I have just released a dulcimer instrumental track on Spotify!! It is a great Irish traditional waltz that is very mesmerizing and circular. I learned it many years ago from a recording by the English guitarist John Martyn. He played his guitar through a Leslie tone cabinet to get the swirling, almost psychedelic effect. My… Continue reading New Release on Spotify!
Category: random thoughts and things I like
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Because It Is Snowing, And We Are Supposed To Get A LOT More……
Re-release of Shapeshifter by Scott Cole
via Re-release of Shapeshifter by Scott Cole
Shapeshifter by Scott Cole
Source: Shapeshifter by Scott Cole
Natural Talent vs. Hard Work
This article by Linda Ratcliff in Dulcimer Crossing is a very encouraging read for those who feel they have been left out of the talent thing. It certainly applies to many beginners on the mountain dulcimer, but it also applies to beginners on any instrument. Music did NOT come naturally to me! I had to… Continue reading Natural Talent vs. Hard Work
Sarah Louise’s Cosmic Guitar
Kikagaku Moyo’s Journey to the Center of the Mind
This is some extremely interesting music…. talk about mesmerizing!!
Building Some Dulcimers Again
Due to some extreme family pressures, it has been next to impossible to get any of my handmade dulcimers built. Now that seems so be changing some, in that I have a few instruments on hand, and I’m hoping I can continue in this rhythm for at least the next two or three months. Let… Continue reading Building Some Dulcimers Again
Some Noter Stuff on Electric Dulcimer
I was messing with one of my descending aeolian scale studies last night, and found a section that I thought might go well with some noter sliding or portamento effects. I think this one worked out pretty well (the noter stuff starts about halfway through): https://soundcloud.com/jerry-rockwell/the-singing-messenger
How to Create Chord Progressions That Grab an Audience’s Attention
this is one GREAT article! I got a killer 8-chord progression from tweaking one of the chorus progressions….
On the way to Cranberry!
Mary and I are about to sample the splendor of at least two of the Finger Lakes near Penn Yan in upstate New York. Tomorrow we will arrive in Latham, NY for the 39th Cranberry Dulcimer and Autoharp Gathering. I will be teaching three workshops and also doing a featured concert set on Saturday night.… Continue reading On the way to Cranberry!
TRADITIONAL STATE OF MIND
Great Stuff here on building dulcimers the old way!!