We decided to infuse our dulcimer club’s repertoire with some new tunes for gigs and jams, and started with ones which featured animals in either
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Zum Gali Gali – Israeli Folk Song & Round
Here I go sorting through stacks of music again. This time I ran across the Israeli folk song, “Zum Gali Gali.” When played as a
An Irish Harper’s Tune for Dulcimer
Here’s a beautiful tune composed by blind Celtic harper, Turlough O’Carolan (1670 – 1738). It has a long name, “Squire Wood’s Lamentation on Refusal of His
Blueberry Hill
My dulcimer tab for this month is “Blueberry Hill.” Yes, there truly is a “Blueberry Hill.” My folks owned property in the beautiful Appalachian mountains
Two Christmas Carols and their Variations
Two traditional Christmas carols which I have sung since childhood are “Away in a Manger” and “O Little Town of Bethlehem.” We sang these carols
The British Grenadiers
For our 2017 Lagniappe Dulcimer Fete which had the theme of “Yankee Doodle Dulcimer,” we researched and compiled of music book of tunes which were
Dulcimer Jambalaya 