Skip to main content

Hammer Dulcimer Played by Chet Parker

Chet Parker
Hammer Dulcimer Played by Chet Parker Released in 1966, when the hammer(ed) dulcimer's future was uncertain, this album features medleys of mostly old time fiddle tunes played on this psaltery-like instrument. Chet Parker lived in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he was involved in the "Old Dulcimer Players' Club," a group devoted to preserving and enjoying the tones of the dulcimer.

Track Listing

icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
101
Devil's Dream / Medley #1 (medley) Chet Parker 02:46
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
102
Pick Me Up on Your Way Down / Put Your Arms Around Me Honey/ Spanish Two Step / Flickstein (medley) Chet Parker 04:36
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
103
Medley #2 - Delida Polka / She's Too Fat for Me / Medley #3 :Temperance Reel / Buffalo Breakdown Chet Parker 04:03
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
104
Medley #4 - Soldier's Joy / Second of First Place Quadrilles by Cuberdan Chet Parker 04:02
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
105
Medley #5 - Raggedy Ann / Old Spinning Wheel / Chicken Reel / Rickett's Hornpipe / Medley #6 - Irish Washerwoman / MacNamara's Band / Clancy Lowered the Boom / St. Patrick's Day in the Morning / Larry O'Gaff Chet Parker 04:23
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
106
Bald Headed End of the Broom / Medley #7- Julayda / Tip Top Polka / Barbara Polka Chet Parker 03:48
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
201
Medley #8 - Rainbow / Silver Bells Chet Parker 03:00
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
202
Medley #9 - Red Wing / Polly Wolly Doodle All the Day Chet Parker 03:30
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
203
Fisher's Hornpipe / Medley #10 Chet Parker 02:57
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
204
Medley #11 Chet Parker 02:59
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
205
Medley # 12 Chet Parker 02:29
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
206
Medley #13 - Turkey in the Straw / Little Brown Jug / White Cockade Reel Chet Parker 02:39
icon-circle-play svg-new-pause-button
207
First, Second, and Fourth Set Quadrilles from "My Best Girl" Chet Parker 03:32