macaodha:

John, I know it's not for a few weeks yet but the best of luck to you and Amanda on your American trip, they are in for some musical treat. Went into Amanda's page to remind myself of her beautiful voice, she is one fine singer and she is so lucky to have you accompany her, the dulcimer playing is incredible. Best wishes Val.


MacAodha
09/10/13 10:02:23AM @macaodha:

Thank you John.


John Tose
08/03/13 04:08:38AM @john-tose:

Hi John - interesting, but of course there have always been movements of tunes across borders. I got Dydd Gwyl Ddewi from a facsimile edition of Davidsons musical miracles - 250 Welsh airs, 1859. Though that's no indication really that it's a Welsh tune originally. There's a well known trad. song first published in the 1850s & collected from the Neath valley with a very catchy tune (Ffoles Llantrisant), but I've found versions of the tune from earlier published in England some nearly identical, one in the minor rather than the major. and both with Irish connotations.There's even a version from the island of Malta!


John Tose
07/30/13 02:31:45PM @john-tose:

Hi John - I got Sheela O'Gara from the Darley & McCall collection of Trad. irish Music, which is a reprint of `The Feis Ceoil Association collection of Irish Airs'. Not sure of the date but early 1900s I think.

John


Robin Clark
09/04/12 11:10:21PM @robin-clark:

Hey John,

I've just spotted the 3 tunes you have recently posted. Beautifully played. Really great work!

Robin


John Henry
09/01/12 01:51:47PM @john-henry:

Even diverse !!!

JH


John Henry
09/01/12 01:50:58PM @john-henry:

As usual, a superb set John, in particular elevating what is often played as a tired standard into something special !!! ( tho' I have often been described as 'Rugged', it's hard to be 'Cross' with that rendition!)

Sorry, I divverse! Thanks for posting

JH


Rob N Lackey
09/01/12 11:06:51AM @rob-n-lackey:

Of course I agree John. It's great to know that there some of us on each side of the pond who have great taste! LOL

Rob


John Henry
08/29/12 11:42:37AM @john-henry:

Thanks for posting John! Now I know what it should sound like !!!

John


john p
08/28/12 10:00:54PM @john-p:

Wonderful playing John, certainly gave that one a good workout, some lovely passages in there.
Something you can sit back and get lost in is what I mostly look for in a tune nowadays.

john p


Strumelia
08/28/12 08:47:54PM @strumelia:

John, your Pretty Saro is beautiful. Thank you for sharing it with us.


John Rawlinson
02/14/12 12:15:08PM @john-rawlinson:

Hi John,

Re your profile - <My website: http://www.hotwellshowlers.com >- is there a problem with this - no mention of dulcimers!

BW

John


John Rawlinson
02/14/12 11:58:00AM @john-rawlinson:

Yes, That would be the one - Hobgoblin were selling it on behalf of the original owner who had had it made for her husband in 1987and wasselling it after his death. The case still contained the handwritten delivery note from Homer Ledford detailing the woods it was made from.I listed it on the Homer Ledford Dulcimer listings, although as seems the case with a couple of others there is another one of the same number listed.

Best wishes,

John


John Rawlinson
02/14/12 03:44:10AM @john-rawlinson:

Hi John,

I have just joined FOTMD, although I am not generally a social networking fan. I lived in Bristol for many years and remember you well playing (I think) at the Lamb in Iron Acton where I used to go (and very occasionally play)until its demise.

Best wishes,

John


John Henry
08/27/11 03:57:57PM @john-henry:

Sorry John, I did'nt know you were away ! As for the site, the 'Main' page appears to have just'seized up' for nearly 24 hrs, and As I had been messing about trying to embed things onto other sites, I thought it was me , but after a bit of lateral thinking I found that the chat page was working and managed to find JimF who explained the true state of affairs.

Are things OK with Angela's Mum ?

John