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@richard-streib • 3 days ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @codelady7:

"Welcome Codelady7 to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. Great to have you. Please ask if you have questions. We are here to support each other."

@richard-streib • 3 days ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @willywasel:

"Glad you joined Willyweasel. Welcome. There is a lot of information here. We are here to support each other so ask questions as you have them,"

@richard-streib • 3 days ago • comments: 5
Posted a new Comment on @shopdad:

"Welcome shopdad to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. So glad you were introduced to the mountain dulcimer. There is a lot of information here. Let us know if..."

@richard-streib • 3 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Rebec":

"Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. Glad you joined. Best wishes on your restoration project. Please ask as you have questions. We are here to..."

@richard-streib • 3 days ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on @jdnewberry:

"Glad you joined JDNewberry. Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. There is a lot of experience and expertise represented here. Look over what is here...."

@richard-streib • 3 days ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @stlhook:

"So glad you joined. Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. I like your choice of words. "Smitten" is a good descriptive word to which I can relate...."

@richard-streib • 3 days ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @actionsub:

"Welcome Actionsub to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. This site is rich in the history of the mountain dulcimer with a number of members who are living..."

@richard-streib • 3 days ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @ron-or:

"So glad you joined RonOr. Welcome to Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. There is a lot of information here about the history of the mountain dulcimer and the..."

@richard-streib • 3 days ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on @aditi70:

"Its great to have you Aditi70 join the Forum. Welcome. So glad you are interested in the culture and social impact of the dulcimer. That history from the..."

@olddog75 • 4 days ago • comments: 2
Liked a youtube item created by @mark-gilston: Once I had a sweetheart (duet)

@strumelia • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Jean Ritchie and her ballad repertoire":

"I read once about how some of the words, phrases, sentence structures, and pronunciations of what today might be considered to be a "mountain hillbilly" way..."

@dusty • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Jean Ritchie and her ballad repertoire":

"Cecil Sharpe, who traveled through Appalachia over a century ago, was also struck by the number of old English ballads being sung in the region. I do not..."

@cindy-stammich • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Want to buy Warren A. May dulcimer":

"Jill, Unfortunately I don’t have a Warren May dulcimer, but you got my curiosity up about your boat. Just wondering what you have and do you live onboard?..."

@robin-thompson • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Created a new Group discussion "Stephen Winick on Jean ":

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@robin-thompson • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Jean Ritchie and her ballad repertoire":

"If memory serves, many songs in the Ritchie family came from "Uncle Jason" and Jean wrote of this in Singing Family of the Cumberlands ...."

@alex-lubet • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Jean Ritchie and her ballad repertoire":

"Thanks, John, very insightful. I listened to her rendition of Barbry Allan this morning and was taken by her ending every verse on scale step 2. I kept..."

@john-c-knopf • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Jean Ritchie and her ballad repertoire":

"Alex, I think it was for family continuity and for entertainment in a time where computers, TVs and to some extent radio was non-existent. Folks had to have..."

@alex-lubet • 4 days ago • comments: 0
Created a new forum topic "Jean Ritchie and her ballad repertoire":

"Hi, A good week to you all. I've been doing a deep dive into Jean Ritchie lately, for the dulcimer of course, but also for the words of the ballads. What..."

@robin-thompson • 5 days ago • comments: 2
Liked a music item created by @robert-schuler: fly around

@robin-thompson • 5 days ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on fly around :

"You have such a nice touch on that banjo! Thanks, I think that banjo had nylon strings. Haven't used nylon in years. I think its time to get a set...Robert "

@dusty • 5 days ago • comments: 2
Liked a music item created by @robert-schuler: fly around

@robert-schuler • 5 days ago • comments: 2
Posted a new Comment on fly around :

"Thanks for all the likes. Fly Around was the first old time tune I learned to play...Robert "

@mark-gilston • 5 days ago • comments: 2

Updated a YouTube Video:
Once I had a sweetheart (duet)

@mark-gilston • 5 days ago • comments: 2

Posted new YouTube video(s):
Once I had a sweetheart (duet)

@dusty • 5 days ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Fanny Power by O'Carolan:

"Nice job on one of my favorite O'Carolan tunes! thanks Dusty, I love O’Carolan too! steve"

@davisjames • 5 days ago • comments: 4
Posted a new Comment on Cascade:

"Kajus did a great job."

@davisjames • 5 days ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Fanny Power by O'Carolan:

"Great melody!The thumbpick is an interesting idea,makes the melody string step forward a bit. thats why I use it..you are quick to pick that up. I use a..."

@alex-lubet • 6 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "A Farewell":

"Thanks!"

@dusty • 6 days ago • comments: 6
Posted a new Comment on Redwood Dulcimer Day 2025 (ONLINE!):

"This online event is just under two weeks away, and I'm getting super excited!"

@robin-thompson • 6 days ago • comments: 0
Liked a forum discussions item created by @jill-geary: Want to buy Warren A. May dulcimer

@dusty • 6 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Old dulcimers that want to party ":

"Well I'm an old dulcimer player, and I like to party!"

@ken-longfield • 6 days ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @karilee:

"Welcome to FOTMD, Karilee. It's good to have you aboard. You can learn a lot just by searching through the discussions here. If you have a specific question,..."

@ken-longfield • 6 days ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @codelady7:

"Welcome to FOTMD, Codelady7. It is good to have you aboard. I look forward to your participation here. Ken "The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""

@ken-longfield • 6 days ago • comments: 3
Posted a new Comment on @willywasel:

"Welcome to FOTMD, WillyWasel. It is good to have you aboard. I look forward to your participation here. Ken "The dulcimer sings a sweet song.""

@ken-longfield • 6 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Old dulcimers that want to party ":

"My oldest dulcimer is from 1931. It doesn't party. I don't take it out on camping trips or to parties. I do take it to mountain dulcimer events and allow..."

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