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@richard-streib • one week ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @simon-bailes:

"Welcome Simon Bailes to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. Glad you joined. It is wonderful that you have become so fond of mountain dulcimer music. Look..."

@shopdad • one week ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Introduce Yourself!":

"I just joined a few months ago. I do have a question and wasn't sure where to post it. Can anyone tell me if there is a dulcimer or strings group in Central..."

@shopdad • one week ago

@shopdad is now following @forums

@shopdad • one week ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on @homer-ross:

"Hello Homer, I'm sort of new to this site and just happen to see your comments about the Japanese saw. I have two of them. One is about 50 years old and like..."

@mark-gilston • one week ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Carmen Carmella:

"DavisJames: Right up there with "Spanish is a loving tongue"....thanks. "Spanish is the loving tongue" was my mother's favorite song. I'll add it to my..."

@homer-ross • one week ago • comments: 8
Liked a youtube item created by @masaki: "Shenandoah" on Mountain Dulcimer

@davisjames • one week ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on Carmen Carmella:

"Right up there with "Spanish is a loving tongue"....thanks."

@cjones • one week ago

@cjones is now following @forums

@dusty • one week ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on how to add extra beats in a crooked tune:

"Well, to bring things full circle, attached is the tab I ended up with. You can see on the second line that I have one measure in 6/4 before going back to..."

@robin-thompson • one week ago • comments: 8
Liked a youtube item created by @masaki: "Shenandoah" on Mountain Dulcimer

@davisjames • one week ago • comments: 6
Liked a group discussions item created by @dusty: how to add extra beats in a crooked tune

@davisjames • one week ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on how to add extra beats in a crooked tune:

"Hi Dusty,thanks for the opportunity to hear a "new" Quebecois tune played by great players.I would put the initial phrase in 7/4,cause it's singable that way..."

@olddog75 • one week ago • comments: 8
Liked a youtube item created by @masaki: "Shenandoah" on Mountain Dulcimer

@dusty • one week ago • comments: 8
Posted a new Comment on "Shenandoah" on Mountain Dulcimer:

"Nice job, Msok! Such a beautiful song."

@masaki • one week ago • comments: 8

Posted new YouTube video(s):
"Shenandoah" on Mountain Dulcimer

@joseph-besse • one week ago • comments: 1
Posted a new Comment on Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues, capoed 4th fret key of A:

"Sounds great. Love it."

@ken-longfield • one week ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Just wondering........:

"Thanks for your post Wally. You said some things I was thinking but didn't put in to words. Your comment about cultural connections is spot on. Ken "The..."

@wally-venable • one week ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Just wondering........:

"Before the Civil War, things were rather different, but by the time of Ed Thomas .... It is far too easy to write off the cultural connections of "folks..."

@salt-springs • one week ago • comments: 4
Liked a group discussions item created by @tonyg: Just wondering........

@nate • one week ago • comments: 4
Liked a group discussions item created by @tonyg: Just wondering........

@ken-longfield • 2 weeks ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Just wondering........:

"I think the answer to your curiosity depends upon the region or area. Since you mention Uncle Ed Thomas, I will limit my reply to the eastern Kentucky..."

@homer-ross • 2 weeks ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Just wondering........:

"Very good questions and thoughts. I'm sure many here will respond with historical knowledge. By the way there is another forum that focuses on historical..."

@tonyg • 2 weeks ago • comments: 4
Created a new Group discussion "Just wondering........":

"I have a question, the answer to which would probably just be speculation, but that's fine. If Uncle Ed Thomas was born in 1850, and started making and..."
Mountain Dulcimer History & Traditions

@pierre-yves-donnio • 2 weeks ago • comments: 1
Liked a youtube item created by @steve-c: Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues, capoed 4th fret key of A

@nate • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "New to the group, several questions":

"Alex_Lubet: Thanks, Nate. With only one exception, all the tunings I've used go low to high, which would eliminate some of those possibilities. The only..."

@davisjames • 2 weeks ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on New Year Carol (Benjamin Britten):

"I find Cynthia's comment about there not being a single accidental very interesting.There's a real integrity to the melody...it doesn't need modulations or..."

@alex-lubet • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "New album":

"Thanks so much, Robin, again! At the risk of hubris, there's not a whole lot in the classical world that's written for mountain dulcimer, beyond what I've..."

@robin-thompson • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "New album":

"I have this album and like it ever-so-much! If you are musically curious about mountain dulcimer as a primary instrument in the world of classical music..."

@strumelia • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to ""Extra" frets and JI vs ET":

"I would add that the 1.5 and 8.5 frets come in handy if you play a lot of very old music, such as medieval and renaissance music. I have found that those..."

@robin-thompson • 2 weeks ago • comments: 11
Posted a new Comment on Redwood Dulcimer Day 2025 (ONLINE!):

"Dusty, I'm happy all went well! Ah, sitting in front of a computer for an extended time is tiring and I'm glad all your efforts were appreciated. I..."

@dusty • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to ""Extra" frets and JI vs ET":

"The question of extra frets comes down to what kind of music you want to play. If you are going to play traditional tunes in a drone style, you don't need..."

@dusty • 2 weeks ago • comments: 11
Posted a new Comment on Redwood Dulcimer Day 2025 (ONLINE!):

"Thanks for you support, Robin. It was an exhilarating day. Everything went well. No tech glitches at all. I got a bit tired from sitting in front of my..."

@davisjames • 2 weeks ago • comments: 0
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: "Gift-Giving" Waltz after Erik Nillson

@nate • 2 weeks ago • comments: 2
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: Carmen Carmella

@mark-gilston • 2 weeks ago • comments: 2

Posted new YouTube video(s):
Carmen Carmella

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