Stephen Seifert

2nd show better than 1st. Calm nerves before 3rd, went well. Tonight and tomorrow are big ones. Important to not over-practice. #dulcimer

by Stephen Seifert Saturday, 04 February 2012 18:49

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Mountain Dulcimer Player Stephen Seifert

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Farther Along - Voice and Mountain Dulcimer - Patty Mitchell and Stephen Seifert

patty-and-meFarther Along - Voice and Mountain Dulcimer - Patty Mitchell and Stephen Seifert

 
Bluegrass Mountain Mountain Dulcimer - Patty Mitchell & Stephen SeifertBluegrass Mountain Mountain Dulcimer - Patty Mitchell & Stephen Seifert

three-of-usBluegrass Mountain Mountain Dulcimer - Patty Mitchell & Stephen Seifert

 
Whiskey Before Breakfast

Mountain-Dulcimer---Whiskey-Before-Breakfast---Stephen-SeWhiskey Before Breakfast on a mountain dulcimer tuned DAD, capo 4.

 

 

 
9.17.08 DPNews Online Video Podcast

9-17-08-ovgStephen Seifert performs "Columbus Stockade Blues", "Mississippi Sawyer" and "Shenandoah" at the Ohio Valley Gathering 2008. Then from our YouTube files, Jerry Rockwell demonstrates true diatonia on mountain dulcimer.

 
Banjo Mountain Dulcimer - Stephen Seifert - Ragtime - Cripple Creek

swannanoa-ban-jammerHere Steve talks a little about the different ways to play the dulcimer-banjo. He's really this laid back and funny in person too.

 
Black Mountain Rag

Black-Mountain-Rag-on-Mountain-Dulcimer-by-Stephen-SeifePerforming Black Mountain Rag for the Knoxville Area Dulcimer Club on Sunday, January 25, 2009.

 
Wildwood Flower

Dulcimer---Wildwood-Flower---Stephen-SeifertWildwood Flower on a mountain dulcimer tuned DAD.

 
Pinball Dulcimers

pinball-dulcimersAn excerpt from the Chattanooga Dulcimer Festival (June 2008), featuring Butch Ross, Jeff Hames, and Steve Seifert on mountain dulcimers. Captured by CommuniTV.

 
Chromatic Mountain Dulcimer Blues Duet - 2009 Chromatic Dulcimer Gathering

Chromatic-Mountain-Dulcimer-Blues-Duet---2009-ChromaticStephen Seifert and Robert Nichols perform at the 2009 Chromatic Dulcimer Gathering using chromatic mountain dulcimers. Stephen is playing a dulcimer built by Bill Rich of Papaw's Dulcimers. Thanks to Bill for loaning this instrument to the event. (I'll ask Robert who made his dulcimer and add it to this description.) Visit http://chromaticdulcimer.com for more information on the gathering.

 
RnS 3 Harrison Town Old Joe Clark

harrison-town-old-joe-clarkRockwell and Seifert perform "Old Joe Clark"

 
Black Mountain Rag - Flatpicking - Mountain Dulcimer DVD Lesson #04 Sample

Stephen-Seifert---Black-Mountain-Rag---Flatpicking---MountFlatpicking with Black Mountain Rag - Learn to play the mountain dulcimer with book, CD, and DVD. Each lesson covers very beginner to very advanced.

 
Whiskey Before Breakfast - Fingering - Mountain Dulcimer DVD Lesson #02 Sample

Stephen-Seifert---Whiskey-Before-Breakfast---Fingering---MFingering with Whiskey Before Breakfast - Learn to play the mountain dulcimer with book, CD, and DVD. Each lesson covers very beginner to very advanced.

 
Angelina Baker - Mountain Dulcimer DVD Lesson #01 Sample

Stephen-Seifert---Angelina-Baker---Mountain-Dulcimer-DVDStrumming and Noting with Variety with Angelina Baker - Learn to play the mountain dulcimer with book, CD, and DVD. Each lesson covers very beginner to very advanced.

 
Home on the Range - Fingerpicking - Mountain Dulcimer DVD Lesson #03 Sample

Stephen-Seifert---Home-on-the-Range---Fingerpicking---MoFingerpicking with Home on the Range - Learn to play the mountain dulcimer with book, CD, and DVD. Each lesson covers very beginner to very advanced.

 
Beginner Mountain Dulcimer Video

Beginner-Mountain-Dulcimer-Video-by-Stephen-SeifertThis is a brief overview of my beginner video set, Foundational Techniques for the Beginning Mountain Dulcimer Player. There's two DVDs, an audio CD, and a booklet.

 
Traditional Mountain Dulcimer w/ No Half-Frets

Traditional-Mountain-Dulcimer-w-No-Half-Frets-by-StephenI demonstrate my Jerry Rockwell traditional mountain dulcimer for the Knoxville Area Dulcimer Club on Sunday, January 25, 2009. Tunes include Going to Boston (Jean Ritchie), A Jig, Down in the Valley (Learned from Larkin Kelley Bryant) , and Freight Train (Elizabeth Cotton.) Tunings include CGC (DAD), CFC (DGD), DAA, and DF#A (135 or 1-3-5.)

 
The Pocono Dulcimer Club's 7th Annual Winter DulcimerFest 2009

The-Pocono-Dulcimer-Club-s-7th-Annual-Winter-DulcimerFeMore fun with the HV30. I had an absolute BLAST at the Pocono Dulcimer Club's 7th Annual Winter DulcimerFest in Stroudsburg, PA. After the festival, you'll see shots from my day on a frozen lake in the Poconos. After my trip home, I end a perfect weekend by hanging with the family. Music: Sandy Boys, Ken Kolodner and me; The Old Rugged Cross, Norm Williams and me; St. Anne's Reel, Ken Kolodner and me.

 
WCU Mountain Dulcimer Winter Weekend 2009

WCU-Mountain-Dulcimer-Winter-Weekend-2009-by-StephenTried out my new Canon HV30 on a trip to the WCU Mountain Dulcimer Winter Weekend at Lake Junaluska, NC. You'll see me performing "Closer Walk with Thee" with David Street of Sylva, NC. I'm playing a Jerry Rockwell. (LEFT) David's playing a Modern Mountain. (RIGHT) The nature shots near the end are of the Nantahala River and Lake Ocoee.

 
Tabledit Speed Demo

Tabledit-Speed-Demo(FREE HIGH-RES INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS at HTTP://STEPHENSEIFERT.COM) Tabledit is the fastest! Beat my record (1:22) entering the same music (stephenseifert.com/beatmyrecord.htm) with any notation software, including Tabledit, and post your screen recording as a video response to this video on YouTube.
For free mountain dulcimer Tabledit instructional
screen recordings, please visit http://stephenseifert.com/. The screen recordings are large, clear, and voice-narrated.

 
1 of 2 - True Diatonic Mountain Dulcimer in DAA

1-of-2---True-Diatonic-Mountain-Dulcimer-in-DAA-by-StephenStephen Seifert explores musical possibilities on a true diatonic mountain dulcimer, no 6.5 fret, built by Jerry Rockwell. Many tunings are presented.

 
2 of 2 - True Diatonic Mountain Dulcimer in DAA

2-of-2---True-Diatonic-Mountain-Dulcimer-in-DAA-by-StephenStephen Seifert explores musical possibilities on a true diatonic mountain dulcimer, no 6.5 fret, built by Jerry Rockwell. Many tunings are presented.

 
1 of 3 - Chromatic Mnt Dulcimer

1-of-3---Chromatic-Mnt-Dulcimer---Stephen-SeifertShows the different mountain dulcimer fret patterns used throughout the last 150 years or so. Demonstrations of traditional and modern styles.

 
2 of 3 - Chromatic Mnt Dulcimer

2-of-3---Chromatic-Mnt-Dulcimer---Stephen-SeifertShows the different mountain dulcimer fret patterns used throughout the last 150 years or so. Demonstrations of traditional and modern styles.

 
3 of 3 - Chromatic Mnt Dulcimer

3-of-3---Chromatic-Mnt-Dulcimer---Stephen-SeifertShows the different mountain dulcimer fret patterns used throughout the last 150 years or so. Demonstrations of traditional and modern styles. Check out his electric dulcimer.

 
Spanish Fandango

Dulcimer---Spanish-Fandango---Stephen-SeifertSpanish Fandango on a mountain dulcimer tuned DAD.

 
Angel Band

Dulcimer---Angel-Band---Stephen-SeifertAngel Band on a mountain dulcimer tuned DAD.

 
John Henry

Dulcimer---John-Henry---Stephen-SeifertJohn Henry on a mountain dulcimer tuned DAD.

 
Soldier's Joy - Ban-Jammer

Soldier-s-Joy---Ban-Jammer---Stephen-SeifertSoldier's Joy (PUBLIC DOMAIN) on a Mike Clemmer Ban-Jammer / Dulcimer tuned four-equidistant DADD. (low to high)

 
Clawhammer Dulcimer - Cripple Creek

Clawhammer-Dulcimer---Cripple-Creek---Stephen-SeifertCripple Creek in the clawhammer style on a Mike Clemmer Ban-Jammer/Dulcimer tuned four-equidistant DGDD. (low to high)

 
Stephen Seifert's jazzy "In the Garden" on Mt. Dulcimer

in-the-garden

 
RnS 1 Whiskey Before Breakfast

whiskey-before-breakfastRockwell and Seifert perform "Whiskey Before Breakfast"

 
1 of 3 - Jazz on Chromatic Dulcimer

1-of-3---Jazz-on-Chromatic-Dulcimer-by-Stephen-SeifertStephen Seifert talks about learning to play Jazz on a three-string mountain dulcimer tuned DAD.

 
2 of 3 - Jazz on Chromatic Dulcimer

2-of-3---Jazz-on-Chromatic-Dulcimer-by-Stephen-SeifertStephen Seifert talks about learning to play Jazz on a three-string mountain dulcimer tuned DAD.

 
3 of 3 - Jazz on Chromatic Dulcimer

3-of-3---Jazz-on-Chromatic-Dulcimer-by-Stephen-SeifertStephen Seifert talks about learning to play Jazz on a three-string mountain dulcimer tuned DAD.