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Thread #34443   Message #466075
Posted By: katlaughing
19-May-01 - 12:18 AM
Thread Name: Your favourite tunes on lap dulcimer
Subject: RE: Your favourite tunes on lap dulcimer
LOL@Spaw and his list! Thanks everyone. I've more than enought to start learning new ones!! But, of course, this will be a list I come back to many times, I am sure.

I had a headstart, I think, on learning tunes. I already knew most of the ones I posted, by ear, and also have played piano and violin all of my life, so it just seems pretty natural to pick them out on the dulci, too. NOW, it will be learning the tunes of the ones you all have posted, or remembering the ones I knew, and getting them down pat.

Charcloth, I will look into that, too, as I loved the music in that movie. Which reminds me, the tune from Legends of the Fall ought to be great on dulci, too, and how about Mollyand Jay's fiddle tune that everyone thinks is from the Civil War era? Name escapes me at the moment, and ALSO their Lover's Waltz. (I love waltzes, too, Lin!)

Mudguard, I really like playing at the Hospice. None of the people come out of their rooms, which is fine with me. I sit in the big living room and play as though I am at home. It is very comfortable. I wrote a little bit about one old lady, who came out last week to listen and visit, in my thread about COLD FEET. If you put that in the filter box and set the date to a week or so, it should come up.

I am off to practice, now. Thanks very much! OH! I should've asked this before: if any of you know of midis for any of the tunes you've posted, maybe you could note it in this thread, for those of us who may not know certain ones, if it isn't too much trouble.

THANKS!

katchangingtheworldonedulcimeratatime:-)

Also, should have mentioned, I am NOT singing and playing all of those tunes, at the same time, yet! That takes more co-ordination, as my fingers don't keep up with my voice!:-)