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@ken-longfield
• 48 minutes ago
• comments: 3
Liked a youtube item created by @john-w-mckinstry: Thanksgiving Jamming
Liked a youtube item created by @john-w-mckinstry: Thanksgiving Jamming
@ken-longfield
• 53 minutes ago
• comments: 1
Posted a new Comment on @brianmc:
Posted a new Comment on @brianmc:
"Welcome to FOTMD BrianMc. There are many dulcimer players in Virginia, so you should be able to find some near you. The mountain dulcimer is not an..."
@dusty
• an hour ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Learning "Double Thumbing":
Posted a new Comment on Learning "Double Thumbing":
"Ah, I get it. I would call that an alternating thumb pattern because the thumb alternates between the melody and middle strings. It is similar to a very..."
@ghcstr
• 3 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Looking for bowed dulcimer (DONE)":
Posted a response to "Looking for bowed dulcimer (DONE)":
"Yes, I bought a bowed dulcimer from Betty. I love it (still working out how to get consistent sounds). Hopefully Dave's find will help someone else in their..."
@strumelia
• 6 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Looking for bowed dulcimer (DONE)":
Posted a response to "Looking for bowed dulcimer (DONE)":
"I think Gary bought a bowed dulcimer already. 👍🏼"
@john-w-mckinstry
• 10 hours ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Learning "Double Thumbing":
Posted a new Comment on Learning "Double Thumbing":
"Here is my description of "double thumbing" for the Mountain Dulcimer: First, you pluck the melody string downward with the thumb. Secondly, you follow this..."
@dusty
• 14 hours ago
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Learning "Double Thumbing":
Posted a new Comment on Learning "Double Thumbing":
"John, I don't know that book, but my guess is that double thumbing is just a technique of striking a string twice with your thumb, once going out and once..."
@shanonmilan
• 15 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "German folk song tabs":
Posted a response to "German folk song tabs":
"It's fascinating how Zupfgeigenhansel drew inspiration from Breuer's collection and put their unique spin on folk tunes. Adapting songs to suit your own..."
@montycraig
• 16 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Introduce Yourself!":
Posted a response to "Introduce Yourself!":
"Hi folks, I joined some weeks ago, and don’t remember if I ever introduced myself. I was kind of waiting until I got a dulcimer before getting too involved...."
@phil-myers
• 16 hours ago
• comments: 2
Liked a music item created by @davisjames: Back to the sugar camp.
Liked a music item created by @davisjames: Back to the sugar camp.
@robin-thompson
• 20 hours ago
• comments: 13
Posted a new Comment on In Knee-Deep Snow :
Posted a new Comment on In Knee-Deep Snow :
"Many thanks, Val @macaodha ! In noter style, it isn't always easy for me to play behind Mark on a tune so as to make it "listenable". "
@dave-shattuck
• 22 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Looking for bowed dulcimer (DONE)":
Posted a response to "Looking for bowed dulcimer (DONE)":
"Here"
@dave-shattuck
• 22 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Looking for bowed dulcimer (DONE)":
Posted a response to "Looking for bowed dulcimer (DONE)":
"Do a 250 mile Facebook marketplace search in the Carolina’s. One for sale. "
@john-w-mckinstry
• 22 hours ago
• comments: 3
Created a new Group discussion "Learning "Double Thumbing"":
Created a new Group discussion "Learning "Double Thumbing"":
"Recently I came across a finger style of playing the Mountain Dulcimer called "Double Thumbing". It was shown in a book ,Mel Bay presents Moods of the..."
Fingerpicking
Fingerpicking
@robin-thompson
• 22 hours ago
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Talking with Geoff Reeve-Black":
Posted a response to "Talking with Geoff Reeve-Black":
"Thank you for sharing your interviews, Steve! "
@macaodha
• 23 hours ago
• comments: 13
Posted a new Comment on In Knee-Deep Snow :
Posted a new Comment on In Knee-Deep Snow :
"Beautiful, Robin and Mark."
@kathleen
• yesterday
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Englewood, Florida dulcimer players":
Posted a response to "Englewood, Florida dulcimer players":
":: Hi! I’m in Deep Creek (Port Charlotte) and would be thrilled to have a year round dulcimer group! Let me know. granningk@hotmail.com...."
@davisjames
• yesterday
• comments: 2
Liked a youtube item created by @john-w-mckinstry: Go Tell It on the Mountain
Liked a youtube item created by @john-w-mckinstry: Go Tell It on the Mountain
@ken-longfield
• yesterday
• comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @redmando: Talking with Geoff Reeve-Black
Liked a forum discussions item created by @redmando: Talking with Geoff Reeve-Black
@ken-longfield
• yesterday
• comments: 2
Liked a music item created by @davisjames: Back to the sugar camp.
Liked a music item created by @davisjames: Back to the sugar camp.
@gordon-hardy
• yesterday
• comments: 2
Liked a music item created by @davisjames: Back to the sugar camp.
Liked a music item created by @davisjames: Back to the sugar camp.
@ballad-gal
• yesterday
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "Talking with Geoff Reeve-Black":
Posted a response to "Talking with Geoff Reeve-Black":
"Thanks, Redmando, I always enjoy your interviews!"
@davisjames
• yesterday
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Back to the sugar camp.:
Posted a new Comment on Back to the sugar camp.:
"Thanks Robin.Except for some recording virtuousos,fiddling and dancing(in Canada) was slower,more relaxed in the 50's and 60's.The first recording of "Maple..."
@redmando
• yesterday
• comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Talking with Geoff Reeve-Black":
Created a new forum topic "Talking with Geoff Reeve-Black":
"In the latest of my "Conversations with Mountain Dulcimer Players" I chat with Geoffrey Reeve-Black about his UK dulcimer dealership and he tells me..."
@robin-thompson
• yesterday
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Back to the sugar camp.:
Posted a new Comment on Back to the sugar camp.:
"You give this tune a cool old vibe, a vibe from another era. Nice. "
@robin-thompson
• yesterday
• comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on Ghost Riders :
Posted a new Comment on Ghost Riders :
"Cool Ghost Riders! Used to hear this on tv when I was a kid. "
@shanonmilan
• yesterday
• comments: 0
Posted a response to "How to train my ear":
Posted a response to "How to train my ear":
"Dusty Turtle:
Wally Venable: "Perfect pitch" is often considered a curse. I had a friend with perfect pitch who, 60 years ago, found that almost all the..."
@randy-adams
• 2 days ago
• comments: 2
Liked a music item created by @davisjames: Back to the sugar camp.
Liked a music item created by @davisjames: Back to the sugar camp.
@robin-thompson
• 2 days ago
• comments: 13
Posted a new Comment on In Knee-Deep Snow :
Posted a new Comment on In Knee-Deep Snow :
"Jamie @davisjames , thanks for listening-- we're glad you like the tune and it brings back memories for you! On a weather note, cold today yet no snow here..."
@beth-t
• 2 days ago
• comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Awn i Fethlem (a Welsh Christmas carol):
Posted a new Comment on Awn i Fethlem (a Welsh Christmas carol):
"DavisJames:
That's very good on the ears(has that "bounce"),plus I'm sure the subject matter is good,too..
Thanks for the feedback! "
@pierre-yves-donnio
• 2 days ago
• comments: 3
Liked a music item created by @dulcimerbob: Ghost Riders
Liked a music item created by @dulcimerbob: Ghost Riders