It is rewarding to play fiddle tunes on the mountain dulcimer but this is not necessarily an easy task. Lively and with a quick tempo,
Category: Playing the Mountain Dulcimer
Tips for Beginning Dulcimer Players and a Tune
Most mountain dulcimer players can remember when they first saw and picked up a dulcimer. Although these instruments are easy to play and incredibly rewarding,
“Shenandoah Falls”
“Shenandoah Falls” is a peppy little reel which I first heard played on the hammered dulcimer. The melody makes you “perk up” and tap your
“O Chanukah, O Chanukah”
Chanukah, “Festival of Lights,” is a traditional Jewish holiday which falls sometime in late November or December. This year we are celebrating this holiday early.
Devil Ate the Groundhog
Here’s music for an old-time fiddle tune which I stumbled upon while cleaning up stacks of dulcimer tablature scattered around my house. The title of
It Ain’t Gonna’ Rain No More
Several weeks ago, a weekend television forecaster who was giving the weather report commented that several tropical depressions in the Atlantic looked like “globs of
Dulcimer Jambalaya 