Thank you, Rick. I really appreciate your kind words. Thank you too, Carolyn.

Sounded great love that tune.

Randy.... Thanks a lot. Some your strumming techniques may have rubbed off on me.

Marc..... Thank you too. It sometimes does feel like "work," but when the fingers go where you tell them, it's pleasureful "work." LOL

Sure like your playing on this tune here Rob

John Henry.... Thanks for the kind words. If I were to sing it I'd have to sing Woody's "Union Maid." I never learned the "real" words to "Red Wing."

Dusty... I learned it on the guitar many years ago. A friend of mine in TX was trying to learn it on the mandolin so I happened to the guitar player visiting the family (his nephew on fiddle, brother-in-law on banjo.) He played it a 5th up I really don't know how many times, but we knew it when we were through.

FF, Karen, Carrie, Ken, James, Kevin, Brian.... I'm so glad y'all enjoyed it. I thank you for your comments.

Robin C... I thank you so much. I've tried to make it flow over the years. I'm also humbled that you'd try my version. If you have any questions (and this goes for all of you) just ask. If I can answer, I will.

That as wonderful I'm going to have to have a go at your version Rob it really flows beautifully!!!

Very nice!

Rob, that was great, I have always loved this tune.

Very awesome Rob! Thank you for posting this.

Good job Rob. One of my favorite tunes.

Great going, Rob. Really enjoyed listening to it.

Nicely done, Rob. I have to play this one at a performance next month. But I'll be on the guitar just doing chordal backup, so I have an easier job than you have here where you're carrying the melody and also playing chords. Good work!

"Oh you can't scare me . . . "

That'a do for me Nicely relaxed and easy listening Rob, (tho' I did miss the voice................?)

John

Patty... no capo, it's just clamped at the nut to have it close if I need it. Tuning is DAd, which is why I mentioned the 6 1/2 fret. I think I'm strumming 2 strings (middle and bass) where the melody moves to the middle strings. I did try to keep the strum somewhat even and, maybe, bordering on the raucous.

Kristi, this is one of the 1st tunes I learned way back when that wasn't an old ballad. Glad to have inspired you!

John, Wayne, Ben, Thanks for the kind words..

Excellent Rob I see you varied a bit in your picking...picking some individual strings here and there. I see you used a capo too. What was your tuning? I hope you get those batteries recharged. I want to see Stinson #1

Sounds great to me...well done!

Enjoyed your rendition. Think you have inspired me to try this tune again.

With all the posts on strumming, I thought I'd do a strumming video. I don't usually play this with a pick, but since a lot of folks on here do use one I figured it could help illustrate the strumming style I usually use. The camera position isn't just like I wanted it, so I may redo this where you can see the right hand strumming pattern better. However, the camera's batteries died just as I finished it. I'm sure not saying it's the only way, but I do use the back & forth strum most of the time. It's a diatonic dulcimer with no signature except for initials and a date. If I did have a 6 1/2 fret I would have used it on the chorus "Oh the moon shines tonight...." 7 on "oh" and 6+ on "the." I've been listening to a lot of Richard Farina lately, so that may be influencing my strumming, but it's close to how I've played this for years.