Most dulcimer players begin learning the mountain dulcimer in either DAD or DAA tuning and playing in the Key of D. However, many fiddle tunes,
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Fisher’s Hornpipe — Somewhere in the Middle
I have always enjoyed the tune, “Fisher’s Hornpipe,” with British origins. Over the years, it has become a popular fiddle tune all across our American
Elk River Blues
“Elk River Blues” is a beautiful lament written by an old West Virginia fiddler. It is a sad story; it is about the fiddler’s home
“Whiskey Before Breakfast”–An Easy Version and English “Speed the Plow”
My tune this month is an easy version of “Whiskey Before Breakfast.” A closely related tune to this fiddle tune is the English song, “Speed
Let’s Play Every Other Note — with “Old Yeller Dog”
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,
Flop Eared Mule & Other Fiddle Tunes
Old-time fiddle tunes are great ones to play on the mountain dulcimer. In fact, the first song that most of us learned to play on
Dulcimer Jambalaya 