1981-02, Dulcimer Players News Vol. 7 No. 2

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Spring 1981 Vol. 7 No.2

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Leo RceTznec ... 1981 Dulcimer Festivals

and Workshops Calendar


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rche Offiwedish C!Jelimmel tIn inlrtJdllClitJn by :

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In rNding dJlciJrec books, )'0.1 ' 11 eanetlRs tlm of the 90ediah folk inst.n.D£!nt called U. lumel. It b • ft'!IIIbe[ of the au-~ ~ly of board zithers that includes the GeCIIBn Scheitl'clt, the NonIegian 8M

langeleik. Frerch Q>iIWtte des voaqes and The tumJel ' . ailllUarities to the Jotu'Itain DJlcimer (frettloud, diatonic Eale, etc.) invites. cloeer look and I think

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ycu'U ... iu possible: place in DJlcinler history .

na:ro hI.Imlel Is of Germanic or 19 1n .1~ it ' s the German name foe the bee (die ~l) and one of the ~illh nam!. (tuala) • .". name i. alao said to anx-oximlte the tu.i.nI) a7.n:S that bees ma.ke in wir fU9ht . 'ttle

Wt i tten history 00 the tunnel goes black to 1770 , bJt there are indications that it ' . ewn older . &.>en Ibf • • ec:bJlar torn in 1703, wrote that in his youth he saw IMfIy f.~r. playing the -langspel- (literally; la'q lnsu\M'ent) siailar to the later tunre.l . The langspel , IIlImtioned in • 1711 (:Ii_rtatton , had a rectarJ;lular klUlX1 b:»t al:aJt )5t7t 9- with 15-18 iroo freta and strings stretched along the top. A Edieval (14th century) ceUirg preintin:J in the ch.lrch at Tierp ~ an arqel playing what ' • ...olea ,. short langspel and the inst.runent is kna.n to haw existed at the tiR of King Erik XIV

(1535-1577) 5cIIe think that the t'untII!l de.:erded baa

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c.lginally. one

IItrit¥}ed «udboard with !IOY"ble Ixldge and

graduated 8C4le , 2- J strings were added in the Middle Agell pcrm.itt.ing intervllla and chords. U.. of the m:::nochord in singing achoola fa ..,tiooed u early as the 11th century. If we add a aoundI:t::or to U. ....,... chord , freta, fixed nut and bridge and • a:u1d haU . we have a type of langspel or early tum'el. In this developnent . U. bJ1ge or curve in the e:lUI'dbox lO.Ild bec:are

a chief characterilltic of the SWedish 1. ",. instr~u were usually bJUt by fanlerll wbl were not fol.lowing arry plans ard ther... [ore no boO turmela are exactly alike although they Col.low a general fOCll and size. fbwever , C. 8cobll'rg , an iNltranent wilder from Gothenburg, is ~ to have IIade 12 tutmeta between l771 and 179J. The turmel was alal played in the home. of upper claM ~ ladies ol the p@riod . ~ hu:rI!lel was c1uiqned to have the lody and the aooorrpanilrent str ings fOAl " harllllnY and lItCengthen the ac.ud. Spru:::. and maple _re used in canst.ructlal ",ith

nuts and bdd9H IMde of beaM or birch. A. typical tun:.l my have had 11 stringa (4 _lcx!y, 1 ac:c:cII1'MiJnent) Casuned to bra.. pins in the pinblock (br idge end) and iron tuning pG90 lit the helId . 'The Cretboord had 11 steel (eanetin!s beass) freta under the

1le1octy strings only, forming" dlatmk scale. Typlca1 dimensions were a length of JJ- , ",idth at t..Iw head of )-, depth of 1 3/ 4-, ",idth at the bJlge oC 10· and " 2-)90UTId toole .

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Probably the best knc:Ml was Otto M.UmeC9 (18 48- 1921) whOee proto appears in Jean Ritchie ' s ~1clJrQr 9:IOk . He learned to play the hl.lllrel an:! Llte'Clii"terested a Profe..:lr Lanrell who recorded MaJ.d:erg and h is hurmitl in 1908. 'ftw Danish researcher. Parun, lOde notes Q'I MalJttlerg ' . 8IOn33 Iotlich ~re usually waltzes ard polkas . A tenor , he als:;! acc0mpanied himself on aome songs . M.l.oy o ther b.Jnmals are IIl80 preser ved in the 1IIJgeUIM of SOUthern Sweden with the oldest having been bJilt in 1701.

'I!Ie owner's name and purchase date were

aanetin!s painted Q'J the beck. Ooc:asionally a Bible text or a starn wrning to \oQJid-t. thieves wu ~ (ex. -He \rob) steat. this flJ'Iroe.l will eat hay foe 8 dava ard en the 9th die in the 9AilOwB I 1781) . The l.ody strings wre WIOaliy tuned to G with aCCQlpruliJrent strings tuned to C a.rd G, forming the key of C. A wood , tone o r hen-[eather plectrl.D (Pick) _8 Mld in the right hand am stnDIed towards the player . 'l'he lIClOQI'Panin!nt strings cl.oeest to the fretl:olrd were played (rI each suot.e with all strings strumEd at various intervals. The lett tlurt> fretted the first 2 melody suings ..nile the ildex oe aidd1.e fil'J}er fretted the other 2, a crwarter or fifth tone (ral the t:JurO. ~ 10Iha t I haw read , the tumel IoOS played Q"I • table top to give added sourd volume .

\fbs Mabtlerg really the last? Is the tunrel dead? 001 In -t next article I ' ll rep:xt

ray oocreepotdlilOl! with SWedish turmel bJildeu and playetll of tOday. 'nlere lire signa of a slow, bJt grOW'ing interest in the turrrel which in ita oonstcuctia'l, use and playing pr~ traditlcns going far teck into Medieval tin!s .

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Central am SOUthern 900eden. SarQ conaider. , ita wordly and sinful instrtment as sh:lwn by ~ CiUner , • Oureh of swecs.n priest \rob) invented the ~ikQ'l aro.n! 1825-30 to pcoaote the singing of. hyIma in Eh::IOls and cl'urches. 'ttIis instr l:lllent was 1xJwed , had a sourd box , aeveral strings and grew rapidly in ~rity W'ttil about 1810 when it WIUI replaced by the MCIID"Ihl'll (reed """")

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FARLY HJSIC f'CR 3-STRlNC WU::lMER AtJIH:ft: Carrie Crarpton

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'there is a 9cowing interest in Early ~sic today. This took oontai ns 23 pieces fcatl the Middle Ages, ~~is~ and Baroquo

written in tablatur e and IllJsical notation. Selectic.ul include TrOJVere songs ~t voc Ie t'eftpa- and -J'ai Fet lllaint vers-, Citter n Music -A French ~- and -Sick , Sick and Very Sick-, ~ Kings Delight- , -Prince kJperta IoElo:me- and "Green

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ARI'ISI'S: a&.RDWI' OOY WI'I'tl IDJI'S CJi ARTIsr: Jotv1 f.tQ.Itchecn wi th Paul IABEL:

'I11is alb.l!l is all aI:out going to the Sl.Jmons ' hOuse to play lDJSic . Priends include Dean Hinesley , Rarra\a Jones , Ge rald 8::Inds and Alber t Sanda as Square dance caller . Inst.rUD'ef\t.a include dulcimer, quitar , fiddle, banjo , IIIAI'Idolin , autohacp, bass and

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Paul Van Andale . a fine hamne:red dulcimer playet with stra.g ausical [cots , makes hia uoxding debJt ben . JaITI McOJtcheon is widely knor..n for his capabilities with the dJlcimec and other inatrtnenta such as fiddle &nd banjo.

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Dick and Bill . YerltOr'\t residents . have played I!D.1I1tain dulcin2r together foe several year • • producing many a fine arraJJl}elOC'nt. Here they ace joined bV Alec Hastings 0'1 flute atd Prances Easton; guitar and \/OCAla;.

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This tape features traditional MUSic of Ireland, France, the lI'\ited States and the Middle East played en hamneced dJlcimer . kantele (FiMlsh psaltery) , and quitac. I t includes acme IICICal.s and ac:conpen~t on tabla drums . W\KE 'iWR

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walt Michael , 'n:In McCreesh and 'I'onI -Harleycanpbell perfOl1h:!d at the XlII Olynpic Winter ~s at Lake Placid , N. Y. February 1980 . 1\.0 tunh on this al.I:I.n were premiered at that event. InstrlftMt.a in-

This b:xlIt presents detailed plans and alternative nethods foe wilding dulcimers sUrple IllaterLals that

cx:.t $) - S8. A cil1cimec made with a:>ftwood, carcitoacd and bent finiahad nails can be durable with goal tale and acx:urate pitch .

clude . hatrmered dulciRr. guitar , fiddle , bus and vocals.

s:H:S NlD THThGS FOR CHII.DR.fN Jean Schilling f'U8LlSHDt: crying Creek

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'IlIis book is a oorrprehensive study 0'1 lrish t.raditicnal dance rusic played m finqer - style quitar. The arrarqerrents are written in IlUsical rotatioo and quitar tablature. 7

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In the Winter 1978 isaJe , an article .JPpeal'ed CCX'IOIrninq the tablature system we've developed for appalachian wlcin'er . 'nle system is in oonstant use by 8;lrbara for teaching and <XI1pJSing . I'oben performing difficult passages, she often Blds it desirable to !ollow written l!IJSic . 'ft'Iis ' field testing ' has \oOrked IIDSt of the _jor kinks out of the system. Now, and hcpe!ully in future ~ ' s 8CII'e favorite pieces can be shared with owr wlcimists: 1hey ' U OO\I'er a wide r&l"qe of settings and styles. Often the CCJlfC)6iticns will be arrllf'lged foc eruJC!IIIbles , bit the solo dulcimi!r will not be neglected . ~ hope that :,a,I ' U tild both the pieces and the ublature interesting, useful, and enjoyable .

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DJlciner "I" is ve ry sinple and only uses the tIC lowest strings , as you can see by the use of the "x· in the tuning . Ql the other hand, cblciJEr "IP is It bit tricky. An lnstrurent with foJ.r evenly

spaced strings is needed. " . ~t1on in this pert my throw you oft at first , but if careful att.enticn is paid to the !leter, you should get through it all right.

picker My C'alplaint s Ckluld Passions Move" i s a

lovely JOhn r.owland carposition that appears in Frederick Noad ' s The Renaissance Guitar. His arra.ngemt>nt for 9Jltar AI"d vorce has been split into theee geparate parts: wlclr!er "I" playa the original vocal IIII!lody, dolci.mer "II" and the guitar share tOe aoor::JJpani&mt.

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the .aloe are played. Wl! have petCoarod it with AS mny a8 six insuUIIl!I'\ta, a1kting qultar, violin. mandOlin, and b.ue to the chlcimer and piaoo. The farnot is very flexible, and you can tailor it to I'Mn)' different OClIIIIbinatlons of instl"lm!nta .

"Vermlion Blue, 'I\:XlayM vas written by Ken lDYelett. percussiaUst Col' 路Sldutep- . a OOClperatiw 9~ of .. at' eer/pertOf."lll!rs to which ~ belong . It is a great tune foc soloing and ilIpcOYislnq. 'n'Ie potts written here are rNlly the fCJ.1l1datiol over which

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It MY of you have , .s an o ld phil.oeophy pcofeuoc once put i t,

-qJestiens , cc:m:ents , or refutations, we'd love ttl hear fren you , either- directly or through the pages of DPN. We ' re especially inter ested in your reaction to the tablature and tNt nore oontraditional roles in which the dulcimer is placed . Above all , enjoy. Barbar a Truex ChI: is \tf\i te 24 South St . Bethel , C'l'

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an English curpoeer who died in 1932. Thanks to Jim ~ of Farmville , Vi rginia Ioho brought this to OJr attention. toticed a letter in your last iBaA from !.Dis ttxntXl6tel lllxlut the German Herdim picks . We carry these picks and have 10 for the past two :rears . Cc6t is SOC each . You mlCJht pass this en to ~r readers as we are faster than service fren Ireland . At tidloke JotJsic

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HAMMERED D LeIMER is r eally going places!

Since its Introduction In N.y , 1910 , t o pl.ces .s h r north as Alssk. , al hr south as florid. , I I hr east.s Virainl. , .nd .s hr west I'" C.1tfornh.

And it's no wonder!

Every pl.ce the lerly t h H._ered Oulci.er loes, pIlyers •• rvel . t III co.binatlon of oulltlndinl sound, superb CUflS •• n s hip .nd elel.nl dulln in • reason.bly priud,lilht-welahl (15 pounds) yet fuJi 's hed (lonlest side Is 39 Inches) fnJtrUJIent . HODEL D310 Goel PI.ces With : • 11 II" Course. , 2 Stri"9S Per Courle • OM: Sel Of " , - N , P.Oded &Ids • 12 T,,"I. Co.Irsu, 3 Strings Per COY"e • use & c.,... Instr-w;tlon Bootht • Se-penl. Irfdfe'S for hsl.r ffne Tunlft9 • 3-'fNr U_Ited W.,.nntl lCay-/IIotis MlrkH Bl DIrk-Sullied Brid91 Bloch • Sturdy Clrrylng tt.lndle • 118utlhll flnhh • ProtKt he ShlPflIft9 ConulMr • Ext,.. String Wf,.. • fiIIple Pin Blocts, Cherry RIlls, l_fnlted Bln::h Top & son.. • T-tt.lndle , B-Polnt Stir Tuning Wrench

The New HODel D312 Coes PlIces, Tool It ' , just Ii .... MODEL DlIO except III so undbo.rd is stained, deep brown for euter play ina visibility .nd the colors of the bridle - blocks are reversed. (Priced Illlhtly hi.her.)

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Sown Mo&Mf.ret ~ fOS~ p&.Iy ""'"-~ duk~r~ ~ SUI"" uru~ MId porb on 10 Nnn on rm "'t~ c.o~lol"lIf I"f'l"" J 7 00

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Are you interested in Nlving a new bcxJk or rE'ClOE'd reviewed in the WICIMm PlAYmS NmS1 We like to pcofile tooIts and records imaediate1y upon release in the \<t\at ' . New col~ , and then rev i_ tt- in IIOre depth an issue or two ]a ter . send re',liN copies to Leota coates , 422 SOOth H Street , wellington , Kansas 67142 .

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two very strang points. The fir st is the wonderful selection of tunes . M:l6t of flIj old favorites , Arkansas Traveller , Cluck Old Hen , sally NIn , Old Joe Clark , St . Anne ' s Reel , sally Goodin , SOl dier ' s Joy, and 'I\lrkey in the Straw, a r e here . (Rag~ Annie and f'lop-eared M.1le are ClOruIPicuously absent , bJt then iKJ11eOIle \IIh) '-Onts this I:xxlk should already know these . } f\Jnny thing , your arranqe:oents of rtIj old favorites are different frOOl rrrt arrangements. By no IN!ans is this a criticism. ~t it IreMJI is that I have I!JOIIe new "licks" to throw into rtIj old tunes. with a total of 41 tunes, I aho.Ild be able to keep bJsy for a while . 'I1'le IItCIOI'Id strong point is that the tunes are given in t he key that fiddlers usually play in . A good subdtle for the bcxJk ai9ht be , "sell-oetenM for D.l1ciner . " The clllcilllist with this repert o ire, especially if he/she observes the tunings. will l}ain the respect of any good old-tlJre fiddler Other good points are the marginal notes that give tuning hints, playing hints, and .are insight into the roots of these fine old tunes . The only weak point I see , if you could call it that , is the lack of guitar chords for all the tunes. 'nils could be especially helpful to "advanoed beginner " students . (As you say an p . ~ , the Ix:ok is not reccmnended foc begirning beginrwra . ) AlSJ, I think 9 out of 10 fiddlers will say that the repens have been left out of "Arkansas Traveller . " I think there is Uttle danger of IIQlntain dulcimers being used as lead instrt.lllents for ~re and falX dances , bJt since thoinfonatiO'l given in the ...-' plete, a bit ~ ~ldn ' t hurt . I plan to t students who lik frustrated class. they al¢1t like l to harmerad Ilulci,

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Gnawbone is the ccmtJined talents o f Fred Meyer . Joo Vertrees , Maca Kubat and , 00 occasittl , DJug Berch , DaYe ~lch and Ke18 Meyer. Tt.x}ether . they prOOOce an altua well IoOrth the loving attention of any perSJn who a~eciates Cine rrusical artistry . It ' d be nard to .:t=urately categorize this CX1e . It isn ' t entirely

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A pleasant mawre of SJperb, tracHtional Alaic . spiced with some oontempocuy and nell.owed with a C}Jitlir solo in a ~le of places, this aUua Is very c1.oee to being flawless. -Pretty ~lly/!Jedl.Ml Boys" leads off the albJrn exanpling Maca Kubat ' s C}Xld voice for ballad singing . Anothe r plus at this particular cut is the pcMywhisUe/ dulci.ner OCI!t>inatioo. 9::In'e quite intricate dulcimer IoOtk can be found on ·Pine M::IUntain Jig . · a tlrle Peed Meyer wrote for the 1979 Pine /obmtain D.J1ci.ner conventioo. "Rutherford O:llleqe" and "D.l/ron" are rather fine exanples of Jcn Vertrees ' guitar lMqic . fe ' s not [lashy . Wt he ' . certainly pleasant to listen to. ~ C)'XldJ

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album has a number of highlights , primarily "Gnawbone ," a oollab:lratioo of kubat, Meyer and Vertrees . For a contemporary aonq , it is amazingly traditionalsounding. It also features a slide dulcimn . "Female Dnmrer " is another al:xwe averaqe cut , along with the solo acx:apelll1 cut , -Fare thee ~ll. " The enly weak point of the entire altum is the vocal by Dwq Berch en -If l.o.Jise Still Sang • . • " Doug ~ to be a fairly good wr iter . wt should leave the singing to a::II'IeCne else . Otherwise . this altua could altrost be cited foe its flawlessness . Dl yourself a favor; get itl Highly rec;:amended.

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IrOOically. the very first time I heard one l;Jeing played 'MIS at a Rolling Stones concert 1n 1966 ! 'nley used it on a pseudo-Elizabethan song called Lady Jane. &Jt , later I saw ~ulcimer8 at festivals, like Mariposa.

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\oflen 1 Io'4S in the 8th grade I got a of bon:}os foe Otristmas. I qat ceally rntecested 1n drums . ~Wipe OUt by the Safaris was all the rage and then came the 8eatles and the whole fOP rusie revelutioo . EVeryone was (onning bands and 1 had a set of dcl.5llS . I played with reck and blues bands and alao in thR sch:Jol marching band and the orchestra . Ll!Iter I played in lounge b!lnds . I also took piano lessons foe a )'Nr. This all qave me exposlre to a lot of different kinds of IIllsic I ~t

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om ib;; did you begin playing traditional rusle? Leo Iilways liked songs that had hArmonies And ·twangy ~ guitar. I was a singing drumer . My favorite gr~ in the mid 60s were the

In the relatively shXt tiJne that he ' s been playing the wlcimer, Leo Kretzner has ddinitely established himself as ale of the leaclil'¥1 figures in the dulcimer revival. Leo has performed in coffeeha.Jses and on festival sta<}e:s frern fbston to Seattle and MS two altums of dulcimer lIIJaic to his credit. His playil'¥J has also bc!en known to produce a total and anazed silence in a

~atles . the Byrds and 8Jffalo ~ingfield . Slnce these were labeled as -folk-rock groups . I natur&l1y became curious alxlut anything called folk AUsic which first led IlEl to IlUsiciana like 8:)b Dylan and Joni Mitchell and the ooffeerouses of the 60s, and eventually to the - r eal thing- . The Macip:ma (Toronto) ~stival in 1973 was a real turni ng point - I became solidly sold on. folk rusie . By then I had begun playi ng gUitar.

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noisy barrcan. follo..tecl b'f shouts of exhulxoranc:e and deli9ht .

* n you beo:)an playing dulcin:r . did you take lessons oc are you self taught? Leo

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My parenta qave me a CCIP'i of -Bill Davis and his Singing DJlcimers- frm the SITokiea. I tried oq'Iying it , rut also made up a lot of Irj 0I0n melodies. And I vas intrigued by the playing of Margaret Mac1u"thur of Yernmt. She played fiddle and dance tunes and saneho..r was able to get in a lot of notes. The year I got 1IIf dulcime r 1975 - Margaret was tf!achi.nq at the Pina.oods Folk MJsic CMp in 8.Jzzacds Bay . Mass . It ' s rlrl by the Oluntry Sa'I9 and Ilanc:e SOciety of New York . I dcCNe out frm Michigan and that week with Hac~ ret ~ fU'J only fClCll'W. dJlcimer instruction . I learned the then unusual tecmiquea of hal!mer~ and p.liloffs - her way of getting &l1 th:l6e extra

Ill'!< How 1009 have you played dulcimer? Leo

IStarted in the spcing of 1975. I OOno..oed one fran a friend - Rich DelGrosso - and pla~~ it all night, one night . I was !'lOOked! I t::ought my first dulcimer , a walnut and spruce one , fran Elderly Instranents in Ulnai/¥) . M.ichigan .

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you heard a lot of Wlcimer IIIlsic before you began playiBl )oOJc5Q.lf?

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notesl HanlMr""OOS an.! p.U.l-offs are t.eehnu,..s that banjo and ziu.r players use II lot, bAt it's a\ly been the last oouple of )'N.ra that they' w been used bV many dulciml!r players . I copied M.lrl}aret ' s left-hand style , but instead of fingerpicking, I devel.q:led ~ own right-.Mrd strum.

You've mde boO altuM which at the tld of their rel. . . were considered really ilYlO'o'ative .

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first a~, was recorded in May 1977 Deoerrber o f that year by H.ichi~n Archives . It is now owned bot Jean and l.«!e Shilling and is 00 the Traditional label. Jay Leibovitz asked me to IMke the alb..- with him after we'd played a few tu.. together. It was intended aa an instructionlll alt:11a and w;.1S ooe of the rlrst to feature the dulcialer as anything other than an aotI""f'/tnyin:j instr~t for airqar •. nus ..... r I finally finished the tabJlature book to 90 'lith it.

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Let ' s talk about that II bit . Your atrWl is 8Cm!What the hallJrrark of your style - very driving and ·~t· . fbw do you do it and where did you learn it? lAO

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the weed upbeat - arC! that's cl!Ally the .cret . I acx:ent tIw ~t, ratlwr than the downbeat as .:) IMnY ckI.lciml!r players do. It's the ley ..e 900d fiddlers " and banjo playera play dance .... ic - to nake it j~ . My experience with acx:enting upbeats Is rooted in all the years that 1 studied drLIIIS and rhytims. The SMO tW1e will aound ....ry different if the accent is en the dowIbeat - IIUCh less lively.

"",s recorded in Ann ArbOr . 1978 and relNeed bV Green Lt.,..." records in 5eptenter 1979. It c0mbined Jo y ' s trad i tional (noter and harllOnyl style and my melodic style and took it one step further. It has IIDre up-teapo darce tooea and featuns the dulcilrer as a lodic strin:jband inatnamt . AlthoJqh the f\.Izzy M::IUntain Stcingband had alao rt!CXl£ded with dulcilner . you lUst <b\ ' t hear that inatrutrent very well 00 their rt!CXl£ds. So , port of the challerqe foe us ws tecmical; balancing the recording 90 that the dulcimer can be heard, but not ao IIIJCh that the atringbtllnd aound ls lost . t think we ac:hievc!d this. alt.hough 9CI!Wi! say that ttey still W1nt to hear II'Ore wlcinr .

om 8I!sides Klrgaret MacArthur , wh:) elM influenced your style of playing? Leo

At first I was influenced lIDCe bot nusicJ..ana who di&1 ' t play dulciJrer - ~ Jarrell (fiddle) , Bill ~rce (Mmered dulcimor) , Alliatair Andeceon (conc:ectina and NorthLnx ian pipes) , and especially btlnjo players. In Ann Arboc, Michigan and Yellow Springs , CIlio, I learned a lot of darce tunes fran banjo players , upecially Dave Pinch, Ou'ia Pike and Dave cam .

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teach high drol biology in Ridgefield • Qlnnecticut full tim! I I do perter. _ t -.eekends and aIm dur ing the school ' . vacations . My "vacatia'\S" USJally leave exh3ustedl Besides the dulcUrer. I lila;) perform 00 CJUitar and sing . both traditional I!IJsic and my own songs . I often c::arolne a dulcimer loOrkstop with a oc.ncert . S:::rnI!~ the job. the performing . the prlllCticing aU fit in, but I often don't know howl

Do you find that ycur style has ct\anC'Jed nuch in the f i 'Ie years that you ' w been playing the dul.ciner? Leo Not 80 rruch changing as evolving.

At first I playe<1 alm::lst exclusively in the IOWQr o::taw and used ooly a few , sinple c~rds. I played JIClSUy darce tW1eS. Aacently , I ' w been using IIOC'! of the fret.toard playing in the ~r oct.ave, doin:j moe. with c:hocda and hanaonies, and playing lIDre .engs and inatnllentals that aren't dance ~s . My first dulcimec had three strings and I tuned them DAD' , IXD', or EW:. The instruments I play ~ ha.... four £rq.Ially apx:ed strings tuned 0\0 ' 0 , IXD ' O' or !WD' . The one I use foe dance tunes is mahogany and sprue:. and w;.1S mtde for me bot Oeeje 8ehanna at fbJlder Jet . in CIlio. It'. a large inatrl.nent and the bass tale is very rich. Ifwn .1nging , I often use a wslnut and spruce dulciner rrade bot f'red K::rItaque in TewksbJcy, MassactaJsetts. It hu a really sweet tooe . I do have a 6iI fret and f i.nd it ....ry useful. J've aia:) started using a cap:> at either the bt 01" lrd freta fOf' . . .

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heard it said bot .!ICI!e people that the ckllci.mer is today where the 9Jitac was 100 years aqo. care to cx:rnnent? Leo

A"Iot of the ahortcallinqs 'lith dulcUroc rrusic up until recently . has been in the w;.1y that most people thOught of the instrument . It seems that IMny OJlciJner players had a lower e>qlC!Ctatioo for their I!IJsic thln a guitarist or II banJo player W)Uld have had . Anything a bM)O player C.ln play, 1 ouqht to be able to play. Jf I can 't, I <b\ 't think of ttw instrlMN!nt as being liJIUted , but tNt I need to ~lop a neo.t tectnique or tunlnq, or lRlybc Just pcactice bIOCe! As dJlcimer player. I:.eoane 1IDr~ technically pcoficient, we wi 11 have to exercise taste - not put

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i.nnovations in everything unl.HS it tita the tune o r P'Ig . Let' , txeak put the prevl.aJs - B ai ts- o f the instrurent , bJt in doing 80 let' _ not l.oee sight of the ooaut1!ul _t.p h city inherent in the dulcilrer which is Jus t right for many pieces .

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Wilkinaon , and .JaM ~1nMux are doing very elalxK"ate and beautUul arr~ts of Elizabethan and lute llUSic . Larkin Bryant has ZKl.lpted sore ...onderlul Scottish pipe: tunes and mrches. Alan PrlM!lMn playa a lot ot great ragti.nl! tunes . 8:Jb lbrc:e and Al O' OUche haw been playing Latin DUSk . Lorraine Lee has delved into a lot of new areas includIng jazz arC! CXlUI'Itcy-wstern l

OP!I Leo, what cb you fore .... happening in the du :C ilN!r world as more and 1IDCt! pc.>q)le are d i lKXM."r 1ng the instr t and rmny Cine IIIJS ICLlJ\8 are ignoring past ·Uaitations· of the dulc_a

I bell ...... that aare of the dJ.lcUoor -relath•• - will be diJlCiOWred bJ cl1lcimer players . Mark Nelaon Mil alrNdy recorded with a tt..n9arian zither . There will be Klre and AXe tLl"lings developed u different genres of IIIJsic a re explored. Sub Truex ha, oorne up with some ve r y uruoual tw1ings for the jazz that she ' s playing on OJ1ciloor . And of cour .. , peeple will keep using the dulci.lrer to .... "'Any their \IOicea. as baa allolllya been daw . It ' ll a very belting t.iJIe to t:. involved with tIw dJlc1mec and v ith rulciJoor players .

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Duicilller Festival JULY 25 - 26,1981 A WEEKEND OF AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC! EVERYONE INVITED. FREE ADMISSION . FOR MORE DETAILS WRITE: DULCIMER FESTIVAL. BOX 330. RIO GRANDE. OHIO 45674 OR CALL (614) 245·5305

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T1l8 THIRD GREAT BLACJt SWAKP PULCIM£R FESTIVAL 101111 be held on the ca.pu. of Ohio State uni"enity, LI . . campus. "eatured viII be workshops and concerts , sales bootha and infor.. l ja_lf19. Por inforMation , contact Michael wilder~th, 3160 ZUr.ehly ROad , Li .. , Ohio 45806. Dulet.Rr LoYer. v iII ~ be gathering for the FOurth SOUthern Regional Haun t .in and aa-r DuleilMr COnvention and ConteatS. The ~.rk Polk Center ia sha r if19 sponsor.hip with McSpadden Muaie.l Inatru-enta of Mountain viev, which viII be .wardif19 a dulel-er and gift certificates to vinners in the MOuntain Dulcimer Olvi.ion . Dana Ha.llton , the 1980 winne r of the SOUthern Regional and National ~r Dulcimer Cha.pionahip. , is a l so a eo-.ponsor .nd will contribute a dulcLmer to the wi nne r In the ~r OUlci~r Divi.ion. winnera of the Mount.ln and Hammer CUlel.. r Conte.ts receive free entry Into the National Cha~ion,hip• • t Winfield, K.n.... There will be workshop, and an open ,tage for gu•• t performer. a. ~ll •• regul.r perf o r .. nces by loc.l old- tL.e ~nd. . for infor_tion , c.ll

"frU 2S-26 LI .. , Ohio

AprU 24-26 MOuntain View, Ark.

150l) 269-3851. SOtmlEASTERN DULCIMER fESTIVAl. .ponsored by the SOUthealtern Appalachian CUlci.. r Asaoclatlon viII feature infor.. l workshop', coneerte, MOuntain and Ha... r ed dulcl .. r event" and crafts and "Ie, booths . The day will be relaxed vith no conten • • nd infor.. l free le.son. and gr oups picking under the catalpa tr .... TK£

The "estival viII be held et Indian Spring School , .outh of Blr.inghaJI, and call1Pil19 is evaU.ble .t nearby Oak Mt. Sute P.rk. COntact. (205)

May 1-10

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Clark.ton , Michigan

P~XERS CLUB I. expandi.ng It. usual May Meting to feature pl.yere fro- around the country repreaenting different traditions o f the ~red dulci~e r, both ..... ric.n . nd International. The perfor~e r s include , Albert r.hlbuach, Hackbrett pleye" Laverne Billingsley , fiddler in the Rus.l.n-Ge r ..n tradition I aus .. ll fluharty ~lfId sa. .nd carrie Ait.lle tt&l Gue l\orv,Ith and Ills GyplY Wanderere, a five piece Gypsy or cheltre with cl~lo-I .n~ Ka t chlg ~azevlan. Ar .. ni.n- ..... ric.n K.nun and clarinet arti.t. Other perfor_r. are the Lanaing Chi ne .. Mualc Group with y.ng Chinl John McCUtcheonl John Maklchuk and hi. Country Pals, a Uk r eini.n-C&nadian trio (violin , ey.baly .nd dru..); John T,lpourae, Greek .. ntouri pl.yer, .nd P.ul and Sterl Van Acad.le.

There v iII be two concerts , • d.ance, work.hops , display. of old Inatru.ents and Infor.. l pleying. Contact . Paul Gifford , 1046 Withington , Pernd.le , Michigan

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CO.hocton , Ohio

ftOSCOE VlLLAGE f'CIUNDATION ls aponaorlng OUlcl._r Oay. at the Leke Perk Rec restion Area one .ile no r th of ROIcOt! Village . .ttendlng viII enjoy workshops, conteats , l.pra.ptu concerte , crefts; Alee boothe .nd .ountai.1'I and ha_red dulc!.er event • •

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May 25-19 Harrisonville , Mis lIOI.I r i

'fU 3RD ANNUAL BONNIE CAROL i«)RJ{SHOP vill be held at the Black OIk

Dulct.er Shop .

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COntact I MI ..ourl

Black Oak Dulci.Mr Shop, 206 S. Independence , Hare bonville , 64701, (816) 884- 5522 .

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ror the fUth year, tbe PRAIRl£ DULCIMER CWB la apan.oriftl) Ju DULCIMER DAYS FESTIVAL at the Indian Creek Park and Recreation Center. Ad_lssion Is free for t~ tWO dlya of workshops, concerts , cl~ and folk dancing and SUnday .orning hylln s109. There .. Ill be thr . . IjIraded workshops in _ntllin and ~rad dulci_r. No c.-ping il available , but .otels are nearby .

June 6-1

COnttlCt: llarvey Prin,. , 9540 (9ll1 381-3167 . June 12-14

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J.an .nd Lee SChilling and t~ Dulc1aer Pllyerl Hewa w11l lpanlOr the 5th ANNUAL COSBY DULCIMER CONVENTION I t the Folk Life Center ot t.he 3aDkiel. There .. ill be activit.iel for all .. kerl, playerl and lovers of ~r Ind -auntaln dulci_rl and lpeclal thingl for children to enjoy .

on site pri.itlve ca.ping II available al veil as nearby .otels and clIIPJ round I. Contactl Folk Life Center of the s.ok1es , P.O . 80. 8, Colby, TennUI" 37122, Ifi15) 487-554] June 20-21 Waynelville, Ohio

OUlct-r cont.elta , concerts , open Itligel Ind workshopi are being offerad to perfor.e r l and thole interelted in early ~rlcan .uslc by the MOUNTAIN DULCIMER SOCIETY of Dayton, OhiO and CIeNr ' s Creek Pioneer Village . This OLD-TIME MUSIC F!STIVAL will allG include je. s.sllons and IqU4re dancing. LodglO9 and ca"Ping an available neuby and t.c.e cooked food .. Ul be MIrved on t.he grounds. COn~tl

Ed Sll11J1kins , P . O. 8oJr: 591, Mlddhtown, Ohio 424-7416 or Debbie Kopp 15131 146-0724.

June 22-26 Boone, Nor t.h c'lroUne

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The Music Depar~nt of Appalachian Stete University II lpon.acing tM 4TH ANNUAL DULCIMER PLAYING waucSHOP to offer balic Instruction

and advanced tectmiques in pley1ft9 t.he ->untain dulci. . r. Lois Hornboltel will perfor_ at a ca~s c:oncert on June 25th. visitl will be . .de to the shopi of local dulel . . r eraft..an and player •• ContaCtl willia. G. Spencer , Music De~rr.ent . Appalachian StliU university , Boone , H.C. 28608 . (704) 262-3020.

July 11 au Karbor , I4.IIlne

1'ti! PIRST ANNUAL DOWN&\ST DULCIMER P1:STIV,u. will be .pan.arad by Great t.ha oulet-r s on Mt . D. .ert Idand, ~ of ,t,c:adla NaUonal Park. Aft.ernoon workahops, open _icrephones for h4... red and .auntain dulci_r players and salel booth. for lnstrUllent .. kers .. ill be located on the Village Green In Bar Karbor . A Contra Dence .. ith live .usic Ind a caller .. ill round out the evening entertain.ent.

Contaetl fAd!e and Anne 04609, 1207) 288-565). July 16-19 Evart. , M1c::higan

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The ORIGI NAL DULCIMER PLAYERS CLUB , INC. is lponlOrlnq the NOflElectrified Mulleal f"un Yest wit h workahope, eoncerts and crlft and aales boothl only for _uaic related ite.a. The e~halll is on (un and releution. There is eallpift9 on the grounds and hotell .nd .otela are nearby. contact. I

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THB PII"TH ANNUAL CRANBERRY llAI'9U!RFJ) DULCIMER GATHERING .. Ul bt held July 24-26, 1981 in Bingha.ton, New York . The weekend viiI Include workshops, COI'ICerts, and lharing for both ne.-red dulciaer end .auntlln dulci.er. This yelr . the ha. . . red dulci. . r h.-ilphere viiI be represented by Sa_ Rillettl , thought by many to be the foreaolt conatructor of na-red dulcillMlu, and a highly acco.pUlhed player . . well. With hi. wife carrie, sa_ .. ill .oderate workshopa in aeverel aspects of ~red dulcilier pl.ying .nd building. For .auntain dulcber enthuslasta, the Gathering will nost Rich and Lorraine Lee , firstrate . . slcians both al a couple and individually . Lorraine la en experienced .ountaLn dulct-r teacher and ,,111 lhare her playing techniques In workahops and In the coneaft. Bob wey Is the hlI_red duleiller 14 Mountalnvle.. , Chester, Ver.ant

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dutiea (or ~untain dulcimer . I( you ~ve suggestions . want to volunteer to lead III workshop, o r just W<lnt to help out, ..,rite one ot th~.

For an in(orution brochur-e to be uiled in MIlly. contkt Bob Wey <It 21 Redcoat Lane RFO 1, Plainville, MIIIine 02762 . July 25-26 Rio Grande . Ohio

A weekend of workshops, contests and concerts ..,ith ~untllio and hoa_red dulciaer participation ia planned at the IIOB EVANS f'ARH DULCIH£R fESTIVAL. There Is no adal,alon cha rge. Local overnight facilitiea are available, but callplng on the fat .. is Halted to the registered co.petltors. Contactl &ob Evans Far. OUlcl_r Featlve), Bob Evans fata, Doll Rio Crande , Ohio 4 5674 (614) 24S-510S .

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(eaturing auch per(ot_ra as t.ily May Ledford. Jean Ritchie, Margaret H/IIcArthur, Bryan Bowera, Olck and Anne Albin, Keddie HocNeil end e dozen other top notch perforMers.

Louhville. kentucky

lnst.lld at contests, there are workshops ranging froa Clddle playIng to sto rytelling and o ld-time dancing events . There are primitive clllllping faciUtl ea end nearby ove rnight lodginq. COntact I Metro Parks, attn: Nancy Johnson Barker , P.O . Boll 1311 4, Loulaville. Kentucky 40213 (502) 454-0440 . Auqust 14-15 elkins. W. Vlrqinla

Sept __ ter 11-13 cosby . Tennessee

THE AUGUSTA H£RITIoCE ARTS WORkSHOP ..,111 sponaor the ANNUAL AUGUSTA

f'ESTIVAL ..,ith activities including concerts , conteats , gospel alO9 1119 , clogging. salea bootha and squlln dancing. Cliaping ia available In nearby ~gahela Natl~l Yorest , and .otela/hotels ar. available In town. There are other Appalachian aualc and dance o((erlnga in the Augusta Heritage Arta ~rltahop. July 12 • August 14. For In(or . . tilXl on the Featival <lnd WOrkahop , contact: AU9uau Heritage Arta Workahop . D/IIvJa and Elkinll COllClge , Elkins , weat Virginia 26241 {104} 616-1900.

THE POLk LIfe CEHT£R OF THe SMOf(lts ia preaenting a full ekend ot .ctlvlties auch as concerta . workahops . dances , £0111. ga_a and apecial thinga for children. Thole atUnding are Invided to c:a.e early and atay longer ,at no extra charge) to enjoy Iota of lofor_l get togethera .

Contact l Polk Life Center o f the S-Okie. , P.O. Box 9, Cosby. Tenneasee 37122 {U5} 497-5543. SePte.ot:r 17-20 wintield, Kansas

Dlllily conce rts, workshops and eight contests will be featured at. the lOTI! ANNUAL WALNUT VALLEY FEST IVAL. Not only will the Nati onal MOuntain Dulc i mer and National HD~r Dulci.er Championlhips be a"'arded , but this year ' s specia l event ..,111 be the ca.petition for the f'irn International Autoharp Ch.aplonship. COntact I Bob RedCord , Preaident walnut Valley Winfield . kiln . . a 67156 11l6) 221-3250

s.pteaber 18-19 Burlington ,

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'nl! DULCIMER PAIR wiU again be presented by Creen Mountain OulciMr with workahopa and concerts in both aounts!n and ha_red dulciJlers . Then ..,111 be no contest • • Nearby caaplng ia <lvallable .

Oontact l Jerry ROckwell or Mary Ann Slllauela, II SUell Street , Burlingt.on , Ver.ant 05401 (e02) 864-4904. Septe.tJer 25-27 North DartMOUth, Maasachusetta

Interesting activities such as free daUy workshopa and counuy dancing , craft workahops and de-anatrationa , a traditional art EXhibit in the S1] Gallery and concerts ""ill be featured in the

Eisteddfoo on the Saltheastern MassachJsetts University Qwrp.Js . 'Ibere ""ill be events for both IlOUntain and h.lmneced dulcilrers . 9tJ Eisteddfod , SofJ , N. Dartll"OUth, MA (617) 999-8166.

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DULCIMER DAYS may 16-17, 1981 I

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ROSCOE VILLAGE Set in the scenic Lake Park RecreationaL Area, a short waLk aLong the towpath from Roscoe Vittage . Try your hand at winning a trophy or the GRAND PRIZE handmade musicaL instrument from the BouLder Junction Shop in Uniontown, Ohio . Come - enjoy a bit of nostaLgia from America ' s musicaL past! ' Contests

• Jam Sessions

. Exhibits

• Workshops

Please write : Roscoe Village Foundation 381 Hill Street Coshocton, Ohio 43812 (614) 622- 9310 For more i nformation .

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The objectiv . . of the ItAMSAS roULIf"E FESTIVAl. au to rKOI;lnhe and

5ept.-ber 26- 21

honor the .tate ' . tradi.tion-beacer. while at the .... tl_ entertaini.ng and educating the fe.tival-9Qer.. Activitie. v iii include ethnic food ule • • g" .... and activities fo r ~ul t . and children , cuft de.onatntlon. and work.hop. , S<** inVOlvi1"l9 t he -ountain .. nd ha._nd dulct.er •.

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1'he 1981 Ewnts calerdar 100.II ocq>iled b'f Jane Jooes . She apent many ha.lrs co:pUlng WOClIIatim shared by f~stlval and gatherm;, Ol'9'l"izeu oVId the om staff is 9rat~(ul lex her help. 'lb! smmr OI'N will have lIIXe inforlMtim about late 5umIer and Fall events . including u. Kindred co..the.rlng and the Pine !t:ultain FHtival in late SeptesrtJer. 1C yru know of 5'1 event that will f~ature the I1aar.Iered and muntain dulcirrors in SCIPe "",y .

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FMountain Dulcime r "Play-Along" IIIr I Dulcimer F.ddle Tunes Loia Hornbostel . author of "THE IRISH DULCIMER" (Mel Bay Pub ' ns) , haa devised an instructlonal play - along tape to go with her Just-released book . "DULCIMER PIDDLE TUNES" . The ~ is a collection of 40 weU .. known fiddle tune a , arrBrlled in their correct key. for the Mountain Dulcimer , with aelections tor beginners to advanced players . The ~ is a full 60-minute cassette recording with 25 of the.a fiddle tunes . Pirst , they are played as shown in the book ' s tablature. , tollowed by an aCCOMpaniment background ao you can play along as you learn the tunes . Loi. givea pl aying tipa throughou t the tape . and each ot the 7 tuning. used are sounded out for you to tune your dulcilD8r with the tape .

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NEW FOR 1981 DULCUIER CAPOS Fine hardwoods, brass thumbscrew, leather padding. State fingerboard "!idth, dark or light wood. $5 ppd.

FREE BROCHURE Ron Ewing 2318 E. Rahn Rd. Kettering, OH 45440

DULCIMETTES ANOTHER JIG WILL DO New hourglass model 32 Irish dance tun-es with machine tuners, arranged for the dul25" long, $75. Elipse cimer with tab, musiwith zither pins, $60. cal notation, photos, Select woods, oil finish, and playing tips. $5 13 frets, 3 strings. $3 UPS. Hay 1981

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Lint:er Jack , LinDer Dog. I..inb!:r ~y $10 each includes ahippiryg . Jean ' s D.1icUnec Shop . P. O. BOx 8 , Cosby, 'IN 37722. AA~ DUlCIMERS , made in China. Tn,diti0041 and modulatioo II'Cldtls . Ready to t~lay . HArdshell case included. cetalla SASE . 't1'O. 1m: 26382 DPN . san Frarciaoo, CA

Seth Austen - acme lay-out And tune tcan8Crlptions. Jane Janes - IKII'Ie lay-out and exceptional enc:our~nt.

Joan Nauer - Typist Artists: Michel I.A!gare , Randy tt:lhr. BiU wickNn and Betty StNdle Q:lver Phlto: AM CaIIP ,.lentlera of the Handley Hi9h Scrool Band ,

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Winchester, VA ~ helped FUt~ . 7, No . I tI:lgether . Jack , Dale and 'lOIII of Min.atelllan Press foe their excepticnal work . Miles Tager - the DPN ' s new OOgstxxty Lois ttxnbJatel - typed letters and helped put b:::IOks together.

Quallty instruments at reasonable prioes. Several models, custan oroors al80. For infoc-

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IEA'rnm 0fIAW-SI'RlN:> PCX.Cf. Ideal for picks, change and an apple! $6.50 includes shlwing. Jean'. DJlciJner stqJ, P.O. BOx 8, 37722 AlCI'Ia.J: seoond Annual ~ical Instrunmt Aucticn MemX ial Day ~em . Instr1Jl'ents may be conslgnad rlCJW. Sardy Bradley, 1422 18th Ave. , seattle , W\ 98122. 1-206-322-5734.

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1!and.craftcd. SoUd, llard-Noods 'B £ll 1(ta.g 1040 0 ld '£l k Mck 'Rd.. '£lkton, 11d. 21121

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The sixth arnJal Kindred GatheOI'l9 D..Ilc~r

Festival was held in August , 1980 on Oc"cas Island in the San Juans. 'ft1e San Juans are a ~utiful chain of islands in the PucJet SOUrd . The festival was hosted by Niels and Sidnee Andersen on lancI loaned by R)bert and Meg O::nnocs. It began with a canpfire on August 7th and oontinued through the 10th. Workshops were held by ftiJert Force . Albert d'OstlCHr..> , Neal Hel..1JMn , Balla ~skY . Ji. 9J.crill and many others. (:pen Mlke Night w.lS Q'I the eighth and the CXlnc:ert Night was held ttl the ninth . KG VI this year . was smaller and I!I)re intimate than in ywlrs past . There were new faces . old faces , dirt begirners and Mace- players. ~ festival seemed lIIXe relalCed this year perhaps die to the peaceful nature of the San Juans. Arw:Ither interestinq point was that the general ability of the average Cestival participant has

qott.en nuch better . Neils and Sidnoo outdid themselws this year and did an extraocdinary job with [ocxi and organization . The Kindred Gathering

is intentionally a loosely ocganized phenareron, yet vw[)' year ~ seems to have a last ain.Jte shot of energy and mgically everything falls into place. IOrk crNS aeem.~ to fall in place and at the end of the festival the land was spotless. One supreme highlight of the festival was the cav.ors' and their friends who took all interested dulcirrer players sailing around the Puqet Sound. After days of 'oÂŤ)rkshops . late night perfonM!'lCes and a strenuous garre of volleyball , an afternoon sailing in the sun IIC!eII1Cd just right.

Ralph Lee 9nith - 1980 ~laC'hiM Sute

lJ"Iiversity OollcillEr Classes

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IaWXlK is a Russian folk dance 1 learned frm the playing of Ed Stanistreet. an inlll1$k'ian frc. Philadelphia. He tells lie this pieoe WilS originally played on the billlal4ikl\. I learned it m the lIIolndolin . then arranged it foe guitar and finally decided puy it Q1 hamnered dulcimer . !:"oil: process, eh? Each time }OU play this piece through t.he tenp:> shwld get faster and faster. The I<06achOk dancers 8CfJat, kicking their le<;ls out, and then leap high in the air . TO emJlate the 9OUI'Id o f the !»llIlaika , bomce the hatrmers.

credi~"

seth Austen Winchester . Va •

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bass string one full step. 80 the other strings IlIoltch at Jed fret instettd of 4th as in regular lortian bStinq. aut even better . b the realization that one can full sup bot .~ly fretting it aa the firat fret. I t taUs a little qatting WIld to r...-berin9 to hold the baH aulng dcw'I all tht tine . wt it can be done.

(he CiVI also play aal ted aiJrolyd.lM'l lIIe.l.o:lies in thu fashion . We U8ed to play 路Plop Eared fotJle" In what Ibofie Kitchell refers to as the bagpipe tuning . 80 that it w.lUld be pl禄8ible to play the 8 pert without ID.JndLng outrageous. Now, I sitrply hold first fret position on bliss ate 11'19 and use tt..C to play B part in the key of A.

N::Jw )0.1 can play three basic chOrda in a rdated key to your first key, the type.

of changII'a _ t likely to occur in IIIJSlc that cf\IInIJU key. "Plop Eared !tJle- C(lI!eS to JliOO. It starts In 0 and _itchH to A foe the &-part . ()[ cne can sing a IJCI')g in A ~ to a climactic last or next-~ last ver. and lIUddenly switch to 0 for an uc:iting change of pace. (All)'OU do i. reluse the baaa suing and use Ionian d'Ol"ds. ) A litUe stagey. wt a timehc:nxed ,.y of raising exdtenent level.

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known dJlc~r player. teacher , am IMk.er) am Jim CorT (a priU-wlming songwriter/slnser (rom Tyrone . Irelal'd), this work is a lardncirlt 1n clJlclmer instruction aM is suitable for beglrners and intermediate players . Expand your rt"lSlcal horl%OnS '

ANNOUNCING The long-.w.i ttd debut .lbum of

WADE HAMPTON MILLAR 1980 United States Mounuin Oulcimer CNmpioo

"IN THE DAYS I WENT A-COURTIN,n

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