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OOLCIMER PlAYERS HEWS Volume 6, Humber 4, Fall 1960

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All ris;ht. reserved.

Madeline Mac:Hell

OOLCIM&fI PIA YERS NEWS

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(703) 667-3704 The Dl1LCIMER PLAYERS lfEWS 11 wHished tour times each year. Iuuea are _1led to sublcribers during the t'irst ....eek ot January, April, Julf and October. Sublcription. are $8 per year. Individual current. &nd back issues are $2 each . "For. Ust ot avail.

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Advertilins; in the DULCEMER PLAYERS NEWS i. good busine •• , tor the OfH reaches several t.boulllnd hamalered and IIOWltain dulcbler folks - buildera, players and ent.wa1aata. Detail.l and ratea are available aiaply by vrit1rlg and allt.in& tor theeI. AD ClOSDfG DATIS are aix weeki prior to publ1e.ation dates of the DUlCD«R PLAIZRS NEWS .

-_._-------_._-_.__.__._._.-._. PIZAS! tEl' OUR ADVERTISD5 KNOW THAT YOU FOUND THDI THROUGH THE DULClM!R PlAYERS NEWS .

50 many people help Yith t.he DPff in so IMny vaya. People have valked into lIlY al*rtllK!nt, have Been me at vorl:: collat1na: DF!f ' s or p.tlling labels for a mailing and pitched in . (Wonder ....hy no one COIIeS to lee _ anymore1) Some of the folkl ."ho haVIB helped so IIJch recently are Donna Ford, Judy Baaao, wella Bichhorst, Kat.hy Ge~n, Seth Auaten, Gary WeattaU, Marty Mayfield, (iIlyle Mayfield, Sally George aDd her family, Marsha J:elly, Helen Royall, Tom ee.nilt, Jack Robbin., Randy Wilkinlon, Flu! Wilkinson and Chuck Warnick . If I've forgotten any namel, I ' ll lure~ include thelll next tillle.

The Winter DPfI 1a t.radit10Mlly a turel and ltori .. - please lhB.re tt-.

ot Sw!mer felt.ivals. I ' d lilr.e to have picDeadUne for the Winter isaue 11 1Iav. 15th.

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Recently. I ' Vfl be<:aDe disturbed about. DPN's that don't rea ch sublcriberl. 1 perlonally go through every I\IUIIe on the _iling lilt pulllng labels. It a card il in the active tUe (I' d like to think I've never macht a miltake wit.h the lublcriber tue ~). a om goe. out to that perlon. ObviOUI:Q<, IaDething happenl while the Dm 11 .ov1rlg through the u.s. Peltal Serviee. All I ean "1' iI, please - 1r)"OU don ' t receive a DPN, let me know . Anot.her ¥iU SQ c;JI.It. to )'Qu v1.a lat claal _U .

Sam Ann I\ltonea, a dulcimer player f'raD Baltimore. MD, helped and encouras;ed me IIIlny times with the Dm . Thh vital. young .... OCIWln ....ent back to .chool to vcrk toward a la.... degree - yet Itill had time tor hally. an.laic, and tTiendl. Sam participated in the activities durin&: Dule.imer Days in Coshocton, OH in May, and in late June, ahe died - a shoclr. to all 01 ua who loved her. Sea vas II,y t'riend. I a1l1 her. 'lbil issue of the DPft

11 lovingly dedicated to her .

DEAR SUBSCRIBER,

Madeline Maclfell. Editor OOLCDmR PIA'lER8 Nl'1IIS

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roLCDIER CIASSICICS

AtJ'nDt: Dorot.by Mal J\JBLlSHI:R: Pioneer PrintiQl Co.

On the cover, there ' • • pict.ure ot Beethoven playing a dulc.1Mr ! He probably didn ' t. pay one, but. yo ... can play .cme of h1l IDllladie. on t.he .ountain dulc1ller i t you study t.hh book . It'. ,"itten in tablature and ~a1c&1 notation. DoroUIJ' h allO the author of "Dulc __ r Soncb&&" and "DulcI.er Soacb&& for Chrh~ • . " Part.1al .. lectionl : Musette in G (BaCh). Prelude in' (Chopin). Happy hrwer (Scm-nn), The. rro. S~phorv 110. 1 (BrahM), To a Wild Rose (Mac:Dovell) , Polona1le, Horn Duet Ito ... (Mozart). Vivace And (Haydn).

aID TIME rmDIB 'l'\IK£S FOR 'lH!

MEET THE FRIENDLY DULCIMER David Cro. .

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Al'PALACHIAJf DUtClMER

Jean Sc:hilllnr; RJBLlSHlR: Crylns Creek

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We ' ve _1t.ed tor t.hU book • and iu arrival 11 VIIl~ indeed. Thh il DDt. a beginnerl ' dulc __ r pr~r: It. 11 tor t.he Appalachian dulcber novice who already knOWI a l1t.t.le about. the in.lt.n.ant and 11 loolting tor new t.unel to learn. Molt ot t.he IOnel included are old · t.illO tiddle tWlf:1 and all have been provided both with -.alic notatioo and with fret nuaberl tor tbole vho do not re&d _lic. Partial lelectiona: nt.chen Girl, Sal.l.J' Goodin. AQpline (the Baker), Old Joe Clark, Sandy River Belle, Little Red Haired Boy, Clinch Mou.nt&ln. Turkey in the Straw, Bonapart.e ' l Retreat, Libertl. Whllul Betore Bre&lr.n.at.

IRISH MUSIC FOR THI NT . Il1LClXER Atntl:lRS : Robert D. HIltchinllon Jlan Corr RJBL.ISHER : SUver SlIMr

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ot t.ho. . intricat.e-aounding Ir1lh

tun. . JOu ' ve been bearine: but didn ' t know bow to get atarted. Thia book 1& wit.ed tor the be&1nn1nl dulclMr player &tid tor thole at an inter.ad1&te level who wi.h to enlarge their l"epertoire of technique. and tun.. . The tunel are pre.ented in two verdonl - Il .blple one tollowed by. IIOre 00IIP1ex settinc (tablature - no _dal.l notat.ion). Partial selection.: The Wind That Shalt.. \he BlU'uy; ~IIY-o, The Bor. ot Wexford, Whiskey in the Jar, G)'pllr, Bradl rx. Strabane, The Sveeta ot Mal, Wee Pill.oori Man, Planxtr Georse Brabuon •

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David Cro•• is arreeUoMtel1 kncM1 U the cardboard dulc1aer _0. Kh vork ritb children buildlnc 1na~ntl and playinc ttln 11 relpect.ed . "Meet t.he Friendly Dulcimer" il In ioat.ruction book tor the .ounta.1n dulcwr, .. peeally for children. MIXOLlDlAIf MDAGKRIJ: AtmDRS : IeRaye Cunningh&a Sharon aunter PUBLISHER: Studio plR "Mixolydian Menaced_" 11 DOt . . . ttxxl book "per .e." It 11 • collection of Il00&. &ncl dQeta ,"itt.en in tablature. Since there 11 a .piral binding and ".idewayl" pace layout, two peopu can M.lly pla)' out of the .... book . The .onsl Nnge rn. children ' l tun•• to c~poaed 101lI. . Part1al .eleetlonl: Go Tell Aunt Rhody, Twinkle Traveler, Culc_r Duet., WUdvood Plower, St. Anne ' . Reel, Arunlu 'l"raveler, 'rum About, JUlt to Know, Whhper in Your Ear, With You, Dragon Sol!&, AnderlOD'. Mountain. 'frHdall.l. The Wind, I'. Oonna Make It, La Raye. 1tlIIlIf ' • A Travel Quide to American Muaic Al1l'fI)R : Richard Woot.ton RJBLISH£R : Ba.t. Wood. Prel. HOlQC1'

ISM 0-914788-26-4 Thi. book tAke. ita readerl to c:1t1e. and tovn. aero.. Al!leric. where good mu.ic il thriving. POl' each of the auaic.l centers, Wootton pl'OYidel everything ~ locel hi.tory to U.tlnc. of club. and record IOOpa. Additional chapter. &ra deTOted. to Meric.u radio ItatiOOl, rec:orda and record bu.rinI. _lic f .. tha:U. and back&J'ound readIng .

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...... _LmI AlITIS!': Madel1.JM "'c~n lABEL: Roota and Branc!'el (RBH OO1) 4

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tuMn voice· and t.Jw dlollc1Mr, the ta.ered dulc!.er and the plt.a.r. MIlch of the a1nglnl 11 1.0 MNOn)' wit.h otller Y'Oic:u, and include. ca.rob of aU 'daon., _dripl. and other

nl.. t.he albUII. Select.ion.: Welc:o.e Welc:oc.e EvuJ" Cueat, 'nle Pled. Piper, Black Rock Pork, ec.e Fare A_,., lleu Ye Wind, ln the Morninc. Little Br"OIi'n Churc:b Ln t.hiP Dale, lAdy Dt.a.ond, Spanhh !.&diu, Danc1t\1 at. Whlt.aun. Creenaleevea, f'"ru1 t. of t.h. Mudcal 'I'ree, Sons of' to!":e World ' . La,t. Whal•• Walk BhepMrcle .. Wau./Mu Jorle, nof' My Life.

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vbic:h are alV8..1I)'OWl1'. &tlec:· Mln,y Buttertlb •• SNo Moved Tt.rooch t.be Fair, Down in Yon Porelt,

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WJ.lA7. To Shorten V1nt.er ' , Sadne ... May Day Garland. To Celu! the Alh GrCMt, I ' ll 'l¥ A_y, ca.brlc Shirt, Sina lie and Chant It, P'LI.IUr:ty Irvin, The lf1chtlnp1e, Today, N.1 St-,.pt.erd "111 SuPN IV 1iIHd. SOIGS FRO( THE HEAR'fLAKD ARTISTS: BIll Spencer, with Debbie Kopp and Ed Sillpkina

Bill Spencer Fe'entl Ita of tit. orlalMl

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vit" rl. . old trad! On thh altna. be ahares and ecab!ne. hh ow Ilql.... and playine; vith Ed SiapUn', • tine dnpr and pltarht, aM with Debbi, Iopp, who •• banjo, dulc1aer and du.r dna1nc vol~ help. to round out • plee.,1nc albu• . Select,lona: FlellS. of Cold, My ttc.e ' . Aero.. the Blue Rid,1 Mountain.. Back to Old Berea, The Crewat1 Sons. I'Jev BIlrl1nc\oOn, My IncliaM Dr.... lteep Oft the 8utlny Side, Tbt Old AnI Chair. The S)'ca.ore Fond I Sapl. Cl1t'tl, and A Little Lot in CoIONdo . ec.poa1tl0M

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SOJllOS POI CHIInR!:lf ARTISfS : Sara Melton Keller Mary Ann Saaleb

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Fred Meyer. Doug Berch John VerlrHI, Mara Kubat. Mid_at Co. . t Record. (Me-lOI)

In tI".e hUj'Wlnter '"loa, one haa to look ln t.I"..e Bloca1n&ton, II' .chool aYIt.. to rind Fred Meyer. But. in t.t,. ~r, ctalk ~rdl &Qd notebook • • tv. way t.o dulcaer. and f'.ltlvah everywhere. Two yelln ago, hll 1010 albwa " Rocklns Cha1r" WI relellied. 1b1l tlme , there are .oro player. wi t.h hUt • Doug Berch (dulciller, \"(Ieal, banjo, penn)' vr.1.· t.le), Jon Vert..ree. (,;ult&r) and Mlln Kubat ('W'OC&~,). Seleetlon.: Pro t.ty PollJ'/Bedlul. Pine Mow:r.t.ain Jil, Sllkie, Rutherford Col..lece, It louise St.ill SAne Her Sunday Soaa. Cnawbono, ~n Shu.ttlo, Lark in t.he Momins. ,...,le nn..e.r. eo.e Clive Me You.r Hand, Duon, Por 8heUa, Pare Thee Well.

Nt. DULCIMER A!ID P:JAtJI'IR't tKSm.tCItftALS ARTISTS:

Jerry Rockwell Ann s...ela CASSE'm lABEL: Traditional Record. Tape Serb. TRC 610

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It ' . lovel¥ to hear Jerr)' am Har)" A pntlene .. born of'

Ann perte,...

San and Mar)' AM MV. pertorwed chlldren ' . prOCJ'lU 1n Verw:lOt. and her. pre.ent .ens' and tune. Which have capt.ured _n,y a younS audience. The .auntain dulcimer 1. played alona w1th ",iur, fretl . . . banjo. autoherp, re ocrder., peNU"Whi.Ue., p.. lter)' and

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GNAIIBO!IE ARTISTS:

They are auhted by Bob

and Andrea TMr and Jerry Rockwall. "rt.1al aelect.ioo.: Owe.r the Waurtall, '!he 'ox, Swine:1nc Alone. S'wMt. Little Baby, Do What. the Spirit. 8&.7, Marjorie, JohMoo Ride a Cock Horae, Chiny Doll, Lit.t.le Birdie, Oh Mary, The Colden

Boy'.

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A 1'IMI D OUR LIVES ARTIBTS : au.hnell' . Badn Deleptlon Bob and Donna Rua I.U Mountain duldaera, t...ered dulc1l11!lrl, 1\l1tara, bowed psaltery, ba.. and loti of fine dng1n8 are found here. Bob and Donna are aaaiated by ~ra of the Golden Link 'olka Sins1nc Society or Roc:I".lter, 1fT. A booklet oontain1.nc .odc, lyric. and into~lian acooepa-

their peulX1&lltie' .hInea throu&h. 'D'Ih t.ape pr.'entl t.h. payinc aolo and tocether m dulci.er, p8!t.ltel')' and SUit.ar. Partial.elactionl: F~ra of' Edinburs/Jaa1e Allen, Sons of the Changer, The Blackbi rd, rr....c.... tl•• O" ar"ll ' lI WelCOlle, Star of' County Dovn/Sk¥e Bc».t Sonc/SLdewalk. of' New York, Road to Lhdoonvarna, Childgron, Banllh M1af'ortune, Old French, 'l'raveller, Sout.hv1nd/ Ba1de.t.roll Balinderry.

PRESH PEICED DUlCD!ER ARTIST: J. D. lABaah CASSBTT! tAPE

!'fer t,"r "Aut.UEI Lea.,.... on a ..unt.ain dulclMrT J. D. hea von a f'fN dulc1lll!lr conteat troY'.ie. playinc t.hat 'one. 11th tape h. . "Autu.a piua a wid. va.riet)" of aone' a!XI \une'. Part.Lal a.lectiOM: De.ndeUon River Run, Raindrop' Keep Fall1nc m Q Head/elate to You. The Water 1a Wide, Back on x,. M1nd, AutWln Leave•• 8ecI.wine. Wait Till the Sun Shin. . leWo/ Bye Bye Blackbird. Bird 1n a OUlldecl caKe.

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Appal43,chian Dulcimers by Kcith K. Young

Songs from the

for thc discrimina ting playcr

HEARTLAND

.c,?«id( fose actio,! for easy chordil1j

Bill Spcnccr with Debbie Kopp .Dd Ed Simpkins

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TRADITIDllAl AND ORIGiNAl SONGS SUNG AND PLAYED fOR YOU

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l3815 Kcndalc Rd. AnnaOOalc Va.) The BERIYTH COMPANY .nd JEANanLEE SCHILLING Proundly Announce The Birth

The

1ta..mmered 0ulc'l1ner MODEL 0310

1CNtN: May 4th, 1980 WEIGfT: 14 Poundsll

LENGTH: 39

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Description:

• 12 Treble COurses, Throlil Strln,s Per Course • i1 lass Courses, Two SUin,. Per Course

• Maple Pin BlDeks, Cherr y Rails, La_inated Birch Top' • Lacquer Finish -- SUpurb Craftsaanshlpl

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The layette includu a well desilned. very protective shipptna container , one set of ha_ers with padded ends, I use l care instruction booklet, a 3-year Ualted warranty, extra strin, wire in case of breala,e durin, inItIal tunin,. aT-handle, I-point-star tuninl-wrench, and a sturdy carrylnl handle. Adoptions Gladly Arranled By :

JEANanLIE SOI I LL UiG

Jean's Dulct.er Shop P.O. 10. II, Hi,hway 32 Cosby. TN 37722 Dealer Inquiries Invited

PIlON! : (615)-417-55'3 ~

Available Retail Or Wholesale Co.petitively Priced!t

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Have ,you eYer been J..nna with a group of other pl..a)rera, perhlop,l at a festival or p&rty. and wi.heeI. you eould pla,y along, but didn ' t know the tune' A guitar or ban player vould play '0I0fI chorda or ba •• note. -- you can, too. It ..y not be the IhIe a. real..l,y Itnow1.ng the _lody, but chordins or .c~ on the ta..em dulciMr can have it. ovn kind of udt_nt. It ' . tree enouch to let 1'OU play around, .. kine va.riation. each tiM the _lody 11 repeated. Once you 've chor.:!ed a .elody tor avhile, learninc it can be • very .1mple proee •• , .ince you already know it b,y ear, and. are hitt1.n&

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of the _lod,y note. 1n ,your chord •• Sc.e of .y rirst aCCOlllpan!aent.

were worked out rather pain.takiftlly while backing up a guitar player who nat-picked fid"le tune.. The:.ore chordirc I did, the easier it beceM; pattern. and techn1que. ~r8ed which fit into .,.t traditiond _lod1e • . !Yen 11' c:.honli.ng doe.n ' t 0XIe .asily to ,y0l.l at tint, eootinued Ute rill un.ravel iu -.r.terie •• Below 11 an ex&IIIple of' chording for "Turkey in the Straw" in G. Get .o.eone el.e to play the _lod,y and t.ry it out .

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A. you can lee, the lOB" part contain. a MlWlny which parall.ell pretty closely the rhytha of' the lIelOOy . "n!.1a variation breaks up the repeated Ute of' third. and fitths. And vhen u.ed to .ccc-pan,y • f'ut tame, it can be real.l,y tun to do.

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For e:u..p1e, try pJ..ay1nc a notef'or-note har.JrIy to "Filbert Hornpipe." follov1na; t.he _lady : In the '"B- part ot the hornpipe, you could vary tbb b,y .tr1iinc chord. of' two be.t. each •

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In other words. on the s.cond and third beats ot the measure , you ' !! play an interval of a fifth a nd then a thiN. A IDOre advanced techni que 11 to try to be a "banjo" - - lee.ve out the ba . . note in the acccapan1ment and juat play chor da on the upbeat . For e.xuple , with a 4:4 melody . hit the chord twice (rapidly) on the second and fourth beat an:! rut during the first and thlro beat. :

Most of my chord. eorDe out ot inter-

vals ot • th ird , fourt.h, or tifth. For s1ttpUe1ty , use Just the right lide ot the treble bridge to tryout 10000e auggeat1CMS in this p5.l'8graph. A 0 tune usually besins with a. 0 chord; one vay to play it VO'ill be to stri ke the 0 and A above it (. rUth) together. If:you need to ltay on the D chord for avhi1e, switch to a FI- A ~1nat1on. When the llelody chall4!;ea, 1 t rill otten go to e1 ther an A chord or G chorl :

you can play • dllple A chord

by striking the E and A above i t together; ake a G Chor d by Itrik1tl& the G and B

above it. You ' ll loon rind other notel in the be . . and h i gh treble range which will fit into these three chorda. B lIIinor, another COIIIIIIOn chord in D- 1II010::l.1el , can be played by atriHlI8 the rN and the B above

Ar pegsios , or playing t.he notes i n a chord. one after the other. a r e a wonderful acc:c.paniment to slow. and especially aung -.elooles. You can a!alpl)' run up ttu-ough the chord. or run up ami down i t you. '-ve tae. As your arpeggio technique !alprovea, you will be .ble to use thea hi&hllghta in ralter lIIelodiel . . well. Here 11 an example ot I~ G- chord arpegsiol:

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nut do1nc varied rhytt.ul. Think ot other irutrumenta 1Ihich are use::! tor tolk aCCC*Janillent and try to imitate their sound. For example, a piano or guitar

orten backa up a tune in waltz (3 :4) t i me wi th an oem- pa- pa kind of aceompani-.ent. The pian1lt would hit a ban note foll.oved by tvo identical chor da in the treble rance , in an even 1- 2- 3 rhythm . You can eaaily do this . though your chord. Day 1II0..md thinner than a piano ' ., dnce you can onl¥ hit two notes at once. One o.y to he~p thia Is to vary the two chord •. For exa.Jl1pl.e , aceompaniment to a waltz in D cou.l.d star t :

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Experiment with playing arpeggi o. acr on the bridsel (right to lett) whenever poss _ ible.

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Anotter var1.at.kll, vr.1eh rHlly «"aU It.aelf, h to .. 1aply play IIlternh of third •• fourth •• or t'1rt.ba 1n • -Jrua.ina:" faahion r. tt.*r tl"JIon • t.Jl taneousl,. atriklnc t.he~. For eUilpIe. )'011 could play D char.;!:

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Bowed PAltry.. 20 Ott 30 .tring right Ott feft hMded M.o. of OntgOn H.,dwood

Kits alSo avalatH ua1na; your right hand for t.ne A. and your len for the D (a fl fth below 1t). 'fa..l can keep clr~ tM A Ilt.Id chance the D to ao E for a alapIa chal:!C. to tne A ebord. If 10U increaae the apeed of the i1r..-.in&. you wlll .oon bave a aaooth tr_lo s01.o& in both handa at. once, which cre.tes a whole new and rlch t.aJtt.ure. I use chonlq o1'1.en v~n play1nc aolo to bNak up %¥ _lodJ... - - prOYl4e .. YIlI'iatlon OIl the •• coed or t.hird reJ)Ht.. I hope t.hla hal helped )IOU set ata.rt.ed - i f you ' ve already been dol1'\1 t.hi,. or have any queatlona, ple••• write . . and ahare your thOuihtl.

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Tnldlt.lona ... and Oriclnal Mode vith

rRED MlYIR {Dule1aer} 0000 BERCH (Oule1aer, Vocal, BanJo, ~nnyvt-.htl •• Recorder) MARA JalBA,T (Vocal) JON VERTREES (Guitar)

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Mid_.t. Coan Record, •

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Wl"'CHUlIA VIAGINIAnaDl

Clear Crftk, Df 1171.26 Al.Io A. . 1labl.e - ROCKDIG CHAIR

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SERIOUS PLAYERS :

BOB DOYLE, LORRAII'-.!E LEE, DEBI'Y

Me CLATCHV. ROGER NICHOLSOt-J, "ON PENIX.. ELAI NE 51 LVER, .JA\(.E WALTO"'-l4we:y O'WN ~ PEfl.FOt<M WITH ONE! 01:2 MOR& O~ OUR It..lSTRUM&"-ITS.

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CATHY BA12TON OA12A

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'I'M prel1ll1narie. of the vit.I:: • pertorwnce fro. or tolll aide ' . prabl' dule.r

eont.en co.encc 0Qe

playera . Cathy obviously enJoy' .harlna her au.le vlt.h audienoe. , A• • h@ play., you besln to redb.@ that. clulcs..r playa ~ch .are than . . . lady with an .c~ pIUl¥lnc dront". Th@1"I: 18 an energ@tic thrWD1.nc rhyU. tha t 18 tl"'~ b. .ellne. the grounJ rro. which I; dulct.er aOI1l can grow and blOOll. Cl.th1 nurture. tM. with her I"I:pertoiNl of at-rums that chl.:'.4;@ p8t·@ IUld dlr@ction -- Ju.t like tM tOOtlt@pI of tobe c:1'OIId • • uu", out . aiJe tht' t.er.t. t.;e ni&!"t of the tirst. • _ nual dulciMr cont.est. .t. t.he Boone Count.y Fair.

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kindl, IIOUntain and hall· .ered dulcimer1 Wh1.ch calle (iut! The eountaln duld. . r I atarted play· inc (int. I badn ' t heard or the .oun. taln dulcilMlr until about rour yea.rl aco . vhen I Nrlt AV one at. t.he O1ark rolk Cent.er. I It.arted playing the ha.-ered dulc1aer arter I had played the .ountain dulciMr .while . My rlut. expolure to hamllered dule1..er IISI leeins .n dbu. by Jay Row¥I In the dulct.r ahop In Mountain View, but I .re~ dldo ' t take Dlch Interel't. in the Inltru· _nt until I hard Bill Spence ' l record wit.h J'enn1n& ' a All-Star Strln& Band on R>Af (a loc.l l1neMr-hpport.ed radio ltat.lon). I Wal .0 int.rlaued, I called into the Itation and uked theil, "Vhat in t.be heck 11 that.!." and I went. and bou&ht the record. !bere.".1 a plct.ure or a dulciMr on tbt back and I .reall7 wanted to get one. We had a lead in ltanl. . City, but. the ina:tn.enta t.here wert pret.t.y • • ll . 141' dad Aid he t.hou&ht he could _te one, 10 he pretty vell baled it on t.he pictu.re on the back or the altm. . BIU Spence hu reell¥ been an inlpi.ration to lie.

iYl~"'-.1' ""1 allo a tremendoua inlpiration to lie . He_I one or the rlut. people I r e&il,y lOt to know' in Mountain Vi...., and he accepted • • He knew I int.er eated in that kind or .ulic ao he a.ked . , to play in h1l band at the Folk Cent.er. Then he laid he wanted tapel or ~ .ulic, .0 I .t.arted aendina: tu. tap.. or lonel that. I d1d. Ke _I .rHil,y lnt.eruted In wMt I WI doing.

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Wagoner" wh.1ch I ha~ reallT not. heard ..a.ny people play. But tor t.be .all. ~rt., he gave _ an in to t.he ~ple at Mountain View . How about RaaIona Jonel (wite or Cramp!

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Ie-body die who helped • a lot down there. It it .... reo·t ror ~ . .ana, I doubt. that I would have ever ltayed down at t.he OUrk Folk Center per· _nent.ly durine: the Iw.erl.

Hov did you.r tint albia come about' Jay alked • to do that. T pla~ in Wuhincton, D. C. with Jay Round at the Red Fox Inn at Bethelda, Maryland. lion Penix. a haaliered dule1_r player. _I in the audience. He ...... intrigued by what we did, and later talked wit h Jay about help1", hI. wit. h an alb~. Ulti· . . tely. I played on "A *-ered DulcbM!r Reunion" with Ron and Jay. The very rirlt t.hine: I ever recorded ...... one cut. on an albia called "The Walnut Valley Sprins Thine." "MDT1n' On Down the River" ...... releued in 1979 . Do you play the haa:lered dllle1-.r -.ore nov' Alot .ore. The Inatru.ut. excitn lie JUlt a little bit D:lre \.han the .:Junta in dulciMr. but I love both or ttte.. I reall¥ do. Tbe ~red dulc1aer h allo e .. ier ror _ to play and eo.el to _ a little -ore naturally than the .cunt-J,in dulciller.

Hev jo YOU a pproach the dulcimer! Well, I ' . prett.y Dlch a tradit.lona11lt i t that ' a WMt. you .-n. I pretty .. ch at,ick to the old tunel •• I '. not what you would conlider a procreuive player . My int.e.relt 11 in old roll aonel .

Do you have any wordi or advice ror people ltartins: out on hI..-ered dulciller! I have tried to teaeh people the inltru· llent aqd 110IDuld laV to It.art .erv _thocU · call¥ and llowly . Peopl. will learn tunn on the dulc~r. tak1nc t~ l1ckety. lplit, and the next. thing you know. they become frenetic, and Arte r a"hUe tend to 10le intereat. To play the hua!~ dulcime r you Wit be prepared to .pend houri get· tina the lnatru.ent tuned. It takea hlilt an how' to an hour to tune it .

Do you ptck up t.unrl rro. riddle tunel or other dulcimer tunel! E1ther one. Prt..rlly ~ rtddle t.unea, but. I have learned bot.h _ya. Please do not reprint or redistribute without permission. Contact dpn@dpnews.com

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lana proceu and I don ' t enjoy it, but t t ' " lo.ethinc tn. t. Blat be done . I I<eep it. in tune at. .11 tt.. because .n out- of- tune h&aDered dulcl.~r sound. - - vein!. I wuld lay to play it 8lovly and to take it II•• Y. because it ' •• beauttful inltr~nt and you don ' t have to play every tune rut. The tA!aItation 11 to do that. When you play rellll1 faIt, it eon be an overpower1.ng bunch of sound tML CO!IIeS from lohia thins · The notes all !leah .nd it .tart, sounding .trange. it just. doesn' t sound pretty .rtar that point. So, let the notel ring. One note will rins for. period of t1ae and that 1a pretty in, .nd of, it.ell. I tried tMt with "Go1n& Ho.e" frc. Dvorak'i !fEW WORID SYMPtIlIfY on the dbull "Mov1na On Down The River" . I played the liang .lowly. hitting single natu . I wanted to pre-

Do you roulee anl charllje in t.he direction of ,YOur IllUlie in the future ; are YOU 80ing

to lIlOve alflly from tradit.ional IllUde? No . I have no delire to leave it and that dou not. seea t.o be the case vith a lot of IIG' friends. They deal vit.h it and then IU_ to grow weary ot it. arter a while . But. ~ whole interelt is 10 tolklore, 10 I doubt. that I will ever leave t.raditional Dllie . I ' ve alwaYI been intrigue:! with the ImIdc 10 llalhville, however. Maybe I could .u: the kind or lIulic I . . do1nc: with the • .uie in llalhville. I like to experiment vith lOUMI. I abo love to prelent .ulic to people, to teich, to taU about what I'll doing -_ to get other people excited. Catlly reCi!ntl.y received her "Itera degree in Folk StuHea (Hiltorical PreIl'!rvatlon) fro. Weatertl kentucky Stat.e l1nivere1ty. She 11 prelently living in Columbla, HiuO"Jri with her husband , David PIlra.

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They ' re ancient. I would aay . . ybl! Perlia . They were a Hebrew tradit101l1l1 inltrument, I know that. They are found all over the world. I ' ve leen Greek inlt.rumenta t.hat. look 11ke dulcimerl, call.ed ",antOJri." In Iran, It. ' 1 called I "Iantur" and in Korea, it ' l called a ",...ngchin. " It. ' 1 lot 4'5 different n&ael. I ' ve learned that the in.trument ifill played in the Coloniel for Itreet. lIU.ic, dancing, thing. 11ke t.hat . Who ltarted PC!Pl!ar1:t;1ng itT

Henry Ford llked thi. inatrullent and pr~t.ed it in HI dance orcheltra. It died out, I t.hink, because it 11 hard to tune aM it has alva.yl been looked upon III kind of an oddity InItrument. A lot of people are tryifiB to change that - people lilte Jay Round. So Jay Round ! p i t.hink. 11 one of the

people who hili popUlarized t.he hallllll!red dulewrf !fe ' lone. But. I t.hink tbe perlon who got a lot. of J'le<lp1e ltarted would be a fellov by the I'IUIe of Chet. Parker in Mlehisan. He died aa.e yean back. He- inlpired Jay to play, and also Howle Mitchell, who wrote thole . . nuaIa on how t.o build. hl.lIIIII!red duleu.er. And then the perlon who got a lot of people Ita reed! of course, 11 8ill S"nce. And, certainly, Ed Tricket.t ' l beoen an In Ipira tlon to III!.

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DULCIMER FRETBOARD MEASUREMENTS JUST AKD PmtAOOREAN INro:o.ATIOft

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IAt _ explain how t.o use IIY Hlthl& in I lit.tle .ore detail. The columt labeled ' jult frc:. nut ' gin& a ."ure.w'nt frCIIII the nut. to each particular fret . For the convenience of thole who do not po..... a very Ions . . . uring in.tnlment ot great accuracy, lidded t.he tvo colu.u labeled ' Ju.t fro- previQlI ' and ' pyu..asorean rro. preyiou. ' . Thele nUlDber. repre.ent the dhtanee between two c:onaeeut.he t'ret • . Keep 10 aind, though, i t you .et. fret.. by only .... uri.lll distance. trw one fret. t.o the next U .. t it 11 a certainty you ,,111 euserat.e errora tr you COQIihtently el· t.l_~ 1n the . _ direct.ion. A Ions Iccurat.e .uuring t.ool is beat.. Abo, don ' t put. your bridge at it. e.lct. theo· reticl1 lo~tio'1. To cccpenut.e tor .tring It.retehing at the t1ae a note il tret.ted you -.alt. .:we the bridge baek unt.ll it. ,ivu a fret.t.ed oot.e . t the 12th tret. eq~l in pileh t.o t.he aU· point harw:'lnic.

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St..:xl Spaldif16 or1s1nallJ' u.ed ' pyt.ha&Orean' in r~terence t.o aIt.erna.~ wIue. for freta 6, 6.5 , ..3. 13.'. These Yallle. r~volve about. .c.eth1nc knoWn I ' 'The ec:.. of Pyt.hacora.'. " I don ' t ella to know all Uere 11 t.o know about t.his Jlllrlieular .ubJect and don' to have time or • pa.<:e to 10 into ..,hllt I do know. For your firll try It any ot~r than ch~tie tretboard however, I'd re~nd u.1ne a pytl-Asornn 6 - 13 and a JUlt 6.5 - 13.5.

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By the va7. I ' ve had corre'pondence vi th ~ple reprdlng 117 equd tnpered ct.ro_tic fret prograa (1t'. <*lled CHR(J(A the- new one La JUST). Scae want to knov vhy the ra1.10 1n .,. article 11 different

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"'heo I va_ • child, I vondered wheN _yonnah. ca.e tn.. Did i t nov rrc. t.reu l1h _pIe .yrup' Or dL:t Wl.u.pec:t1nc deHrt. travdera 'c.et!.e. find ~1a. 111 • l1&nt.

cactus rather than valer' I alway. had an act.ive *&1 ... t1on: SoIIIehow I didn ' t picture K*IOM, or .o.e .cbic•• e<E:l1n1nc 011, lIP and otMr 1n&redlenu. J.r. of _)'O!Ulah. Itaply IppMre<! In the ltoore. The DPIf b .c:.ewbllt lie _yon-

nab.. BYen tbouch all Inue ~h'u at. I sub.criber ' , door .ue.blttd, U.aple<l and t.r~. it arrhu .1. .., door in ten naclt. of nat PSpo!r.

I've otten .pent. ten InLen.e day. Met! thrH .onth. Juat. putti", thins' tocet.ber, Unlu.pectlnc tTlend. hn. a<*I!t.t.e. raced thh wountain ot paJ.oer with.. In the ... nt1_. oorrupondenee t.. piled uP. ttl ... for the OPlf u.a1*d in .., .111.1 II eollJlHna dutl•• eon.~ oyer OM .onth of II,)' t1ae Meh

Are )"OU aJu1tt&: an illue ot OULCDQ:I PlAYER!'!' IIEWS bec.u'f! It .1"1"1), H .d n't arrbe' IuufO.I ann ' t late' - towr. But now and then U,'!' sre.J.ln. set t\lO c r tt,ree ~ple. or the po.t otrico I11III (' inel fO.t tt.I'1II t o r ~Ullct, It your OPH deelll ' t .rriYe .ft.er a r-e.onablCl inurlude (or unrea.oaable Int.~rlQde. i t )'OU 're anxious). let us know. Anotter OAf will be •• nt to )'OU yh 1st class _U . Vhat 1• • reeaorlllbl. Inurhode' It depend. on W!'lel'f' JOU live, 1't'w!o OPN 1a .ent. 3rJ d ... _11 durin& the tint veek of nch quartl'r. It. ~n tau ~-6 veek, to reach the Weat. eo.it.

W.nt 1.0 be In tM OAf tUe for dule1_r pla~ra. builder' and tt"lC:N>ut Send \,1.1 .n Indell: car" ,hinc your na.., add" .. , tel.phone mmber, .ni the lntor..t.10Q 'bout. the In.lt~nt' )"01,1 pla1. teach or build. W.nt. 1.0 know of 1\,11cl.rr players, buIld.rs or te.chers in )'O\,Ir .re.' Plea.e call and va ' U share t.hat DAf file with you .

II THE TRADITIC* h • MV bl-..nthly -..l1n. for tollt -.!,ldan.. 'the tir.t. 1 ..\,Ie va. rel.. ,ed In Au.8I.I,t., 1980. The ."tine vill cvvcr all .. peets ot foU and .t.hnic .u.le:, Includinc .rticles on topic. ranctnc t'na Tex~ll and Irish to Southern Appa.1acM.an and FreneA ~d1an -.de, fO("l,l.l"« on peortorwera. audc:al intNMnts and p.. t. tNd1tiona. Sub,crlpt.lona (U .S.) are $9. ~o ror ODe )'Mr, $18.00 for t.wo ),ears . DlTHI!RADlTmR. P. O. Box 19. King. ton , IIJ

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There are '«*8 old om article reprlntl, both ha.lDered and .ountain ..Julct.er, t.hat we'd be plMaed to und to readen ~ •• t.Inc t.hea. !here ' . no char&e, e.c:ept. 35; for ~tage and an Itnntlope .

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DUET OR MIXED DULCDfi:R

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BOB EVANS FAftm OULCJJ(ER FESTIVAL WDnmas

Dav1d Schnaufer - Boulder, CO and Fred Meyer - Clear Creek, IN (Tied) AM Epling and Heghan GrUffn Gallipolis, OH

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Barb Willey - Worth1ngton. OR Lynn Ellen WeUa - Steubenville, OH Sude Petersen - Louilville. KY

GRAND CHAMPION

David Schnaufer - Boulder, CO

SOLO DULCOOR IKSTRlJ(Elf1'AL - MAL& ~

The NicholA. ,..11y - Nawrre. OH

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David Schnau!er _ Boulder, 00

Bob Cox - Fairborn. OR 3Dl Peter Haurer - Switzerland

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Irish dllnce t\.l"leS, at rs. and songs to the rrountain dulctmer. W'rltten by Bob Hutchinson (3 weUknown dulcimer player, teacher. aOO maker) and Jim Carr (a prize.......n.nning songwriter/Singer from Tyrone. Iretard ). this \o\)rk is a larrlnark in dulcimer instruction and is suitable for beginners

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in the Classroom RICHARD C. BERC Oregon Collele or Mude

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'fe6c:btrl ot aide in public Ichoola and C!OUegea are dhcove.r1nc the dul· ct.r to be a valuable in,tru.ent tor 1,1 . . in the clauroc.. ReporU rrc:. aU ~. or the count.r,' deacrlbe t.he develo~t. or dule:bler crou~ in el_nt.&ry. Junior Mah. and senior hlat'. Ichoch al .1 in colie&ea , In aecoMaTY ac:hooll the dule:u.er 11 be1n& introduced . . 1nly in seneral aude elanel, and. 1n college. in CO'JU.' that tMe:b t'un4aaental, ot aide: and t.eac:h11'11 .ethelda. Mude t.ee.cherl are oblerv1n& the. enthused. r elponae or thel!' students, upec:1al.b by thole student. with little or no pr'lIIYioul &l11~1 pertor.nce ex-

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I have fOWld equall)- enthused. r e action. t'roIII graduate _de: nudent., onu Vho teach 11'1 PJbl1c .choola dU Tll'II t~ year am take coll.ep OOurlU during aummer Ie_I lona Ieadine to certi r1cati on re~ul r_nt.

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ci_r courses to initiate dulcimer cu .... in their schoch with -.rked IUCcell. AI national chai~n for the Nulic ~uOl.torl HatiO:lo&l Conference ' conven· t.1on held 1... t Aprll in Miu.i Bee.ch, I pr9lent.ed tlIO dulct.er ... lions which ve.re well attended .m received vith .nt.bud..... Quelt.ion. and reque.t. for 1n!'0~t1on .. to how to o r pnhe and operatA! Ichool dulct.er prograu indicated tbe del i r e of a llUIIber of

*The Nulic Educators Rational Con1'er· enoe is the national profelslonal or· pniz.aUon for public .chOOl .DII colieie audc t.e&chers. J<l

teacherl to .tert progr... in their .chooll or colleges. A YideotApe of dulct.er cla.lel I teach at. Crego" COlle. . of Education ""1 sent on re· que.t to perlonl in widely .cat.tered . r e. . woo intended to inaugurate el...... t.hil taU . I bepn upe r illlenting t.hree year, 19o with the use of the dulci · mer 1n college \DUlfc t'undflilentall clallel. With no cia II _thod avail· 'ble , .n .ppn.ch _ I deviled to luit. ou r lpeelal needl. My el..... run in lize rro. thirty· five to '1 lIr. . .1 fort.y· t1ve. Man,.y Itudent.1 in thel. elane. haTe lit.tle or no pdor .lIie ~inc o:perience; therefore •• three. Itep plan _. devlled to ~e tbell gr.duall,y and ..octhI, fro. IhiplUied to ltandard notatIon : (1) l1WI~r nota · tion , (2) letter na_ notatiO'1, and (3) It.andard notation udnc the trebIe clef. ~t.ical notation prove"el fTaI li.pIe to t.he .ore 10philtiOited and orten I:ynCOpated rh,ytt.ic patter n. found in folk ud popular WJaic. ~ n~beril\l I,ate. for identi · fyina; the varlou. pitch. . diNers ftOa COlIventlonal fret nUlllberinc found in ot~r dulc1a~ r books. (I teae~ fret numbering later in t.he courle, 10 that .t.udents . , read fr~ book,

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et two black key,; T 1, the white key to tohe lett or three black key.). Be8 1Mer . are taUSht. to oblenre thllt the .pt.ce. between rreU 3 and 4, 5 and 6 , 9 -.n.1 10, and 12 and 13 Ire narr ower tt.n adJacent. .paee, betwen freu. The7 quickly dllcern t~t v .. t we call I 11 the narf'Oll lpace between tl-etl 3 aG1 .. , tt.t 1 an oct." h1gr~r II alao • narrov lpace (between f'nu 9 and 10). In the Ia. _nner, the eye quiCkly lpotl the t-.ro narrow I~eel (5-6) (12- 13) that locate the a1ddle and high octavel ot the note" . Pltchel below thele lIiddle- resll ter notel are indicated by the nott. ti00l1 l)'IIt(:ll Uled for other clalirOOla 1.nItru.ent .. , a 11M ovecr the nUliber (or let-ter) for upper_octave notel and a 11ne un~er the nu.ber (or letter) tor lov-re&llt.er notel :" By ule of thil notatlor.l Iylt_ Ind by tuntne; dule!.er. to C lcale (lon1a.n .ode) tunine. all clAliroo. inItru.entl (recorjerl, belli, l~toharPl, etc.) uy be OOIIpatibly taught and Ule,i \.oSet.her in enl_blel. Group julcLDer instructional methCUI , vhile efficient for teaching many It~dentl dllultaneoully, inhibit the rr.., untettered explo~ation .nd dis covery praaoted by 1ndlv1dllll folk YI ot learning to play. To COWlter tU. tendency, It\l!ientl Ihlluld be eonIUntl,. enooure.sed to iaproviae, to aute, to tl')' .. ri0l11 Itnaaa or MIodic ~ell1at.entl, to trult their O".m. .nieal earl and taltel, to lhten aBti create their ovn lpecial verdon of aD¥ ,iven tune. Alao planl n~ to include the encouragement of indlvidu.al and . .11 group (dueu, trial, and 10 0.,) practice and ~r for.anee (vlth little or no teact~r auldance) .

- For a .ore Jetalle:! explAna tion ot tMI QOtatlcnaL SYlteII, refer to Play aB1 Sing the D,llc_r WaY, Richard C. Bera, Harril Nul!c Publicatlonl, 1978.

Dulcia!r in.tt~ d.l.roo- otter. an W!.uI'UII opportunity to deftlo;» folk - like e!1.lr.llblel, Ulina Vl.tever Inlt~~nt. ~re a . . lIable . Sa.e of your Itl.ldentl _,. be learnina guitar, violin, or perhipi play harmoniC.I and other lelf- taugnt instrumentl. Molt cla .. ~ are eQuipped vith autoharps, belli . and pereullion laal.rumanu. Re~rder 11 otten w,uar.t in ,e~rll alsie. Ccablnill8 thele inltru lIentl into en~3lel provldel a dell,ht ful experience for the _ny Itudenta vho have not na1 luch opport-.an1.t.iea otherv1a.e, and develolM their appre ciation and underatanding of the .. rled texturea al'd to-\e colora obtainable throuit. arrangi"l .Jslc for caabinatlona of inat.ru..entt . Cr... the teachera vUl develop other _thoda ot notation, other IMovatlve uael of the dulct.er , ADd .rrance and crelte .ullc adding to the preaent repertoire. It . . tter s not 10 .uch 'lfhether a teacner uae. tablature notation , the notation delcribej herein, or prefera to te4ch by rote. 10 101'11 as .tudent. are lI.Iided toVan1 a ~n ,oal; the enjoy.ent of pl.ay11l8 \.he dulc_r and t.v1na: lufflclent lUll and oonfidenee to exprell t~el". _Ile.!ly alone and In the c:o.~n,y of ~.ical friend •.

RICHARD C. BERG Protellor of Mullc Creative Artl Dept. OrelJOn Colle,e ot Mullc Monaouth, OR 91361

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A KnolfYl11e, Tenn. native, Bar~r. taUCht. her . . lr to pb)' tM dulc:1mer on I borrowed In.t.ru.ent. t.hree y.arl 580 .rter &radu,Una trOll! the Unlverl1t.y Tennellee wi th I deyee In alde: t.heory and c:o.podLion. Alxeady a poll.bed piani.t., .he at.Lra~t.e4 to the dul~_r .. ju.t. t.he righL lnaLnaenL to ~rror. ald~ LbilL t1l' ~ ai .. ioned her t.o oc.poae for a eollece play "it.h an App.la~h1I.n .. t.t.inc. "I .t.1t. .ylelt' ort' rro. dule:1..er bookl aM int'l~ncel and '!IOrked out .y own Lablat.ure and Chord1n&," B&rban "yI. "I think there'. a ..,i~ t.o Appalachian .aunLaln .u.lc, but. the r e' • ..,lc in other al.ic and ."re prosrellive play1ne technique., ~." She tavor. ja~z-a1xolydiln tuningl 11k. C-G-'- C t.hat. live that. Jazzy fourth interval ICro.. the _lod.J .trine•• Vl\1 an elecLric dulciMr' "1'1101lld be J--.l1lI Yit.h fT1end. and t.hey ' d drcnm out. 111 acou.t.ic dulc1ae.r. SO I LOG'- It. t.o I Chulotte ",it.&!' rtpdr _n all! Mod hh copy it. in an ele~tric .:tiel."

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Prore .. iollllb, .be prodUcel .ouDd IUde ahewl for .uc.h f'UDctlona a. the Charlotte uta t\In4 ddve and local col.lele rre.~n or1anLatloo pr"O&raaa. Shot b. . LauchL .aic oc.poaltiOD It the local r:o-.unit.y col.l.ep. And ahe pertoru with "JacklOn, Weblter and Mee." 'nib t.ttrH- ...ber SJ'OUp include. 'red Jack.on. DoL'. IOn, on guitar ("ha ' . Ireat."), Barbara alillinl: and pla,inc dulclMr, and interpret.iv. dancer Mary Ann MH ("'he " _,""lou."). MI.r7 AM doe • • lonlJ'dance baled on tM aien lancuaP or the d .. f, interpretinc the lIOnS. ot lOre' Barbarl h. . arranced ud a1n.c. to ",iLlr all! dule.L.er acec.pa.ot.mt. They ' .. been 00 educaLlol1lll 'N Ind u.uall,y pe:rtol"lll in ~t.1rc:ha ••

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teJOn, thell' !)auet bOun4. te)'On .1::Ile' to the door. Ihe. n.l tori • lole.n "woof'"' ,Dd waddle. baet to hll bed, dut,1 don4l. 8I.rbara 11 noodUJ18 do~ on I concert.ina ("t.he ~.h - pull kJnd") and I ' ve "1M, pr-o.lud t.o 00114 hal' I MoDaler dulc1_r. It lI'Ould '(lUnd .peC:Uocular played t.hrou&h the phue .h1rt.er. She ' . ended her dule*r Ca'M' now -_ w.tter you teach the ba.lc:" It ,et. back to practice, pn.c:t1ce, practice" __ and 11 taUtl,. about orp.n1dllC Charlotte " rlr1t duleJ..er rut.lval thi' 7MJ'. That .hould nu.b out. .c.e WIre "cl.oaet" pla,..rs.

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FOR &AU: 00(1) OLO-TlMI BA.IIJO IITS. I~ a sood prlc:.. Stock elo.eout - 3 ......11Ibl. (1 rr.~t.ed, 2 !'retle.I), $35 .aCh. p1111 $5 Ihlppinl . Blue R1qe DJ.lc1. . r Shop, P. O. Box 2164 , Wincbe.t.er, VA

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8rhtanJ did • .,n 1'U~ . . t'U1 perrorwJrII tour of the _'tern United State. ~hi. S~r. Hi. Il~ i, DOUCI AKIRI/BITTER SWElT. 0''' R[CH (RDglcLaer Fretboard Me'.ur.-ent.") h I cc.p.ater prograMr/dulcimer pla)'tr and builder frca WU.lngton, Delavan . JIM BURRILL ("Ohio Melody"), I 4ulc!.er player fra. 0.11torn1&, h.. been I l.oog tiM: friend or the OPW. smr AUSTIlf (wThe !teel RowR - pitar pan) 11 part ot I tantauJ,e Phila_ ctelptUa- bliled band, Jl)VA. JDJIY IIOCMU. (RP1nserplellne on the M~. Dllc1M:r R ) h. . recently rd... ed I OIII.U•• tape ot hll riDe dlllc1.er play1nc. Jerry ' . cotu.n. Ire I relllar tel~ure ot lobe IlJLCDCER PUYIRS ImfS . RIClWID BIRO (RDlll_ e_r 1lI the C1a .. ~") h the IUthor ot PLAY AlCD BING THI DULCIMER WAY, I tine 1nI~ructlon book . AIIJ'lA BARRY (-In ~be Blelk Mldvlnt.er"). I IIorth ClroUna reddent, 11 I vel")' 1mellthe .u.lc1.an vbo tal Irran&ed 10'lely . .lodie. tor ~be dulc1. . r. IOGER IlCHOLSOII (wFreu R ) 11 vell.

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pick/tin&erpiek pitlr. ~u ot t144la Send BASI tor 11n&le .~)'le lilt or $1.00 tor oc.pl.ete eat.&lo& and ... pJ.e tab Clpec1ry ,tyJ.e) to: Jane Keeter, 1155 19th St •• HE. Sau., OR tune. ~

97301. WLCIMITI'ZS FOR SAlE - 22R looc, 3 Itr-l~. 13 tretl, loUd woodl, oU tW.h, dtller tuaina: plu Yith "nnch • plul *5 lb1pp1nc via UPS. Dvl· c1_ra f'rca $100. Roll Evilll, 2318 • . Rahn Road, letterin8, OK 1a5k40.

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C01"l'Olf I'KII'r PAmED DUU:lMIII BAa 40R by 11" vlth .boulder ,trap, book pocke t and dpper Iceellory pocket - $12.00 includel .hipping . ~e rrc. Jean'l Dul.es.-r Chop, P. O. Dol'> 8, CO.by, 'I'Jf

3Tr22. HELP: IT'S OORKA 51 A LOlli, ~ wnnmt. It you Ny GKAW!IOIU, you'U hi.... _ thine to do aod ve ' l1 be able to .. t: See: Ad pap 9 . DoUC Illd Fred

~<::::>~ lnovn to DP!I' reac:lcra. He alld Jlke Wilton Ire tourill8 in the Udt.ed State. dllrill8 September and oetober. rwYD ELJ..INO'J"Qf (Ba rba:ra Web.ter intenl,,,) vorkl vith • Cbar1o~te, Iforth carol1na IlIVIp'per and buildl .nd play. the ~red dulet.er. COITltIMnDtG AltTIST3; Klehd Lepre, Bet~)' St,lIedle Ind Lukin B..,..nt • "nM! phot.cligNpb ot Connie IIorth vi th the Ir~lcle RDllc1_ _r t.a the Clallroo.- va. Uken by Bonni. c.ro1.

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Thl Ilbwa .lxI' in.truaental with vocel .elect.10~ vall. The lnltill t.une, ''Welt.rn Count.ry". IUu.t.nte. t.he toet.pplnc tun the duld_r 11 capabl. of. "'V1l1 tt,. Circle be Unbroken" I<Nnd. a Iood ded Uk• • 11vl", ~ pt.hlr1nc, pleau.at. but. DOt <Ntlt.ud1q; vocall.y. "John Brown ' . Drflo." 11 pl..,.ad on dulet.r II I thnla put. roUDd • • Iood addition to the al~. "'ncloudy DIy" prootl' I point qult.e MOl''',.,. to ID IltJu.. of dulc1Mr aul1c, l.e., ttat the au.ielanl can p~ bot.h talt pieee. aad llow, _!odic tuMI. Alt.boup thi. tu.na 11 at.olt a dupll~tI Itya or the S~. Taai17 ot Artanlal ra., It COIle' ICroi. a.1eel)' vit.h lhI acl.lIIlon of an allt.obarp a.nd suSter acccapen_nt..

Doc" 11 PI"'Ot.blJ' the belt lnat.nmental here t.etW'inI a ",.,. _llow rntled banJo, dulelMr !nt.roj t.twn the tmole "ad pit.cM, in. "JelU, JO'f or Man'. D.. 1rine" didn ' t. quite 11vI up t.o IU potentSaI on lutoherp althouV the IfUlt.ar aCC'OIlpanlMnt bobt.ered It. conIId,nbly. The over-rlcorded "Relt_ Annie" 1. JU't. 11kl ever1'bOd)' el'I ' . recordS",. It. hal • dlne1nc doll tor rhythlll - nice, but. 'OMt.t'.1na .ore orlalnal 11 needed. The rour ballad. on the I.lbUII contribute a lI'.. t ded to It, the be.t OM bel", "DlrQ' Farrow". The aU-ts.. WOrit .0tIC I .. r written, "TUrn Your a.dlo 00". 11 actually pala_ tabll b, t.he baDd. AU ia IU thll albt.l1ll 11 qult.e co._ndebll tor t.1'.e fint au... 117 tt.e NUl Run Dulc:1Mr land. I hope t.}-.e, dO .ore. I lilted t.hil one and hope you. will too. "Pr.tty Lilta

tbe 'peeLa1 qUllttie. of the dule1aer an Interwoven vit.h ItI'OllC bond bet..... the broUleri. The .tory J/1'OSI'..... in a t1aelell. but faaillar ¥Or14 •• tin.,., InclaDd. I f .. l thil .tor'J" vould "' of lot.erelt to dlllciaer plAyer. of &n¥ ale.

-Erik •. Ileanedt, Director 'I'hr.. Rinra I\Ibllc Libruy Channlobon. n 6()IalO

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Thh restoration, just completed, _. round in a basellent and Mit been there '0 long that i t hIld completely lepu-at.ed into aU of its component pert.. The only th1n& we know about it 11 that it VIlB _de by • chiropractor 11'1 Plainville, Kans •• about 50 yeU, ago. It is about 3 ' lont; vith a seale length of 33" . The box 11 about 4" deep. It is .ade of cedar . The fretboard is 3 1/2" wide. The Dear aide i.I 1'retted chrOlDlti cally tor tvo octaves. wit h l.on& freta in the diatonic positionl and short onn otherwise . Only one str1nc; is on this

,Ide, on which the melody 1. played . The other .lde I, fretted chromatically to one short of one octa~ . On this side a.re five string' vhlch are fretted by stopa wrlted by the pedals in the cabinet belovo I'd be interested to Itnow if any of you.r readers have seen anything like thb . We My just have he re a page in dulcimer hhtory unique to the plain. or Kan •••. o •

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