Here is a particularly hypnotic and trance inducing take on Star of the County Down, which is one of my favorite Irish tunes. I’ve mostly done this one in waltz time or 3/4, but this one is in 4/4 with more of a “two” feel:
The Singing Messenger
Tapping At the Edge…..
This one actually does not have a whole lot of two-handed tapping that you can hear readily – or up-front in the mix – but, the whole feel of the rhythm comes from playing along with some backing tracks I made from hammering and pulling techniques on the electric dulcimer. As I do often these days, I simply ghosted these tracks out in the final mix.
The Firefly Trio
The Cuckoo Elegy
Axis of Awesome!
Four Chords for a mess of pop songs! This Aussie comedy act is really amazing. Butch Ross told me about them in 2007 or 2008, when I was obsessed with my little four chord circular progression D – A – Bm – G… that I used for Light Into Darkness, Tapping at the Edge of Paradise, and Tapping Into The Light on electric dulcimer. I just found more and more melodies that went with these…
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A Christmas Medley from 2012
The Jam-A-Round in E minor (hexatonic)
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. If you are in the area, please check it out: it is a great festival with a long and wonderful…
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Interview with BT Fasmer
This was a real joy for me – being able to tell my story easily and freely, with just the right questions. The interviewer here is BT Fasmer, who has a GREAT New Age Music portal he runs in Bergen, Norway: Interview with Jerry Rockwell Enjoy! Jerry