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&E~~~' You'll be finding ITJOI'e changCi in DULCIMER PI..A YERS NEWS over til!: coming month§ . We'lI be adding SlDffmembers who 1m actually sectional editOl"$. This will enable me to be I1"IOI"e lC~ssible 10 sub!icrilxrs and spend more lime With til!: design and ron tent of the maguine. The Spring issue will give )'011 more in formation about our staff addi tions. I'm a lillie COrK."CmW witllthe issueofreviews in the DPN. As youcan see by the lengtll of eacll What' s Newcolumn. there are I kM of.xw albums and boob being released these days . I think everyOllC should have I review, should he or she want onc. But the magazine simpl y isn't trutlarge , I' m considering having a wonIlimit on reviews, keeping them shot1 so ....e have room for more. If you have an opinion or an itka. I'd be intcrested in hearing it. Some policy will be defined in the near future . Po!itage rates 1m so hi gh 0010', and wc'd like 10 remind you of something that will save us both time and money . Please n::new soon after you find the rene .....1slip in yourmagnine ' 111 least 2 weeks before tile ne~t issue is due to go in the mail . Your ne~t DPN can then go OUI with the others without intelTUplion and withot.itlhe e~tnl11~ charge ...·c must pass along to you to cover the postal cost of mai ling 0fII: issue. by itself. Also. a look at recent OOI"TtSpondl:ncc CHn mow you a growing problem. A slightly anllOyed or sli ght ly iratc n:adcr will inquire about the whereabouts of his or her ltit DPN. usually closi ng the Letter with. "1 see that the post offtce informed you of my change of addru5. ~ Yes, the post offICe did · after it tossed thr ml500· d ressed DPN in the trash can and charged us 2.S~ for the oorrc<:l address. PIea5C inform usofany address change AT LEASTlwo weeks befon: an issue is due to go into the mail. Ikcause DPNs 1m sent via 3nl clllS$. the post office WILL NOT FORWARD THEM even if you requeSt that magulnes be sent to your new address, I hope you undcrs\.llnd thatthe new subscription r'Jte is ncces· sarydue.toinereascd costs. I'd likctovisit ~lawaii. bul ootout of )'OIIr pockelli! You' ]] ooticc a subscnplion rate for people ...·ho 1m unemployed or on fi~ed iocorncs. [I is an arbilrary figure: if $7 is too much, send ...·hal you C3/1 afford - anddon'l fccl strangc aboul doing so. If monc:y is eK~[lI ionally tighl at Ihr moment, )'011 need our friendly maga.tine~ Now Ihat I have your ancntion, [ WlInt 10 sing you a song, accompanied by a band ofhammer and fn:ttcd dulcimers . "Ii ap· py Birthday to us. Ihppy Binhday to us. Happy Binhda y dear DPN, Happy Binhdayto us. ~ Thank )·ou so much for helping us reach Volume 10. Now. if )ou'lI pass your p1ales ......e·1l giye you a piece of lhe ten·tiered cake baked in your hooor ...

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21901 Quod; BIehl IS tho: pnfonmng JW1ncr of Elk Ned Dulcnncrs and hal JU5I f"('. leased an album of -pun:~ {hl~ tennl mountain dulcimer and hammtTed dulc,· mer music. SO ME FOR LOVE AND SOME FOR LAUG HS. I thmltho: TttOnl w.s producd pnnwily 10 demonStrate the IOUnd of Ell Ned; dukuncn. conwvctcd by Bdl Kuy. and to be sold at the momerOIlS an and trafl 5110"'"1 at '" htch thts duo regularly appr:ars ThIS albulll pro-.wks S(lfI"Ie very pleasant hSICnmg. )""f' AppIf' Applf' S«d.J IS performed on tho: mounta,n dulcImer In a Slmighl-ahClld old-fashioned "'ay IMt IS dance-like Jr\d rompe lling ,1'1 its rh)·thm G,MIf' Multif'ttlSoWI""'Ind on !he hammered duk'lIlCr aJoow: sho¥o"l off iIOInI:" "cry ICM""~ playing. opcci~lyofthe: mdod· 11; omamcnuuon A numtlO:r of cuts rom· binc tile t .... o kinds of dulcimers, ..... i'h !i()I1"II:",·hll ki5 than C(II'IS'SlCntly 5UCCC~5ful resulls. 11It opemng cut 01 side ont , SD;/tw',lfornpipt IS a busy ~nd but IS lively and .... cll played. ",h,\c Inc openll'g cut of side 111'0. On" Thf' Wa'<'f/"II. doesn't dcmon$lrllte any advantagcs of havIng !he UlStrumcnts 1OICdw:T. and 11'1 fKl maloa UIII listener ..... ,sh thal she could hear cither thc mountain dulc,mer, or the hamnlf:red dulcimer , bul I'lOl boIh. play the: tune Chuek Sings on 1111'0 of IIIe cuts. and ",.lle lie IS by no means IISJOOda ~lI'Igcr as he \$ an Instrumentahst. he has a convcrsatlOMl typo: of \I(IoItt tIl.t '51'1 ', hanl 10 ItSI~n 10 Hc wunds besl on Ralptl Men'lrs SvulSof~, on ..... hich hc also has • 'cry ""ell«sig!led pluelttd 1CCOm~11IlC," on !he mountain dulcimer. but he 'Hunsidentbly less ilMel"C§llnl on his inlcrprttatlOl'l of Ray 'Thorlw' FIN My iAd)', The: wcakCSt CUI mlhe album IS BubJ/Oft pI'ytd IS I tnm: · pan roun:l on tnc moun,,]n dulcImer court«y of lhe ovc:nIubbllll ':apKIIICS of me studIO h •• hard to pIck oullhe diffm:1M "OICCS of the round. and IS lhe poece cvohes II becomes men and Il'IOI'e dull . 11M: sound qwthtyofthls album IS good • bul the InfQJTNlIOI'IIIVCn ibout the IUMS . thc InSlnlmcnu. and thc .rust 'no IlClChy

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10 be a dlYinct dra...·-bad In the enJOYmusic . A ' -uy uau.suaJ "ff51OQ of Gru,ulu.·u IS pcrfonntd. but Ihc IOWtt for me tunc is noc il,,,n "'arlOrd! Wall:. ettdltcd OIl ttns album as ·'traditlOnal". 3$ I 1m \.OfT)' to uy It has btm OIl I number of O(her albums by hammel'f:d dulc"ner pllyen. "'15 Klually com~ by the En,llsh musJCOloBI~ and dantt - musi t lln . the late Patnd; Shuldlwn-Sha..... SUlC'C thl~ album IS pr0duced by a company that makes instruments. I would c~pcet muo:h more Informallon about the Instl1lme01 S themsel~es _ The hammen:d dukimer looks. in the ptIotOlll1lph. 10 be I I ~ I. ro.arse dukiITlC'I'" 'The tumng uf thIS Iype of dukllTlcr un be. but IS noc al .... ly5. dwornalJC 'The mountain dukunef has a very h.a.ndsomc Clm:d scroll. bul l ha'-e to ,....:ss ..-helher il has four Slnngs or I~ SInn",. and I'm prf:IlY wn: it has the 6V:t fm. but I eln' l be POSlilve. I lhin k the kllld of audicnce: thi s libum 15 inlended for would ...·Inl and would neal Ihc:!;c klllds of I«hnlfll de11115 I like thIS allium. but I II .... II be more attfX1l'"C II) thoI;e "'iho 1ft already acquaU'Iled .... th ElL Neck DukllTlen than 10 I JCr1Cnl audicllC'C 11$

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A5 I foundm, (ather and. for Ie'en yean , a choer oq:an'lCl'" of lhe Cnr.nbeny Ibmmer DukimerGahlennll1n Bingham ton , N Y, Bob Wey ha~ pll,'W pn imporIInl pan In n:".Ylng Interne In the hammcmi duk1fr~r and In helplnlllo 1'I.5/: the levcl of ieChnrcal rompdtllC'C of n:"1\'al pll)-a1 _ II .s no! wrpn~In' w find thaI Bob's (iI'S! 5010 libum. BOB WEY 'S HAMMERED DULCIMER ALBUM , 's allllOSi I model of ... hall ~1(·prodllC'Cd libum roold and should be and thaI it also n:Oec'\S in rnan)' WI)'l lhc cum:nl ~llItc'of the-an In hammen:d dulcrmer pia) mi . Bob !hows the ytn.llllity of lhot: dulei noc. by fCllurin, II In o.I,ffcn:nl com blllauOlls ,,'Ith fiddle . prano , ,u'lar. IUtoharp. IIIId JyndltSl~ He alo;o demonSInIII~ the range of d.ff~ between mdlvldual dulcnnen by uSing t.. o IMlitrumcnt5. onc conSU\oc!W in 1975 by Sunhl:llrth. and one conStnlCted In 1980 by Makolm Dal,hsh While Bob ~howllhal he can np off hot Id.s ""1m the besi of

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WorldiWul Forlc GolsJYror af}ubilo and several ocher CUIS of indlllOllll dance tUI'lC$ . he J.hov,' s off hiS pl'Ylng 10 best advan'.,e In IIOlIIe distincdy un·traditional piCCU. On UI'U CO#I1U 'hI' SUI! the dukimcr Ml\Inds Stlpcr w.th fUppon from I MOOS 'ynlhe"~ I only "'Ish lk Iud kI hImself SO on IhlltU' and CIllo\! on III the n:\·etb and o,'erdubbm,that the !iludlO ro.ald ha.·c mWiIefed up On TIw Wig Maid. atradlironaJ Insh lune. Bob is joined by LOITIIIIlC Lee on mountain dulcimer. and Rid: Lee: on Cuio and ElcctroHllmIOlli~ S),nlhesm:rs 11M: sound and feel arc ljullen:mlnlKenlOf Steeleye Span .... nodlerSUCttSSful but unusual cut on the album.5 that of Rtd~rs in IMSIcy • .. hen: Bob. plaYln, the Dal,lItoh dukllTlC'l'", 11 JOined by Lro KIW:na' . playing the 'UIIII'. I hope that III pl')'en Will take • large hint from thIS n:cord Ind besm 10 show Iha, many poss.blllties ell~t m cboosin, n:pcrtory for the hamrnemi du le.mer Unfortunatcly. Bob', sinsm, on Roddy McCorky II l)()'Jo'here ne~ the IjUlllt)' of the re5I of the album . While lI.ilnstnlCll\·e w ~ ihJ.tthe hammered dukuner tan ac-compmya Bob5hould ha"eellher worked on hiS SInging uOIIll1 dldn ', sound $0 tClUlllve , lOCtcn SOIllCone else to Sin,. or lert 5in,.ng off enl;n:l),. Bob IS a pr-clly humourous fellow , and has labeled h.s rttord sides "'opKand '"botwm and has c!e\·ert) des.g.ned hi) record album '0 look hLe a phoioj:nr.ph album HIS no\n 10 the cuts ate enlctUlnlnl but Ilso 10 the po,"11n COl1ncc\ml the rnU)1f to his journey InIO the depths (01' should thai bc helghts~) of lhe hamrnered duicnllcr n:VlvIJ I would hnc liked more mforma IIOQ on the two d.fferenl dukmlCn used, d.ffen:nccs In tun.ng . number of ro.a~, CCC ., 10 maJ..e the record I ITIQfC completc documenl ofn:,·••111 plaYln' In the 1980'$.

My fl,'on:e CUI II the O 'CaroIan tunes that COIlC'Iudc the '"bottom~ SIde Bob. on the Sunheanh dulc.mer. and Ikmadllle Beroc;k . on AulOlwp . g.ve In e$pCClIlIy nice intcrprtll\lon of tbe5/: well -known tunes . Aucnuon JIlould bc paid 10 the \nInsitions from tunc 10 tunc H Igood e.llmple of IOJI-",*,h mU<lfilnsl'lIp or ..... mtl~,_ cians ..-110 JOIned Bob on thIS album arc Owienc and John Thompson. and J.y Funandes TIlls IIIIum .s n:commcndW 10 all cum:nt members of the hammered dul cimer revlv.land to an)'Olll: d5/: ,ntcR'SlCd in a well ·prodUCfll album of out-of-tbcordinllf)' soull(b. MIIZIC CoIlons

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ELi ZA Ba,.,.IIAN M US IC FOR DULC IM ER Randy Wllk.nson . Kldmg Mule Records '226 "1llc musIC OI'Ilhis album b I 'Ignellc of IUle and v"ginal eomposluons of Eli· nbelhan Eng land (1580· 1620) . While I"I1OM plCttS an:, indeed, hunllr:anscnpIKlOI. of eQ.llcrnponr)' rNlI"O'Knpb . my ob}tCt,,·e ..-as 110( 10 produce an hls.tOO(al donuncnl , but nihcr 10 CR'alC • mood. or musal Image. 01"1 lime and pI~ - Thus Rlnd y Wil~InSQn duenllu hli new ,II)11m Randy has thoroughly Mlcc.'eedcd m hiS e~ec:ut ;on of Ihl~ Simple yet deminding concepl for hi) lin/album The WlCfully spaf'Se anangemerll (JOIo Uulci· mer. dulcllner lute. dulcllncf IUltal". 001· ClIlIersiCClloIltCOIdcrj hllhhpll hiS 1m· pcecabk Ii"gcrplc~ml technIque and ~nslll~IIY ror the mlIleTlal Eh/.llbethan musIC _ played 01'1 .. hatc\'o:r Instruments happened 10 be Iymg around llad the: mountrlln uulclmer been ani l~blc to lhe: Ehubc:th.sns. r m sure it wQIIld ha"e been In conSWIl usc . so SUlled ISlhe: dulclmerlo thll delICate iIlOdaI musIc - al lell)( In hands IS Upct11S Randy WII~lIIson 'S,

'fhc.o album opens "'Im • Io\'ely dulC'I' mcr'tlUltal" amngcmcnt of two almans by Robert Johnson . one J1alely. lho: Qlho:r ",,"Iely TIw Fum fum. , IIhlCh follows. an equal·'o'Ooced duklnlCr and IUle duci . produces a dehlhtful hatpsic hord· h~e blend l'be album has a line vanety Qf fmllll ... Eluabctllan tunes (Fortlm .. My f 'w , 8omrl.. S,.·",,! Room , and lhe Io"ely L ydia n air . Tit .. Woods So Wi/dt'. as ....ell as mlIIly not lO ..'Cllkl'lO'tlon Tht subtk bul Inlna lle ,'anallOll$ on BOft· ni.. S" ..... , Rab,n arc pla)cd II IIh Jl"Ci" sensltivi ly . The' dulcill1Cr/lulc cOIIlblna· lion of uswnforT1O'oLUIes IS par1;cu llirly pI(IlSlntl , as 15 the broken consort lOIInd of the Tar/elM ' s R..~lm·('T/(H,trlw fu,/elfH"lI set (dulC'unen and rttonia) The rcronIlng q.u.hly achieved by Scott Fraser of 8ack Lot Recordmg IS c:r.cc.'lkl1l . espetllUy ronsKknng the lethRical dlf· rlCUllles Inhen:nl In reconllng weh de· licate. eA~ playing. The nu\ IS u cftlplary One ea~ll ; the garish colon ~nd stan. gtaplm:s of the album CO,'CT do not S«'m to be an appropnalC ViSUal mtroducllon 10 the lOfU1CS$ and delICacy .. ,thin I found It the

only ,..-nn, nocc In an otheI'wiK: IhorooJh· Iy artIstIC produC"uon, Randy 'J dedicatlOO of the album 10 IhC' pioneers or lhe dulC'Imer n:nalSSJI'IC\' IS C'harac1cmhc.lly mOOcst Randy himself is one oflhese PIOl'lCCI1I. and has had enor· mous influcncC' on the plaYing of many people. lI'OChKhna thiS n:.~IC""cr II IS a pIeasun: lObe able lOackno.. lcdtlC' In pnnl my indcbl:cdnr~s 10 thiS line dulC'lIIler aniJl.

Dust OfT Thllt Oulcimn a nd Ol ncc.'Bonnlc Carol , Alfred Pubhslllng Co , Available: B Carol . WIJlSln:.!Ct. Sahna Star Roule . Boulder. CO 80302 DUST OFF THAT DULCIMER ASD

DANCE is a complete ,nstructlOll book It clearly and IIltelhgently uplain! .11 the: basics. such as tunlnl and holdlnglhe duleill1Cr, .. hal 10 look for when buyi n, I dulcimer. rudlng tablatun:. etc, ~Iow e~CT. Bonnie docsn 't Stop I'IC-n: . or leave you ..-nh I few)lmpk 50IIgs 10 1"oR OUI on your o"'n She: also ~ muSIC theory

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DULCIMER PEOPLE SERVING THE NEEDS OF DULCIM ER PEOPLE We ~pecla l Ize III 're tl ,"" and ha_,,",, oNld_rs nod ... erythl". for Iltno .. Uu .nd fillhMd IIISInMeIOt s 1>,. KVenl _ l en. builders' SIIpplle" .c<:euories , .nd nearl,. e"er,. SOli, .nd pl."in._IIIJlruclioli bool.nd record . Ibus III print fe"tur l lli ei ther lind o f dultl"'r, Ou r u l en.l~e pbyln,-lOC lho<h • nd son. boo\_llst 1... l udeo a full 111110 Of Ill] •• for other .. ]nd . nd s trllll'"" foil lut..-nts. and our sel .ct lon of r ecordln.s o f old.-tl_ and trad.lllona] fo a _sic h .... o f the I ..... S! t o be found .n,....here. ... ,...... 1,. variety o f fo ll- IO" • • nd hand cu f U for .It\ Or ~ u se h.n looporUnt part o t OUr _""handIH. 11' , . 11 lined In OUr c... lo. __ ju~ lend $1 .00 ( .. hi ch ",,'II refund .. it h )"OUr fl ut orde r ) 10 coYer lhe o f prlnl l ll, and po. I •• e .

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and e.JIplaui! II clemy ... nh I rdunl . perWJnaJ \QlICh Emplla.~ IS 'S po.o1 on pI~Ylilg the dll le"ner IS • serious mwrumcnl by undcl'lundlOg chords. modes. sclles, piayi", ...·,th other lOW"UmenlS. and playtnl!l .U ,'''' popular tr:IdlllOllll and non· traditional styks, l"lIIoIIgOOulthe booI. an: dear IITM~ menlS of U"lId lliONI Ind conlem ponry IUnc:5. as ...~Il as MlI1lC songs and IUnc:5 WTlllCn by Bonnie A !IOUndShttl 's tn· dudnl ..·,m the book,lw:lpong the be"nne r 10 undel\lAnd M!w things 5hou.ld sound Throughoul the book , Bomle talks 10 I warm and fmndly flt';tuon of her npcn du lclllU'iI for O'in" mttS IS I cc: llenl book n l1li is ten yem [)Qu, Ikrt-II

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The Gn:al BJlId; S"'amp Dulclnler Festl ' \';IJ WIll be- held Friday. Salurday, and Sun.... y. ApnI27 -29, 1984 on the nmpus of OtlloSla te Unl'ersl 'y 1II LI~ , OH WoriI · sllop5 ho me .re f, ,,e hour lim lied · enrollm ent cluJes) and ronce n s plus booths 0( inW"Umenis. boob. and albull1l. provide. mud! actl~lIy aI thIS e~ent ... hteh is t"Ckbmmg its s'.\Ih year Inro; MocllaeJ W,kknnUth , 3160 Zu,.,.,..-III) Rd , L,ma. OH 45806. 419·999-646 1 The Fifth AnlJ.lal Claremonl Spnnl!l Folk Fc:g,vaJ ""II lit held Salunby andSunda). April 14111 and 15111, 1984a1 Pi turCollc:gc In Claremont. CA Fn:ltcd and Iwnnw:r dulcimer ....orl.shop: .... ,th ilagc concc:lU of IIJiI)"pe.; 0( felk musIC .. ,II lit ""Id both days. Inro: Folk Mlls,c Cenler, 220 Yalc Ave .. Clare"* ,,, CA 917 11 7 14-62.&-

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Teac h Your selr to Play the Dulc imer 12 Ill -Hour Lessons o n 6 Casse tte Tapes Note. ro ..... Note Ins lrucllolls ror Over 30 Po puhl.r Folk Tunes by PETE R TOMM ERUP

mJ nalpl~kln!! t unn . lh,scoursc lakl.'$ ~uu From lUning yourdu k iml.'rfo rlhl.' fi l"l> t Il nll.'. lu fmgl.'rp 'lklllga "!>I; uf Icamm ll'u rna).,1.' nlUl>k ",i:h il 001t" for nolC . t.'C hniq Ul.' b\ l«hniq \l4', Ih ruugh Ih.:- ,'nilI'I.' P'"U( l.'rs. IIII.' 12 1,'SSl.Ifls rom" '" Ith m t"r 100 C~aled by II tt"ach.:-r '" Ilh \ears of ...... perienc " In II." Kh,nll b..-Illlln 'he more Ihan 30 wng~ ulU ghl on Ihe fur ,ab and :~. p311t'$of lut . supplen K'nla!" ) cI,nfcS u\l IK'''' l«hmqUl ta pes. ' g mnmg 10 Pia) .-.,adlng ,a b. Slrum s, Tap!! I -Gdlio g Slarted : 51) 11.'5, lonlng t he dok,m "r . Tap" 2_Bo. 'me lll ~. A &. B paris. Icad~in nole s. rrunll, A d cighth \lules. back · b<-~I Tape 3-,\1 ure Sup h iMicale ... Fiddle Tu",~ " Fla lp,c k'''11 Tape r S-Mu Tape u",,":>, T e Fiddl , " 51~a mlinlng yu-or fingerin !!. Tapoc 6-Fi ngcrpid .i"l1 _ "'ith uler 100 pall,-s ur tab and ",ritle" Any u n" u.p.: "i,1I ",rill"" n'aI"ria ls: 5 12.50 . Sct uf 6 lap'''S S60 : Special uclory lnlrud 575. t lis n:lIular maleria ls, In a binder: RECOR DS &. BOOKS , P O . BOX 158, ",·"lab lc al )our local du k uu"nk all.'r . or rrom KICKIN G MULE d ulcime r . gU llar and banjo albums and ALDER PO INT. CA 95411 USA As k rur a r,,,,,,, ca talog of 0\ t:r 100 lab boob.

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of Lan"o Bryant. author of LARK IN'S OULC"" ' ER BOOK. 2IId ~Iu Larl.II1 's .1 least one member of ouroompleA. compllCaled sociely "ho has ""andercd from one thing to aoothe! to InodIC!". and Iltcn 111 one fell ~woop galhcred them all togelher 1010 one ""ort of 1111. one belutlful c'prl'~· I 'on dill Ihal lhc: ··Ioose e!>ds"' ...~.-.: a pan of all along . Lan.," Bryam 's II mUSIClan-leacher. anlSl-illuslrltor. wnlcr-cditor-pcrformcr ""110 h,'cs ... nh hcr husb.lnd Onid . 1"'0 CliS 1I!>d an clc,·eo·year-old ...·c'mernner. Polly. 111 I large old hlgh-<'Clltngl'd bnc~ hou$C on I stdc: Wed of m,dIO\ll'n .... empit,s. Tennessee Larl.ln 's /I ~tn l.,oC filure. lean and tall and gracclul .... ,Ih blac~ JulrlOUChcd here and ~ ... uh a Sllll!>d of Itpt. !COIle hght -bro"'n eyr:<., and l!ihy streol lh aod SCnSmvlI) LARKIN ·S DULCIM ER 800K descnhcs the mounII'" dulcImer as - do ... n-Io-urlh )el ethe~a1H. /I descnpllOll lhal filS lhe aulhor as ...'ell II'! thc IMlnlment 80m 1n10 a famdy ormU!iic:-1o~1I11 nonmusiciiUl5. Lariun Wall ... as surrounded by InIBIC and 115 II1nUC'1ICC most oflhce:arly )~lIfliofhc!-ltre. E.'CI1 ... hen the fam,ly ... as isoJattd 111 II company hou$C on I Kansas OIl lease:, her parents boughl her a ~ord pll)er for OmSIIDU and began e~posll1g fi~t-gt1lder Larkin to ··all kll'lds of T1.'OOnJs - popular, classlC.1, open!. ballet I would play thc: IKQfl.Is aod act OUI Ihc: Slones. pllying _n thc: pans. .... USIC became yery ,mportaOl to 11M:.

MusIC IeSlOOOS began with lhe p'ano. ...·hc:n Lanan was In lhethndcradc: .•!>dthe fami ly finally Tn(W~d 10 10""11· £I Dorado. Kansas . 1lle Ylolin was added the ne.'!.t year. aBd shc: kepi 1.1 both until high school. whc:o she took lip flule bccau!ie her ne .... 5Chool in Mempltis had 00 on:ilCstr;\ • only I band

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Urt<ln JOl OUI he! banlone ul.:dele and bepn 10 ~y It. the firM lMlnlmrnl ~ had learned by car scmcs(cr·s md she Inmsfe~ 10 Soulh""olem II Mcmpills. '" hen: " I "'-as ~ulJ an odd·b.lll I "''&'Ii re:al · Iy InIO folk musIC, I majOttd '0 Fre:n· ch J ~ C'J. I got mlO lhe roffce· hou$C ·scene· 111 MemphiS. first Itlhc: Pa$IIffiC , laler the 8 ,Uet U:ffiOII I ... as a re:21 'J.lUllJlM:-•• wu ..... ait~ II the PaSlilnc for one Olghl I C2n!Crended Ibn.>plly by my falher He ",ps stern , IlOl much $CMoe of humor ..• Olher talenlS thao mUSle bc,~n III effiClJC 10 Larl",n al Southlllcsiem An profeli§Ol' u....'re:ncc "nlhony eneoul1lgw

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""Well ..... hen they announced the thml plllCC .... Inner, II was one: of the best playen there. and I thought. ·Goll-Ic:c:. If hc only made: ThITlI. I didn't maL.e an)thlng . Then thcy announced SecDnd . and I thought . ' Uc 's lhe: one I lhoughl .....s gOlOg 10 be FiTSlI ' It nc:\'c:rOlXum.'d to me th~11 mlghl !!a,'c "'00. llmd ....·ould ha'-e been hcncr than my highc:S! e~pc:ctallons. H Larlin had won. Thai First Place in the Southern Regional Dulcl1l1crCootc\t (jual ,fied he:r fOf paid cntry in the NatiOllllls:n Winfield . Kansas. latcr that )·car . She Ultll: In second there. while Da\·id ....·on the banjO cooteSt Mean .... hlle: . in MemphiS. Larl.1n had cootlnued he:r growing InVOhCltll:nlin rol~ musIC. Her list of instrultll:nts now IncllKled mountaon duklltll:r. fiddle . auloharp. and mandoltn And asshc dc"eioped her dulcimc:rcoursc: matcnals at MemphiS SI&te. LARK IN'S DULCIMER BOOK began lIS ~Iow. formali\'e amval. "" I had to havc someth ing to hand out. and David had allthe:s.c nicc: liule handoub for hI!; ~udents . So I ~Ianed \:II)'lOg them for the: dulcunc:r the: lint year ..... nllng out ~ fcw tabs. not reall)" koowlng how to do it Jacl Abell (that ... as herO«' he had Ivory Palaces) was teaching I fiddle class. and ...·e would !alk before class. One- day he Wild. 'Why don't you wntc a duJcImc:T book?' Dnd I uld. · Wcll. r,c been thln!.ang about it. because I ha\<e allthe:loe tahl; here: .' And It grew from those very casual remarks:' momoJ. It ""grew" and it grew o\er a four ycar Mimed to I)~vld. !..artin "'"Cnl IOtO a penod. Twice each year she: had a newly life of music . Dunng the nelll fcw years, rev.sed ""book" of handouts f.... her cliM. they played wllh SOUTHWIND for I ... hlCh Jack Abell had helpt"d her edit and ... hile:. 11I<'y appeared as I duo ..... Ith Larrefine Thc:n. dunng the last tWD of those kin play,ng wme fiddle:. wme dulcmlCr ycan;. n look o,'cr pmgn:s5lvcly more and 1lIo!n they jOined ... lIh ~huricc: Crous.c to more: OfLaBIO' S tiltll: ; and It 1n\'01,·ed. one: fOfm their o .... n group. the BBC Ifor after another. all oftne 5kJils she: had pid Br)ant . Bryant. &: Crouse) STRING ed up .n co llege and profC5~lonal BAND David had been tcachong banjO advenmng . She planned. she: wrotc. shc clas!iC5 at MemphiS State. Larkln ... as In · .lluSinted; she did the des.gn. thc layout . vl!Cd to teach duk,mc:T II 1918. But Sill! the pasteup. w performed for the: com· she: had trouble: getllng in front of an &udl ' panion cassellC . She also had a 101 of help from others. bul by the: lime the book W:llo "'I "'as so nervous ....e: (UBC) atJf"K))t ready. she: had had hcrhand In c~cry phas.c qU1t That wUthe Mountain VlCw(Arkan · sas) year. We ....·cnt up there 'Ju~t fur of n. And by that tiltll: her fnend Jacl Abell was into the: publishmg bu)locn. fun· ... an 'off ...-c:c:kend. But my 'dear and his oompany. Ivory I'll...,;c). bcI.·'1II1C frKods' coospirtd to gC"1 me imo the o.lulci her pubhwr mc:Tmntc:Sl. and It half $GJ"Cd me to death . " I had picked up the duklltll:r on my HDa~id nearly had 10 push ItlI: 0010 the stage. I wasashc:n . l lhoupll I was pnglO o.,,.n,H ~alis LaBin . " " was natural and easy for 1tlI:. like an ,nstnJltlI:nt from my disintcgntc . But I made the: linals. and played pretty ....·ell. so I thought mayhe I own hcan. but I needed more: than Il\:I.t tQ had done ...'cll cnough tOo takc llmd "'Ith & tcach a class. I had some: duk,mer books. btu they were mainly prelly Imp05.."blc hllie luck .

"1 gOi away from fol~ musIC. prell) mIlCh, for about ten years . In 1973 1 found thedukul'oC'f".nd really !o\'a! It. but 1thm~ I'd ha\"C al ....-a)"s been Just a h~mg I"OOnI ptcL.~ If 1 hadn't ItlI:t Da\W He IS n:ally respDr"lble fOl" ItlI: leaching and pla)m~ In publIC ~ Her husbaod, O.\·1d Bryant "' I ......~ al 1..1l1 dand (Lakeland Intemauonal BIIICgr.ss FCSl1val ) In 1915 aod thl~ wll . slmny kid with lung llaircllnc out on Magc lind staned playingSoldit'r's Ju)". 111)" vcry. ~ery fan)nle tunc: . 00 the banjO fnlliing And there I was.lislcnmg . ,.. th Ican TUnOing down my cheeks. .. LaBm brcals thiS re\'c:nc: and l'lIys. In ... l\al!w; to be an undc:rsuteltll:nt. M I fccl David plays the ddimtl\"C So/d,t'rs J~.M She: gOi a fncnd to introduce them David he!U"d her pl.y the dukmlCf. HUe was 00l' of the few people ....ho really apprec.ated my dulc,mcr playmg ~t I dccper IeI'd He: was about to go tOo Athen~ , Alabama . to the Old T iltll: Fid· dlers' Convcnllon. ~Ic m\itcd ItlI: to SO; I ...·cnt I~c pu~hed ,nc: mlO the: dulcimer cooteS!; I got ..c:cood poll:. n O~~1d 8ry"nl WIU no Slr.ll1gcr to public pt"rfonnanc:t: and compc1ition . He encour· ~ uri... n tomrmnuc pb)"mg In fronl Df Olhc:rs. "'Oh. there's nottll:lg 10 It.Mhe told her as hc pushed hcr onlO thc stage: at thc PinL. Palace Cnfls Fair m Mc,nplm . n.cy IPPC~ logClher there. and then at the: ltICy Opry. In Dc:cc:mm. \915. Ihcy gOl

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They glve you l bunch of techniqUC$ ... how to tunc:, how to do this. do that. and the ottler... all in a few brief pages II the: beginning: then the:}' gave you a .... hoIe bunch of songs and said 'Go to it!' And I thought. it sc:c:ms more logical to stan at the beginning and giye just what's nc:c:dc:d, step by step. ,. the wl y you actual· ly leam, the way you teach somc:oror how to play." So she: starts he:r book. out simply, using tunes that are eu}' lJld famil iar, ~hniques that are simple. " I stan them out with how to strum, how to use their fingers to rrc:t ootc:s, and then gradually .....ort in ~hniquc: The process is so gradual that they're hardly c:ve:n aware lhat they're making progn.:ss. It's like: going on ajoumc:y. Each $OI1g gives a little: .somelhing 10 add on, ard before they know il. they've: covered a lot of territory ,"

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book don't really begm 10 tell the Siory. This book hu ch.arm. It lias ,,·hlln5y. And il Iw love. Every page has iOmething 10 indicate: lhe: nature of the: person from whose spiri l this work has emerged. There are gracc:ful and beauti ful drawlllgs... some by Larkin and so me by Peg Nichols .. ,or nov,en. and leaves, of catS

and birds and song charactm, but always wilh a lillie hint of the playrul. the: lightly whimsical spirit. On page: 45, a sketch iIlustratc:s how the right hand is he:1d wilh the lillie finger brated on the top of the dulcimer for fingerpicking, wh ile in the background one of HAunt Rhodie's" gosl ings watehes with obvious intcrest: on 1Il1oIhe:r pilgi:, the round HHcy! Ho! Nobody Honte:" has an iIlustnl.tion with t ....,o chil dren at a front door. one knocking. Both wear hats and boots and scarves, and on the step beside one of lhem stands another of the: goslings. also ""eanng a scarf and waiting expectantly. With the book well in lo its second pinting. Larkin CIll1 oow leave: the: busi ness cnd to the publisher. the distributors. and the booksellers. while she relums to the more ereati ..'e work she prefers. She'll do a record I1Cx t whkh will iroclude, she hopes. tTaditional American. Irish, and SroIlish tunes, plus sonte: contemporary, some fiddle tunes. and "'maybe some jUly.sounding IUnc:S."' L.arlc:in plays and sings with GREASY CREEK STR ING BAND in Memphis, but Greasy Creek is "definitely a nOll.touring band". all with day-jobs, and several with children . Larkin hu toured through the

midwest and lhe Kentucky-Ohio atea wilh Bonnie Carol e:lICh of the past three: summers. and she: appears in sevcral dulcimer workshop!; each year, inc:luding lhose at Moumain View, AR each Api l, Hearing larkin play the: dulcimer is a beautiful cxpcrienc:c unto itself. Unlike the: songs she has "lIl1alyzcd"' for her students. the music she performs is differenl each time she pla}s il. You sense the: frec:dom of movement, the music improvising itsel f in the hands , the spiritual Ulllon of anl5l, songs, and inslrument , " You hal'(~ to play each piece: illl own WlIy, " L.arlc:in uy5 , And ..... hen you've heard her do it. you'vc heard music u it can never be taught, 001 cven by L.arlc:in Bryant.

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fOfTll . the s~ape 01 the Instrument con fol · low the cum:nt ... hun of the builder. An · other advantagc IS thai as SOOI1 as lhe de· sired shape: i5 ach.c\ed. the side is ready to use: 00 further drymg bme is neWcd . A disadvantllge is that II .s some .... hat dif· fieult to IICme\'c symmetry and the actual time spent ,.·orting .... Ith the side can be sizable (i<'ss than an hour fO'r cvcn an amateur) unlil one IS prac1iccd. E~pens can uSC: this mcthod and ochlCvc symlTlCtry in a mailer of minutes. Another method m\·ol,·cs boiling or steaming the wood and then pulling II m an unheated form to dry (Photo # I). 1he IICtual litTle spent wortmg ..... th a ~Idc is minimal WIlli thi s method. but .11 5 nc:ces· saT)' to wall unlll the sides ~ Ct)lTjpletcl) dry to procttd Willi. lhe bu.ldlng. can take from sc\'cI1l1 do)·s 10 S!:vcrul .... cc~s. depending on the clm'3te. Although the shapes can be changcd a bll ... hen the topor back is gtucd 011 . to cllangc drustlCally the shape of the dukimers. one must build a new fOfTll . T1tcrefon:. one mu~t hue a fOfTll fOl'cach shape 11115 IYlCthod IS more full y described In Irving Sioane·s book • CLASS IC GUITAR CONSTRUCfION. Lynn McSpadden of The Dul cime r Shoppc In Mountain View . AR dev.sed a heated bending fOfTll .... hich bends the SideS "ery quickly by usmg a t .... o-slded. heated

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JRSS. l'bt process n:qulltS Itss Ihan len mmutcs. the aclual tllnc bcml delcnnlllcd by ho.... hoi lhe ~Ides of the Jl'I\'\S al'l: (Pbolo #21· 1s. ..... Mmllar melhod III use .1 thee . F. Manlll QU llorCo III NMIAlR-lh . PA. Th is form coos SSO \0 SIOO 10 bu,'1/ Some bUIII/cN use lammKlcU ,,·oolb ..·h,ch CaIl be: bent b)' curfing I/ccpl)' Into the inSide of the Side The curfing makcs the side$ eAIR-mel)' f\e1lbk §Q thai \hi: deslml shape: (In be m.sr

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Dulcimer Organizations Directory Many of yoo No,'e lUfualcd • II!;! of duicnncr OfpnlUllon! md ",e hope (hil ....111 help you, Please Ilform us 0( Illy illCOn'Cl(t or illC(lOlple\c mformalion and of any orpnlUhOIl .... hoth ....as nllCh'enClltlyomiued Wc '~ loot ing for poople InI~ed m Ixlllil/'el edilOB for dulcilTlC1'orprllUllOIlS, Wc lPPttia~ rcttl"1II1dub nc: ....'SIencTs, bul al l 100 often !he "'110'$ doc:sn 'I CQllCidc WIth our pubhshlnJ sdlcdule Wc 'd prcfcrto ~II our ~_1'5 thai a specil l evelll WILL happen rather than ~II you how IlICe il wu! The rellOO&l e!,hlor'S job ....·illil'lC"ludc gelltly proddlnl duknllcr dubs 10 share ilformauon With UI ~Iularty If you arc: intcrcsacd III • jOb .. !loth paYI modestly for. few houl'5 of ...."OR each QI.L3f1cr. plc:asc COIItat1 M addie MxNctill 80" 63. IlItlloboro, VA 22132 ALABAMA

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MOUlIWn OukunCT AsSlX'wlOII P O. 80" IOn Hunlsvlik. AL 3S807 So. Appalachian 0u1c11l1C'1 AHOc , Charid Elhs RI. I. 80x 47J Helena. AL 3S080

ARIZONA Anzona OuicHl'lCT Sock-IY New addrc::u nttlkd

Oul Soc

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L.akc MI FolL W,"u M ICl:cy Mdochc MusLcgon, MI

UtbalUl, IL 61801

6160744-597S

JanICe Hamnglon

INDIANA

MISSOURI

Cenlral IN Folk MusIC &: MI Oulcimer SoclC1y GclT)' Gnly 2340 5 .. PcICT SI Indianapolis. IN 4620J Tri -S lall: IVII: Music Soc, Deborah Oa ird 6 19 Grccnl~ ..... n Avc. Fl. W'yne. IN 46808

CALIFORNI A TradulOIUll MUHc SoclCly 4401 Trancas Pl ace TlrWI.I, CA 91JS6 213-342-7664

KANSAS

II.mmer Duki"w:r Or,~mall"" Ken Kmdnck 181S O"rord AI'c Clunnont. CA 91711 714-621-0259

COLORADO Durango OukUIlCT SoclC'IY

Pnllne: Oukimcr Oub Haney L Pnnz 9540 Walmer Ovcrland Pan: . KS 66212 Ami Hills Oul Players una. Inlow Teener 1900 JIKkon Mallhattan. KS 66502 9OJ·5J7-0S08

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DELAWARE

KENTUCKY

B.-.ndy..... lnc Oulcliller Fcllo\\Jup Brena. HUI>QIl JO Oregon Rd Wilmlnglon, DE 198011

FLORIDA White Sands Dulcimer Soc

BarbarJ Bums 627 MCl'lOflCth lX. FI Wallon Ikh , Ft 3B41

Oul. Sociely P.O, Su" 41 J.l Louisville. KY 4()~

L.ou I~vI[k

Lexinglon IVI I: Singing Gr. Allen Johnson )4() Whil rK'ld Dr. L.c:.inSlon. KY 40503 6()6.272-6988

MICIIiGAN

IWNOIS Oukllncr OfJanlUfIOll of No_ IL RCKamond Campbell 1037 Cencl'lll Ave Wilmc:t~ . [L 60091

Paml Creek foiL Soc.

BlacksnaLc Ihlls Oul PI P.O Bo" 274 51 Joseph, MO 64S06

Not So Oukimcr SocK'IY Cicorse llompson 443S DtWty Avc 51. l.l)IIiS. 1010 631 16 NEW JERSIo"Y Gn:alet I'mcland~ Dul Soc , Sylvi' Mellon 141 H.wthorne: Dr M I Holly. NJ 08060

NORTH CAROLI NA Madison Co. MI Oul Col LaRa)e C","ningham RI. 4 . bOA )37 MaMall. NC 2875J 71).1-649-2147

OHIO Cincmnau Oul Soc Man lynn Krafl 5 13·281 -1774 or SIJ-7JJ·5i83

GI. Olxl: S...... mp Oul Soc _ Michael Wildermuth 2 148 Zurmchly Rd . LimB. 0 11 45806

Gn:aler [)aylOl1 Out Soc, 686S S. Soar1T ROIId

New

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OH 4SJ44

NE Ot1l0 Ou l. &. Folk 8 _otl: 244 Orc:p AI'c LouISI·ille. OH 44641 2160875-5839 R U~IY

Judi Monunptar

37 1S Llnrol r\stll~ PonhlC . MI 48054

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OKLAHOMA

DULCIMER SOCIET Y OF NORHIERN

Irllllan Ttr. Dul Cekbrauon 4819 S SSm WI A.vr Tlilsa , OK 1414 5 NEBRASKA Wildv.'OOI! DukmlCr Ovb Pal 8ama 6409 Boyd St Omaha, NE 681().1

ILLINOIS, upC'Omlllg e,'ents: O'Carolan &; ComjWl)' (Eibhlon Glennon) Feb , 12th, SlIlglng ...·lIh lhe OukmlCr II (Mary Ann \'OIl Bl1Iuchhschj Mm-h 11th. Wori.shup by Janna Baker Aprol ISth. The MII~~ of Bonme Carol (CbnSllnc Slhes tnJ May 20th Info; 835 Londen . Wilmelle. IL 60091

().[kimcr Dom 's ...·,11 be held m Gmnan. tov.·n. OH . Fctwuary24 . 26th. 1984 Info Da)1OO ()'[k,mcr Club, 6865 S Scarff. New C...Iosle. Oli 45344

TEXAS

I..oilC StM St Dul Soc Dana H:unllton 90411a&rnon Arlington, TX 16012

Men or women IIllel'e>ted III pcrfomllng It thI: WoolCnfoll conccns. which en~ble folk nlllsiclans 10 speak of lhe fcmale CI penence through their mU5~_ COtItaCllhe Womcn's EducatlOl1al Programs OffICe. Un . of Wi~-oosm - Green Il~y_ Gl'I:i:n 8a)'. WI 54J02, (414)465· 2582 , Theront"CIIS ...·,11 be held Fcb. 24th. Mareh 10th Ind Apol 141h al the Un , of Wi!iCOnstn. GTttn Bay.

Houston DukullCr Soc John Llf:Stlnat1 58 S Woodstocl Woodland , TX 1131!O VERMONT IlcIIII GIO'.cr So~ 229

S Londonderry, VT oms VIRGIN IA Oukuntr DlJ-Orpnllahon Kellh VOlin, 381 5 Ke~1c Road Annandak, VA 22003

WEST VIRGINIA

New Ouldmcr Oub Tbt Duk:I~r Playe~. Man.f,eld, OH, meet on thI: 3rd Thuoo.y of each month . The firM IWfhour is llsed for an InSlfUCllOll ....orkshop. foll_'ed by jammmg. MOlIn · tam dulclmel'$ ~domlnalr. bUI other mliSlClans and gUCSIS are ....C'k<l<nc Infu: Eva Ocmc:nls, (419) 5ZS· 26Oo&

Appalachian Folk Mus Oub

CnmMrry lI ammtl"ft! Dulcimer Gathcrtnl: The 7th Annual CranbcrT) HaIllmcrN DulelmcrGllhenng "'1I~ hc:k1 In BIn~ham ton . NY on July 22. 23. and 2.\. 1983, and on sc\Cntl le\'ds reached ne .. InI) tlC helghh Thc featum! hammem! duleu"C"f pllI)C' ";0" s...11 MulT~n . ... '" lhe rc;....m,l mountaul dJklme. playtr "'II~ Margam MacAnhll1 On ~unby c"emng Sam, pcrf'omun,,,lIh PIIII Thomo: as - Wlnln_ grttn-, and M3'l~t ~ntcd IronctrI rlill of IIC'fr-lo-bc-forgottcn malIC roomc:nts Ma'lilm ga\'e a pcrf{)ff1"l;lflC't thaI 5l"lIrlilly bknded Crclll\'C Innovilhon and tradlllonal !>I) long S1Im M ofT~n Jw. brcn lICadll)' allac~lnl the l,mllS of dulelmc:. plaYing and UIc both stunned and challenged h.ammc:ml dulelnlCr playcr'< pr_ cstnt ""Ih htrt«hnlCal und alll)llC ablht)' WhIle the fcatum!performcrs .... ercoul· ~tandlllg. once uguon thl$ G~thenng drc ... ' liS grealC)! ~ll\'ngth from the more Ihan t ....enty· four palllclp.:nory ... orhhopoi. ~lId the tntCl"l(11011 hel ... ecn III 11K: 1IItI)lC lan, allendtng . Wllh I new liet of orgunllOl'S. the 8th Annual Cnnbefl) liammc:red Dulclmc:r Galhcnng ""111 be held on July 27.28. and 29 . 1934 . a,aon lllihe Fir-;tl1nllanan Un_ ,,·cn.altst Oureh ,n Binghamton. NY To gel on the mailing Irst ....TlIe 10 Tom Harm, RI-l> &u 43 . Chestcr. VT ~143

MltLIl' Collins RochcstC"f, NY

Rock Rh 'l'I' J-oIk .-tsl",.1

Fnncc5 Ann Veal

The Iradmunal lielllng of Rockfurd

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MIUCIlITI III Roclford. IL pro"ldcd the

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backdrop for ....ttlend of folk dancing and tnldllOCaJ musIC . EvenlS began S"Uf' da)' momlng .... lIh ...·orl..slKlps slich a5 Vocal HamlOO), lead by Sally RogC1'5, Thomas and Dchn , and Mac Robcruon More aduilli than ~lds altended I ...-ort;.\.hop on lids ' 5OI1g) The <»~ Apple Moms Dancers braved thI: heut and humldll), a~ their splntcd feet moved through thI: main weel uf Mid ....l)' VIllage 11.1 the dehght of young and uld The oonccns Siturda)' aflcmoun. SalllrWoy c~cnlng. and Sundloy .ftcrnoon feltured I 5er.es of fine tradl 1I00I11 folk pcrfCJmlCrS.

News Notes Songleadcrs v.·orhhopJ meet !iewe~1 tullCl a )'ear (Slh Frida)'s) i~ Los Angelcs , CA. Info: Songmlkcrs, 1111;., P.O Sol S4U, Shennan Oah, CA 91413 , When Inqulnng, ask aboul subscnpllons to the IlU1lh BARD CIiORD.

The Oukuntr SoclCt)' of Da)tOll. 011 IS CQITI,lIling • list of dukuncr teachers In the Ife&, If)'OO feel qllallrltd to leach or are In need of I dukuntr lelChcr, COI\laCl the dukuntr SOCIet)'. 6865 S ScarlT Road . New Car11!Jc. OH 4S}44

The fC:Sb~11 15 ova now. and colder Ilf blow. thlllllgh thI: vililge . but the Rot"k R,vcr FnendsofFoik MusIC an: bcJinmng 10 plan for "11 wmmcr'J for fllrther lktallJ!

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Jubilate Russian Air

arr. Ruth Ann Shepherd Louisville, KY

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What's New? Ancinlt 1l0f0dli. Ntw Dirmioos h,mie

Haggen)' A"!COOLe MusIC. 722 NW 21st, Poolanll. OR 91200. This 60 minute C'aSSt'lIe lap:

realu~

mil<Ie of Pnnce and 81l'1~gA(' and ong,nmJ COfIlposuioib for frelled dukuller. hurd),gurdy. fiddle. pcnny ...·hl stlc. synthesizer. g Ullar . pcrcuSSIOl1. CIC .

HKIdm Valley. CUlcmnal!. OU 4j215

This roIkc1IOI'I of 32 tuotS such 115 MISS M(J(wod's Nul (l'u} Tt'npmny BI( uses Sam R' I.I.CI\ll ' S hammer dulcimer lablalUn: In addition to mUSKa] noIallOll .

JIIO Coua ..... ,Ih

Eilttn Monger SaydiS( RC("(r(ls. The Darton . ln glestone Common. BadmlnlOn.

GIouS('stcr. GL9-IBX. EIIpand such as Jt'Ml Lllld PoJlw :llld Tat, Fir" played on hammer dukunct. CeltIC Iwp, \'iolln. 1JI<'1odem. Spanish gUitar and arouSlie bass This album has

ThIs 70 minute real·tuTlC" cas>C'lIe tape features 8aroque. Scottish. lrosh. ren~ ls ..,nee. and mt'(Iiev ... t "",10<1," played on harpsichord and hammer dulcnner Btlknap 's Marc h 8 ,11 Wellin gto n Upper Tr.k:t . WV 26866

The Kllch .. D Mus ician's (knsioul CoIl«llon of Fine TUMS for llAmmnDukllJlft" No. 4 San I...ce Johnson , 449

TM Eochllntfd Valle)'

Gar(kn KostS R . P. Hak . 3 CunlCe A\c , 12. COOCOfd. NH 03301

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KELTIC" is an IInnual pcnodlCal "'lIh

on c3l;'h Cehic COUllI)'. arts. and mlerylew5. Three: Issues are lwadablc SC'CI'OI\~

The book Iw IJ original dmcc melodlCJ IIOlItcd fOf p,ano (right and left halKb) , The lDpe consists of medleys played al Ibncc length on fiddle. Plano. h:unmet dulcImer. nute. gunar. and banJO

FOLK ARTS RESOURCE GUJI)E IS a pro,tCC1 of tlx Fol~ AnI NctwoO. for the greater l)oslQn and Cambndge. MA area This is I hstonil of IJCQplc involved In the folk atls; musicians. eraflSpcople . SlOI)" tell er~. dancers. radio pcrsonnc:1. and ochc-rs. Info; 48 Bay SI.IIC Avc . Some"•• I· k. MA 02144 . Arlrr The Morning Nelson KICking Muk RC'COIds

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Th1) album is a collC"Ct,on of Insh . Scot· tlsh, and Amencan mstrumental musIC for frelled dulc mltr . hummel. emern . ~nd ocher in,trumcnh

The CilXmnatl. OH DulclmerSoclCey is strummmg merrily along. We had I 2·d,y playfest at the: Ham.l ton CoonlY f'afl,:s' Oo... n Home Mountam MUSIC Fcsu",1 ...here ....e pla)'ed mformally In the musIC tent . gaYe a fonna! prop1Im on SlISC aod had a booth for hand-made Items aod Jam sessions. We pcrfoon regularly ae a PlQnc:Cr \',1lagc in Ihe Sharon Woods Coont y Park. both fonna] programs and Informal groups and ... or1t;sbops ~auered through the ~II lagc . We ....ere asked eo pro"de musIC for the: local PM MAGAZIN E ",h,eh filmed, Chnsunas pmgnun at the Village All of th.s is m aJdilion 10 out usual rounds of nursing homes and chureh groups I thInk we have aa;omphs.hcd much ,n oor four yean of e)"stencc Our souod k~p Impr!l'ling lI!i oor pla}'lng gees bellcr We have developed a nucleus sohd players who can pull nc ...' people along aod cncourage lhem . Helen Blxkbum

Thc Winter SosKIn of musIC 1c'\SOl1\ (,n_ eluding dulclmerslbegln" Janu:tf)' 23n1lt the thm: bnnchcsofthe: Villagc School of l-oIk MUSIC m U~Thckl , !iuftalo Oro"e , and Lobcrtp,lk. IL The >C'hotJlls In liS 2 1 ~L year of offenng. pnV3te and group In struc llon The annual Winter Open HO\Isc will t>c held at the Deerfield br~nch on Sunday. January 220d frum I · 5 p m

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(55 .95 for one:. 5 10 .95 fort\\(). 5 15.95 for thm:J . 96 Marguerite A\·e. . W,ltham . MA021S4

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THE PEOPLE'S SONGLEITER IS tlx }OOmal of the: Ncwsong NCI"·oOo. , net",-on: of proJKSSI\C song....ntCTS and sin· gers. COR; 53.50 per ropy . Nev.'song 61 Wun sSt.. KingstOll. NY 12.i01 .

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Some tIme ago I '·IS.ted BI.!.hop HIli . I nearby res!<A'd S ... e(1lsh colony . Among the 'l1IfaclS In a display ease ....a~ a ~lIlngcd instrument ... uh a Silw-tOOlh frctbo;inl SlncC then I Ila,'c buIlt a fe...· dulcuncn

"'"h th:lI type of fretboanl Ie ",-orlJ; fine . but of coun.c for Iong-ranlle dUlllblllly melDl fn:ts ilIe stili best E\'crcll Tra)1or Bettendorf. IA

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Fhir a bhata arr. Barry Smiler Berkeley, CA TIlls son! has a llKlicrousJyconvoluted h,story. T11t IlIM is from a lS11i century Fn!nch anu· ..... arsongcalled, Gr1l,ilGaflatU Dr Frottu. I created the Ill'I'angcmc:nt to lIC'Com)XIny Julie Bidou. a fine singerofUlldiuonal French !;OIIg!>. This wor\:ed well cnougli fOfIler. but as for mysclf. I C'll/l', speak roore than about five \\;oo:Is in French. tlere J was wnh a perfectly good song and I to\Ildn', 5ing it! About the same time , I II'U playing .... ith a SCI of word s ",ilh nolUlIC, a 1r:1n~IBuon of I ScOl~glletic boat !iOI1gthall found in I reprlnlof. magnine lI1icle publi shed In 1888. One day I gO( the bril liant Idea of combining lht IWO and thereby get rid of both of my problems.

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An Inlroduclion 10 Ihe Chrol1lalic Ha mmered I)ulcimer as 1)la),ed in [asl Anglia Jim MIIC'h MS beClI hellrd In I'Cttnt )'c:&t'S of hlmlTll'f dukmv:f 011 Amt'~iIII m;ordln~ luI), and Ihls re',vallTlll) be ha, mg ali I con-.c:'1l1Cll(:c. al 1e1lst In AnICnc •. thc SI.oo.rd,lahOll of dU!cIln.'f tunlllp In AmerIC. the stlIndard ",wument. If on.r CDn ~peak of ~uch thmg_ In gcncrJlllles. !CCms lobe an In'ilrumem .. hlCh IS tuned In fifths. usu~lIy ha. IIlg 12 trnle and II bas~ COOIW"S of i tnng'. Then: an: \":\nahons. of COllI')(' , and instrumcnl'> ("lin be found ,.. th I) Ill" 14 Ill" 15 lreble and I) Ill" 14 tms courKS These Instruments h •• c the ad.·a.ntagc of In e~lI:ndcd pI,Ylllg rangc ""'hen !he IIlstrumcnl IS strung .. lIh Sland~rd &luges of steel musIC "Ire. It ~ull~ In !he bottonHnoSl ext"'f on the tn'ble bndgc being III the kc) of 0 on 12/ 11 1n. lrumenl S Ill" A on 1511 4 In.trulncnls, In England. oowc\"cr. there Kern 10 be sub5U1ml~1 d,rrcl\'lICcs In the tUlllng pat· terns of Mmmcr dulcimers .. hlCh 'Ill) mort' tMll In ArncTic. 1M terms of tumng. IlIImbcr pf "nng" per COlIrse. and gauge of Slnnp dlffcrtnccsrombllle 10 dUtt a VlnCty of Instruments .. hlCh C1III be be""ldcnng to thor un;I("CustOlnl'd eye:tllll

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The Eau Angh .. n lUning g,,-n I real "crwotihty to playen Interested ,n pla)lng ~ than fKklIe tUIlClli 8 111y IkMInglOll play, .. alllcs and marches "nu.. lly u " 'nucn as wcll as much of lhe populir mu s Ic "" nucn ~ I ... cen 11190 I nd Ihc 1 940·~ . Although some Itenu. soch ~ ....nUl:i"S(jruuOfColQflrl H(}s;r Mm" " In Billy iknr.lnglon ·s repcft(llre Ire In com· mon us.agc today. much datc' back 10 the 1st World War .. hen Bill y. IS a young laa. pll)'«l fOf homeeorrllngs at the' .. ar·1 end Among !he more clabor"aU' .\ohoII. plCCd Billy t...s III use II\' some or lhe very fiN tulleS he Jc~. forCXlmplc. 0" I'urndr. a mart:h ..Tluen by IMly Cooper' falher. thor billldrr.aSlCr One Inlel\'\llI"Ig IIOIC IS that. so faT. only 8 111y Coopa's father appears lo ha"e lIClually .. rutcn any oflhe musIC lhal .... as played by othelli .....c Reg Reader :an~ Billy Iknnlnglon "00 deny thaI they ..'rotc anYlhlng One fa\Ol"IU: Iu:m .. hK:h II pla)N IS vmahons on chun:h bells Bill y Benning· ton displays changes of bells (change nngm&) btfore and ,ntt pla)lng a plett such IS Tilt Hrl/sofSI. Man/s, Blllypl3)S lhe notes 10 Ihc!;c changC! by numben Within an octa.e and told mil' that he someumes teaches tunc/i to Sludentli by • )Imllar tcchnlquc Followmg is • se t of bell c ha n ges whi c h come fr om B "I~ ' s plaYlnll}

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Tllc First. Ar.nual Nonh Alabama Dulc,· mer FestlY11 was held In ~ptember In Merlo(hanyiUe. AL The: Mountain Dulci mer ASJOCla11Oll of Huntsville was lhe 5ponsonn,CorpmUlIO!I Jam IiC'ssions and pcrfOftt\llICes "'C~ held throuj.hout lhe day . I'erformen and craftspeople .. en: from AI_blm • • Ten nessee. and M b · $ISS1I'P i An ~1rI"'lcd people Illendcd the fo:stl~11 and everyone _mcd 10 enjoy ,I thorQllghly . A lotofpeople .. 110 had ne'er e,'Cn hean1 I dukulIer left w,lh I liU1ccre apprecWIOll of the ms.trumcnt •• OO quite ~ few left .. ,th II dukulIer pun:hIscd It the feiltvil The dulc ,mer l5)oelllion is IIn:ady Iookl" fornnlto lhe 10 be held m 1984

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