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Abandoned 1928

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Abandoned 1928

Abandoned 1928



style or instrument: Appalachian dulcimer & guitar


musician/member name: Robin & Mark


streams: 18



Description:

We own a small bit of acreage here in the old coal mining region in the Appalachian foothills of Ohio. Though our house does not rest atop a deep mine, under our acreage is a portion of a deep mine. The name of the mine was Hemlock No. 20 and it seems the mine was abandoned in 1928. A portion of the hill on which we live is, very slowly, slipping, likely, due to the presence of the abandoned mine nearby. The mountain dulcimer played is a Blue Lion. The drones are tuned to D (the wound bass is an octave lower than the unwound doubled drones) and the melody string is tuned to A. The guitar is a Larrivée 000-40 in standard tuning.
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Robin Thompson
02/26/26 09:35:19AM @robin-thompson:

@macaodha We're honored you like the tune!  As I wrote to Dusty, if anyone would like to put lyrics to it and make it their own, they'd be welcomed to do so.  There's a place in the B part where I think we're going to make a slight change (in which Mark will do a strum-through, slight rest, then come back in).  Since we've been playing the tune for a few weeks we may re-record it.  Many thanks for listening!   
MacAodha
02/26/26 05:01:45AM @macaodha:

There is a song in that beautiful piece of music. Love it.
Robin Thompson
02/11/26 10:07:12AM @robin-thompson:

@dan, thank you for listening!  

@dusty, plaintive tunes are my specialty. sun   Actually, this tune is hard for me to play just the way I'd like to play it.  Some of the noter sounds I want to make are hard to get (I don't always get them!) because I'm sliding into the fret then doing a quick pull-off.  Thanks for the nice comment!  If anyone would like to put lyrics to it, they're welcome to do so.    
Dan
02/11/26 07:31:00AM @dan:

Thank you folks!
Dusty Turtle
02/10/26 08:52:55PM @dusty:

What a charming melody!  Less plaintive than many of your tunes.  And both the dulcimer and guitar are precise and sensitive, as always.  The melody cries out for lyrics, I think.  Very nice.