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Thread #72308   Message #1246114
Posted By: GUEST,Sean R-B
12-Aug-04 - 04:01 PM
Thread Name: appalachian dulcimer - what to play
Subject: RE: appalachain dulcimer - what to play
About any tune one would play on the fiddle or banjo works well on the mountain dulcimer. The instrument has such a great sound with the drones and the possibilities for rhythmic drive.

For anyone interested, I'll be teaching a couple of short workshops on the dulcimer at the Great River Road Festival in Grafton, Illinois next week, August 20 and 21. One for absolute beginners and one teaching a couple of tunes in A. Probably Art Stamper's version of "Goodbye Girls, I'm Going To Boston", and either "Wolves a'Howlin'" or "Horse and Buggy-O".

Peace,
Sean R-B