Cedar Swamp - Amburgey Dulcimer

Robin Clark
02/26/15 07:00:33AM
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I was listening to the old 1953 (I think?) recordings of Jean Ritchie this morning made by Alan Lomax and there is a little track called Cedar Swamp in the collection. I couldn't resist dropping everything and grabbing my Amburgey dulcimer (Jean used one for these recordings) tuning it to hers and then trying to catch the tune. Jean plays a little riff to open and then a counter melody to her singing. I can't sing like Jean (you don't want to suffer my singing - ouch ) so I have played the melody line.