Cyndi Lauper to R&R Hall of Fame! So, True Colors

I didn't plan to post another video so soon, but Sunday night they announced this year's inductees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and they finally chose Cyndi Lauper. (What took them so long???)

I decided that I had to post one of her songs, and my arrangement of Time After Time isn't interesting enough. Ultimately, I decided to learn True Colors, which is the other song she performs most frequently on dulcimer - but I decided to do it as an instrumental.

I had never played the song before and, to be honest, had always found the melody a bit meandering, but I started by playing along with a video of her and it made sense to me. (She plays it in CGC.)

I added the melody and a bit more, but tried to stay true to the spirit of the song. I'm playing it on my McCafferty, tuned DAD. Plugged into a couple of amps and also using a mic. To thicken the sound, I added some chorus and echo on one channel and some flanger and reverb on the other.

Enjoy! 😀