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These shows are free for your listening pleasure. They're like radio shows where I play music and interview folks from the mountain dulcimer community. You can listen to them on my Webcast page or you can download them to your computer.
Come to my house this Saturday, September 4, 2010! There will be workshops throughout the morning and afternoon. We'll eat lunch at a great bakery/cafe in Bellevue called City Limits. We'll have dinner at Pizza Perfect. I'll give a mini concert just before dinner. After dinner, we'll jam for about an hour. RSVP is great but not necessary.
Schedule:
10:30 - 11:45 Learn Like Grandpa Did Learn in a do-as-I-do style that's very similar to what a lot of folks did in the old days. You don't need to have a great ear to take this class. It's mostly learn by-eye. We will cover about three Old-Time tunes, TAB included. You will leave with these tunes in your head and under your fingers.
11:45 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 2:15 Bluegrass Tunes in A - DAD - Capo 4 Having both the 6 and the 6-and-a-half frets makes ...
I've got a race to run and I'm hoping you can help. I need to book as many dulcimer club visits as possible in Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana for September and October. (I'm interested in other states as well.) As much as is possible, I need to have something booked for EVERY DAY of the trip. (Weekdays are great.)
No group is too small.
I teach all levels, all tunings, and all techniques.
I'll provide a customized flier for the event.
I don't ask for guarantees.
If you think there's even a chance your group might be interested, please email me at
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or call me at 615-829-6292.
I want to do workshops, private lessons, concerts, jams, and anything else you can come up with. The schedule can be as short as an hour or as long as an entire day or more.
Here's some of my latest workshops topics: (Want something special like early French dance music? Just let me know.)
Learn Like Grandpa Did Learn in a do-as-I-do style that's very similar to what a lot of folks did in the old days. You don't need to have a great ear to take this class. It's mostly learn by-eye. We will cover about three...
Now that you've had some time to live with this tune (see previous article), I'm giving you my transcription of it. It's not EXACTLY what Mr. Carson is playing but it's really close. To find the barebones version, ignore the second half of every eighth-note pair.
(Key of A or G? The audio file I downloaded was between the two but a hair closer to A, so I tuned up the recording and arranged for mountain dulcimer tuned...
Decide right now to get a little better at learning by ear. Here's a 1924 recording of Fiddlin' John Carson playing Tukey in the Straw I got over at Honking Duck.
Ever ask your grandma how to cook something? My Great Grandma Surber wouldn't let you write anything down. When I asked questions, she would usually just say, "Pay attention...
Workshops, concert, and jam at my house this Saturday, Sept. 4. All are
welcome. Visit http://ping.fm/1BsOb for all the details. - 09/01/10 @ 08:58
Mountain Dulcimer Folk returns 9-6 as Dulcimer Folk. Dan Landrum and I will
interview folks from the mountain AND hammered dulcimer world. - 08/31/10 @ 15:22
Come to my house this Saturday, September 4, 2010! There will be workshops throughout the morning and afternoon. We'll eat lunch at a great bakery/cafe in Bellevue called 
Now that you've had some time to live with this tune (see previous article), I'm giving you my transcription of it. It's not EXACTLY what Mr. Carson is playing but it's really close. To find the barebones version, ignore the second half of every eighth-note pair.
Decide right now to get a little better at learning by ear. Here's a 1924 recording of 
