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Spelling?
I'm working on Suo Gan a Welsh Lullaby. Wondering if the correct spelling is Suo Gan or Suo Gam.
@Homer Ross started 10 months ago - replies: 5
material to enter public domain this New Year!
On New Year's Day 2019, anything published in 1923 will enter the public domain. That includes a novel by Edith Wharton, poems by Robert Frost,...
@Dusty Turtle started 6 years ago - replies: 9
History of Tunes
In researching the orgin/history of tunes can someone direct me to a good and accurate source. The more sources the better.
@Homer Ross started last year - replies: 4
Pearly Shells
Hi, Could you tell me if "Pearly Shells" is in the public domain or not? I know the music is traditional but also that English lyrics were added by...
@John W. McKinstry started last year - replies: 5
Spanish Is a Loving Tongue
Hi everyone, I would like to do a video recording for FOTMD of the song: "Spanish is a Loving Tongue". The lyrics are by Badger Clark, about 1915....
@John W. McKinstry started last year - replies: 1
"quick chaning of keys and chords for the dulcimer"
Hi panel, years ago I came across a posting on "Dulcimer Sessions" which Lois Hornbostel put out with Mel Bay. The particular article that caught...
@John W. McKinstry started 2 years ago - replies: 3
Copyright law and dulcimer music
Hey all this has been something I've been struggling to understand and I'd love some resources that could help me.Can an arrangement to a public...
@NateBuildsToys started 4 years ago - replies: 34
Common Christmas carols- are they copyrighted or public Domain?
Many holiday carols are listed here:...
@Strumelia started 11 years ago - replies: 6
You are My Sunshine
Hi everyone, I can’t figure out if “You are My Sunshine” is public domain. My mom and I had a very dear friend that would have turned 92 this...
@Cindy Stammich started 5 years ago - replies: 3
A general copyright question
Is there a reliable way to learn if the printed version of the song I am looking at on the web is copyrighted. What prompts this is that I see...
@Richard Streib started 5 years ago - replies: 4
Psalm 31 - copyrighted / any information welcome
Hello @all, anybody out there who can tell me anything about the tune "Psalm 31" which I found on YouTube here It is a great tutorial, I love...
@dora71 started 6 years ago - replies: 3
Use of Copyright material
If I purchase sheet music, write out the dulcimer tab and play it publicly at church with no receipt of money in any way, is that legal?
@Richard Streib started 7 years ago - replies: 2
Blue Ridge Mountain Blues Copyrighted?
Is this song copyrighted? Here is some copyright information I found but its clear as mud to me!...
@lal started 7 years ago - replies: 0
Clinch Mountain Backstep - Copyrighted?
Is this a copyrighted tune? I've seen it was written by Ralph Stanley, so I suspect it is. I wanted to play it at a fiddlers' convention but they...
@Gail Webber started 7 years ago - replies: 10
Mes Parens (My Parents) Cajun tune Copyrighted?
Got this tab from a local dulci group, and I can't figure out if it's a copyrighted piece. I have done all the research I know how to do. Can...
@Sheryl St. Clare started 9 years ago - replies: 1
Free Dulcimer Tabs Public Domain?
Is it safe to assume a tune is public domain if the tab is available on one of the free tab websites?
@Sheryl St. Clare started 9 years ago - replies: 4
Wild Mountain Thyme / Will Ye Go, Lassie, Go
This is about the most confusing song I've had to deal with. It is clearly copyrighted by Francis McPeake (in the 1950s) through an English folk...
@William Mann started 9 years ago - replies: 7
Mairi's Wedding
Can someone double check for me that Mairi's Wedding is now in Public Domain. It was written by John Roderick Bannerman (18651938) so, from my...
@Robin Clark started 9 years ago - replies: 2
Bless this House
I love the song "Bless This House".It is so perfect for the dulcimer!Per Wikipedia, it was first published in 1927.Where can I find if it is public...
@Cindy Stammich started 11 years ago - replies: 9
Copywright Question
I am writing My first tab book and I didn't know if I needed to worrie about copyright or not. so I thought I would reach out to myFOMD friends for...
@Joseph Buchanan started 11 years ago - replies: 3