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05 Nov 11 - 10:32 PM (#3251096) Subject: Good Appalachian Dulcimer Music From: GUEST,SirCoughsalot Hey guys. I wonder if any of you could point me towards some good lap dulcimer music. Anybody besides Jean Ritchie. I already have listened to her a lot and love her stuff. I am looking for something new. I'd prefer American folk songs. |
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05 Nov 11 - 11:08 PM (#3251107) Subject: RE: Good Appalachian Dulcimer Music From: GUEST,leeneia Are you looking for recordings or for suggestions about what to play yourself? |
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05 Nov 11 - 11:15 PM (#3251108) Subject: RE: Good Appalachian Dulcimer Music From: GUEST,SirCoughsalot Recordings, please. I'm sorry if I wasn't clear. But if anyone has any suggestions, feel free to give those too. |
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06 Nov 11 - 07:25 AM (#3251285) Subject: RE: Good Appalachian Dulcimer Music From: GUEST,Hootenanny You could give a listen to Don Pedi one of the most interesting players in my opinion. Take a look on you tube. Hoot |
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06 Nov 11 - 07:38 AM (#3251290) Subject: RE: Good Appalachian Dulcimer Music From: Janie Alan Freeman from Gilmer Co. WV. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW6DA6C7tq8&feature=related (the above clip is with Dave Bing on Fiddle. I don't know the bass player.) Have you checked out the webpage for Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer? Jim Good, maker of Mastertone dulcimers, from Walton, WV, plays in the traditional style. |
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06 Nov 11 - 07:43 AM (#3251293) Subject: RE: Good Appalachian Dulcimer Music From: GUEST,Suibhne Astray My all time favourite dulcimer album is Times and Traditions for Dulcimer (1976) by the late, great Roger Nicholson with Jake Walton (dulcimers, lute guitar and a sweet-as-a-nut trompette-less symphony style hurdy-gurdy) and Andrew Cronshaw (chord harp and penny whistle) all masterfully captured by Bill Leader in one of the finest folk-productions you'll ever hear. Other Roger Nicholson stuff is fine too, of course... |
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06 Nov 11 - 07:50 AM (#3251295) Subject: RE: Good Appalachian Dulcimer Music From: Will Fly Roger Nicholson is the man, and his death a few months ago was a sad loss. I offer my tribute to the great RN, recorded (very fuzzily) almost 4 years ago: In Good King Arthur's Day The tune is known in the US, among other things, as "In Good Old Colony Days". |
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06 Nov 11 - 11:14 AM (#3251386) Subject: RE: Good Appalachian Dulcimer Music From: GUEST Maddie MacNeil plays and sings like an angel ! |
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06 Nov 11 - 12:22 PM (#3251445) Subject: RE: Good Appalachian Dulcimer Music From: VirginiaTam Blues version of Poor Wayfaring Stranger on dulcimer. Amazing. |
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06 Nov 11 - 01:29 PM (#3251488) Subject: RE: Good Appalachian Dulcimer Music From: GUEST Look for Bing Futch, Stephen Seifert, Butch Ross, and Mark Gilston for a good examples of modern players. Phyliss Gaskins, Betty Smith and Paul Clayton would be good examples of traditional players. |
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06 Nov 11 - 01:36 PM (#3251492) Subject: RE: Good Appalachian Dulcimer Music From: GUEST,Janet All those above, plus Aubrey Atwater Larry Conger Bill Taylor Flora MacDonald Gammon Linda Brockinton ... for a start. If you live in the US, check out the event list at EverythingDulcimer.com for a dulcimer festival near you. Festivals usually include at least one concert that is open to the public. |
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06 Nov 11 - 03:23 PM (#3251557) Subject: RE: Good Appalachian Dulcimer Music From: Janie Mark Gilston has a ton of videos posted to the Friends of Mountain Dulcimer website, as do others. |
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06 Nov 11 - 03:27 PM (#3251560) Subject: RE: Good Appalachian Dulcimer Music From: Janie Thanks for that link, VT. Wonder who and where she is? |
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06 Nov 11 - 04:18 PM (#3251595) Subject: RE: Good Appalachian Dulcimer Music From: VirginiaTam Janie - the video owner is browncowfolk which is in Mansfield, Notts. I don't know who the musician is. |
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06 Nov 11 - 07:19 PM (#3251689) Subject: RE: Good Appalachian Dulcimer Music From: GUEST,Arkie Many good players listed already. Several others worthy of mention are David Schnaufer, Tull Glazener, and Rob Brereton. These are primarily instrumentalists. Aubrey Atwater, Lorraine Lee, and Kevin Roth are good instrumentalists but also use the dulcimer for vocal accompaniment. Also add Randy Wilkinson, Janita Baker, and Bonnie Carol. |
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07 Nov 11 - 12:20 PM (#3252113) Subject: RE: Good Appalachian Dulcimer Music From: GUEST Check out the "Masters of the Mountain Dulcimer" series of recordings. |
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08 Nov 11 - 04:57 PM (#3253067) Subject: RE: Good Appalachian Dulcimer Music From: VirginiaTam Anyone know where I can get A-E-A baritone dulcimer strings in the UK? |
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08 Nov 11 - 06:10 PM (#3253126) Subject: RE: Good Appalachian Dulcimer Music From: PHJim Sir Coughsalot, are you Uncleclawhammer on the Banjo Hangout? If not, this link will be usefull: Banjo Hangout dulcimer link |
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08 Nov 11 - 07:48 PM (#3253194) Subject: RE: Good Appalachian Dulcimer Music From: Arthur_itus VT Well if you can't get them from here, Dizzi should be able to guide you to the right place. http://www.dulcimershop.co.uk/ Les |
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09 Nov 11 - 02:42 AM (#3253288) Subject: RE: Good Appalachian Dulcimer Music From: VirginiaTam thank Les, but I only see hammered dulcimer products there. Do they cross over? What I want is A3 A3 E2 A2? I am going to test these one my cheap appalachian dulcie to see if I can approximate baritone. If it works and I like then I may invest in a baritone dulcie. |
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09 Nov 11 - 05:15 AM (#3253341) Subject: RE: Good Appalachian Dulcimer Music From: Arthur_itus Just ask Dizzi. |
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15 Nov 11 - 12:50 PM (#3257570) Subject: RE: Good Appalachian Dulcimer Music From: VirginiaTam I experimented by tuning down to A3A3E2A2. Using my bottle neck slide and I am away. Wheeeee! Love the sound. Have almost mastered Poor Wayfaring Stranger. Interested finding other songs to lay this new blue sound onto. |
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15 Nov 11 - 02:14 PM (#3257600) Subject: RE: Good Appalachian Dulcimer Music From: foggers Hello all I can reveal the identity of the baritone MD player that VT provided a link to.... It's me! My name is Jane Foggin (foggers is my nickname) and I play in a band called the Backyard Buskers. I would second the recommendation of the Ning site Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. My baritone MD was made for my by my other half; it has quite a long VSL of 31" and we got the strings from NewTone strings; I can't remember to string sizes off hand, but I will try and check. |
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15 Nov 11 - 07:09 PM (#3257773) Subject: RE: Good Appalachian Dulcimer Music From: Janie Neat, a Mudcatter! Great job on Wayfarin' Stranger. |
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16 Nov 11 - 02:21 PM (#3258264) Subject: RE: Good Appalachian Dulcimer Music From: foggers Thanks Janie |
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16 Nov 11 - 06:24 PM (#3258457) Subject: RE: Good Appalachian Dulcimer Music From: GUEST Hi Virginia Missy Strothers has a helpful string gauge calculator on her dulcimer website http://www.strothers.com/string_choice.htm We have used it and found it a good rule of thumb, though they tend to come up a little light. When my OH was making my baritone MD he used a different algorithm and the strings he initially fitted were so heavy and taut I could not fret them! |
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16 Nov 11 - 06:28 PM (#3258458) Subject: RE: Good Appalachian Dulcimer Music From: foggers Oops that was me without me cookie.... let's try the blue clicky again too... HERE |
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17 Nov 11 - 03:20 AM (#3258596) Subject: RE: Good Appalachian Dulcimer Music From: VirginiaTam Thanks Jane. Have to say that with rheumatoid arthritis in hands and wrists, I am loving playing lap dulcie. No pain at all. Only concern is will I get lazy on the other instruments? Next project to work out Lean On Me on the dulcie. |