That's what I love to hear! There are a number of decent dulcimer kits available (check out www.Folkcraft.com) out there - and when you get it together with strings on, I'll be here with lesson plans for ya!
Thank you! At some point, I decided that this was going to be my main instrument and I've applied myself accordingly. For years, there was no one to watch, learn from, get tips from. Only in the past four or five years have I really been able to soak up some other influences, so like you, I'm just picking up stuff as I go along - this tune is a perfect example. It's a hodgepodge of several different versions that I've heard.
thanks so much - I haven't heard of Jimmy Driftwood, but I'm sure gonna look him up now. I just drove through NC on my last trip - thinking about hitting the Galax fiddle festival when it comes around again. Thanks for watching!
Gosh, I don't remember - and you can't tell with this resolution in the video. But I can tell you that it's most likely I'm using a single melody string, as has been my practice ever since the summer of 2006. I do use a double at times, but rarely. Thanks!
Thank you kindly, sir! You're gonna play as far as you want to, and don't let anything hold you back. If it's any comfort at all, every day I wake up and wonder how I can not SUCK like I did the day before. Part of the journey is enjoying the moment - the rest is understanding how we came to be so lucky that the moment came to us, right? Peace, bro!
Just today got a chance to see your show at the Oscar Scherer Folk Festival, what a great show man. I had always been a hard rock guy but gotta tell you, after seeing you and the other performers today, my horizons broadened a whole lot. Be well man.
Welcome to the family! You've got a nice dulcimer - I'm playing a Folkcraft in this video and I've got two others that are very sweet. Amazon has got "In Search of the Wild Dulcimer" by Robert Force (out of print, but a fantastic primer on the instrument) and also "Lapidus On Dulcimer" by Joellen Lapidus. Both are old-school books. Check out also Jerry Rockwell's "Music Theory For Mountain Dulcimer" as well as his other titles. Stephen Seifert has instructional DVDs that are also great!
@CloeliaNaso9 Hey Chloe - you are doing fantastic in such a short period of time. It's an honor to have helped in your journey. Hope to see you at a festival sometime!
@linzamin Technically that run is E - D - C# - B - A, but I tend to treat it as a slide more often than not, depending on the kind of back rhythm I'm putting into it. Melody is coming from the fourth fret initially with the "B" section bits coming from 2 - 3- 4 and the second octave.
Well, thank you, I'm glad I could offer a spark! I'd have to say that it's a balance; I do love writing tunes. But I also love learning someone else's. As long as I'm playing, life is pretty good. : )
Well, I have been moved to get out my dulcimer and start playing it again. It'll be a while before I can play this piece, though. It's only from discovering your videos that I now have some idea of the sort of thing that can be done with a dulcimer.
that sounded really good, i've never heared of this tune before, but i got to say i liked it and your playing is amazing, and what an instrument ! wow...x
My best advice to you would be to play a little every day, and if you can manage it, play a LOT every day. If you're hungry to do better and continue to chart your path, you will be the player you desire to be. I know it sounds quaint - but I knew next to nothing about the instrument a short time ago, and through deciding to plumb the depths, I've plotted a course towards understanding the instrument better. Of course, that journey never stops - but it does get easier.
Hi there! Well, I'm glad you've gotten inspired to start pushing with the dulcimer. I wonder what is going on with your fretboard that you are breaking strings? Have you measured your fretboard from nut to bridge? I wonder what string length you are using. That could be an issue.
Thank you - days of practice - just own it, say to yourself, "I'm going to ____________" and then own it, take it, make it happen. I always say, play a little each day. No matter how wonderful the gift, it takes our effort to give it lift. Peace to you - and keep rockin' the dulcimer, as well as other instruments. Who did you find at Pigeon Forge? Was it Bill Taylor or someone else?
The strings I use are sold as dulcimer strings, if that helps. But yeah, I must be doing something wrong, because I go through strings faster than I can replace them. The fact that my dulcimer is a cheap crappy specimen might be part of it. I need to get a proper one.
Ignore my last, I just managed to get D A D working nicely. I think prefer E A A for Mixolydian, though - "She Moved Through The Fair" sounds less weird that way. Anyway, I'm off to do some busking, so I'll stop bugging you now :)
Incidentally, the tuning I usually use is E B A, which I'm not aware of anyone else using. I have a problem with D A D, in that, with my dulcimer at least, tuning the...I guess you'd call it the melody string down to D makes it so slack that it sounds horrible, and tuning it up to D makes it snap.
Dude, what acclaim - how does one live up to that sort of props? Thank you - and I agree - sometimes, the best part of the instrument is the simple nature - not the ornaments and stuff like that. Nothing wrong with it, mind you. But simple is calming, right and purposeful.
once again great playing. i really enjoyed your added colour to this old tune. did you immerse yourself into this instrument or did you have someone help teach you. just curious. my playing has imposed ideas from what i hear not from teachings and i find your sound has many similarities. maybe im just finally getting somewhere with my playing. best wishes
My Grandfather Floyd and Edna took me to Homer Ledford's house in Lexington in 74. We played a version of this tune but, if I recall, it was much slower. What a fond memory! I accompanied Homer on stage for the Univ of Ky. that night then, the next morning, we caravaned East to Viper to hook up with George and Jean. Nice work! Izat a Folkcraft? You still in Key West?
Hey there! What a great memory! I never got a chance to meet Homer, but what a fabulous visionary he was. That IS a Folkcraft I'm playing in the video - I'm an endorsing artist with the company now, so it's all I play. We did four years of festivals in Key West, but I'm actually in Orlando, Florida. Hope to catch you at a show on the road one of these days! Thanks for watching. :)
That was totally deliciously gorgeous! I was noticing the back strap. Do they make those for a dulcimer or is that a guitar strap that you made work? I would like to get one for mine to keep it from moving around so much. Thanks again!
LOL! You gotta see Don Pedi play this song - now THAT's fast! What kind of voice are you looking for? Dulcimer tones are really subjective to the listener, but I can lead you in some general directions based on what your preference is.
Greetings from the UK, Bing! Your wonderful music inspired me to acquire myself a beautiful Folkcraft dulcimer. Trouble is the dulcimer isn't too well known over here and I can't find myself a teacher. Are there any books and/or DVDs that you can recommend?
Would you say the Mountain Dulcimer is easier to learn then the mandolin? I want to become proficient at a stringed instrument, and have been trying to decide between these two.
Okay, so THAT is how the song is supposed to go! My beginner book says 'fast' but I am always wondering... what the heck is fast. Now I know fast. Hey Bing, can you recommend a dulcimer? I've bought three now and two suck. I'd like one with a nicer voice.
This is 100% pure music, love it 😀
Thanks for watching!
I am now on a quest to make a dulcimer and play it myself . Thank you sir.
That's what I love to hear! There are a number of decent dulcimer kits available (check out www.Folkcraft.com) out there - and when you get it together with strings on, I'll be here with lesson plans for ya!
Please, do play more and enjoy your journey!
Gracias, I appreciate it! Thanks for watching!
Thank you! At some point, I decided that this was going to be my main instrument and I've applied myself accordingly. For years, there was no one to watch, learn from, get tips from. Only in the past four or five years have I really been able to soak up some other influences, so like you, I'm just picking up stuff as I go along - this tune is a perfect example. It's a hodgepodge of several different versions that I've heard.
thanks so much - I haven't heard of Jimmy Driftwood, but I'm sure gonna look him up now. I just drove through NC on my last trip - thinking about hitting the Galax fiddle festival when it comes around again. Thanks for watching!
My pleasure!
Thank you! That means a lot coming from you - I've been enjoying your videos - what a great musical family!
you're welcome, thank you! Dulcimers are seriously versatile - you can do anything on it!
Thank you - many blessings!
I had no idea what a mountain dulcimer was before I saw your video, now it's one of my favorite instruments! Thanks for sharing all this great music!
Thanks for watching, I appreciate it!
Thanks, man! I'm totally acoustic here - but I combined the two audio sources from the two cameras - so it got pretty pumped up.
I didn't know that you could that with a dulcimer. Thanks for the video, and especially for the second camera
I love Soldier’s Joy!
Glad you liked it!
Gosh, I don't remember - and you can't tell with this resolution in the video. But I can tell you that it's most likely I'm using a single melody string, as has been my practice ever since the summer of 2006. I do use a double at times, but rarely. Thanks!
Thank you very kindly!
Thank you kindly, sir! You're gonna play as far as you want to, and don't let anything hold you back. If it's any comfort at all, every day I wake up and wonder how I can not SUCK like I did the day before. Part of the journey is enjoying the moment - the rest is understanding how we came to be so lucky that the moment came to us, right? Peace, bro!
Thanks for watching! Dreads make it interesting, don't they? : )
Well received, Drew - thanks!
Blessings - you rock too, Feter!
I'm working on that tune - hope to have it in the repertoire soon! Thanks for watching.
Thanks! This version is actually a mixture of different tablatures that I've found online, including one that comes from the fiddle melody.
Thank you - praise to the Great Spirit for the tools.
I'm workin' on that one - I'll play it here pretty soon.
Just today got a chance to see your show at the Oscar Scherer Folk Festival, what a great show man. I had always been a hard rock guy but gotta tell you, after seeing you and the other performers today, my horizons broadened a whole lot. Be well man.
Cool, thanks! Will do!
That's beautiful. 'So much musical energy and heart!
+Tony Lombardo Thank you and thanks for watching!
Humble thanks, friend!
Thanks!
Very nice playing brother! It inspires me to play my dulcimer more often. Mark
Sometimes you can travel long distances in short spans of time - all it takes is the desire to get there. Best wishes to you on your journey!
Thanks for watching! There are many great dulcimer videos on RUclips - lots of variety - i.e., the dulcimer can do anything!
Thank you!
Welcome to the family! You've got a nice dulcimer - I'm playing a Folkcraft in this video and I've got two others that are very sweet. Amazon has got "In Search of the Wild Dulcimer" by Robert Force (out of print, but a fantastic primer on the instrument) and also "Lapidus On Dulcimer" by Joellen Lapidus. Both are old-school books. Check out also Jerry Rockwell's "Music Theory For Mountain Dulcimer" as well as his other titles. Stephen Seifert has instructional DVDs that are also great!
@CloeliaNaso9 Hey Chloe - you are doing fantastic in such a short period of time. It's an honor to have helped in your journey. Hope to see you at a festival sometime!
@linzamin Technically that run is E - D - C# - B - A, but I tend to treat it as a slide more often than not, depending on the kind of back rhythm I'm putting into it. Melody is coming from the fourth fret initially with the "B" section bits coming from 2 - 3- 4 and the second octave.
Well, thank you, I'm glad I could offer a spark! I'd have to say that it's a balance; I do love writing tunes. But I also love learning someone else's. As long as I'm playing, life is pretty good. : )
Thanks! I'm tuned DAD in this clip. (I probably should've mentioned that in the video.)
Well, I have been moved to get out my dulcimer and start playing it again. It'll be a while before I can play this piece, though. It's only from discovering your videos that I now have some idea of the sort of thing that can be done with a dulcimer.
Like that one a lot… going to have to work that one out….
@linzamin it's really about the same either way. Better to get started with the 1.5 and 8.5 so you can get used to them quicker. Thanks for watching!
I love the way you do that! I hope to see you in Bennington, OK at the next Winter Creek Reunion.
Thanks, Jim - see you this fall!
that sounded really good, i've never heared of this tune before, but i got to say i liked it and your playing is amazing, and what an instrument ! wow...x
Rock steady, dreadie! : ) One love -
My pleasure, that's the best kind of news ever! Welcome back to the fold. : )
Awesome loved every note!
Thank you for watching!
What tuning are you using? I've played this on fiddle but I like your version better. So much JOY!
This is DAD tuning - and I forgot where I learned this version from, it's a mix of various renditions that I've heard.
@@bingfutch Thank you !
@jglasband thank you!
Thanks -- aloha!
Fun to play, thanks!
I'm still learning. : ) But I started playing in 1985, got serious about it in 1999.
You are a fantastic musician.
Wow, thanks man!
Thanks for the advice. I'll start searching for those titles!!
Truly amazing.
@Ricky0001 Thanks for watching!
My best advice to you would be to play a little every day, and if you can manage it, play a LOT every day. If you're hungry to do better and continue to chart your path, you will be the player you desire to be. I know it sounds quaint - but I knew next to nothing about the instrument a short time ago, and through deciding to plumb the depths, I've plotted a course towards understanding the instrument better. Of course, that journey never stops - but it does get easier.
Thank you! Folkcraft makes a mean dulcimer.
great version! Wish I could get my speed up a bit more, but old fingers don't move so fast.
You and your dulcimer rock.
Wonderful!
Nicely done!
Thanks! As they say, speed isn't everything - accuracy is - and with that in mind, I need to watch my speed. : )
That was amazing!
You make it look easy! I've got a long way to go before I'm that good.
Hmm, I may feature the singing bowl on my next album - it's an "A" - never tried it with water before. Flea powder, yes. (Long story.)
Hey, thanks! No, not growing a beard - but I was when this video was shot. Too much gray in the beard now, lol!
You can do a lot with a dulcimer - no rules!
Hi there! Well, I'm glad you've gotten inspired to start pushing with the dulcimer. I wonder what is going on with your fretboard that you are breaking strings? Have you measured your fretboard from nut to bridge? I wonder what string length you are using. That could be an issue.
very good like this one
This is amazing!
Thank you!
Love that!
Thank you!
I AM 78 WHEN I WAS MY MOM WOULD SING THIS WORKING AROUND HOUSE THEN JUST LAUGH!!
Now, that's a cool mom!
Wow! That was fun. Thanks
Great Stuff
Thank you - days of practice - just own it, say to yourself, "I'm going to ____________" and then own it, take it, make it happen. I always say, play a little each day. No matter how wonderful the gift, it takes our effort to give it lift. Peace to you - and keep rockin' the dulcimer, as well as other instruments. Who did you find at Pigeon Forge? Was it Bill Taylor or someone else?
Wow
really nice musicccc
WOW GREAT
I'm in dd-A-D for this one.
The strings I use are sold as dulcimer strings, if that helps. But yeah, I must be doing something wrong, because I go through strings faster than I can replace them. The fact that my dulcimer is a cheap crappy specimen might be part of it. I need to get a proper one.
Pick up a dulcimer and you'll invite beautiful blessings into your life - same with the dreads. : ) Mahalo!
Ignore my last, I just managed to get D A D working nicely. I think prefer E A A for Mixolydian, though - "She Moved Through The Fair" sounds less weird that way. Anyway, I'm off to do some busking, so I'll stop bugging you now :)
Incidentally, the tuning I usually use is E B A, which I'm not aware of anyone else using. I have a problem with D A D, in that, with my dulcimer at least, tuning the...I guess you'd call it the melody string down to D makes it so slack that it sounds horrible, and tuning it up to D makes it snap.
Dude, what acclaim - how does one live up to that sort of props? Thank you - and I agree - sometimes, the best part of the instrument is the simple nature - not the ornaments and stuff like that. Nothing wrong with it, mind you. But simple is calming, right and purposeful.
I was wondering if you made a tab for your version it is really cool.
once again great playing. i really enjoyed your added colour to this old tune. did you immerse yourself into this instrument or did you have someone help teach you. just curious. my playing has imposed ideas from what i hear not from teachings and i find your sound has many similarities. maybe im just finally getting somewhere with my playing. best wishes
My Grandfather Floyd and Edna took me to Homer Ledford's house in Lexington in 74. We played a version of this tune but, if I recall, it was much slower. What a fond memory! I accompanied Homer on stage for the Univ of Ky. that night then, the next morning, we caravaned East to Viper to hook up with George and Jean. Nice work! Izat a Folkcraft? You still in Key West?
Hey there! What a great memory! I never got a chance to meet Homer, but what a fabulous visionary he was. That IS a Folkcraft I'm playing in the video - I'm an endorsing artist with the company now, so it's all I play. We did four years of festivals in Key West, but I'm actually in Orlando, Florida. Hope to catch you at a show on the road one of these days! Thanks for watching. :)
That was totally deliciously gorgeous! I was noticing the back strap. Do they make those for a dulcimer or is that a guitar strap that you made work? I would like to get one for mine to keep it from moving around so much. Thanks again!
Thank you! That's actually a strap made for dulcimers - I got mine from Prussia Valley Dulcimers, Gary and Toni Sager's shop. PrussiaValley dot com!
Ala , tocas bien verga !!
Wow , you play that so well!!
hey man, are you groing a beard? cause if you are thats awesome! and i love ur playin man haha.
LOL! You gotta see Don Pedi play this song - now THAT's fast!
What kind of voice are you looking for? Dulcimer tones are really subjective to the listener, but I can lead you in some general directions based on what your preference is.
Greetings from the UK, Bing! Your wonderful music inspired me to acquire myself a beautiful Folkcraft dulcimer. Trouble is the dulcimer isn't too well known over here and I can't find myself a teacher. Are there any books and/or DVDs that you can recommend?
@spanishmaine : )
LOL! Thanks - you a dreadie?
Would you say the Mountain Dulcimer is easier to learn then the mandolin? I want to become proficient at a stringed instrument, and have been trying to decide between these two.
Definitely easier than mandolin!
Okay, so THAT is how the song is supposed to go! My beginner book says 'fast' but I am always wondering... what the heck is fast. Now I know fast.
Hey Bing, can you recommend a dulcimer? I've bought three now and two suck. I'd like one with a nicer voice.
wow really nice, what is the tuning?