@randy-adams It's cool you've got an old brick yard nearby!  We've done a couple tune titles inspired by a couple of the brick-making companies which were here years ago:  Seven Chimneys and The Bricks Under Our Feet.  We've been working on the second tune again, playing it in the same tuning as The Shortest Day (dulcimer tuned to C# drones with an A melody and the guitar making his magic to set the tone).  

We walk at a cemetery, a very hilly one, and the roads in it are done in brick.  As far as I can tell, many were made close-by yet some were made in neighboring counties and, perhaps, a little farther away.  The photo on this page showing a Claycraft brick was taken at the cemetery.     

I want to know it all : )

Mark is such a tasteful guitar player and the melody devine.

I also live close to century old brick yard. Yankee Hill Brick is still going strong. They have to truck in clay from couple miles away . 

@davisjames Years ago, Claycraft made bricks in a village, Shawnee, which is just a couple miles away from us.  There was lots of clay mined in this area-- for bricks, pottery,  sewer pipes & drain tiles, and architectural roof tiles are still manufactured in the county seat, New Lexington OH, by Ludowici.  

This tune came about because of a YT channel by a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk who makes recordings of himself chanting the Heart Sutra in various locales using various styles of music.  In one of his videos (a 'live' video in China-- I think it's China since the word MAO is on a venue wall) an ensemble plays a beautiful chord progression which backs the drone chant of the monk.  I asked Mark what was the chord progression and he played it for me on guitar. I put a dulcimer part overtop the chord progression for the A part then put a B part to it.  

Lots more than you wanted to know, perhaps.  :) 

Oops,"Claycraft"...Thinking by association of a former brickmaklng factory in Toronto,now re-developed as "the clayworks"

It took a while but I finally noticed (and found out about-one of the mixed blessings of the internet) the name on a brick on your web page."Clayworks".Being an amateur industrial historian,I really appreciate that.

Wow, @davisjames -- I showed what you wrote to the house guitar player and we are both appreciative of your generous comment!  We're honored you like our little tunes.  

Sending warmest wishes to you and your dear ones!  Happy strumming now and in the coming year-- keep making your delightful music!   

Wow!You guys.I'm sure this will,for me become one of my favourite compositions of yours.When I was younger,playing a favourite record before going to work,etc. was a big part of getting set for the day.Now it's FOTMD and often,your compositions and playing...much appreciated.All the best over Christmas and into the new year.

@strumelia

I know a lady banjo player who is known for actually falling asleep while playing in jams. She's a good player usually, but as she falls asleep her playing starts slowing down until she nods off... then as her head drops she jolts back awake and resumes playing as if nothing happened. To her credit, one of the reasons for this is that she often plays with others for many hours and far into the night.

@nate , we're glad you liked it!   Thanks so much for listening!  

My tendency anymore is to make music which could put me to sleep, preferably not while playing (because a dulcimer could suffer damage when dropped).  

It only makes me feel sleepy because it perfectly embodies the wistful, ethereal feeling that I only get in dreams :) This is really pleasant

Hey, @randy-adams -- glad you got the dreamy ride.  :)  If our music causes drowsiness, we've done our job.  haha

Ha! Wake me up when it's over! : ) Huh-uh that's not what I  got there Robin. I got got the dreamy ride tho. : )