The Mountain Dulcimer: How to Make It and Play It
Note: Limited quantities of this Custom CD are available, delivery may take longer than normal.
Note: Limited quantities of this Custom CD are available, delivery may take longer than normal.
An instructional recording for the basic construction and performance of the Appalachian lap dulcimer, a strummed and plucked zither common in the mountainous regions of the southeastern United States. Originally released on the Folk-Legacy label, it is presented by frequent Folk-Legacy contributor Howie Mitchell. Included with this recording is a detailed booklet containing text and diagrams.
Track Listing
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Introduction: Demonstration Of The Dulciless Finger Exercise | Howie Mitchell | 5:28 | |
102
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Tuning The Dulcimer: The Phenomenon Of "Beating" | Howie Mitchell | 5:36 | |
103
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Tuning By Harmonics: The "Classical" Style Of Playing (Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes, Study In Counterpoint) | Howie Mitchell | 7:56 | |
104
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The "Bagpipe" Tuning And The Puill Technique (MacPherson's Lament, Flop-Eared Mule) | Howie Mitchell | 6:13 | |
105
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The "Finger Style" Of Playing (In The Good Old Colony Days) | Howie Mitchell | 4:01 | |
106
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Six Modal Tunings For The Traditional Dulcimer | Howie Mitchell | 6:11 | |
107
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The "Double-Thumbing" Technique (If He's Gone, Let Him Go, Buckdancer's Choice) | Howie Mitchell | 6:08 | |
108
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The "Three-Pairs-Of-Strings" Dulcimer (Frankie And Johnny, Two Sisters) | Howie Mitchell | 4:05 | |
109
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The Double Dulcimer (The Ash Grove, Lady, Come And See, Babylon Is Fallen) | Howie Mitchell | 7:47 | |
110
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The Double Psaltery (Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring) | Howie Mitchell | 2:25 |