Irish Hammered Dulcimer Player

Subject: Irish Hammered Dulcimer Player
From: GUEST,Jim
Date: 02 Apr 08 - 03:46 PM

A while back I requested information about a hammered dulcimer player who picked me up near Kilkenny in 1968 and drove me to a Fleadh Cheol in New Ross. This was the first hammered dulcimer I had ever seen. I'd like to find out more about this player and I can't seem to find the old thread that I posted a couple of years back. I just found a picture that I took in a New Ross parking lot of the gentleman and his dulcimer. I've posted it at
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=133330071&albumID=401695&imageID=17554092
If you know of any Irish hammered dulcimer players, please have a look.

Subject: RE: Irish Hammered Dulcimer Player
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 02 Apr 08 - 04:01 PM

The picture is only available to those who register with myspace. Could you put it somewhere where it is accessible to all of us?

Subject: RE: Irish Hammered Dulcimer Player
From: Sorcha
Date: 02 Apr 08 - 04:16 PM

And is this(CLICK!) the thread you started?

I put hammer in the Filter box and set it to All.

Subject: RE: Irish Hammered Dulcimer Player
From: GUEST,Jim
Date: 02 Apr 08 - 04:34 PM

Thanks Sorcha. That's the thread.
Malcom, I'm not too computer savvy. Could suggest some place where I could post the picture.

Subject: RE: Irish Hammered Dulcimer Player
From: katlaughing
Date: 02 Apr 08 - 04:57 PM

you could post to www.myopera.com for free if you start an account there and it is fairly easy to do.

Subject: RE: Irish Hammered Dulcimer Player
From: Big Mick
Date: 02 Apr 08 - 06:21 PM

Great picture, Jim. I am pretty interested in that hammered dulcimer. Our first CD had a lot of hammered dulcimer on it. A lot of folks use it on the pretty little tinkly bits. We love using it on the reels and such. Great instrument. Makes me miss old Jim. He got away a few years ago, and we only have the hammered dulcimer on occasion when his daughter can play tunes with us.

All the best,

Mick

Subject: RE: Irish Hammered Dulcimer Player
From: GUEST,lox
Date: 02 Apr 08 - 06:26 PM

An Irish Hammered dulcimer player?

Did he have too much to drink? why so hammered?

Subject: RE: Irish Hammered Dulcimer Player
From: GUEST,Jim
Date: 03 Apr 08 - 11:03 AM

Thanks, I got a private message from someone called Ptarmigan and the player's name is Andy Dowling. He also sent a younger picture of Andy. I'll try again, this time I've posted at myopera as sufggested by Katlaughing. Try http://my.opera.com/JimYates/albums/showpic.dml?album=503399&picture=6951152

I've also posted the younger picture if you hit "next picture" you'll see it.

Subject: RE: Irish Hammered Dulcimer Player
From: Melissa
Date: 04 Apr 08 - 02:04 AM

Sorry Jim...hope this isn't the Andy Dowling you're looking for.


"Regarding the death of Andy Dowling of Clonmeen, Co. Laois, in 1991..."

http://www.folkworld.de/22/e/toms.html

Subject: RE: Irish Hammered Dulcimer Player
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 04 Apr 08 - 02:54 AM

Well, my guess (and Martin Ryan's) in the original thread was right.

There are a couple of pictures of Andy in David Kettlewell's book about the hammered dulcimer, All The Tunes That Ever There Were, the title being a quote from Andy, who said 'You can play all the tunes that ever there were on the dulcimer'; see http://dulcimer.new-renaissance.com/.

Andy Dowling died in 1991 at the age of 92.