1984-04, Dulcimer Players News Vol. 10 No. 4 by Dulcimer Players News

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$2.50

Fall 1984

In This Issue ...

Denis Murphy Album Production Don Pedi Jim Fyhrie Aunt Nellie McKinney News, Tunes and More ...

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1 remember the Ol ympics and DULCIMER PLAYERS NEWS prepanll ion happening at the same time more than once. While writing Ihis lener, I have oneeye on the television scltt n witchi ng my favori te event~ and festi vities. It WIIS difficu lt to typeSCt this lencr while a space ship was descending upon the Los Angeles Coliseum! If my ...·ortls stop in mid-se ntence. you' lI know somethi ng e lse spectacular just happened. As IllOSt of you know. we've been ...·orking with a ncw printer for the last four issllCS. We've also e~pcrienced delays as ...·c try to lit into their busy schedule . I' ve gotten copy to them earlltr than with previous printers , but DPNs have been going out to 5ubscribel"5later, For example . copy for the Ju ly DPN 10111$ sent to the printer toward the end of May. 11w:: magazines we~ shipped to us from Michiganon July 12th. live weeks later. and arrived he~ at ~ p.m. on July 19th. Julia Ho..... ell. Janet Hopkins and I woriced until mtdnight labeli ng and otherwise JRparing the DPN for bulk mailing . fatly Friday morning , Jul y lOth. I toolo: the DPN s to Winchester and mailed them . Now is the time forelecutl\'e decisions. Since I' m the uecu tive. I suppose the decis ion is mine! I like woo ing with our new printer and will continue 10 do so. They a~ counl'OOs. helpful and do beautiful work . I will have copy in Iheir hand s by the end of February. May. August and NO"ember and ~'lucst that the

DPN s be don.e in fi~e week s ruther than the custQmary sil weeks they prefer. 11w:: biggest problem will be the January iSMIC. lIS the print shop is c1~ between Christmas and New Year's. As to mai li ng . you can sec that it took a week ror thdr sh ipment to ~ach me . I began my vigil for the summer DPNson Mooday July 16th and rart'Jy mo,"Cd from the: fron t door an:a . I thought if ...t controlled the mailing , }"Qlld recc,,'e your DPN sooner. I don 't like lurking by the front door ror days. A~ a side note , you should have been he~ for the: long-awaited arrival. Seth and I live in a tiny village ofabout90 residents . That day a huge J 8-wheeler pulled up to the curb. The back of the trod opened 10 ~veal ...emptiness, exctpt for 14 ~Iatively tiny bo~es of DULCIM ER PLAYERS NEWS . With that dnll113tic Oair. my vigil was over . I think I will bow out of the "igil altogether ~nd again use the mail ing house. After all. a wee k " 'as "Il.>ted . hipplng the maga· zine to Virgi nia. He~'s whe~ we stand: the DPN will go outlatl'r than It used 10, probably around the 20th of January. April. Jul)' and <kte>ber. But, I'm not promisi ng the: exoct day - onl y the lime DPN copy will be out of my hands . Therefo~. we'lI lengthen the Events Calendar and prov ide noti!;"C of early springe l'C ntS in the winter issue. We ' ll cover all the news Dt the n ght lime and . of course, you'l] always rc:eeive your four DPNs for each year's subscription.

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Ad"enisements: November 15th N(J(iees: November 10th TlK January i§l;tM: will contain an Up-IOdate OI'ganization5 Dirc:etOl}'. PltlUt be /i.II~ .... e have cumnt information and addresses . If youforganiution is not listed in any of 1984's DPN!. we art: unaWDrt: of that omission and ...·ould Iike fO!"you to te ll us . Also , please inform us of now inactive clubs we listed last year . lnfonnation deadlin.e: NO\'ember 10th. The EvenlS Calendar in the January is/i.lle will inform reade rs of feslty als. d C. ihrough May. 1985. Please send us that information by NO\'ember 10th.

Dl'ar DPN: Readers might be interested In a recoo:I l found at my local library. HUNGAR IAN ZITH ER MUSIC , MAGYARORSZAGI C ITERM UZS IKA . TlK rc:eord contai ns popular Hungarian folk500iS on the "country 's favorite folk instroment :' II was appa~nt ly \"ery papular in Hungary In the IllSt century and is now undergoing a ~nalSsance . What 15 panicularly Interesting is that most of thc music is perfOll11Cd by zuher "'on::hestras." consi 5ting o f several ZIthers, perhaps a ptrtussion instroment. and sc\"e ral \"ocal· iSlS . From the album's linc'T notes: "The

sound of the zIther substituted for that of a band or orchcstT1l, because besides the melody , the: accompanymg ~mngs also supplied an excellent rhythm for dancing . There ....e~ no mdodies pecul iar 10 the tither and I10rlC that eould be played only on the inSllumen! . Everything "hlch was in the musk of the day. could be and was played on the zither."' In about half the selections the sound of the citera l~ mostly a backdrop for the vocalists. but there are some impre:i$l ~e in stromcntal pIeces. The album is on the Hungariton label and might be obtaineu from record S\()I"t'S which deal with impons. Nancy FortrM:r San Fnlncisco. C A Dl'ar DPN: This is oneoflhosc »d_happy letters, It is sad. becausc ...·e have decided aftcr SIX teen matnlyhappy and productive yean to close the doors at Hea:. Inc. The happy pan is thai Su and I will be fl\.'( to do a

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numberofthmgs that "'.. c oould noI as long wcrt' IIcd to therompany AtlaS! our c~cusc5 for noI writing those. books. "'SIImg those: fcstival$ " ..c ha\'C nevcr made. building ttlosc e~penmcntal IIUlrumenls ...·c h;l\'c tailed about fur yelll1 ~ gone. In the mcanUlnc. Hcrt'. lnc WIll ronllnlie to fill mllil onkrs to the cltent poI.Slblc under the: cllCumstanccs. There are II few mstruments and kits that .... ill probably noI be a\·aolable. al lC'ast past an order or t ....o. 'Thes.e are. mandolhns. bodhnns. b:tnjos and finished InnbelJl'cks. though we SIIIl ha"e a faIr number of lunberJxl: kns on hand . As of December) lSi . I!owe\·cr. we plBn to close OO""n prclly mLK'h I also IIll\'e a 5ubs\anllal of the book Su and I ,,·mc. Dulnmrr 8y I:/Jr and Orher £Usy Ways. They .... ,11 wll for S2 postpaid. I also anllclpatc ha"lIIg SOfnI: of the iIO-Callcd whnc pICks fur a .. hllc . They will be the same pnce as before. Ie. 2O.t cach. three for or sevcn for I 001131'. You should also send 25~ for a stamp and an envelope. So goodbye from IIcre. Inc .• bul Iool: II"i wc

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Hen:. Inc . 25 No. 4t h SI. Mmncapolis. MN 5,S401 Dulc imer Players News luIS rnjoyrd a ",'SOIIal and In<sinru rrlarionship " ';rll lIeTe.llK.for yrars /Ind "'1' •..,1/ miss Ihrir finr Compllll)'. un {JIui Suo ,..1' w.1I look for ),ou UI Ihl' fl'Sli.'tlis ' lI'. n yl'/If. "~'m

Dear DI'N: I'd lil:e 10 SUl'\'ey DPN rt'adcrs' oplniol'ls on the following POlnlS of ...·mlng do.... n freued dulcimer music: Can wc agree on a set of naml'S todenole lun ing formulas easi ly (as opposed to mode names. string noIe5 alone or !teak: degrees)? It is my thinking wc should Im"e a name: or a numbc:r(Tull ing 1. •. 2. ele .) to havc afo,mula tome to mInd .... ilh stnng notes. Tills would also simplify transpos'lions.

Should we ~Jcle open notes in strummed Illblalures .... hen they :II'C not melod) noIes? What Ii the best method of II"mg sug· gested fingenngs1 In noIalion .... lIh lab. should ....e U!Ie JU5t the me:lody li ne: or every Slrummcd ur plucked noIl' ? 'The laller IS the pun: version. but people: ha l'e lold me: il gives more thin they ....·ant on finding out how the tunc "",.

Loos Hornbostel W~'d IJI' p/~{Jltd I(J him' relllltrs ~.TprtSS Ihti, opinwnsllbQul ... , illtll dulrimtr mllsir in Ihis ro/llmn. Who/ hdp$ or h",dtrs you? B~ SIiU /() sludy Barb Trut'J/'siJrllclt' l1I/kis iss"... ThI'rr is 110 Mofjiriar' OPN

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Tipfor OP"" rtllllus: I/JIlI4 h/lI·t 011 .. Itc· Ironic ,un.., . pUI Jour namt . IIJdrtJs //lId Social S..cuflly lIum/)rr on i/ 111 casl' " "grlS los," . rll'" du/dnll" ...iII rlwnk }'IIU , Judi M llrnl1lgstar

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We spocl.ti:e In fretted .nd ""_red dulcl ..u and ..... rytloln. fOr th ... -- U .. and finished lft5t..-ts by s,...er.1 ..leu, build .. u· suppllu • • tcenor ..... and nurly ... ery son• •nd "1.yin~.lnnruction book .nd • «ord al"'" In print huudnl elth. killd of d\lld.., r . Our uten s he pl.ylnl-... tIlod J • nd ..,", boo~_llsl IflCludes • full line of

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Instruaents, .nd our selection of reco rd In._ of old- t l .. and t.-.d liional folk .. sic is ""e oC the larlen to be (ound ... ywhere. A

,"""I, ... Iet, or r"I~_t." • • ,..1 .... ,..1 cnr. . for 11ft or ~ use Is .n l-POr ta"t p.rt of our aerchalldise. It's.1\ lined In ou. cauiol __ juS! send SI.OO ( ..hlch ... '11 ref..1Id vhh )'<IUr first order) t o cover the COSI of prlntl"l and pOStale.

OUR tl EwtS'\' PROOUCTSI TU tl ES or THE SLUE RI DGE AND GREAT

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by Ralph Lee S.lt h. Th" Tradltlon.1 Iteco r d. ca •• e tt. I. e eOllpll.tlon of the qre.t old- tl . . lI u sle f r oll three of Ralpll L•• S.l tll ' , .tbu ••. Includ • • • boo kl.t of til. ,on9' end thei< ,0u r Ce •. S8.'8 fr o. u. or your 10e.1 de.l. r .

HOUNTAIN DULCI HER AND PSALTERY INSTRUMENTALS .nd DULCIMER DREAMS. hy J.r ry Rock ... I • • nd H.ry Ann. S.lI u.I.. The,e outst.ndlng T r .dltlon.t It.eord. c •••• tt •• by t .. o perfor" . . ..110 .. te the ve . y dlffieult .ound .ffo.tle.,ly ."y are eopled In ••• I- ti " fo r ne.r .udlophll • •ound qu"Hty . B.autiful, la i d-b.ck, r .I • • ln9 IO'ull el 57.9B •• ch f r oll u, Or you. loc.l d •• I • •.

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An Interview Wilh .. .

Denis Murphy by Maggie Sansone An napolis, MD

woRed on. I had 10 totally rl:bluld il. I played !he folk gUItar Ihrorolgh high 5ChooI and college "'here I became \cry Inler· wed in folk IlI!>lruments andcthnrc musIC . Wht n did }'ou Slllrl milki ng rolk In . ~Ir\lm~nl$~

At Catholic Unlvcrsll)' In Washington. D .C. I majortd in archi tccture and had ~ roommale woo majored in piano. Wc de· cided 10 gel an old clunker from the Salva· lion Army aOO rebui ld it. We turned the baseme nt InIO a piano rtpall shop. It was then Ihat l meta man named W,ll,am Zrcg· ler (may he rest in peact), He laughl me how to rebuild p,anos , II .... as an ob\';ous ClllcnJion /0 ,",lid ~1I1w;.,. &) Ihcy'n: like mlniaturt pIanos. Why dKi yo. chOO5t Iht ApPlilachian dulehtltr~ Bttau~ I '0II1d buIld II In my VW bus as I tnlvded U'OIInd the OOIIntry.

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Immcdlalely . I graduated and that nlghl , In 197 1, I sk-pt In l1Iy bus on cam· pus. ne.\tday I slarted tOl.•gl.1gacross the Un ited Sillies meell ng people forabout IWO ycar>. I hid cnough ~pa« In lilt bus 10 make about a half doun dulcimers. II was wonderful because if I saw a luke r Just parked IlItre, constructed tilt dulcimer> and hung them OUI on an awnIng 10 dry , VOII would be ama1.ed at the number of peoplc that Sll)ppcd by , That's how I gOl my name, Dulcin .... rsced . I talked duk-i· mer, duLe "".".. duLe,mer kind of like Joonny Applcsccd .

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1 0" April 21 . 19R.I I "''''''''i'''',d {),,,u Murph,' IIIlht Plough ultl/,h, Smrs Iflsh Bar;" SlIIl f'rtmcisco, Cul'f"flMU ...I,r" /rr "'us plll)"l/Ig Ihlll night. D,,,is is II .. ,/1. tnu.. n alui rtsp«lro musician und 0 .. "" cf ~()u/c'm"!U"rd" .. /rr" /rr II'S'NflS Imd m.,ldJ afulllm, cf IIlJrnm" du'nm"s Dnd act,UQr"J .

Ttll us a!Jout your musical hackg rnumt . I tool: up the trumpet ... hen I ""as eIght years old whICh ga~c me a preUy good basis for musil' . We had tight k,ds in the family and t~cryont of us .... as fOfUd to learn an instrumem. During jumor hIgh I gne up the IrUmp..'t and PIcked up !he folk gun:u That .... as the fiDt Instrument I c,·t!"

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5 lUoes. but i l l\e~er 1l'ally e01hu.sed lIIe until J heard Elizabeth Browder play. That nighl . bang! It grabbed me .

I undersland Ihal you took a ynr 10 r esta rch the dulci mer as II ul~ls today and ,,'('nllo Europe and P('rsla (mod('rn day Iran). Yes. I wasn't .... illing tQ take the same heal'$lly Ihat everybody had been reiterating about how the hammer dulcimer dcveloped . I wanted 11,1 find out for myself and I had two ideas in mind· the Swiss Alps. for thoc Hac kbreus and Persia. fQrthe Santur. In the United StalCS ""e are making II 101 Qf ehanges. such as adding chromatics, bUll found 001 thaI in areas whocre the lIammerdulcimer is re ~ered and has a long lIistQry and traditiQn, you !Ion't want tQ make any changes. The insuumc:nt sounds exactly !he way it is supposed tQ sound fOf their kind Qf music . YQU ' ,·c bttn 11,1

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I try tQ get Qver thereasoflen as time and money allow . Thc:reare still a few players. and il 's nice tQ keep in touch . It's hard to playa tune in II kiter. and hearing regional mlll:k ;an~ play tunes in the high "'yle jg re~ilaJi1.in g. Thereare II 101 Qfpeople play· ing Iri sh music uver here. but se ldom dQ you hear il played "the way the Irish play il!" There's a ~ rt.llin "lilt" that makC5 it 110101 .

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Yes. on my fathocr's side. In fact, due to an lrisll '"(jrandfatocr Law". 1,11'11: of my brothers and I reta in dual citizenship. thougll I clIIT)' an American passport. What is your approach to teaching?' A good teacher should gel the students tQ play the tunes they already know from memory. then when they are hammering you can show them an easier way. Let's call it repailllti ~e tech nique. I am writing a book that is gQi ng to be as simple as possible. I'll give the players the rules in the Mginning. Then likc the Enilish lan guage. now that we lIave wnuen these rulC5.let's break them whenevcr we " 'ant to. Most people rome to me and they can 't playa tune . Allthey 'V(: gOi is noteS , notes, notC5 . My main philosophy of music is. if you can't dance to it, then there is some thing wrong with your playi ng. It's dance music! So beal down on the primary beats,

dQ things to rela.>:. and Simplify things . Play music. nOi notes . lI ow would you describe your own slyll' of playing? J play witb a solid righl hand and a wandering left. r zero in on tile beginning o f a passage and " 'here II IS supposed to end and ..... hat happens in between is sometimes very di fferent.

Art' you sayin g you Impro,·isI!? Alllhe time . You have 10 impro~ise . melodic v-.t.ri~t ion is one of the essential methods tlla! should be used to ma~e a tune come 11,1 life. Even a great tune gCtS boring ..... hen played 'wer and over lhe same way.

I nutitt you close )'our eye a lot wh ile playing. I like tQclose myeyC!; as One" as possi ble so I can hc:ar and feel .... hlll I am pIa)" ing. You have five senses. You don', have to smell or taste so get down to feel and hear!

What kinds of tunes do you look ror ? I lislen tQ a 101 of Irish bagpipe mu<ic Strange lunes that lIave a Jot of movement all over the ;mtru ment don't appealtQ me . Cmig's Pipt is II WQnderful tune. very melodic . When I hear a tune tllal catches my ear I male lillIe notes tQ myse lf and tllen laler. if I am mi ssing a passage. [will refer to Ceol Rince's DANCE MUSIC OF IRELAND. I am also learning about the Santur and work ing on some international tunes .

Tell usabout the kindsofhamRll.'rdulcimerli )'ou mab. The con«;p! of the Dulcimerseed dulcimer has always been 10 ha ve a simplified dulc imer. Its! moving pans. and very light and portable. Any future dnigns? I am working on a diatonic hammer dulcimer with the chromatic notes off tQ the sides wilhin close plmimlly Qf the same note il rcpn:sents. I am also work ing on old tither design s, like Man:aphorlcs and Ceicstapbol'll:s. Whllt lir e you r future plans? r find that. as one pe rson. trying to make

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dulcimers, play them, do the: adven1sing for "Dulci nll:11iCCd", keep up the CorTeSponde nce, e tc ... and hB"e a pe rsonal life ... iI's tl)O mueh! I am gravitaung lO.... ards playing more . Of eoursc "ie'''e been playing this bar for almost 2 years. but I'm aiming at II cOIICen style . COlleens give more of an oppOI1unity to play those s .... eeler UII1C$ and 10 be more creah ye. I ' \'1' been mostly a West Coasl playcr~ farand I'd like 10 gro.... goosraphicall) . We have a great COI1«T1 10 take around the CQUnlry ",.. hich consim of international music. fI(){ just the lrisli tunes. and a bit slap!;!ick. It·s great!

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Well , 1 made a demo .... hen I ...·as 10 ... but seriously. I gUC$s I al .... ays .... anted to do a record. $0 ..... hen Kicking Mule .... anted a hammer dulc imer itcm. I responded 10 the call. I .... as playi ng a 101 in sessions at the time . so I figured , let's make this I "record" of my life at that time. Ht'nce the session fonnat on T IM PAN . Shortly aflt'r th at. ....1' wanted 10 do lhe Rennaissance Fair, but I felt thaI people

....ould like 10 hear us just as ....1' ....ere In person. playing hammer dulcimer and guit1l1 . So wc made a relat;yely solo ham . ITlCf dulcimer ilem with nice back· ups . We're distributing that tape: oursch·cs. I gucss preuy soon ....c·1I be roming out .... ith an imcmational hammer du lcimcr item. W~II, that 's gr eat. Wha t art' you going t o do no,,'?

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fHifo""tr Dna ""'n" of MDt,I, ' s MUJ'k'SJU' dio. 940 8ay Ridgt: A.'f' .. AllltUpQils, MD .. l{J«iall:"'I lit ltD""""r dulrl""" . I~i/(jr. ..... rordtr. btJ'fio. mandol", i"Jrrw,iort IItId ,n' JI"'-"'I/I4Ud. " ....... Dna rtnlo1IJ.

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FIFTY POPULAR REELS, JIGS AND HORNPIPES ANNOTATED FOR THE HAMMERED DULCIMER -PLUSEverything you ne&d to play like the pro.: v' How to .Impllfy yoor playlng with hammer-stroke comblnatlonslor dance lune mylhms

v' How 10 allmlnate hammer crossings by undel1llandlng your dulcimer's luning aal'up

v' How 10 reduce yoor lune-teaming lime v' TIps on hammering lor Ihe lell handed person.

transposing melodies. tun ing snd maintenance, and much mo",1

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Aunt Nellie McKinney EdilO,', NOIe : For UI', ral months I ha\~

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Parl.:, COIi/tKl1;D. Slit grociQl<sly hrl/Nd m.. find infonnati()n iJbo;.l Awllt Nrlli..

McKi"" ..,. u hommtr d.lei", .. , ploy..r ..·/wptrfOl'mtdullht Fa"n , Tllt/mlo ....;ng Qf/iele upfNared in The KnOlly Po5c. an r'"P'oyr, publication. tinud Ju/y. /954. I i,,..itt DPN rradas ...ho "'lgh/IuI,', hturd or ~(Jrd t( N..llir McKIIIMY /0 slID" in· /tmrIlJlil)tl "'ith lIS . 11 is casy 10 write about Aunt Nellie: and II is easy 10 cal l he r a !'eal personality for

she possesse5 many quaJillCs thai seem 10 come only 10 those thai h.ave arrived allhe

lalcr years of life. Yes. you can call Aunt Nellie :I grand old hldy. and ~hc woo', mind a bil. because she I;mw$ thMl her 84 yean: hi"" been fi lled WIlli the pleasures and sufferings. the joys and the sorrows thaI make life n:llly woob living.

AUni Nellie wu born in J 870 In Md)onald County. Mis5OUri . • lcr falhcr. J .R . Chase was a fllJ'TTler and bJaci.:smllll allll her rnotIw:-r Fannic. spent time taking C1in' of lhe horne .... hich housed Aunt Nellie and her Ihree brotlleT's and sislers. lIer early educatiofl was acquired In the .. "Ie school house near her home allll despite her yean she can still humorously n:mernbcr her first days of school ..... hen she carried her o ....·n lillie chair to school with her A shon time later. the school burned do..... n and Aunt Nell ie's liule chair wa s los! in till' I:(II1naguflItion One of the happier penoos of her life was spent with her husband. Dr. AJ . McKinney. a practici ng physlclmn in M,ssouri . TOlhem was born a son and adaughter and when Dr. McKinney pas!ied away in 1903. the: family conllnued the drugstOll: wh ich had betn buitt up by her husband in his years In the: profesSion. Aunt Nellie brought her family to Cahfomia JUSt

34 yeaM> ago . She recal ls the I00'I1 OUIManding experience of the: long tl'llin TIde as being amou.ntaln slide m Denver .... hlCh he ld up the lnim fOf some length of mne In 1949 Aunt Nellic came 10 lhe Farm to play her Dulcimer for for our guests 3l1li she has become a IIvmg jW1 of Ghost T o..... n and the "LL\tlc Old Lady Who LI" es [0 The Log Cabin In GlM:Ist To ..... n ... Of course. me docsn't actuaLly live then:. for she midcs ,n SanUl Ana with her daugh ter, but she iSJO mllCh a pan of the Intle log cabin that ,ryou ask her she will proOObly tell you it is her home_ Dale Camrgir could prob.1bly take D leS50n from Aunt Nellie on How iO WID Frie nds and I nnue~ People. for tIO mai ter whelher you are 6 or 60 , a five minute talk with the lovable old lady .... ," make her Indy your Aunt Nellle _

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Jim Fyhrie An Interview By Robin Mohun & Cathy Traut Yuba Cil),. CA Wt' pilllf'd ''''0 1M dlUl)' dm'o'Uy maftet'd PI«lnmt DMki""r Co . oItJ " 'ofuld Oflf "lI)' Iltr000gil II" IUJW:I"JI orr.y of nJrrM' fIllt'd "'t'IIlI budd"'gs 101M bod of 1M qMin lot in LDgMNl Canya" , 1Vt' ,,'ut' not ,rult'd by u wll MIJrdt'd figM" 111"ng lIIop u ..vxxlt'n jt'nc't' . plud"" /JI u _If· 101" dMldMt',. w onltOU"ud ,rr"",/y i" II ,..v·pt!g" ws Ang"lu T,Mt's 111\'0111 . bul by on ob"o.t'lQU3 Irl(Ilt gotll and lIis doctlt malt . Slu/t"8 ourltll" S jor IIr" ('orifronfll' lion. ".(' oflt'"tll ,Ir" doo,. Imllminll Ilrllt M

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Wt"lI , htrl' ,,'1' a~ In lilt dfpllis of lilt Laguna CanyOft. siUlng on a f;OO(nl1' noor... llh lilt sounds 01. nKlUnlaln dulcillH'r bouncin!! ofT Iht corrugattd tin ..·.lIs. What " 'oold )'00 lib to say' That Is. .. hat .. ou ld you lilit tht ..'orld to linow aboul you? NOIhlng. I thought you !lad a list of qllt"S. tions'

bt US)' . as the Illughtfr rolled ilkI' thundtr around the building), Oh. O.K . Wtl'llt art )'our musical rool$'

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So. ..'bf:o~ did )'our earft' r 0/1 noal$llIkt you? (No pun Inl~nded ) Well. I " 'cnt on 10 playing an ekcme gu it~r in bands. and nightclubs and ~\Ufr.

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lIow many duld mus han you buill?

I don', know . thoosands I gucu. r"e been back onkred for about tcn )'QI'S. I nevcr secm 10 1uI,'c l\J1y In stock. I build aboul five a ..... eek .

Why do you ust primaril y mahogany

'TllCrt's room for all dlffcrent kirllh of styles, I wou ld lib to know your personal approach to playing the dulcimer ,

I seriOUsly play Ihe dulcimer - l ight hearted!y!

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eXlXnsive euslom instruments. bulthey never soond as good 10 me: as the mahogany and s~ce , lllrse are the IWO woods that together produce the sound I am looking for. Itl(lI'e

Now we know about your instruments. Whit about your musk? When I SW1W plaYing the dulcimer. I was

like I lot of prople , I goc obsessed wllh II , Now I' m Illhe stage when: I don't play il

50 much. but .... hen I pIck il up. il sorta pllYs itselr. I guess II siani'd doing lhal aboullCn yearslgo. " ve gone through I lot of Jty\c$ since I uaned plaYing. Noc I loc of prople wen: playmg lhe duicmlCr 10 the 5i~ t .es. 50 I learned by playing by myself and lklng .... ilh lhe radio. About 1975 I staned f1alp'cklng it. and began nUlking;1 more of a leading instrument. I want to hear the melody rome out. lind just c/loc'd· ing and strumming gel In the "'ay of that. El'ffi Il$ a past Nllional C hampion Dul· dmu p1ay~ at Wlnflf:ld , ) understa nd lhat you ha,'r lakr n a lot or I1afk ror your playing 51,' k . Yeah, I have . People s;J.y I pl. y the dulcimer li ke I gUIIIll'. How I sec illS in relahon 10 pl.ymg lheguna!'. There 's kfr B«k. or Segovia. or Willie Nelson . If you playa dulcimer, you are a dulcime r player.

What a bout your album:' Well. even though lhe album hasn 't been OUI very long. I' m 10 lhe process of prodocing another one . Another onf? Yeah . This one may be a hllie different Ihan the first one. On the firsl album. I fealun.'d the dulcimer on allihe eulS. I' m thinkI ng aboul blending II a liule rnon'this lime-usmg II number of ocher InSirumenU. more prominently. It was hanllO pul down lhe lracks on the first album as lhe ocher musicians " 'cren't used to thai type of mu · sic. That's why we call the album "Fu5100" . I dId my InICks in about elgh! hours and il look anolher Ihiny-I"'O houn 10 gel the res! or " down , I guess II really is fusion . It Isn't rocl: and roll, it isn't country W!':Slem or jau. I usually JUSI call II acOU~lIc

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So You Want to Make a Record ED Denson Alderpoint, CA Records , tlley tell us in these com· pulCTizcd times, arc: obsolelC, soon to re· placed by electroniC media. That's too bad , because technology lias IIcvelopcd to the point where anyortr who wants to put out. rcconI can do It . (This is 00( true of videodiscs and compK"t d iscs. among (Mher ne ...er medi • . ) This anicle is ad· dressed to those of you who ~ consider· ing making' folk musIC rccud. and diScusses what ii involved in making a record and whit lIapt:K'ns to people ..,ho do . LeI', say you are think ing of making a record. How do you proceed'! By .n~\01:r· illJ my queslions, I say Socraucally, The first queslion, and the most important, is: Why arc you makmg the 1ttOfd? This queslion deserves a more profound reply lhIn. '"Because I thought it " 'ould be nice .~ Since the lIllS"'iCT to tlLis qu.esltOn dicullCl mU(:h of the plan (or producing and distributing the finistlcd product . Why might you mike a rc:cord? I) To hl~c something to sell at your performances , and thus making a linle ClI ' n money : 2) T o usc when looking fOf bookings. so that you havc $OIT1C pcrfOlTlllllC"eS 10 scll it at; J) To cause people 10 come 10 lour conccm so )W can makc mortCy by per. formin, : 4 ) To crntC and/or i~asc inlCrest m (and the audience for) the kind of musK' )W pI.y: S) To document )'QUr ~nt state of aniaic Khcivcment: 6) To impress your friends. get inVited to parties , makc your motller proud and solve your Christmas gift problem. YOU5CC ... lIat l mean? If you arc: goinglO further your career, then you arc: intcrested in all sons o( commm:111 questions. like how 10 make I rc:cord people ...111 buy. If you arc malung ,document , then the qucstlOO IS how to «elude outsHlc prtSSIIrtJ (M.IdIIli commcrcul ortrs). If" IS a tnily rccreal1on.1 project , tllen commercl.1 tipCC15 pale and perwnal orcs rise. No doubt III of dx: above r e _ figure IOto

mosl record projecls, but in your in· nermostttlooghts, one probably prevaIls. Let me dlgrc:s.s from questions for a momcnt Ind IIlk about business con· sidcratioru. Thcre is. thrtt·ticrc:d system of rc:cord seiling in the United Swcs nghl now: I) maJO" labels: 2) small " Jlldlc~ (or mdcpcndcnc) I.bels: ,nd J) Indlvldu.1 productlonl by artists. It takes an ellOflTl()U$ amount of ellCrJy to get. Contl1lCt from a major label. and about I ycarofworkmg with lawyers . Ma· jor libels will IllOStlikely rlOI want to buy yourrttord . Thcy'lI want tOC005idcr your plans, and .fthey like them. to finance:and O'ICTSCC the rcconIings. They ... ,11 be IOmt imcrc:sted m yourCUlTCnt populanty·,( you ean .ttract jOO to 1000 people a n.ght on. re,uw bas,s (say one concert a month In your home arca) you cuuld mlCrest them . Of COUSC. lightnmg docs stnkc, mcteors do faJl 00 people , and)W might g<'tl ucky. So how do )'QU approach a maJOr'.' Through an intermediary. Ooo 't send them a tape . lilave a fneoo who wcnt 10 work for a major label and , bein, a cunous type , he poked II'QUnd the build ing looking into dark comers Hc found an unlabeled (get il?) room filled With demo tapes . ~wno listens to thc:sc""

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all mon1ln, IOIng through the: . " He didn't hke any ofthcm. and nevcr h!ilencd 10 an unsollCllcd demo IgalD . Major labels Ilmost never sign anyone thai doesn 't OOITII: to them through wrne· one already 00 the label. their IDDnagcr . IlIc:i r lawyer. a hot lip from one of tllc:lr s.alu, or prornocion people ID the field It follow5 that If you want to gct on a map label you start by coovinclDg one of t~ people that your mu~1C can be sold NO! that II 'S good. mloo you . Quahty doesn' t enter InlO 'I, ucepc In your ()'II'n mLoo If you arc: runnlDg In thc:sc Circles, )'ou'U ffiC!CI the nght people .utomatlCally. If)'QU arc: not, you've go! a "irtuaJly Impo!lsible task . Unless . of c"ousc you arc: draWing those to 1000 people a Dlght. If that

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happens, don't worry : the llibels will come to you . When you do gct the C(lf1lr.1Ct. they Stan throwing money It you m I big rush 10 ,ct your .lbum made: and Intothe starn . Tbty fil\alltc. Ilvi,h produt11Ot1 In bl, studios. do 50mC expensive ~kllglng. and then on the big dly dx:y relea<iC n·m your home IOwn·to see how it sells. Note that this only WOI'b if your home town IS II rna,orrc:oord nwir;CI (SF. NY. LA or some OIher cll y wilh leltcrs instcad of I nlnlc) If it Isn ' t. the odds arc: ,cry good that you dldn't gCt that major label COfIlr.lCt to begin with . When ' !; the last time you were: a!O~ed what was hoi in Fl'ej;no? If the rc:cord starts to sell In your IIome 1O",'n. they release II cverywhere else: and claim they had It OUt all OVCT the CO\Intr'y (rom the beglnnInl Then. for about siuy days. thCIr dIS' tnhuton. salc\prole and dl~lnbutors .. all your rttord arouoo to radIO stations and stores tosee .. hat happens . If noIhlng happens, someorot': else's new rttord OOITII:S out 1100 yours IS forgOltcn . Shortly thereaf· ter. II drops out of the catalogue:. no one returns your pIlooe nils, and lour woO: is irretrievably lost. or rou~, if 50nlethlllJ d~$ happen . thcn you make lOIS of money, g~ an unlisted number . and don 't have to return their phone e.lls The Lndependentlilbeis (my O\\n Kick · Ing Mule . Aying Fish. Rounder . Bly. Aritoollc and lIWIy morc:) arc:. hiSioncally spelklng, I recenl de'doprnent Thcy came: into being because the major labels gOlloo far into the world of high finlllC"C to consider an LP that isn't lt~dy to sell al ICll$t II qUDrterof II million copies. LOb of rttords woo't. including lllO!;t folk 1"« ' ords. The indies sprang up 10 prodU(:e thc:sc r~wnb . and they arc: delighted .. nh the sales of j.ooo copte5. To help IIChK"e thc:sc salcs Ien~ls. they ha, c spotty dllInbutlon and no promotcrs to " 'alk your rc:cord around We IndlCS SOl'! of roll It out the door and hope II lands m fne-ndly

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MOSl.ndiell are one and IWO pclWll shops. and if you can intereSI one of I~ ptOpk then)'ou c~n ge1lhc recording out TIle phoo1e is u.seflll hetT. as IS the' m:,,1 Approache$ through ~ already un the labcl an: TnOSI hl;dy IOprOOlK1: rcsulll>. al least on KICking Mule. We h,,'" ,.,.. conkd an astomshing num~ of aru~~ who all kno .... tach OIlier In MlmC vasuc lin)' . AYIng FishstemslO IlansoutatlartC blucgr1lSS rew.uls a lot. and lo~,gn ptOple \1>'00 an: doing ,,'ClIlhcre. You could try thaI · dotng well In CCll1ttrt. mat is _ 'The th.rd lIer is the artlst")'QU pc'rhaps _ Anyway. people ... ho hal'C m:Idc their 0\11'; ' record or tape (more on lapes latcr) ht..e Barry Smileror"=lcrTommcrup and hale done lhelr ()\Io'n martetlng. 'They sell 10 ~toreli they pc'T"SOnaJly vi sl!, 10 the au · dicnces atthl:'ir concerts. and by lII;ul . Pmmotion is even more limited than wl1h the indies. usually consis,,"g only of VIS1\S to local radio stations. Sales of 500 to 1000 albums are usually considered e~cclknt 110101 docs one ma~e money wllh a record? By selling enough copies 10 get ~t.. more tllan you put in. So how much do you hawe 10 pulln? 11 dcpc'ndson ... here you arc and what you arc rc<:ordlllg , KIckIng Mule ..... hen lIt'e re<:ordcd onl)' solo gU!l3f. had 1 budget of5100 peralbum. 'The more: rca'nl Celtic bands ... e·I·c been reconling have Invested several thou$8nd dollars III thl:'lralbums. Expc'nscs80uPashlgh as the number of IIUINllIl'nlS and.or performers increases. I would C51lmatc tllat II10St folt.. musicians arc now spendlllg $1500-2500 on theIr recording oosu If more: lhan onr mUSICian is 'nvoh·ed. In Uw: San FrancISCO Bay ami. pc'rfeclly adequate uudlO!i can be rented for SS.OO an hour. Dale Miller IllOOI'dcd his 4th LP (for his own RIO Visia label) for that price, and it sounds filX Min typical COSts lin' 515.00.$25 ,00 an hour and$40.oo IS IlOl unusual . Ofcoursc, thl:' ImoLInl of preparatlOll you do. and the IIIQre Upc'rlcncc: you hive, thl:' fcwcr Studio hours you need. I have a wonderful. although poorly produced, rc:cool In my COllection called '"Two Hou/"$ Wasn't Enough" .... On thl:' othl:'rhand. ~nctnlXS two hours has to be enough. especially for an e~pc'ricnced Nashville StudiO man • after all. what is a live album? Of COtIBC. no one buys an LP 1111 paper bal , So we hawe to COO'lldcr pachglllg. Artwork prices vary ~ally . but a fee of 5JOO. 5500 wim another 5200 for u pcnscs is IlOl unusual for jackec oolgn and nta115 .

layoul 'The questIOn of color n:'lIrs liS ugly head hen:' Four· color jlICkets cost a lot mon:' than t...·(Kolar jackets when printing tillll' comes around Uollt'cver, four-<Olor is the!itllll(brd iICI by Uw: map labels. and II takes ,n utremely good artl St to do a compc'lII11e·loot..lng jadet wllhool IhI:' full range of colan , 'The bact.. can be blae!.: and .... h~c IItlthout mlss.ng a manellng

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HO\It wnportantlS Uw: Jadet'l When m ) t.ilstributln tal.e a record 10 the uore. the Mon: dlxs n't ask to heM the musIC. 'The) say. ~ I..Ct'1 see ;t." and they mat..e Uw:IT imllal order visually _ 'They lllQllt that 's how m•• y of thl:',r customers buy records llunt.. back to your last record PUIt'~ and tell B1C the truth . Aren ' t you the SUIlll' 1/I'Iy1 Fouro(ol-or pnntlng 1$ done: from film which has been Kpar1Jted into four basIC coIOI"5(rtt.i, blue. yellow and blad . III caw: you c~rt'l . 'The ~ of doing thi S. based on a 12" sq'Jarc of film , IS aboul S40()..S6O(} Wanttogcl fane) '1 You Clln easily go up 10 $2000 per square. A IIouble jacket with foor«llor fates inSIde: and out? Figure at leut 52000 for separatIonS (SSOOO for lhose: f:ulCY ones), Once the color seps In:' done , ponllng platH are made from ihcm and the J:II;'t..ecs arc ponted, Th,scOSls ,bout 5250 foce:ll;'h batch of 5000 (the uwaJ mJlllmum Older) unless yoo .... ant uact color matChing-that doubles the COSt Jackecs can be printed on paper ,00 glued OIItO cardboard 'They al l used to be done that way _ Recemly. the maJOn-, and SO!nCtlllIl') the IndlCS, hJ ~C gone to the S)'slem o f pnntlnl dlrc:c1l y onlO the board, IIthlCh I"'es nse to 1 lot 01 fourcolor bact..S(SII'ICC they' n:' bemg ponIed 011 the 5Imt pass as the front , ... hy lI's also glY~n nw: to SO!nC really ..tJodd) pet... cIS ... h.clJ fall apan after you ' I e pulled Uw: I'C«IRI out I rew limes Sull. vo~ popu li. vo~ dc" Glucl~g p.:ipc'r 011 Jackels (or pnntlng 01110 bolud) cmts about $ 130 pc'r lhousand jaekel[;. Ir you print on paper, you can do this 1000 II B time. as you need them. If you print on board. you' ~e loe 10 do .1 all II 0flCC . Th.s lies up more: mooey·a pnnclpal obJCC!ion to prlllting on bo.:ud. Packqllli costs, more: than iiUlythmg else, arc !he rcasOll "CassetlC albums" hawe becornoe 10 popular lmong an.us litho sell their own l'C«IRI,ngs rather than gomg mrough I label. The IIlle~llnl th,ng about C_IICS islhat Morn don 't selilhat many of them anyway. 50 their opl~ion of

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!he ~kaging (or lack of same) doesn't matter much. Poople woo ha,'e jllS! heard your music don't usually care what the package looks like as long as you an: on it. Therefore, ca5seHC packaging docsn't have 10 be so fancy, Note, IIowever, thDt if you an: ioini to use the cassene as a demo for bookings, you are ~k in the fOllrcolor world. Howe,'cr. color seps for somethingcasscnc-sizcd are much less expensive (about 575-5100). Printing costs are likewise reduced and. although we ha· ven't gOllen to this yct. C!lSsellCS can be ordered in batches of 100. while LPs are usually in 300-1000 copy 10tL.less monty up front here. too. So. you can package and relea.se a cassette very inelpensively compared With an LP. And, you can sell it for the same price as an LP. Bul. you ask, didn't I say thaI stores don't do we ll wilh cassettes? Thi s is 3 parado~. Mort than half the recordings sold in this country lafol year were cas· selles. In the folk "'"OI"ld. howe"cr, lhat figure is more like 5'i>. or i(,Si. Rceord ston:s don't sell many fol k music cas· sene!. and neithcr do folk music di stributors. Manufacturing both nrords and cassettes. ofcour.;c. implies an even ireatCT in\,estment in packaging. printing and inwntory. Since pcrfOlTllCrs nped labels to co,'er these oos.ts. twO th ings follow: I) some anists can't find labels for their music. since even small indie labels doo' t believe they can sell enough to make it worthwhile ; and 2) labels need to ke..-p more of !he income 10 cover their costs, Here we come to the great DIvision of Money question. If you make a cassette recording and n::lease it. you spe nd whatel'cr it costs to do the recording. but after that you probably spcnd "ery little. Cassettes only cost about 5 1.25 each in quantity. and If yoo are buying 100 and selltng them each at 57.00 each to get the money to buy the next 100. yOll make a nice return on YOUf moncy. If your rc<:ording costs were 5250. this works well. You spe nd allOlher S250 for your fil1il ba!(h of cassenes. sell them. use pari o( the proct:eds to buy the ne~t 100, and you an' on the golden rood to happiness. But if you have se,·tTlllthoosand dollars tied op In the n::c. ortIing. you probably can't m~~e enough to pay pay back the inilial IIlveSl/Tll.'nt be· cause you can't sell enougll C3l-SCUes off the Slage. so you must either seck out a label to release the recording as an LP or take a loss. II's good to elaminc these

possibilities before beginning the adl'enlure , Okay. so you don' t release it )·ourselr. You take your tape to ont: of the indies and (praise Elvis) they wanl to n:lease il. No,,' what? The label will do seveml lhlllgs. They will share to some extent in the investment costs • put some of their own money into manufacturing and promotional costs. and sometimes even into the recording (if you are famous or ,hey are rich). They will help get yOUT record into StOTts. into areas of the country you don', get to yourself. and. however fleetingly and with however low wattage . onto the radio. Although they an:: only human . just like you, lhey can do !hesc things which you will find very diffICult by yourself. They also get some of the money. which is how !hey slay in business. How much? Well, the stOTt se lls the LP forS7 .00. They btJy it for 55.00 from a distributor who btJys il from the indie for about 53 .SO. The irldie pays manufacturing and copyright cmts (about 51.50) and there's about 52.50 left. Of that they 'lI gi,'e yOll SOto 75 cents. depending upon the copynght situa· tion. and keep !he rest . It's not home free fO!" them. however. since they have their own o verhead. as well as promoIion and inventory costs to pay. Mornl: don't quit your day Job. How do you make more of the money? Buy YOllr records from the label and sell off the stage . You can usually buy the ~Ibums from lhe label at a fairly low COSt (53.00. or so), and sell them for the same 57 .00. Without co nsidcring royalties. you've now made S4.00 on each of those sales (not as moch as you would have made if no label was involl·W. but you're really on ly paying about SOcents for each label's investment. and you IIope to make thecash up on royalties and lIave the other benefits be gravy). What other benefits? The first tncenti"e to choose a label is the money made on sales the artist woolll 001 make O1herwlsc--Boston. LA. Lon· dOll or even Chico. A second lneentive is promotion: the possibility that radio play and reviews in other ",ies will allow your touring to Spread out profitably from your home an::a. Most successful ortlSts make much more from touring than from record sales. so it's worth sacri ficing some record profits to incn::ase your touring potential. A third incentive is the company-it's nice sometimes to know that someone thinks

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New fmm Lois .%rrnboste£ : DULCIM ER DUETS. ROUNDS AND ENSEMaLES is a learning syslem of a book and its companion cassette. They contain 34 pieces arranged in harmonies for 2 fretted du lcimers to a whole group. l1\e tablatures are suitable for novice to intermediate players. but arc fun for more advanced musicians too. Musical notation and accompaniment chords make it possiblt for other instruments 10 play along with the dulcimers. Hook 57.9S. Companion Cassette S7.9S. Specia.I OfTCf" on Bolh: SI4.oo.

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'Pastime With Good CompanH for Christmas PASTIME WITH GOOD COMPANY--Du l c imer Music for the ChTist~s Season played by a galaxy of Kicking Mule St a r S--Randy Wilkinson, Janita Bake r, Baila Ruffo, Nea l Hellman , Mic hael Ru gg , Mark Nel son and Lan c e Frodshalll. Sea sona l music is me l odies of the

common peop l e , unfolding through the centuries , rearranged , reWTitten and refined to its underlying s pirit., transc endi ng both the r eI igious and secula r -- hc r e played wi th the "~wcct sound" of the mountain dulcimer. Marve l ous for listen in g; tab book soon availab l e if you "'an t to pllly the music yourself. KM 225 lP $6.95; KMC 225 Real-time Cassette $6.95 11m HOLLY AND THE I VY--MLLsic for Hammer tulcimer and Vo i ce by

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was recor ded during the Chri6tmas Season and the feeling permeates the marvelous hammer dulcimer playing of Madeline Mac Neil, Sam Ri zzetta, and R.P. Hale , as well as Maddie' s inspired singing. We know it will become one of your favor it es. KM 230 LP $6.95 ; KMC 230 Real-time Casset t e $6.95 ELiZABErnAN MUS IC FOR THE DULClMER- -Randy Wil kinson. The music on .thi s album is a vignette of lute and vi rginal composi tions of Eliz.abethan England, Played on du l cimer , lute, ce ll o and 'recorder, it ' s not an album of Christmas Music, but it is an album of music that sounds good at Christmas, KM 226 LP $6,95; KMC 226 Real-time Cassett e $6 . 95 POSTAGE & HANDLING : $1 for the first item; 259 each additional item.

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Hard Times Come Again No More Stephen Fos ter arr. Lois H ornbos tel Monroe, NC 1bc galhen"! wged'ler of dukmlCr player) In <:11117$ and informalgfO\lps has g,ven us KkalliCtungs for OOIllbinin& Simple harmonICS and mckxhescan be blC'nded \0 prodUCt I rkbmusical ~nd. and even old dukimef standanls talc on I ne .... dllTlenSlOn. TIlls SIqJhe:n fV;terflVOrlte is arran&«! '" thrttdukufIa \0ICCli th3! emplo) famlhar 1000liiUl U,lrun!chon! fomu;. To follow !he I3blllun: us.l), . coIor-rode the number of the voice )'00 "'-.nIW pia)' Ouknnerl p1.J)'5 melody. mainly on the lint 51n1l£. 'Imh MHfIC Iovou noIes for harmony and chord changes. OukuntT II pl.}'s • .."., harmony and l'Yn IOInc' n:mfOl'CC'mc:1\ 10 the melody an OCbl.'C loIo'cr Duknntr III plays . hlp Iwmony "'ll1k n:pe~I'" melody IIOIeS and dIords. For o,b"ll IntC'~ you tan NloJ !IOn'IC d,IfCTmt Il1SUUmcnlS. perhllp!' gUitar 10 play lCC'Omp&nnnenl chords and a haltW't1erW duklll'lef. banJO. riddle. Cle. \0 play from the mu sICa l OOIallOll. Iwoor~duJcimcn In SOlI,

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The Answer Column Sam Rizzccta Inwood. WV Wi/II/Ills iSSllt of IJ ULCIMcR PUYERS NEWS ..·t illOusurtllt a IIUts/ion and aru ..·u column ,odtal"'i,h buildi"S , playing, and cari"sjordllkimtrs(both kinds!. Qllts'ilHlJ of all A:illds art i,l\';Ud, Pltast tUlJrU$ 'hem '0 IlriJ co{um" in rart of IJULCIMER PU yt.'RS NEWS, PllaSl fIiI/tllhu, J,milU,iOflS of spurt alJd may rrwA:t il impossiblt /0 rtspond 10 twry i"qul,." , A.nd 1 ..·iII nOl /)f! ablt'o rrwA:t rnpollSU mlltr lhe", aJ limt alto"'J in Ihis roillmn. QutSliOrtJ of gtntral i",trts, 10 lilt rttUltrship ...iII gtl priority.

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Mosl manufactulCrs u.'iC a similBrplaled stee l music wire for the unwound stri ngs . largO" differencn may appear btt ...·een brands in an y ...."QU nd strings . Perhaps lhe most impot1ant is sel«tmg wire gauges that suit your dulcimtr 's $tale length, acoustic properties, tilt IUnings you wish to use, and your playi ng Slyle or styles. Oifferences between JlR'packagcd brands may re late I11O!it to the gaugts used and how well they suil your ins.t""nc:nl. If you find. brand that works ...ell for you, stick with it , II is possible to make your own s.tri ngs . BUI it may not be cost err~ti ve to buy wire in bulk , make or bu y. String loop w,nding machine. and take the tllnc: to learn to make good string loops unless you use a lot of strings. 1lIe simplesl wly tomake occa, sional string loops IS 10 wnp 8/1 end of the String around a IOd na il. Grip 51nng and $Iring ta il end in one hand and tWISI 100(15 inlO stri ng by tw isti ng nail with othe, hand . Leave a sIring lail of sevCT1l1 inchc$ long to help you grip while tw isting. T .... iM ucess with win: nippers when(lonc" Hand wrapped loops will be less uni form and tight than machine made 0fIe!l. so don ' t trim off the cJlcess \.8; 1 100 close. A llow II to stick OUI I,i,"to 'Y'6" and it usually woo '\ unravel when in pl ace on mO$l du ld mcr hi tching designs . Ofcoun.:, you']] ha\'e to be clITCful not to stab lingers on the sharp SIring 11,1$ ~ka8td stri ngs I n ~ . omme nded for dul cimers used around children , Wound strings will not be possible 10 make at home , Buy Individually gauged guitar or banjo strings for these . Personally I like to use unwound brass or phosphorus-bronze wire in$lcad of ... ound

slringson my frelled duklmers. It is possi· ble to slidt on them without creati ng a :;qucaking sound and I lt ke the tone lhough it is diffelCnI than the wound String sound , Wind loops as you would for steel. But be cautious as these metals b~ak much more easily , My gauge prefere:nces an: as follo ...·5: For fingerstyk playing on a4-Mnng du leimc:r with 28- $talc length und tuned lIS follows, from Ingh pitches to low pItches, 0 ' 0 ' A D, the wire: dlamelcrs in inchc$ are:: 0.0 11 ". 0 ,01 1", 0 ,0 14", 0 .0 18". tile last bei ng u~WQUnd brass or bron7.e , For a bit heavier ,augc on henlCf" dulc imers use 0 ,012", 0 .012". 0 .016~, 0 ,020". For tlLrct string tunlngs at SlLrnc ,'lC'ale length II)' lilt i ndiealcdg3uge~ for tlle wningsshown . I)" 0 ' G: 0.0 12", O.Olr, 0 .0 16". A A D: 0 .0 14·, 0 ,014", 0 .020". ElI Ir.tpolatc from these for other tun ings and scale lengths and experiment until you lind ",hal worl;~ best for you and your instromcnts . Music wire is available from Plano supply romp'IDIeS such as Tuners Supply Co in Somcf\'ille, MA. Telltllcm wtwlt gauges you're seeking and they'll send the ~pPrU priale pan of their price lists , Or a Plano tuner or tcelLnician CIlD order for you . " Hardware Store" music ""ire: is generally inferior in t(me and COI'OSIOn n:sllitancc: I am lnttnst td In hll mm ... ~ du lcimers lind .... ould lik e 10 kllO w " hilI tu look f(lf' in I n In.slrullle llt . HII ,-Ing kno,,-Iedgr In othtt in.strumr nts , I know It's ..·Ist 10 shop a r ound ,

1lw:re: haVl' btoen other IItIlClqon Ih.s In the OPN bul I'd hke to pass on my gU Idelines. Firsl. as a potential pl.yer ralher thllD IlD instumc:nl deslgne" )'OU should not be ooocemed over any SpecIfIC deta,ts. such as now many strings pc, course, .... hat woods are u>cd forbrxesorsouooboanls. etc. Leave these to tilt maker. You should

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give YOOT auention to how well an instrument's o\'erall (ull('tion and musicaluy matches yoor r.eeds Qnd e~pcclltions and with how ....ell one Instrument COfIlp.:1I'CS .... uh atIOIher in these regards , I Mak my evalualion inlo 5 categories: Functi on, Aesthetics, CompromlK5, Repulltion , and Vallie,

FUNCTION: Is the dulcimer wong and dUTllble? Is il ea5y 10 IUI'IoC and does it hold lUning .... ell? Dulcimers designed for low fricllon bridge caps art: c.lSier 10 IUlle , 'The maker should ha,'c II in perfcct tune for you and dcmonslrutc trut il can be played and stay in tunc , You should Iry luning a fcw stri ngs , Pms ~hou ld be modeTlllely tighl bul mo"c somewhat slTKlOIhIy , A good dulcimer shou ld stay in tUlle for wceks (in the: oo.ne), PLAYABILITY: Thc maker should demonstrJtc lhalltcan be played very .... ell and lhal demanding ptt«S can be rendered with case , Bndge heights, positions, and adjustments are utremely Import.ant , A good looking instrumenl may play poorly, or"ice vcrsa . Sight along Illeend along the bodges for signs of warping , It is n.ormal on some designs 10 Iut~c SOnIC bowing of thc frame and bridges. Some lerrifk

sounding dulcimers show a bil of .... arp. Bul il should not be so c~lreme as 10 give poor height 5Cpar.ition bct,,'ccn treble and bass strings, or lead to such problems later in its life , Another aspect offunction is 11$ musical nmge . How muny keys are available? How much ovemll range? DQcs it ha"e chromaIl C capability? Smc tl y diatOniC instrumentS tOday havc limited usc and limited rcsaIe value, Finally. is the dulcimer pr.tcllcal for yoor own usc in !eons of SllC. ,,'cight. number of strings to IUIII!. and availability of acccssories? Today. lhere is little need for a 3 octave dulcimer 10 weIgh much over 20 Ibs,; il can be much less , AESTHETICS: Is the tone controlled

so lhat notes onee sounded do not Sustain 100 long. which otherwise blurs rapid passages? This is a sildy area of tone, as an instrument which seems to have a very nice sound lTllIy be Incapable of deli"cring adequatc cla rily in Ihe rtOlCS of rupld picccs, passages or ornaments, Listen 10 someone else play the instrument , Tone 15 not ent irely subJcc!t\'e; whIt yOlllhink yOll like as a beginner may not at all be adequale to an e~pcrienced pla)"er, There an:

some standards. Gel an experlenccd player/friend to help yOll Judge, Asic play· ers for opilions.

COMPROM ISES: 'The adage that you can'l have your cake and eat 1\ too was never more true than as It applies 10 rompromises In dulcimers , For InSIlu\cC the mQs/ portabl.. dukliTler designs cannot possibly produce the same lonc and volume as larger. heavlcr ones. all else being equal (which.lIdmllledly, II seldom is). If you nc:cd the cOll\'cnience of a 3 octa ve. 36', 8 lb. mstrurncnl. you must forfeit SOtlltqualitlesavailable in a48', 20 Ib .."J OClave model. Llkcwise. wilkrspa<:· ing between ('()Ursts ITllIkes il easier 10 play wilh great dynamic range, within eertai n limils. BUI size and weight , or r.tnllc, an: sacrificed, Different makersha"e diffcrenl philosophIeS. Some of us producc a largc family of models so the pla)'cr may try ilnd choose , Don ' t select a dulcimer wllh a string spacing of less Ihan I" or 11-\1' with· OUt trying iliO be cenain it feels comfon· able 10 you Likewise. spacings o\'erW' arc awkward except on large. non-port.able dulcimers wch as lhe concen size cym· balom ,

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REVIEWS

Introducing cll<!' An Undoudy Day

Susie Caudill Smith

& Carol Reichenbach. K,tty Paw Rerords.

7214 Blnier 0 .. L.ooisvWe. KY 40228. Turn ing from the beautiful covcroflhis

album. one finds lhal the l'tt'OI"dinS is a ddiShlfuJ rulfil1~nt of .... h.' II claims 10 be: 8000 friends sharing I~eir music loactller. Sue and Carol. WIth Robbie Davjc , Ed Snnpklns and Mike Sehrlde..-.

MVC prodllCed livciy r.:ndilK>r6 of fifteen traditional lune$ featuring mountain duki· men with gull.. r. ban;o. hammered dulcimer and harmonICa. "The individual culS are Iona enough for e~panding !Oe'Ulpping into actual dancing . And. for tile: dulcimer player (hammered o r mountain ) who doesn't hue four musical friends al his bec;k and call. even more good news. You will find at least ttn familiar tine! IO.hlCh are QIIthe kcyof 0 (1101 some in CI. $ORIe in 0 - plus or minus) .... hlCh you can fully enJOY pI.)';ng along wllh . For Ihl S pu<pOX alone:. It'S the bQl "npc r«:ord ,n my ~nl collection.

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AN UNCLOUDY DAY .upll)' album of an inf«IJO\Is Charac1CT. and one qUlle ca~bk

of uncloudmg yO"' day . Anna Barry

11Ie lI ammtrtd Duklmtr In An~ric.· Nancy Groc~. Smnllsonian SlUdlcs In Hiscory and Technology. U.S. Go"~m· men! Pnnllng 0tT1CC, Washington . D.C _

2<>102. The Dulclmcr ReYlyal has broughl

many nl'W people 10 ITlIdIUOIW mu~ic and Nancy Groce's ....'Qnderful hiS/Of} of lhe lIammered du lc imer rn America delails from whence came OIIr roots .... lll1ll1is in i llUmenl . In a ~fercnce · r.lIed 93 pages. Ms. Groce reYIt' ....'~ the role of the dulcrrllCT in Amenta from the I Slh 10 lhe early 2Ot1l cennlry. Bel,nn,n! ... nh lhe ""!'M and background of the dulcimer. the author trxe5 IU dt:~lopment as an imlnunent of the COITImoII folk In Europe IIw slo .... ly mHC'5 II way 10 the New World . Once In America.the hammemi dulcim:T enJOYed I measure of 5UCttH lhat was eyident .... Ith the rUe of dulc,mer shop:> and patenl$ for

Mimproyemenu". Howeyer the baromeler of popularity waned as the piano became the 50C iall y acceptable parlor instrument, and IS the shops teased production. du lci . mer buildinS .nd diIDibuuon f~ll to In· diyidual cnnsmen. n.c author emphalius regional playins Slyles and construction techniques. I found this Informal1on Il'I06C intcreslln&. as some reS1OO11 urilllOlU can SllIl be heard and secn today , AlilO HICorponted in t.his book arr the Innuenc:e5 of those who had an Impact on Amencan OulclmerhiSiory: Eln Durand. James Mac Kenzie. n.c Matheny Family. Jesse Mart in. Edwin Baxter- these and others too nUlllerous to menlion PI'!: re o membered for their contributiQns in helpinl keep the hammered dulcimer ahye m Amenci. Well documented .... It.h 4() IlIustrallOlU and 5 appendices. thiS book II I muS! for hammered dulcimer. musIC. or

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Russell Cook, 5906 T"-rn Wil _ lows. Arlington . TX 76017.

n.cre is a recent and refreslllll& trend in lI amme r dulcimer records 10 el p lore beyond the hoedown and 5tringband reper· toire: which lIad been limiting lhe dulcl' mer's horizons in IheCUrTent reYIYlI of!.he last 15 ytaR. This is SlKIi a record and Russell Cook brings il off "'It.h pral IaSIC and dean. conrKltnt dulcimer playln' _ There arr a few hot reels for those .. ho Upecl them . But for me hlgllhghtJ a~ tome of the contempoary ImIngements. suell If Ti_ I" A. BOlllt and the tasteful hymns . There are a lot or accornpanylllg In · struments , Bul the ammgenlCnts a~ re hued and unforced and lhe dulclnlCr de · fiMelydolmmlteS. n.cre is an unsueessful muem~ to .. :\C sound effects 10 ~tan and end the reoeord. bul. fQr1unatC'ly. !.heydon·t reilly rnterfere .... ilh the music. This is the sort or record that can bnng the duicllTlCr 10 I wl<ltr audience and encouT1lge u$lng more of iu \'ersattlity. llIanks. Russell! Sam Rluella

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cr 0680' h is an unUSU3l1y Crt.h.e soul " '110 can take In Instrument from its usual stylcs of musIC to an mun::ly new must(:,l space. TIlls 15 ulIC1ly "ilall'Iappcm10 the: moun · 1.11111 o.Iu,",,,"c' to Ihe na.Kb Q( aarb TrucK and fnends on !heIr new ca5SCIIC tape. ARCHIPELAGO Hen:: )'QII can find the dukHn!'f played IS I lead Inilnlmcnl " 'Ith support from synthesltcr. electric and KOU5tIC gUllar.lwmoruca.and an .~. ment of percUSSion instrumcnt~ including the dumbck (a Mlddl e- EaSI!'rn hand drum ,) With 1)'IloC'SI Oms White . Barb compoKd much of !he mUSle for Ihc cusette and made wonderful IfTlmgemenlS of a few trldlhonaltunc$ The rCCOfding and !'nllnccnng CJ. tl'lIcoce pnxIUC1'5 • SC'nI'~1 fullness of sound throughout the album whICh I~ surprising. given !he spar.;e instrumcntahon of most cuts: half of !he album 15 5010 or duet dulclltll'r. Rw~ 15 • tndnlOnal tune "hid! Barb Sinp In he:r entlClng:md ISOOthingvOttt. and IICt'Qmp'llIfli hcnclfwllh toIodulcHna. In TaRi,w T~ Wa,.,., she: IS lIC(:orn~1Cd by gUitar. lyftthcsl«1'. and pcreullion: one o r these ,nSlrume nU (gunar? synthesller1) piaYI an ethereal. IIOIring, flute-sounding lIOIo whICh ..... as a high polnt of the album Rh)thm. and rhythmIC variation is a ~one of thIS prop-t . but do IlOl e~pcct to find the u~1 bum-dtddy rh)thms Thcrt is one p!Ctt In 518 "me and sc'"Cn1 drum ",los uSln, all !he complel,,,es of ... hlCh Ihc: dumbck IS capable, 'The pla)'mg of pt'ttuSSIO!l.st Kcn Lovelell is outStanding, and Barb's use of !he duicHnI'r as • rhythm Instrument as wc11 as a IutrmonlC one 15 rcmlnl)CCnt of the mosI compk,\ of Richard and Mimi Fani\a 's musIC.

As players oflne dulcImer become mort. and mort. mus..:ally soph.stlCated. we loot. to mu§lCians hkc Barb to pa~e!he way for artist..: elplonlIIon In !he fiek! Throughootlhls proJI'C1 she: maintain S a h.gl'l quahty arti stic vision and Imp«'Cable Jlcr· formance . She inspirts .... Ih the: I'/I'nty ofa ... elJ-donc musreal offenn,. mhcr than ply.n, us ".Ih entertainment and trldltlOll miled WIth mus.c , ARCIlIPELAGOt'OfIsiSIS of mu)ic " 'I'll rtCOrded . IfhstlCally amnged . and beauufully composed It It clpable of rnten!ioC pt'l1IOIIal effCC! to the casual or serious listcner. and of offcnng dill!('lions for decades of dulc .mer cnt hu SlastS to e"p~ In thue days of country·rock , foll.rock . Jau fusIOn. and other Cr05I')\'Cr mus,",1 «>Iob.natlOnS. ,,"I' arc n::qu.rcd to find new words of elass.rlCiUlOn to de:. sarbc " 'hitt uplom"s art domg 'might descnbe thiS musIC as diatoniC JaU, and furthcr commcntthat II rcscmblc~ ""hat .... e he:aI' in the "new OCOUShC musIC" field The: enlln:: album relkclS ao rntegnned ensemble _nd cmployrng the comple.\ rntcraclion ofhtghly de:.'C1opcd music.ans and their rnstrumenlS , Wlih al1thlssoph.'r tlClted an.sl..: uprtSSion cornc:I an In~.ble U!ioC of undcr.;tandlng . ass.mda· hon . and insplnmon by ellher the noVttl' or advaneed musICian .

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AfTER THE MORNING . Mart: Nel5Ol'l 'I latest album. IS among thc finest in· strumental dulcimer Il!('ords I have heard Each ume I've heard Mllit III concen I've been I~ by the appart'nt ease w.th ... hlCh he: pllys!he livelier tUneli I' m hap·

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py 10 ~y that Iht~ reconI capcurn lhal fecltng of rtlued eompetancc AfTER THE MORNING IIo';lSrtCOCdcd in Portland On:JOII. and futun:5 )()IIlC ucellent players from th.s Pl'n of the: counlry , The record was produced by KeVin Bur~e. "bose vasl studIO c~perl ' eoce has ) 'lIIkJed a!iOUnd that 15 "<IfTll and full . cnspandckar. all at once Ke".n abo pla)'5 hiS fiddle on a number of the tu~ , His playrn,.s. boon to any album featuring In!ioh tu~ Also fearurcd an:: Tim Crosby plaYing mandohn alld banJO. Clyde: Curley plaYing guitar and nddlc (l'Ie and M ar~ play together w.th good fecltng) . Laoce Frodsham pla)'llg cla.rnet. and S)I"., Hock athorn pla)rn, ... hlstk , Sylvia opem !he album ...... th her solo rtndlUon of the LiJM· SOtM BoalrNJ'f She: IICIS. mood of magIC , (I spol.e 10 Mart: ~nlly, and ....1S gIven an intere!i!lfil b.t ofinfo: She: plays Iht:: tune in tnc kcy ofE by I'/I'l1lngan F ",ht)tlc I',ay out.) 1'hc: album fcalure!i a numbcrofmcdl lC5 in tastefull1 le,\ Iurcd IIrnngemeNs The: Slmgth of dill album '5thiU. although .t 10 de:finndy. dulc.mer reconI . !he muSICians and amrngemenlS In! such tNtt I fCIrICt die "speclalty- aspecl. and find I am It stem", to fine must(: ,

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We've just published a book catalog with hundreds of titles of well-known publications . Thi s exhaustive anthology includes instructive publications as well as songbooks on Dulcimer, Hammered DulCiMer, AutOharp , Banjo , Concertina, Dobro , fiddl e , Guitar , Har~ic a , Mandolin, PennywhistJe , Recorder and even Bagpipes l Plus histor ic reprints , plans and books on construction and repai r. You 'll even rind titles of booka on the folk Harp. Thumb Piano, Balalai ka, Jaw Harp and Uileann Pipes . $1 _00 US & Canada, $1 _50 OVerseas ($2 fo r Air).

ANC IENT ROADS. NEW D IRECTIONS IS an Instrumental casselle "hl(h featun::s .nmtly BretOl1 pieces and scvcnll original compoSllions , There" one Frtnch p.ett and one Sc:ulish alT that 0pens !he tape The: ongmaJ compotSltlOllS fit into the: Breton tnd· IllOnal mode: and sound as If they arc: trldllional Th.s 00c5 ~II to Haggeny 's " -nung abrltty . My favonteon&lnal composllions include: TM LillI DIIYI '" AUIUII," and Cindy Waslling Htr !lair "hich features Portcr Dodge on fiddle Side Iwo opens " 'Ith Altdro Sirord "ilich I It~ 50 mr.rch I now perform II myself JamlC Ha"en y .s a plOllCCr amon, mounwn dulcImer pla)'CrJ , Unless hstenCT'5 arc famil.ar wllh!he iwl.\-IO-gct dulc.· mer Import albums LA RONDE DES MIL LORAINES and S PEC IAL I N· STRUMENTAL by Jean Francois OutaIn::. moSI Will not h.ve heard Brtton musIC

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played 00 the dulcllner. To my kool'.)· edge , Jamie IS the only dUlclllw:r player In this tountry playing Breton muslt . Jamie's playmg is CJlttllent.nd the OIher instrumentatIOn add$ 10. rathel than hm dcTs, the rttonhng. JamN: pll)5 foor and six wing dulcimers IUId IS acrompallled by a group of lJIknted Ponl.nd mUi!C"lans pl.ying viola . hurdy gurdy, dumbed... penny",hlstle . and fiddle . },mle also lidded pem!SSIOn from • number 0( de· vices and syntholza"

ANCIEJI,'T ROADS . NEW DIRECTIONS 15 a homemade tassetU reoorded on Tel(: Portastudio. It IS • good quahty recording but II does ha\'e Its IImitatlOn5 TechnICal aspectS aside. thiS lSI wonder· ful redoonilng and anyone who has never heard Breton music or anyone: v.ho Iove$ suprnordu lt liTler pla}lMg should purchase it. Lance Frodsham

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Dulcimer Days, Roscoe Village , Coshoc too, OH, May 1984 . Children: J ..""ij..r I"gram , O"bbot Mus· tinul.:. T",,,SlJ K. Nai" , Vocal: lJtJNl V,bturfS, Br"er K"arr. Wrs LlfIrnA"sri Intermediate; Ti"a B"rglflll". J"''''if''' NkloolJ. Ti", Groc:" . Adult: Fr"dM")"rrs. Carp,,"fU. Br" c" Knarr . Ham. mered: Way"" p"ppuc(}r" . K""dra Ward. p"SSY Slra"g. Counlng: Ar,lIl1r Nic:lwIs'" Alflina Mayl... Borba,a Will..,. '" B,,,lflia Nudl"s. J"Mij", '" Mic:hD,,1 ,,,sram. Inoo\'ath'e: F,,,d Mey"rs, CarJWnl"r, W"sU""nJ;lIgel . Grand Cham· pion: F,..d M..ytrs. SII" Carp<'nlrr. Bru("t

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(female); SUli" Cuudill S",;,Jr , Sul/y G"org". PIlI""lu 1111"'. Tradltlooal In_ strumc:ntal (male): "-'rd lII"y", Ralph $cJrisl.., . J/Jn RII!'lW. Hammered (tham· pionshlp): Woyn" P'pptrC"(J#'' ' . SUpholll" Insram , J .. n"ii'" I"S'u", . Votal (female) : Nu""y Hi d, Clurl: , Sally G"ars" , l.ori ViblHrlJ . Vocal (maleI: Bob IIUf" III11SOfI . DoI"<, McClalfl . Duet or CounlTlg (diamplOTl~hlp); f'",d Mry", of: Swsi.. Caudill SmUll. Ed B"SI" '" M!u Ifambli" . Sail)' GnKgt '" SWS,t Caudill SIIII/Jr . Solo (srand thamplan~hlp ): Robl'" lIu,( II",_. F,..d M..,-" . Nfl"C}' lI;el: CIa'/::

Northeast Re"onal liammeted Dulcimer Contest. Fun Fest. E\'arI, M1. July 1984. Paul GlX'/:, JO<' Cfllbill, Carol Wuh,,~ ...

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Bob Evans Farm Dulcimc:r Festival. RIO Gralldc. 0 11 , July, 1984.

Chi ldren: S,,,phanit Ingrum, lIIich"rl/nsrom. J""nif,' Ins,om . Instrumen tal (female ): An" D(},,(}hlX'. Trisll Dilla". Nan cy Bide Clod:. I nstrumental (mak): RalNrt IfutrllllUcm, M"y..r. ~m "Umb/CII . Traditional Instrumental

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An Interview With ...

Don Pedi by LaRaye Cunningham Marshall, NC

Don Proi hasmanylim~sbun roll~d Na of I~ duldm~rH. N(I .... lhis JIIII~· m~nl is IlOl m~arll /(I ducrtdil any of Ih~ OIh~r duldmtr play~rs arQUlId./or ~(Kh of us do POJSt'ss uniqu~ alld J~("ial qUillili~s of our OM·n. HOM·~'·~r. il .~''f"r hUrlS IQ rtrotfni:~ somt of ,hut qualilitJ in OIhtrs. alld for Don Ih~y ar~ Irul), Omll:' intf· If yo.. hm·t n~''f"r sun or heard /}(HI P~di play. I can hOMSII) say Ihol Iht mopiry of you M·iII nOf btlit .·t your "yts or),ourtors. You stt. il is rw tfumftlllfor 0011 10 ploy ally lIumber 0f'UlltJ IItHt for nOlt and t Mily li.ttp up wilh IhtfaSltSl oj Ihtfiddltrs . 1ft IIdjum quidily and is mOSI aeeamadalintf ill difftUIII IIlIIillgs; lind you ron It II by Ih~ smil~ on llisfaa and Iht roding rhylhm oj his body /U M pla)'s. Ihm Itt lhoroughly ~njo)"J "'/lm h~ is dointf. BUI mort Ihlln Ihm. Don ...iII 1I~"~r in· limidm~ anyoM ...i,h 1m ~IiIfSI imprtssio'l 0' allifud~ and if is Ihis qualily Ihul ntaSl~r

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bum. pra(Iicts Til; Chi. ;s Ih~ o/dtS/ of t'ighlchildrtn ojSicifian d~salll. and_ rtsidts in ,"shn'ilk North CaraliM aua. Na .... "ilh 11'1 introduclion liM ,hili. I hoJlt )'011 ",ill /aU Ih~ lim~ and pI~QSurt along "'/lh mt and. ...hilt rollins i, an illl~n·i~ ..•. /agnh~, M'f" " 'ill prOct~d /apicli. III Don Ptdi's bruill.

tfUllf"UrllttJ him rh~ 101'~ and 'tJ~el ofills musidalls alld ~trs. DOII's n~... album is eall~d appropriar~· Iy DON P£DI AND FRIENDS. Togtlht', ...i,h samt grt(ll musicians. il comaillJ samt of fht foo/Slompi'lgtsl Slring·bmw urrangtmtnlS 10 comt alO11tf in quilt a sptll. lf yoll hUI·t to h~ur il to be/it"1! /1. Ihtn by all mtllru buy Ih~ rKord: )"OU WOn'f bt-disappoim~d.liJid~fram his ru· ord. Don hilS won Ih~ Dulcimtr Cha",· piQllship //I Filfd/~r's G'OI·~. in NfJ'lh Corolinll. so rTIImy li",~s 'hm h~ hIlS be~'I IIlImtd Iht f~sl;"a/' s }.IaSltr Dulcimf'r Playtr and Ih~r~fQl"t dOC's 1101 ro/lllltl~ Ihtr~ any 10'lg~r. (Gil,t Ih~ US! of IU a ChaM~. ,itfhl?' HI! plays wilh sn~,al ",. ing bands in ...hieh htfttls rht dulcimtr is 1m im~gral purl . Don williliso be doing a ugm~1I1 of Ih~ FIRE ON TilE MOUN· Tit/I" Sho .... hOSlM b)' Dill'jJ 1/011 ....hich will be S~~'I 011 Nush"illt N~to.-o,1i. Cablt T~I~,·ision . Ht odmilS 10 being an u·sut!

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Whl"n lind ..·he~ did you a nd ml"r g~t startN ?

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Wl"lI. OIM: night [went to see Judy Col· linsal the Un icorn Coffeehouse in Boslon. B ut. it was the wrong night . I nSl~ad. 1"'0 other peop~ ! had heard of. Richard and Mimi Farina, were 11INe. Th is was about 196J or 1964. I knew people who played the guitar and banjo and fiddle and lhey were all good on lOOse things. It would have taken me a long lime to ever gtl as good as IlIey were . I liked Ihc:dulcimcr. 50 in 1969 I decided 10 buy one and learn 10 play.

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Doll Pm IIl1d FritttdJ 15 i lKh , &",,1 "bum. II lhue , sptCl.. JlIWY bthlnd II!

I wanted w do a rtrord arid It JUS( happened. 111cre are IWO ways yOll can do thines: yOll can either de,ll" the world of money or )VII can de .. In the ....wkI of mo:rJ1 , I duD' chavc any "-.-y. but I have kluofCIICfJY , So. I putOllt ~ene'l)' IhM I WWlted W pull ~ together and about I year Iatn, afler worlun& hard aI my mu· sic, the ume....-as ripc Ally camcalon& and said. MHen: . let me l ive )'011 thIS money to do I r«Ofd .- This was throup. a )'OIl school that had nothill& 10 do .... uh

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&/Iyth'"' else.'

Do you lulu 'lly 5UUtSUOIl5 10 otrn- a bqinMror ltO"keduidmn- play" ..'110 "'nu 10 pl.ay ,,'Ith a SIring band! MOSIlmporl&llllSlOliSien IOSlnll, band music every chance you get , Go 10 as many jams I i you e&ll and don'l e~n try to play the melody , JUst get the rhythm dolii'm by SOtng alon, wilh the bass or mandolin ~.",

110'" did lOU &0 ,bout choodng m usidaM and _gs flW )'our album!

There .....en: at least two dozen people I would like 10 have had . RUI , it II°C 100 outrageous. I mean , ciJltI people , which is whll I ended up with. i5 I loc. But I jusl couldn't n:Sisl because Ihl:y an: all 50 good. They had IIC>er been on • rtrord before. and that ....·uabsutd I kncw that If I put OUI I rtrord with JUS( me on II I would Jd n:ally bortd. But If I pK"lcd all my f.'iOn1C: people Ih<I.I I play ..... Ith anyway and picked the runes that "'e all know II would CQfTIC toscther , And il did!

lui.', a ny pn....ws rffOI'dlnlt

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Yes, IWO " 'CO!u btfon: in Botton. Arter imkm, the am.naemenlli .... Ith lhe studio for my O'ft'n rtrord and ~"Inllhe studio manager how I played , he callcd rneupand I went OO""·n and rerordcd ...., th Mimi Fanl1li. And thaI ' S ""hm: point A ~ me on the dukmllCrback In the 60 's, She ....-as real nioew me and die liked ....·hall did . I mean , .fter that I don 'l can: If I c,'er do .nyth,"& Iovdy 51uffthat die wrote . I else. She

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liso IC'OOIdcd With Banana. who played keyboard. Robin Baleau ...... ho played elec tric violin and Mark EIIU who played electric fretless baliS.

A", you pla)'lnlt ..'lIh , " roup now! I playoff and on wuh sevenl VOUPS. One of the mam ones Is BlItftlIw.llow SIT-

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We won liT!! pllCC at FKldler's ~ and we may do a RCord together

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I pn:fcr playillg wilh other InSlrumenl$. My big kICk IS trylllg to wort the dukllncr ineo the POSIUon of being I valid )tnng band illstrumenl. one that IS act'eptcd T o me , the duklmer tS a unique uts trumcnt 1M lIw it can do rhythm and melody unlike

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do you best learn and "'mt'mlifr a lulW!

OsmosiS! (Laughter) No.l ·m onl,.kidd· ing . Scnously , it's by car. I don ' l read IlIblllureor .ny music. ll'sjust dreadfuillt used 10 be thaI [ would remember I tunc If I "'ent O\la'" and o~r II, and illS Shll thai wa y 10 • Ct'ttaln u telll. Now , ~ can play Ihroup lhe A part IWtCC and the 8 part 0flCt' and 98 ~ orthe lime 1"11 ha,'c II

CARDBOARD DULCIMERS W~ mah . Iu.d y, inul"'ntivr in_ .'nI-"It, idnI for brtinnirlc pUY".... KhooU-' ~ lrip.. Ou. kiu Irr ~ 100- IOO'ri« bui~ All putt are Jlft-CUI. A_IIIy..aka 1_ houn. Rqui .... 100 ......, 00- un~ looit.

W~ uw ootid .......d Imbolord..,earrd lu""n, 01 dic..:ut, 200 Ib. IIrr!'11\h OOf1'UpllNl cardboard. No ply. wood. Elltl .trinp...in'" Ind pbf· IrIJ _n&al Included. PMKI I"ft"nt 10. you_,ner. o• • utiul ,.i~nd., P.icu , $24.$·.... ..oup diKOlIlIU

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••."it-hIe. H"ri"l ~ ...,Iievi .... 10 .. e off« DPN rradtn .lO-doy Irrc trill. We'll ~ !'If I~ rr!um .,t,ippinK il you aren't ..cldled. Write 100-1 'rrccalal"" Dr N

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Whal 15 It about a lulW lluIl mak" you ",ani 10 learn It? Any lune thaI is ch.alkngml and I10wlI n:al ....,eli. As far as I'm «IIIl'tTItCd thaI·s .... y tunc becaUse.' il 'sJUS! how you play 11_ Wlult woukl you I':Sllma lt )'our

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Lots! If I n:ally wrote them do .... n, would say aboul 200 tunes or more

You pl.,. rlW JO nt.aQy dilT'rtnl musical ret! 1M

,,'wls, In ..-hk h one!Ii do you most romrorcabie and ..'hy!

I like dOlllg wortshops , ....·eddmgs and

conccns. I like playing for JOyous occasions. I think of musIc as I medi cine for people's Spirit. They don ' t ha~e l<l know it's medic ine. They 'n: jusl havIMIL fun and that's the mediclnc .

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sttm5 to be no protMtm rOf' lOU. Any 5«ftl5 as 10 " 'hal mu" il 50 tas,.'!

1llc posmon oflhe dulcimer . lingmng. hammer-(lf\$ and pull-offs. all that helps I

NEW M I N I DULCIMER So )011'~ fudnallNl .. lllI llwliOU-.I '" t~ ham-.- duldlllft".nd ... nl lo It yo "r u " . II E R f.'S VO UR CIlANCt: ! This b.."lIr,lI)" hl ndcnned Mini 1I.'"1IIft" Duklmer " -III de!ilgnN .. lth c~ bfxln~r In mind .

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energy. When people ask me ..-hal is the best book to SCI 10 learn 10 play the dulcimer, I tclllhem to go re3dTohei Scmay. II

Japanese akido master. If you n:1Id his books. which are about philosophy and pnc1ical common sense. he C'Xplain~ how youcandothings llirough energy. Well .!O me thaI' s how I tan play the dulcimer so fast . ' apply that technique to playing music lind jll~t basically rei,.. and op:n lip. It does take II long lime. I studied TiU Chi for ~ars .

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I use viol in fiJlC IIlners on tacl! stnng 01\ my peg-head dUldme'r. l usc: a Barcus Btrry pick-up. although I'm not too pleased with il. Thi s is not mtanllO soond hke an ad or anyllling . bul if I had the lnOI'Iey I would prob.ably get one of tho5e Sunhearth dukimtrs witl!the buill-In pick-up. Those rocw quanz pick-ups are really niC<! lind they don 't distort the sound of the dulei mtr. As forpkks, I usc: I!eavy vi nyl ones. I used 10 use these little nat Ihin ones and I would go lllrough sill pkks a danct , TIle heavier ones last sill dances a pick.

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learned to play completely by bnun by· pas5--l0 gel iDlomat intuluve place ...'here music f1ow5lhrougl! freely . Then I am rlOI playing music, lhe music is playing me.

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Bethel, CT This tablature syStem. dcvc loptd by Bamara True ... and Oms Whue, 1$ 3Jnxd at closing the gapbelween the dulcimer

and the mainslr'Cam of OOfIlcmporary music. It II!iCS 5tandard notation symbols .... here"er po5sible 10 minimize: Il"lInsposilion problems. make clear the rhythm. and 10 allow a wide range of complexity within the system. The basic diffcren~ bctwc:cn this system and tnc ooe thaI usu ally appears in the DPN is tile use of ootchc'ads as well as sIems 10 indicate rhyli'lm . The Mlcheads are .... Tinen on the lines . fret numbers in the spaces. Somcuamplcsofrommon symbols follow. Other IQ~u~ symbols will be c.l plaincd for specific pieces as they are published. Any questions can be scnl directly 10: Barbara Truc~. 24 South St ......pt 2. Bethel , Cf 06801 . 2031744-7166.

SlOIrn DIrection: Generally Imuen abtwe the 5taft. l' Strum aWIY from the body'" Strum towards the body .

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Fingcnng: The nttd for left·hand finger. ings is r1"IOI'e pn:valelll thun fOl' th.: "lIht hand . The abbn:viations can be wnllcn right ne:~t to the fn:1 numbeB . For the nght hand . the information is kepi below the staff prtt«dcd by " R .H.".

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TWQ For TItc RO*dfI)anny CIlIlI~han and Robin Pelrie. P.O . Box 26 15. San Rafael. CA 94912: A c a~tte Uip<' fealunng vocal s. fiddle. m~ndola. SUllar and hammer dulcimer on such tunes as Trip loNf'rw&hJ Thl' COftgress Hf'r/. C"teHllfI', DrOllghl . and Jeftft,.·, Wtdd'ftglTht l'toc<){'kfThf' Ploins of 8o)"~.

Dulc:imer . I. Mode/ DorOlhy May . Mudow lark Press, P .O . B o~ 8172 . Pra irie ViIIBge . KS 66208: Doroth y's bool; di'iCusses 'iCilks and tUl1lngs on lhe fretted dulcnner and eumplc:s them In 4() tune: and song amutgemenlS .

Dulci me r Aln. Ballads & lkarsfNeal J HeUman. Oo..wd Musk . Bo~ Felton. CA 9.5018: ni5 book is a companlOfl 10 Nea.! '$ album of the same: name. but al!iO conlalll5 mne: additional frelled duklmer ammgemc:nlS .

The lIamlTlft"flt Oukimc:r In Amtrkaf Naney Groce. Smllhsol1lan [nSlitulion PTesli, U .S Government Pnnung 0fT1tt. Washmgton , OC 20402: This bool; glvel a tlntf history of the deve]qlfTlenl of the hammered dulcimer m !he Middle East and F..urop:. 11$ mUSICal use and social funcuon in Amenca , and how II Willi man ufactured and marketed in 19th century America_

S lrl..,ln, Ou t .••• nd Wlnnln,!lLucllic RCl ll y. Shadnch PruducllOO,. POBox 712. MlJOI'C!itown. NJ 08057: This bool. COIItalllS 50 rttls . Jigs and hornPipes an· IIOOlted for Iwnmcml duk llntr plus Instruction .nd pnlC11c:e Uc:n:l~ .

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Uermuddul/ Walt Mi chael . P.O Box )41. Cold Spring. NY 105 16: This album fealures hammer dul c imu alon g wilh guitar . fiddle , viola, banjo and pcn:USS IOfl inSUlJl1"ICnlS on trlIditional material rPllJfu, I, t;r ...i1l} and o n g mal composltiOnl (SfIQtO·blilldj . A r chipelago/Barbara TrueJl . 24 Soulh SI. . 12. Bethel. 06801 : Barb's QS5tlle Ulp<' features solo and ensemble pieces that range from tradJliorurol_gs 10 contemporary improVisations. Fretted dul-

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It. 500g for Iht lhwniJ lm F)hne. PlectrIIm Records. P.O . Bo~ 711. S. Laguna. Cit. 926n : This album fealures the fresled duk;LnlCr With other Instruments play-

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