1988-03, Dulcimer Players News Vol. 14 No. 3

THE gUARTERLY JOURNAL FOR DULCIMER ENTHUSIASTS Vol. 14. No. 3

$3.00 Summer 1988

Hackbrell played Ix) Rudf Zap]

Inside: Russell Fluharty (T11e Dulcimer Man). Rudy Zapj Stefan Rasche. more events. more arrangements. more reso urces~nd much more!

Dulcimer Playe rs News

Contents

Volume 14 . Number 3

Summer 1988 C 1988 · All rtghts reserved

• Letters Lo Us

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M.Jc,\inc MlCNdl. Editor

Music Exchange

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Beaucatcher"s Farewell

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News & Noles

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Reuiews

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Lorraine Lee

Sandy River Belle

The DulCimer Man - Russell Fluharty TIle Answer ColWTl1I

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Pauy Looman

Sam RizzeUa

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Hammer DulCimer Column ... Unda Lowe Thompson

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Wllal'S New

Marc HalrSlon

Duki!l'l<=rOubi

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Rudy Zap!

Hammer ond mnod Dukillll'f Building S-.m Rluetta

Judy Ireton

Dulcimer Clubs Colwnn ... J udy Irelon

7Unes from Europe' SUifClIl Rasche ..' David Moore

ColumniSts

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The Sociable Dulcimer ... Paul Furnas

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Events Calendar

Dulcl.mer Players Notebook •

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this not a short issue; !he winter and spring DPNs were long. The posi office increases h:wc effoctively ended longer issues for awhile. BUI, we're lilled with news,aU cnmmcd into our usual 32 pages.

Enjoy a frosty kmonade while reading about your dulcimer fritrMis this monLh. Some bil$ ofnew! berM...-e SCl 10 !he Big News: First. stamps. Dulcimer Players News friends in other COOfltries have sent you. via us, lovely stamps for your collection. If you, your chil~n or!IC1looI students would like 10 share in the bounty, send us a S....SE. Spcciallllanb go 10 Eberhard Finke. cdilOr of Bluegrass Dunne in Germany rOt" keepilli us supplied with prell)'

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Speaking 0( stamps. our apologies (through clcncbcd teeth) go to our Canadian readers. We sent out your spring DPNs as usual, only 10 lulve Them all rt!umc(1 needing envelopes. I D-UM about the 7), IJOSlaic we IIad on each one, only to be told, ~Sorry,)'OUr lOS$. So, we re-scnt lhem all, this time with envelopes and 96e postage. A3 they dribbled in 1Iere, one by one, many of)'O\l had a long wait for your DPNs. We were not amused!

As each issue passes by, I'm tOnunually amaud and thankful fOl" yourcontributions. We depend on )'011. A few mc.lW ago, John McCull:heon spoke about ~no free rides" in his newsleller. How true! DulcimerplayCfS are such a small segmen t of !he population, no maucr bow special we know we are. We exisl because of)'Oll; we hope your musical e~pcriences grow because of us. Network with us; help ~ the information.

This trings up a new column beginning in this issue. Rose Hines, in addition 10 her wort: with !he Evenu Calendar, will coordinate news bits and pieoes. We hear of awards you've received and interesting geneml musical news. Along with this is ourcontinuins interest in the INS issue. This column will enable us 10 keep up with such information. You are our most important source. If you leam of musical information that might interest DPN ~.I~ Rose know.

Women, where are you? I know you're OUt ~ playing, I hear your beautiful musk:. We have a large. backlog of DPN 8

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articles (I'ye talked of this before), but most of tnc people waiting in the wings are men. ConlllCtus about possible ankles.

We are an equal opponunity organization!

Now a bit ofhislOl'}' before the Big News. TClI years 19o in August, 197f.. 1 sat at the dining room table in my sister's borne agonizing oycrcopy for the fall 1975 DPN. Although I had helped some with the journal for two)'UfS. it was now my responsibility. I hate to admit il, but the responsibility was not really my choice. I remember hoping folks would stick with me CO( a couple of issues until my foct were on the ground. I also remember talking with a man who published. small joumal, esking for advice. He answered a few Questions, but orrered his ·e~pen· opinion that the DPN would not swviye under a woman's care, especially mine since I liad 00 uperience with journalism. I challenged his remruks. but I sti ll worried.

As you've ]YObably gl~. YOll did Slick by me.lln.d we ,II grew. It's hard 10 put lhe gmtitude I feel CO( ten years of your loyalty inlO a few sentences. But, thank youl I wish I had a list of subscribers and advertisers who've been hCl'e for all of my tal yean. You've stuck through the change 10 alaJger format and !he computerization ofille: mailing liSt; Ihrough the addition of coIumniSlSand thechange from typewriter to typeset Now you're here CO(!he threshold of another change. Now we've reached !he Big News.

Starting with this issue, my friends Jeff Lelkowia.loe DeZnm and Marty Brown al Walnut Springs Graphics take over t/)e Dulcimer Players News la)'Ollt. You've been introduced 10 bits and pioc.!S of their work before, most notably the DPN masthead. l am pleased not only because their gmphic talents are consOOable, but because they are SlICh special hwnan beings.

Joe is !he musician; he plays fiddle Ind mandolin with The Mighty Possums.. fine area banei. Also, their wort: will elUlble me 10 travel more wilh my performances.

Wekome 10 Walnut Springs Gr1phics and congnllulations 10 meon my 10th DPN anniversary. Thank you: you made both of !he above possible.

In harmony.

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Letters Music Exchange taUs DearDPN, I WII$ very happy to see SIUJanis' article on Bun l.oeung published in the January 1988 issue, bull \\IlU horrified 10 see thai I had (OfgOlten ID add tempo indicalions to "lao Praspulea."The beginning should say, "Slow,n:laxed rubato.~ The piccecnanges 10 a moderate swing aner the double bar in measure 16, and then back 10 tempo I at the double bar in rneawre 32. 1be moderate swing rewlTllI al measure 48. Also,the 4 eighth noteS barred lOgetner in me&ure 9 should be 16th notCS. Sorry I didn't get il right the first time. 1 didn't want anyone out there seriously worung on the piece without this infOfTll3tion.

Dick Hensold SLPaul, MN

Dear DPN, Readers who wish 10 order the tape mentioned at the end of lhe Winter issue's anicle on the cambodian khim should know that the «lO'eCl address of Work!

Music EnlCrJWises is 717 AYOOdaie SL, Kent. OH 44240, 1be price given in the article (S8.00) is correct; ho\\'ever there is a SI.OO postagecharge on orders of SI6.00or less, and Ohio residents must add S 11l% salcs tax.

While the music on the tape will be enjoyable to anyone interested in the Khmer cult~. its main connection with the article is thaI Bun Loeung is the leader of the featured ensemble. Possibly of mtn interest to readers of this journal may be the tape. SiJI01 For Kim And For KI~, aVililable for the same price.

David Cupenter Minneapolis. MN

The Music E~change column is for people tf)'ing IOfind arrangemen\.S of favorite songs and tunes, and soun:es of old music n:membered from childhood. It can also include requests for oul-o(·pr;nl albums. musical accessories and anything clse applicable 10 this journal. There is no charge for lisling. Plene Note: II is importanl thal readers responding to these requestS send copies of the information to Dulcimer Players News so we can share with other readers. Answen and questions are always wekome.

Answers The words and music 10 "The Ballad Of Naomi WiscH can be found in many placc.s. 'The best source is The FronJ;. C. BroW/! ColluriDlI t(Norih ClUOliIIo Fo/J:IDrt, which is available in mosIlihraries and inl::ludcs much historical information about the song. People who aren't familiar with the Brown Collection should ROle that the words are in one volume and the music is in another.

Celie B , Richardson

A ballad enLitlcd "Naomi Wise (poor Omie Wiscr is published in The Viiillg Book oj Folk Balludsojlhe £lIglish·SpttJJ:illg "'~rld. Albert B. Friedmalld (Ed.), Penquin Boob, 1982. Additionally, Omit Wise is published in The SoiIg1 of D« Wat.lOlI , Oak Publications. 1971, and Sillg Ol<l!. Vol. 14. no. 2.

AU throe references tell the story of the murder 0( Naomi Wiscof Randolph COUnty, North CaIOlina in I ~ by Jonathan Lewis. Naom i was an orphan who Jonathan (I man noted for his mcane.ss) p-omised 10 marry after Naomi bcaime pregnant to him. However, Lewis had his sights SCt 011 another (poor woman) and murdered Naomi so thai he cou ld pursue ncr. Naomi's body was foond by the river and there was evidence that she was beaten. Lewis was brought 10 trial for the mllfder, however, he was never convicted.

Bruce MolyneaUll:

Although you've probably already had replies to the request for wordsJrnusic to MNaomi WISe. two sources are: Foil. SOllgl of Nonlt America. Alan Lomax, Doubleday and Company, 1960, p. 268 (song ' 138 with complete wonIJ and music). Sillgo llipry Doodle. Marie Bocue. McClain Printing Co., Parson, WV, 197 1, p. 129 (on ly part of the te~t). Somewhere, 1 have this ballad on a record (Library of Congress), but my aflernoon search hasn't produced it M

Phyllis Rowe Here is a copy of "Irish Washcr_womanM as requested by Diana Harvey. I'm sorry that it's only a lead sheet: my playing is aU 10 simple that I DCC:d something basic. I am al ......ys glad to sharecopies of any of the music I have. I know how difflcull it is 10 fllld copies of the older music, the "Military Two Step,~ fornample.

James M. Pulllam 1940 Coleen Ave., las Cruces, NM 88001

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In the DPN 1988 wimer issue, you asked for more vcnes 10 Baker: I am a membe2" of the Aftansas Country Dance Band (ACOB) and we playa numbe2" called, ~Angctine the Baker.~ We learned this song from The Alkn Stn:el Suing Band while playing with them last summer at SUver Dollar Chy in BI1lIIJOn, Missouri. Their vcrsion can be heard on their tape TM 101ft" Strul Sir/III 8alld.llliJwU SMrI(:wu . You can tonlaCl Dave Landreth, 1110 N. 4th, Spring rlCld, lL 62702, 2 I m~路 9218 for I copy ofthcir tape. They do 001 sing any verses, bul do sinl tte chorus t'NO times.

The version we play was tranSCribed by Ed H3Ie 0( the ACDB. Ed is our hammerduJcimer player. 1asked Ed if he knew ollnY YCtSCS 10 AnJclinc the Bakcr" or An&clina Baker" wid he said, "Sure." TM NntI GoiIkIlRu.,. Fiw Days Sillgilll, Folk Legacy Rccorth.lnc., ~. II, FSI-42, Side I, Band 2.

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When I read Linda Muir's requesl for "Beaocatche(s Fan:weU" in the Spring 1988edilion ofOPN, 1 went righllO the soon:c. I happened 10 be IM:;:hing hammered dulcimer Icssoos thnt nightll RAmblin' COIInkI's Guitar Shop, owned by Bob Zentt. who composed the kwely lune "BeallCllCher'S Fan:well."

I IOId him of the request for his sons and he said he would wekomo inquiries..

So, Unda Muicr,lnd anyone else intetesttd in I great dulcimer tune. pleue feel free 10 contaCt Bob Zen~.1: Ramblin' Conrad's GIlitar Shop, 871 N. Military HighWlY, Norfolk, VA 23S02. 804/461路 36S5. The song "Bc....Mche(1 Farewelr is the title tnJc.k 10 Bob's ICIOOIld altum on Folk lepey.

Bob Clark

Questions I heard a song on. Newfoundl2lld radio Station caUed Ughl Horseman.'" would love 10 have the words 10 all

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known verses.

I also would like 10 hear from any pr:.<lple near KarWuhe, West Germany who are interested in dulcimers (mountain or hammered) or interested in English (Janguqe) folk songs.

Unda Murray 3rt! CEC: APO, NY 09360-3780 (reply 拢rom the SIIIeS) c/o Maj. Joseph Mumy, GersziwskJ B8n1ICks; Sudenlensuassc: 7500 Karlsruhe 21, FRG (reply rrom Europe)

I' m wondering if 1Il)'Ol'lC lias the words 10 ~Liltle Darlin' Pal of Mine. ~ I think the music is the S1me tune as "This Land Is Your Land."

Pauline Inte.

RR I , Bo:.: 3SO New Athens, lL 62264

rd like 10 hive I copy 0( the comedy lines ror IlIe Attansas Traveler:

DavtdMoore Box 443; BAD Aibling Station APO, New Yon, NY 09098-4812

Beaucatchers Farewell

by Bob Zentz ... submJtted by Dick Payne

from Beau.catchds FarewelL Folk Legacy Records

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Events Calendar

.h# 18·22 ·1UG Crude. OH Bc!ginnIng l.D.p Duldmn--l'IaMlnQ inJuuctr,d 11)' S - lonninp. ~I of H_1ead Liv.... Rioa...s.CoIIep. ~ m. Rio OH 4$674 .

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The festival season is in roll swing wilh $WCICIIllnes. rriend! and good limes. The sprina 1988 Dulcimer P/ayersNf!Ws covered April lhrotigh October festivals listings: Ihis issue brings new listings that carry )'0\1 through lhe end or this year. Copies of Ihc sprin& DPN ate stiU.vai1ab1e for $4 (includes post.agc) from P.O. Box 2164.

W'lIlChcstet. VA 22601.

,July 20.22. Rio Crude. OH

Your festival meIIU.:l mIlCh to so many fine folks IIld Lhat's a great reason 10 keql me up IOdate. If you haven', found)lOW' festival (that you give or auend) listed in Ihis column, then I haven't heard from you. Be it a listing. personal upenence« memory. your festival news is always a wckomed addition 10 my mailbox. The nexl (fall) DPN deadline il Jul y 251h,.:l keep a song in your heart and my name on your mailing list.

Ro.e Hlne.. Festival Editor, 855 Shadowlawn Drive. Inkster. M148141 · 1J32

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B01178. Rio 0!ancIe. OH 45674, 614/2.4$·'39. uL 32S.

SOmetime In ~t • 80Iy kea The KInd..! ~ II pIamed tOl the Califomio Bay AIa!hi.)'Uf. W.....'t hive an olflrial..:IdreJI tOl )'0\1. but Ihink you can obWn informauaa from IhI: PeninAIla Ml. Ou.kimer Society. Bill.

B.... WiJtinlgn, 10079 t..nadaIe Ave..

Cupenino. CA 9S014. .1u.1y 14· No rthri1le. MI 12 lhAnnuaJ Fblk&Blu~ Fa""'" Il ford F.. Id. Concoru. rood and ronuly enlauintnenllO b.ndil HIIRIin&IOII" ~ Info: The OiU.cIo1Ia,:J02 E. Main 51., Nonhvitk.. MI 41167. 3Il/Jot9.9(20,

Aup.t &-7 · PUnt. MI AU ~lII\IIci.". are inviced ID IIIaR • W«kcnd I1f jounmina. darw:int .... campina wil.~ er-o..k VilIq • ..d HIIcl:IebenyRailro.d', AnDque MdUno anow. tnIo: MIfOTMAO.417 N. Line 51., MI 4616. .517J1.U.6420.

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Neal Hellman & Kim Robertson· Ed Trickett Lorraine Lee & Bennett Hammond No Strings Attached· Sally Rogers Robin Petrie & Danny Carnahan WORKSHOP LEADERS Susan Trump . Torn &. GerTy Whitli' • Jean Lewis Kli'ith Brintzenhof( . Oalills CUM • Mikli' K.iltchuba

Contra Dance with Mountain Laurel Formal Concerts · Mini-Concerts • Contra Dancing Beginner - lntermed iate Workshops · Master's Workshops Nnv LoclltiOll! II/ mllliflll C.mp Wllshington.1I JOO //Crt frmllly III l.Rke;idt. CT "",r Li/chfirld, CT.

CAMPING ON SITE · LOOCING • F<X)O SERVICE All events will be he ld indoors in case of inclement weather Wrilli' o r call for nogistration fonns or Additional information.

AUTUMN HILLS · BOX 807· WINSTED, CT06098

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53rd Old Ffddln"lo Conwntion II Fchs Pwk.. Folk mUJic. _p ~in& 1rId_(IIICIudin&dukimc:n). Food InC! campin& available.. Wo: o.e.. Hall, ~W. GaW.. VA '2A313. '103I236-6lSS.

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All.Iust 13· 14. Fllnt. Ml MllliNnf InC! ,ailf_ "-r. eombinarion _mod II erow-to Vllbp IIld Hllekldlerry ItlilNNd. All_tic musicians ir1YilO!d 10 puticiptlG in jlmmin" dincin, and c.mpin&. Info:

MlFOTMAD. 427 N. I.iM St~ Chcuni"" MI 48616. 511,t.1.5-6A20.

IIId open lUl;e.. Info: Paty Looman, 2211

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Old-time mll5ic IIId dIIw:e. Info; C. SW:vens. 7915 Munger Rd.. Yptilanti. MI 48197. 313}434.)442.

October 14· 18 · MUwaulile. WI 9th Annual Stringolong W.lcend in East Troy. Concertt. ~ sinplII. worbhopt. Info: Ann Sclunid. UWM Folk Cern... P.O. 8014\3. Milwluko8, WI 53201. 414(229-4177.

Aucust 26-27 • Blalr$...uJ• • CA Old Time"'. DaJl. hi&hli&ht5 old ~ "''''';1'. darn and alOl'yleltin,. Info: Bill Thoman. GL Dept. of Nltwal RCIOUfca, P.O. Boa 1495, Clevel.ond.GA 30528. <1041865·1150.

Sept. 9-11 • 8hephenbtOWll. WV Up"," I"oIomCtC Duldrnff Fud"cd Workshopa. c l _ IIId privltt. iretruetion on hll!lmefeddllkimcr, e....... pcrf_ _ 1rId dancln,. Wo: Nick Bll111Dr\, P.O. ~ 1473. Sbcphmisto_ WV l54O. 3041176-2197.

Septlilmbl, 9-11. Rem ... Ml J5th AnnuClI WheCI.tlClnd Jl,,*F..U_l O\d.tinIC millie. dance.. _1IId eran..

worb)oop. food and childnn'. a_ilia.

Wo: Whutlllld Millie 0rpniJ.II1on. P.O. 8o~ 22. Ran .... MI 49)AO. 511,.967-1879.

September 10 • ~amuoo. MI Ffdd!.n Jambo .... at thOiI eo...ty ConIa" Buildiq. Old-ci"",

music: IfICI dance. Info: C . Clair SlC\'cnI. 7915 Mq a Rd.. Y~I ... ti, MI4S197.

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September 24 • Bay Cit,.. MI Jl'(ddla,.. Jamoo.-ee It Iha Comity Fairp-aund for old.time music: IIId - - . Info; C . Clair 511/.__ • 7915 Mq er Rd.. Yptil... ti, MI 48197.

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September 24-25 • Ol"ll,..on. VA GI"Q.,..oR HlghlaM.. FaU F"tWaI

BtucJfUf, oId-cimoJ IfICI

ac-pel mlllic: ph. cSara.tnboni in Wo: kometh Wea_er.

Rt. 2. Bo. 141. MouthofWibon. VA '2A363. 7OlI579·7092.

eooka., and erafla.

IIlhe Round B.... in ManninalOn. inc:ludo!f

JUIUIIinI. soeializin&. covcral dGh lundl Maple Ave... MonnincllWl. WV 26582

AUf_t 13 • Ml Flddln'. Jambo ....

Qld.timc ",lISle and ~ Wo: C. Clair SIeVent, 7915 MIIII,cr Rei.., Yptillllti. MI "197. 313/.04.3442.

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September 24 • Mannina:ton. WV ,vounlaif\Nr Dulcimer Club Fall COfU,lC1lllon

Se ptember 15, 16, 17, 18, 1988 WINFIELD, KANSAS FAIRGROUNDS National ~'I ou ntain Dulcimer Championship Scp tcmbe r 161h

Oct. 17· 18 • Warnlilr Robina . GA Mossy Creelc Barnyard Arl.f and Cn:tfla FesUval

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Crafts, music. dclllDll$Ulltions. Info; 106 Anne Drive. Warner RobiN. GA 11091.

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HutLnta. MI

FIddle,.. Jamboree

alhe oommunity buildin,. Old-time m.me IrId darooc. Info: C. Clair St"ent, 791SMqerRd.. Ypsi!anti.MI 43197 .

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October 28·30 • Gambler. OR J 7th Gambler Folic Fullver' a KCfI)'VII Collece.. Celebration of American 'Jlditional m..ic. dIIlCC IIId eral'b. Colleen... worbhopl.. danc:el1rId many demonstnItioni. Info: Gambi.,r

Folklore Society. KaI)'OfI CoUece.

Gambier.OH 4302l. 61414"27-5 I SS.

No ..ember 5 • Coral. MI FIddle,. Jamboree IItha Community Cerner. Old-time music 1IIddance.. Info: C. Clair Sievent,7915

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NOYember 19 • 11:1 00... 40. KS 3rd Annual Dulcime,. Fai r WooiuhopI.. COI"ICmS IIId jamrnina. Info: The Music: EmpOl'iwn, 301 N. Main. E1 00I"ad0. KS 67042. 116l321-096 \.

Natio na l Hammered Dulcime r Champio nship September 17th Wo rkshops $3,800 in Cas h Prizes a nd Prize Instrume nts

by Luthiers J im Taylor Lynn McS padde n Dona ld A. Ro und Ru sse ll Cook Write for more infor mation

DIiIclilmber 3 • Midland, MI FIddler. Jamboree .thaComm..ucy Cerncr. Old.time mlllK: 1IIddance.. Info: C. Clair Ste_ent, 7915 Mllllp:! Rd.. YpI.bnti. MI "197.

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News&Notes

expcricncc Jess pain and anxiety dlllins; drilling and lilling when the patients bril13 in and listen lei their favorite cassette tape whi le the denLal work is being performed.

(From the DeIroil News),

DPN Iw 0 J- OmIt of Col""";:II.1 "'.., fH'I7'iU auI/ul ct1Ii'UllI~ ..... chlb _I, b.ildi'W, pl4fotl {IntI.1:CO'd ~,. TIIi, e~ ",ill N dtNottJ III 11to./;'11#: IJoint' in iifc .. .JWfJI1tJ inf~ion,,.,...., UtmI' tlIId s/omint of id6U. Svtd JOIU cllftlribidilltlllil R_lIiMs, &jJ SIIcadIIwIawIlD,iw, /MnU, 101/48141 , nut DPN tkodlu. is

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Wake up and s mell the coffee The Fiddler's Dream CoCl'cc House in

Phoenix, Arirona is brewing up some new ideas lha1 include becoming the most complele folk: music center ewcr. ln addition 10 their Friday, SatUTday and Sunday jams and workshops, lhey abo plan 10 have an extenSive old-time record collection that w[Jl be the beginnings 0{ a folk: reference library, Fiddler's Dream

Coffee House, 1702 E. Glendale Ave., Phoenix, AZ 8S044. 600/275-6140,

Once upon a Um t .. , Side spliltinglaughlCr and heany merriment Lhrilled lIS all, and wlw a delight 10 rrnd the art of storytelling making a comeback:, Story IeUing festivals am becoming VCf)' popular, Offering an explanation, a Octroit Ncws artickqlKltCd The Ark's (Ann Arbor, Michigan) Janis Applcton, We need Ilorylcllen now more than ever. "n:kvision and video cassettes have made il unnecessary for lIS 10 usc our imaginations....

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Drill and OU to the mUllc Researchers al the Univenily of Iowa have found thai dentistry p!ltients

mark your festival calendar. Send

postcards to the chamber of Commettt in Lht cily and Stale you'll be heading for (gel zip cedes from your local post office), Anotbet source is !he Conwcntion and Visitors Bureau 0( the state's capi!Ol or large cily, Yoo1J rocc.ive tnlvel packages for Ihat area or SUlIe that include CUlTCtlI road maps. other festivals, altrnctions and accommodations that will make your trip a cinch 10 plan. 1be cost of your postCard will prove 10 be • wise investmenl Or try this idea: Oial 1800J555-1212 10 inquire if. particlllar SIBle has a IOU·free nwnber listed for Il'lIvel information. Planning I vacation around mllSical festivals can be •

CONGRA.TULATIONS! to GA.R Y GALUER whose unique U"-Plcklng style has made him tile t987 Na. IOIlal Moun'"n Dulcimer ChampIon 'n.na COl'l leSI at Walnut Valley na nOI only won • McSpadden (lulClme •. but allO Chose to play one In the competi· tlOll THANKS. Ga.y1

On Gary's casselle album CROSSED ROADS, you WIll be able to heal the happy combinatIon 01 his nimble tingers and McSpadden MountaIn Dutcimers For conce.,s O. other bOOkings, wr Ite 10 Gary Gallier PO 90.4922 G S. Sp"no"eld. MO 65806 - " . . b!lIChu,.-

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As long as you're requesting information, you may want 10 inquireaboot Bed and BreakrllSl (BolB) establishments.

If you lil:e that home-away-flOfTl-home leeling, this could be JUSt LtIe thing for you. BolB is exactly wW it implies: a bed and breakfasl in a refurbished house that usually resembles Ltleaunospllcre or Grandma's, antiques and all. Sleep in a bedroom, eat in the dining room, sit on Lhe porch; in short, simple and relaxing.

BUI McHenry Bill, a resident of Shenandoah, Virginia

aM a long-time DPN subscriber, died in MaJeh. In addition 10 his career in edllclllion. he was a writer, composer, woodworker, merof dulcimers and a hislorian. In December 17. 1983 he was presented a plaque oC appreciation by the captain of the USS Shenandoah during Lhe ship's dedicatioo in Norfolk, Virginia. Bill IIad coordinated a dulci mer blilding project with SlCveral of the ship's crew.

INS upc1ate (From the newslcUCl" of the Woods Hole.

Massachusetts Folk Music Society). You may be wondering why you ~ not reading aboutlhc Italian band, Rilmia, that \\IC mentiooed inlasl month's IlCWSleuer. Two weeks ago "ie fOWld out that they had been denied a visa by the Immigration & NoturalizaLioo Stl'Vice (INS). This is the second tim~ that one of our cooceru: lias been cancelled by the INS, Two ~ ago, the Welsh band, Mabsarll, booked (or our season opener, was also denied by the INS,

"For a couple of years now, thc INS lias been preparing new visa regulations, As it stands current, the regs try to sort the pros from those who might ute American jobs. 'Prcstieious' is the term by which the INS defines the pros. The sad thing is

how they measure 'prestige': in Grammys. gross salaty/year. size of aud ieocC$,

Rhmia was denied a visa because the INS did oot regard them as SIlfflCicntIy ·prestigious.· "Ritmia is 114-pic:cc band playing music from Sardinia, Cemrnl and Southern Italy, They perform foil: and origi nal musie in tnosc styles, They llave been performing for U years. appearing III many inlemalionally known festiyals in France. Belgium, Austria. Brill.llny and Spain .... They llave released three m.:onIs anc1l1ayc been involved with 5 more as indiyiduaIs. Alberto Batia lias siudied the music of S3J'dinia for many years, Daniele Craigllcad lias formalvaining in elasskal music. Enrico Frongia has recorded for the Italian R,AJ. and Other European TV networks. Riccardo Tcsi. a scllolar o( tradiUonal bulton accordion styles of Sardinia, Central and Southern Italy, is a student in the Elhnomusicology Dcparunenl of the D.A.M.S. Instilutc in Bologna and tcaehcs seminars in Italy and abroad. This sounds preuy ' prestigious.'

Not enough for the INS, hO\\ICyer. " If thisolTends you, moy we SIlggest something you can do aboot ii? The INS is now re-drafiing the regulations. They will be publishi ng a new SCI around

October, 1988. There is still some tinle 10 influence them.

Please write 10:

Paul Simon (he has been receptive 10 our cause) Dirksen Bldg., Room 462 Washinglon, DC 20510 Romll1() Marzoli. Chair.

US House Suboommiuee on Immigration and Refugees and International Law Room 2246, Rayburn Bldg.

Washington. DC 20515 Barney Frank.

Room 1030. Longwonh Bldg,

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Reviews

edfted by Came Crompton

Dulcimer Daydreams: Popular Favorite. For Easy LI. t enlng

Cat路TaiLs a nd Othe r Dulc imer Tune.

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E.sthec Krcck, Sampler Records, 9830 Harrison Circle, Kansas City, MO 64131.

I am 110 coollOisseur of easy liSlCIling mLlSie, but I'm as susceptible as any 10 a good rendering of an oldie t/UI. I love. I've tried to figure OI.It what makes an easy listening version "good,~ and al l I can say is that if it does 110 violence to the original harmonies and ''feel~ of the ume, ii's fine; and if it evokes the tunc suffICiently thai I hear the original in my mirMl for IIours after hearing thecover, it's good. If it adds a new dimension 10 my hearing of the original, ii'S rtally good.

EsLber Kreek's renditions of old favoriteS on tlle hammered dulcimer are winners by my reckoning. Almost all of the arrangementS on DwlcimDDCIJdrtoms are true eoough w the originals in timing, harmonization and spirit that I seldom fcelany conflict between what I'm hearing and what I'm remembering. Some, like "New York, New York~ and "Autumn Leaves~ are so good I may forever after hear a dulcimer in my memory of the tunes! I am also delighted witll Esther's medley, blending 'i"Dday" with "My Cup Runneth Over'" and "My Favorite Things" from The Sorwls Of Music and "Chim Chim CJw:r. ee~ from Mary POppifU. The b"anSitions are seamless and the pairings do add 10 my sense of the originaltullC5-they'lI never seem complete in themselves again.

The less successful pieces are still fine, but fOf me, a dulcimer can never take the pan of Betle Midler singing '!be Rose" or of the rU'Sl violin in "Pachclbel's Canon~ (I've heard this auemplCd several times, and it jllSlllasn't worked yet).

Esther KRck i3joincd on thi s recording by Charlie Pill7.ini and Jerry Faier on guitar!, and Klaus Grunewald on recorder. I hope I heat them III in my loca.I Giant Food state soon.

Jolm Prisland, 1164路8760 Forest Grove Drive, Burnaby, BC, VSA 4C9, Canada.

In tllis book, John Prisland offers a collection of nine arrangements for the fretted dulcimer. Four are tmditiooal tunes, four are original compositions, and 000 is written by Norman B. Foote (anoch<:r B.C. musician). The contents are as follows: Sweet Potaloes, The Fox. Fiddle Tune Medley (Soldic(s Joy, Old Joe Clark and Bonaparte's Reueat), Lunch Witll A Friend, Bean Soup, When I Grow Up (Singing Policeman), Pas Du Tout, Cat路Tails, and By And By. After a twO page introduction that brieny covers tuning, strumming, and reading tablature, the songs are presented in both tablature and Standard notlllion.

All of the arrangements are in the Ionian tuning and utilize "two-finger choro forms~ and are therefoce well suited to beginning players. Each song is preceded by a paragraph or twO of commentS and playing tips. 'These ccm mcnts often include a description oftlle song's mytllm, which u helpful in learning the original songs (as well as any unfamiliar traditional tunes).

Lyrics are given for most of the songs, witll the rU'Sl verse printed directly below the stnndard musical notation; the remaining vCt"W are printed at the end of the arrangemcnL However, the words are often nOt al igned witll thei r corresponding notCS, making it difficult 10 match the lyrics to the music. The lyrics seem to be geared towatds children (except possibly Pas Du Toul- I don't speak. Freoch!), since they tell stories tllat children cl1joy hearing as well as singing.

In summlll")", John 1"'ri~land prcscnl5 a collection of songs that are rdatively easy to leam and fun to play, and are ideally suited 10 beginners as well as players who often perform for childrcn.

Doug Berch, Kicking Mule Records, P.O. Box 1605, Boulder, CO 80306.

The best description I can give for Doug Berch's new album The Longing. is to say

Cude Crompton

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that the title captures the flavor of the album. The six songs on the LP. all wrilten and performed on solo hammered dulcimer by Berch, are all hauntingly mellow and reflective.

StructuraJly, 1111 of tile songs are very simple, almOSllike jan improvisations witll a basic theme being built up in progressive layct$.. The simplicity, nowever, is part of the joy of this album. ll1ere are 00 sttay IIOICS or flashy omamenullions, JUSt clean, crisp solo hammered dulcimer, upertly played and recorded. One getS the impression that Doug touk grc<Il CIIIe ill refining his compositions using only the noteS that are needed. This is definitely not I pany album, but for a night of quiet intrOSpection it's perfO:L Berch makes good use of the hammered dulcimer as a solo Instrument witll the uccplion of one tune. "Man with a Fedora" isbuilt on IlIWO note ahemating rhytllm which becomes repetitive halfway through itS g: 10 lengtll.

FMUn..ar.tly, it is the UCtption, IlOl the rule, on tll is otherwise fine album.

Rob Go ubeaUJ:

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Dulcimer Players Notebook

by Lamine Lee Brookltne. MassachuseUS For many yean: Illave played a dulcimer with four equally sp3Ced strings. The configura~on offen rich. chords, I1exible tunings. and a strong bass voice. I presented thnle SIring

anangemenlS in previous coltmns because I think WII1'IOSt players IlDve three string dulcimen (often with a doubled melody suing Wtcannot be feeu.cd sepanuely allhough. it is t«:hnically a foutth siring). Increasingly, tlnugh., I meet playen who use four equally spaced strings. or who would like 10.• Beginning wi th this colwnn I will inU'Oduu four string ImIIIgerncnlS and coach you in IeChniques for playing all four strings.

The siring thicknesses I use are comparable 10 wMt many -doublo-melody- pLayen: llave. My fifSl and second slri ngs are .010 unwound, my third is .013 unwound, and my fourth is.022 bronze wound. Dulcimen with. a doubled melody string can usually be modified for equal string placement iflhc fingcrboaard is wide enough 10 UTange your fmgettips on aU four wips wilhoutdamping. I favor a width of about I III inches. Carefully re-slot the nUl and bridge 10 aUow equidistant placement of the strings. Since thcoriginal slots remain you can now shift betwccn string arrangements. Our fll'St fourstrin8 luning,

combines two popular ~ string arrangements: strinp 1, 2 and

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~E The upper 3 strings correspond exacdy 10 Tuning I in my dulcimer books while the lower 3 strings ate a popular altemative luning for the key ofO. My fingering strategy for this arrangement is 10 fltt the third ftcl with my indelI finger. second willi the middle and fll'St with the ring. Once you masler this you an move quickly between strings. The following exercise will bel p you develop lne necessary dexlerity:

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When the fourth and fifth feelS are played I use my index fingeral S and pull otr 10 my ring ringer on 3. For !he 4 10 S slide I again use my index fmger.

SMuty Rjvu B~lIt is a li vely old·timey ~ne. The anangcment is played an octave below !he wOtlen melody line.

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The Dulcimer Man Russell Fluharty It would be hard 10 find 1n)'Ol'lC. Inywhere who, over the last llO yean: Iw promoted the hammc:n:d duk:1IIICI" IS muc:h, or has inlroduc:cd the iastnnent 10 XI many Lhousancb 01 people as has R_II Auhaty.

A -.n, OIIl&Qinl man with a wonderful smile and I sense of humor cquallO any occasion he bean the Iitle 1be Dulcimer Man." Russell has lived in the Manningron, West Yqinia. area all orhis life and is

married 10 Marjorie.. delighlfullady who laughin&iy IIYS, " I'vc played second fiddle 10 Ihat old thin, (the dulcimer) all my married life."

How Russell acqulted IIU duklmer Is I aory in IueIf. "I was almost 18 years old at the time. My uncle had, dulcimer that he JOI from I fdlow named Ira PhiIJipi. A fdJow down in Fam.ing1Ol'l, West Virginia. had owncxl it before him.

We'd gone ooon hunling one night and we'd gotlen a big one. I was carrying the coon lind the mattoCk which we used 10 <til pmeOUt willi. When we lot 10 my uncIe's bouse, the subjca of L'Ie dulcimer came up. He aid. ' If)'Ollleam ID play one rune on that dUn" ru gi\'tl it 10 you. , Ali I came down the hill that January momin" zero weather, dulcimer on my back and coon and mauoct in my hands, l thou,hl, ' I'm &lad it's daR 'cause I wouldn't WIIIt Inybody 10 sec me with

that thin, on my back.'

Thcl fim tunc I learned to play was "Skip To My Lou." I got interested in the thina and it became I part of me. ThaI's bow lIfO! the dulc:imc:r."

FIInher rescardllhows WI the instrumenl. one time bdoogcd 10 John Kooo , I mllkt from I ncarbyvilllF- This would indica~ the insuumenl to be about ISO yean: old.

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made OIIt 01 yeUow poplar. The WOOLI was sawed and !he rous;h places saapc:d (planed) with aJ,ass. " It has 9 suinp, I single tridge and IS tuned in fourths, beginnina em the bottom naht dde with G below middle C, A, B, C, D, E, G, A, B. Thcl left side begins with middle C, D, E, F, G, A, C, D, E. This tunine was typical in !he region and the onIyone he Icnew.

A number 01 years ago, dozens 01 players and mr.Iy builders were IocaIcd in the Mannington area. Shonly anc- Russell obcainc:d hisdulcimet, helSkcdan ekbIy eonleman who had once been I builder how nu:h he chatJed for builditIl them. He kloked • this insuumcnt and said, ~I, Russ, nlldl ya. This one would COIil )'011 IIboulIllru.< dolIin. But now if we wue PRJ 10 build )'0111 &ood one. it would COIil )'OllIS much IS three and I quancr."

RUS$ remembers one old house in the IIU Lllat had I dulcimer in the living room. It was altochcd to ropes, pine and weights. "When they quit playing it. they would push it up to !heccilin, to get it out 0( the .... y. JGds wouldn~ be Ible to get to ii, way up there, you sec.~ A little Ametk:an Ilq and a West YUJinilllq stick up proudly on the ends of Russell's dulcimer. His scrue of pride and Iovc for this naaion and stale, plus his deep religious convictions show in his pn:crams. Healways includes sune sing· I · Jonas like Ibis land Is Your Land," "America; ''"The West Yqinil Hills" Ind tunes such IS "00 Lool," "Will the Circle be Unbroken" or "When the Saints Go Marching In.'' When asked his favorilC IWICS 10 ",!roy, he replied, " 'When You and I We.rr: YOUR&. Mauie." and MSkip 10 My Lou," the fll$l DIJ I ever learned to play."

He always plays uanding up bocauJe it', morecomronable. Any small tlbleor !he b«ks of 2 fokling dIaiIS hold the duk:imet.

Adept at playina other inswments. heoften picks up his mandolin for group . ingina or uses his lui~, riddle, banjo, lap duk:imer or Jew's Harp for 8CC(lI'IIpanyinC IDldJer player. HiJ nose nUll: creates a lot oIlaugtlter when iI is L1$Cd in , program. 100.

JerryTaylor, Russelh gnmdson, who is a professional guitarist., worked with Russ under the name Thcllmagcs-Old and New for several years. LoeaI blinds, such IS the RIIythm Rascals and !he Mario County Ridgerunners a1so...-ere headed by Russ.

He learns tunes by car or by " hear," IS he said 8I1d thinks "it would be nice to read music bit I just 1'ICYet' ,ot IrOUnd 10 it.~

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and your audiences enjoy cadi other SO muc:hr heroponded with HI don'l know. I just uy 10 be mysclr."

This WTiu:r asked one of her dulcimer students, a yrung girl, why 5he liked 10 hear Russell. ~He'5just himself, He doesn~ put ()II airs. He enjoys himxlr, XI we do 100," 10.'3$ her response.

Some years ago, he pla)'Cd in the old lime medicine shows and lo¥C(l 10 .ICe vaudeville acts. At limes one ICICIIrICCS of !bose perl<nnances in both choice 01 sdoclions and tOI'IYClUUons with the audience.

Children adore him and for )'CIf1 he went 10 IChooIs aU over West YlrJinia inlroduc:ing youngsterS 10 his beloved inSLrUment, giving his services for froe, To list all the place5 this man has performed would fill pqea. but a brief sampling will be fisted hen:..

There', the l'tIil/wklphia Music Festival, and Newpon Folk Festival. Hi&;h 00 Ilb 1i1t is the NaUonal FolkUre Festival where he has ~ sevenllimes. His peat nl5peCt and admiration for Sara Gertrude Knou. the founder, shows IS he IAIb: about the preservation 01 folk music.. )'011

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Summer 1988 'f' 13 RusMiI e>nd Mwsoe ~II ell f1w J 9l¥1 Aiogusla I'krl""fil'l! \Iobo"k.hcp. In EIkfns. WV

Anothel lady he places in the same category is the late Jean Thomas, The Traipsin' Woman, founder of ~ National Folt. Festival in Ashland, Kcntucky, where he: regularly performed.

An opporwnity lO be oneofthe old musicians at the nrst West VLrlinia Am and Crafts Fair led him to allJC3l' for 19 years. Marge, his wife.joldngly said, "I always felt like a widow on July4 because he was always away playing over that S-day period."

In the last 30 some years he has never missed an engagement with the ManninglOO District Fai r. the second largcst in the SUIte. One of his great thrills was playing the ttlcme lake Me Bact. to Renfro Valley" on aJohn Lair Renfro radio pt'Ogr.lm and then having the Coon Creek Girls sing the words immediately faUowing him.

He has made numetOl1$ TV appearances, performing on the David Frost Show, the Marie TorreShow and two segmentS recently on the Nashville Nttwork.1O name a few instances of national eJIposure.

One i!Cident Russ Likes lO tell about happened before. David Frost Show. He was in a lilLIe dressing room, hadjust tuned up and was playing ''The Prisoners' Song," as a cbeet. on his lUning. He heard !he wcrds being sung as hc ~layed.

"Turning around, I saw ChetAtkins, Boots Randolph and Floyd Kramer singing as I played. They also wcreon the progrwn thaI day.~ Arothef type of Cl(po$Urt has been through m:l/Iy c:oIkge cnpgCl'lCllts such as Canqic Tt:d1 , Univa:sity or KellLucky, Betta, 0Ili0 Stale Univa:sily, West Vlfginia University, Ohio Univa:sity and most oCthe small colleges in the tri·SlBIC area.

For several years Russ s:rvcd as West Vuginia's Good Will Ambassador, ulIVeling eJItcnsively with his dulcimer 10

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He has been called upon lO play at the Greenbriar, a world·famous resort hotel in LewisbulJ, West Virginia, for several national conferences.

The following CJpcricnce happened there at a National Governors' Conference. UI even played for Nelson Rockefeller and Ronald Reagan ,~ he says with a grin, "bul that was bef~ they was VICe-President or PresidenL I played '"The Sidewalks or New yort" for Mr. Rockefeller and "California Here I Come" for Ronald Reagan. I ate with the Virginia Governor. They IuId two roasted pig.' (or the banquet. That WIIS some good catin' that niGhL ~ Two rathet unusual places for a dulcimer player 10 appear were listed by him as the HallmQ1k Card Compal'ly in New York City when he gavedaiJy eonecrts for a wed: and a $We undef1llkus' eonvemion. Yc:s, he couldn'l resist a pun and did SlBte he had been dyinG 10 play for them.

No pboe has ever been 100 lowly or unimportant 10 play. Dedications of buiklinp, smalilown clubs, pig roasts, cilY parts, shopping malls. nursing IwJmes, all constitutod opportunities for both he and his listeners 10 havea good time.

Thousands of peoplc have preserved his music on their own LIlpe recordcrs btlt he appears on only threecommcrcial rooords. On WUI Virginia lIuitage he plays old tunes like "Olerry Blossom MM:h,~ "Whistling Rufus,~ -MOOans Run Rag,~ "Phocbe,~ "lce.~ Old fashioned, or as he says "old timey," playing on his guiw, ffilIn!lolin and banjo as backup for a hammered dulcimer player plus seveml dulcimer ducu are feauutd on Dulcimore. One tune, "Dulcimer Jig," is his contribution 10 the West Virginia CtIIltflflwl A/bum.

Besides playing, he also builds

dulcimers paLlemod after hisoriginaJ. To date, he had made dose 10 50 and their owners are in different partS o( this country.

As has been stated berore, ~ation of the dulcimer as a part of our musical heritage has always been Cl(ttemeiy imporUUlllO Russ. He shares a mutual respect and rriendship with Paul Van Arsdale (New Yort) and Worky Gardner (West Virginia), bcKh older well· known players who have the same ideals.

His high regard for Maddie MacNeil and Sam RizzclUl m evitknt as he LIlIks. He feels she is a driving force through the printed page, Dulcimer Player News. and Sam is through his teachinp.

"One of the closest times I've ever been 10 hea.-en was twO summers ago when I went up 10 AuguslB at Davis and Elkins College and heard 3().some pooplc playing the dulcirnec at one time in Sam's class,1lW was a dream I always had that came true."

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Dulcimer Club, which metts twice yearly, was founded by Russell 18 years ago.

Hca(Jquancrod in Mannington, Wesl VilJin ia, at the Round Bam, it Ixwtsa membership of over 100 players and listel1CfS. Last)'W' he received tIv:o coveted Vandalia Award from tIv:o West Virginia DepartmentofCulture and History, His name has been inscribed on the plaque which hangt on an OUtside wall at the Cultural Center in Charleston. The plaque reads. "10 a West VLtginian who has made outstanding contributions toward the continuation of the SUIte'S folk heritage and for mastering our troditional mountain music, «ceiling in particular as a player of the hammered dulcimeraiding in tIv:o recenl revival of the hammered dulcimer in Appalachia.~ In JW1Ulry 1988 Russell was given the Distinguished West VlIJinia Citizens Award from Governor Moore for his contribtllions 10 the statc and his IN I:\talld ill& c ilianshi p.

This nun has never been one 10 promote himself. Aware of his God·given talcnt, his great enjoyment in life has been to use it 10 please others.

Russell is truly 10 all his friends and admirers ''The Dulcimer Man."

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am tryfng to locale some hammered duicfmer plans and wondered f/ you could help me.

Whall would Wee to buad ls an tnstrument that will cover three octaues. I ordered a set qf plans

by PhU Mason but hiS arejOf"Q smaller instrument than I want to buUd.. What I had fn mind was one like yowS ( r Jerry Read Smeth's. if you haoe any plans 1 can purchase 1 would really apprecfale fhe help.

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s there somewhere I can get Instrucllon about buUdl119 and care QjJretled. dulcimers so I can Improve Olllhe one I buill or buUd a better one?

'There are a number ofbooks available on building fretted dulcimers.

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You should acqu ire as many of chese as possible. No one book has all the "answers but you can use the ideas and plans of !he authors LIlat appeal 10 you and 1eam from their sharul experience. Check the call1logs of tnose DPN ooveniscrs Lhat carry books, such as Andy's Front Hall, Note-Ably Yours, and Jean's Dulcimer Sllop. Also, a very useful book fOf your library wou ld be Howie MilChell's book, The MounLain Dulcimer, from Folk Legacy Records. Sharon, cr.

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Supplies for Dulcimer Makers From Folkcraft

you 1hcu&h IOII'IC common scme thinki", that wiD afIow you 10 apand smalk:r ckIi&ns 10 three octaves or design )'OW' own. This book should be IYliIabIe from IOIJIe d the DPN mailorder.tvenlJm or cUroct from Folk Lc:pcy ReolftIs.

Folkcnft is your 1OUret: (or inslnllrlClll makin, aupplies. All wood is c:anrully dried and ~ . TopI, t.cb, aida, and finCCrbomls are landed 10 eDl't toImlncG and IIUIltbed. You 'll abo rtnd qwllily ~iCl and Slrinp, and quid dfliwf)'.

I know occasional travelers .... OO rely on bcinS able to carT)' on thci" dulcimer and aow ia in the vczticaI compartment for hansina cklthinJ. This is obviously 100 risky II1d uncenain to the performer.

A. wooden craie lISUIlly survives. Best is an airline approved OiShi case. There are seYCJlll manutlCuu'elJ such as Anvil, Dqo, Mart Leaf', cit. Most are in the $250 10 S400 range. Anvil uses for dulcimers Ire JGId by: Wood N. Slrinp. c/o Russell Cook. 1:5 13 Baker Road,

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The Sociable Dulcimer A Source of Music and Ideas for Dulcimer Clubs Paul Furnas ~ EI Dorado County, California The Aeolian wning (D路A-c) or (04~ is very usdu] for playing rounds thai have chromatic notes. If you enjoy playing eithcrof Ltlcse rounds, you may also enjoy working out the tablature for another unusually fine chromatic round, "By the Walers of Babylon," "By !he Walers of Babylon" will fit

comfOl1ably on your dulcimer if you have a 6+ fret, if )'011 use the Aeolian luning and if you begin on fret S ofthc treble suing, If you don\ know "By the waters of Babylon," track down somebody wllodoes and have him or her help)'Oll work OUt the Ulblature. ]t will be well worth the effort.

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Dulcimer Clubs Column Edlted by.Judy Ireton Min the Good Old Summer Thne."

No, in the great IlCW summenime! The weather is beautiful and travel is safe for auending all or the dulcimer club moelinp, playing gigs, wor\shops, festiyals, picnics, camp-outs, and all (X/Ier get路lOgethers musicians enjoy. It has been anlCtive year in !he dukimer kingdom as moreelubs have been fMTlcd, and more groups are holding festivals. Let's see if "We un cover-everything without Maddie having 10 hire IlJUCk 10 delivercach

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Saturday, February 13, was a frustnlting day for me as heavy snow glislcned from every 1.I"Ce, shrub and highway. I wanted 50 much lOancnd the "Styles 'n Music demonstration pul on by the Central Kentucky Hammered Dulcimer Club for the general ptlblic in ronJunction wiLlI thc Kenlllct.y Educational "Thlcyision Station and IcxaI I1Idio stations. Various pctformers rallied 10 Bob Wyau's plea for help a!ld presented an Open House al the Big Springs Oubhouse in Versailles, KenlUCky. Varied $I.ylesof music were presented on the hammered dulcimer. Following the open house, a hammered dulcimer \YOI"bhop was conducted by Kendnl Ward. The television Slation visited Bob's workshop before the pelformanccand rdmed the procedurcofmakingl hammered dulcimer from the pile ol air dfying 'NOOd in his back yard 10 the rmished instnJmenl /Q:ly 10 be strung. The swioD pmenlcd Bob with a copy of the yi(\c() LOpe made and he has been kind enough 10 share il with various other clubs and)'Ours lrUly. You should be very proud or I job well done, Bob, the video is eJlCcllenl What has your club done 10 promOIC mounulin or hammered duleimus in your community or the neld of folt music? Do drop me a IiIlC and fill me in. Your venlUte may qx:n up whole new ideas lor otherclubs.

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The Cincinnati Dulcimer Society meetS the second Sunday of thc month in the Modison PLace Fire Department on Murray Ayenue at 2:00 pm. They also keep an active schedule of playing dates at nursing homes and Senior Citizens Centers. The last. issue or their IlCWSletter h3d a recipe from Marilyn Krart ror Peanut BUlter Crunch Squares that made my mouth water. When il comes 10 cooking, dulcimer players art no !Iouches!

News comes of seVCf1ll clubs we missed. The Ozark Dulcimer Society of FayeueviUe, Arlwuas. is presided oyer

by Mary Scha1ler al 1340 Cardinal Driye, Fayeuevillc, AR n701. By the same name, The Ozark Dulcimer Society plays uJllk:r the Ic:ado;.rship ufMurilyn Ou StIU, Route I, Ozark, AR n949. Thank you 10 Vuginia Houghton and Mary Catberine McSpadden ror forwarding the information.

Linda Hall reports thai her)'Oll", ocw club has rapidly grown from 3-4 10 oYer fony. She reporu that they plac:cd ads in the New York: area folk calendars tmd handed OUt flicn: at folk concerts.

1bose are two new ideas we did IlOl cOYer in our discussions on starting a club. They are excellent ideas. Another good idea she mentioned was using songs from ~ DPN as ice breakers. Ir you are going to be in the New York City and might make a meeting, contact Linda al 515 Minnierord Ave., Ci ty island, NY. Also from New York !;omcs a Ictter from Steve Schociderof 138 Old Haverstraw Rd., Congers, NY 10920, 914/268-4143. He reports the fonnlUion or the New Yorl<. An:::a Hammen:d Dulcimer Collective. To find out the location or meetings and oU\e( inlormation, contact Steve. He reminds us that Coogers is only 30 miles north of Manhauan.

Hands Mid.....-esl sends ocws of the

formation oflheir IlCW club. Hammers and NOterS Dulcimer Soc~y, Midwest.

Ch:ipter. is an outgrowth of Hands Central based in Washington, DC. Diane lppel says lhey swtcd with three membcn and now Ihcir membership incllldes more than 75 in the midwesl She states "OUf purpose is to provide a meeting place for those woo play the hammen:d dulcimer in which "We caD nnd musical fellowship and sti mulation. Meetings begin with I coveted dish dinner. If you would like runher information, COfltacl Diane al 243 S. East AYe., Oak Part., lL 60555.

From Decatur, Alabama, came my first copy of Drones of the Dukimorc.

Not only was lhls my first copy, but the first issue of the Newsietlt;r or The Shoals Dukimer and Folk Music Association. It contained a Ioyely poem on True Friendship by Patsy Norton and sevtral spotlight co[wnns that were mosr. irau:resUng. Thank you to Sue: Forbes for the address or the SilYCt Strings Dulcimer Society (SSOS, P.O. Box 97, Dearborn Heights, Michigan 2&127). I enjoyed reading lim MeKinney's column on copyrighll haYe had several questions dirteted 10 rre in ~gard 10 this matter so will take the liberty oflifting several or the quoteS he used from How 10 Register a Copyright and Protoct Your Creative Work by Robcn B. Chickering. "The exclusive rigllts granted 10 the author or an original work include the right 10 prohibit others rrom reproducing (copying), adapting (making derivative works), distributing, performing and displaying the work." Lyrics. music, arrangemenlJ, opcnu, musicaJ!l and music recordings can all be copyrighted. He poinl$ out t1w even though)'Oll must give the work a tide for idcntirlCation, this title ;$ not ~ "nder this p<lrt of ~ copyright law. litles are coYeiUI in a dirrcrent law. For lunher inrormation conl3Ct Copyright Office, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20559 or find a copy orthe book in your local library. If you wish 10 register I clai m ror an H

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original work, you must obtain me fonn by mail from the above office and then send 510.00 per collection of songs 10 the omce. The fee may be a cllect, txml:: draft, OIlllOI"Iey Older made payable 10 "KegiSler of Copyrigllls" and must be accompanied by 0flC copy of your unpublished W'OI"k and II swnped, selfaddressed envelope. This tOUChes on II problem tI"ull has been brought to my aUtntion scverallimes. If youexchange newslcuers with other dulcimer clubs, or friends in other dulcimer clubs, you may not foel free 10 use a song ancVor songs they have published for your publication unless you ha~ received wrillen permission. tr you are using an anangemem done by someone cise, il is imperalive that you receive wriuen permission 10 usc the arrangelllefli and the information should be added 10 the page on which the song 1Ippears. At no time can a club take the libeny of photocopying a song from a published book and then pint it in theirnewsleuer.

You may not white out !he name of the person wllo did an IUTllngemenl and leave it blank. You may IlOl. add your own name. You may not take part of a song you like and then change the rest of illO 5uit your liking. This is not my opinion, it is the law. One club member last year menliooed what a neal anangement her club had. They photocopy one or two songs out of a particular book each month for the membership and haveslowly worked. meir way th/OUgh several published dulcimer books. SI-e honestly thought th is wa<l II good idea 10 pass along in my column and never thought about the mmifications of whal they wcredoing.

Fortw\all:ly, it is rare that this Iypeof thing happens. Usual ly il is nOt II deliberate attempt to cheat anyOflC. Bul, it is not legal!

I do not tnow wllo I have 10 thank in Omaha fOl the name of !heir dulcimer club, but I do appreciate the informalion.

Wildwood Dulcimer Club, Nancy Amsler, 12.:1.:1.:1 Weir 51., Omaha, NE. From the Arizona Dulcimer Club comes an offer not quite expected in a newsletter. When their new ttcasurcr opcood their dulcimer club account in the new bani:: in IOwn, they received a bathroom scale as a premium. Any

newslelters mention Club playing IiSlS..lf enough of)'O.l are interested, I would be willing to compile all of the playing lists inlO one list, code each song for theclub Ih..aJ. uses it and then in the fall send this compilation to every club wllo pte'liously sent me their list This would allow you 10 communieatc with each other and find that illusive song you heard at a specific festival, butcan'l fmd. Let me IIcar from you.

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A ten page newsletter came from Japan and the Japan DuldmerClub. I confess 10 not being IIble to read mo:>t of it, but ccnain wocdsjumped OUt at meAugusta Heritage Center, hammered and IDOIIntain dulcimer, tnlpezoid, and Through Carolan. leany of you read Japanese, I will be happy 10 send you a copy if you will be kind enough to translate it for all of us..

From Winfield, Alabama, comes a charming newspaper aniele and piclulC of Janice Tipton and 5CVCfl youngsu:n in what appears 10 be a school classroom.

AU are holding mountain dulcimers and have wondclruIly proud Jooks on their faces. Janice is a teaCher as well as a lover of the mountain dulcimer, gllos! tales, folklor-c, games, unusual guitat slylcs and, of course, children. Another special picturn of cllildren surrounding a mounlain dulcimer comes from Lee Heilman. The piclurecomes by the courtesy of tile Clarion News of Oarion, Pennsylvania. The love of ihe mountain dulcimCf is univenai and Ilow wonderful thai so many are willing to share their talents by taking ilS music to tile young and old and all in between.

Martha Jean Crain sem a piclutCof the dulcimCf she made. Rather than being a courting dulcimer, it is made for a littlc Iatll.:r in the game. It is four sided. Greal for family fun?

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After silence, lhal which comes nearest 10 expressing the lnexpresslble Is Music.

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Hammer Dulcimer Column

by Undo Lowe Thompson

D chord. the 0 SOIInds too dissonant for when I move 0fl1D the FI (1) ID drone, My choice of drone noteS for I basic drone is totally arbiuary. ~·s no necessity for choosing those panicular noteS-i\'s just wIlDt I do, You may p-efer something else, These are suggestions, not rules. TIle mc:aswes shown below from " Mary Had A Uule Lamb- iIlllSl.JUtc what I'm calling a basil;: dronc.

However, the basic drone doesn't really satisfy me musically. I find myself ackIing many other notes. This ammgen1Cnt for " Rtd River Villey" shows some or tile ways I add 10 tile basic drone. Additions can be either above or below the melody note in pilCh, When you're trying this anungemem MIl making omer arrangements 0/ your own, rt membtr to mah it 50und musical. TIle hanunered dulcimer can sound n::alty grating if the melody and embellishment noteS are played III the same voIumt. ~1ake the melody sing OIIt by emphasiring those melody notes. In this anangemenl, lhosesideways V's indicate lhemelody noteS)"(KITe 10 .:cenL ReoortI )'OIInClf 10 make certain you're IUIly achieving this goal. It's an important one. Playing I tune with drone most tastes. That's

Drones I like tile soon:! a hammered dulcimer makes when I \tone is added 10 Ihe basil;: melody.. JF it's done taSltfuHy. A drone can be rtally ntr\'e-wracking when itjllSt whines at)"(KI. Let me first explain whail'm calling a drone. I know that there's no rtal ly set jarJon for dukimists 10 follow and I can never be really cemin that we're lI!ing a Leml in the same way, ~ Ion" sustained or oft-repeated tone in a piece ofmllSic;,oflen intended 10 imitate tile SOIInd of an insuument thai. only pbys a constant pilCh. Here's how I do a basic: drone in a tune: I mostly play tile melody with my right hand (never forget that fm right handed and yOil lefties wilt want to make suitable adjllStmtnts). Then. I alternate tile ri&ht hand mtlody notes with a left hand drone. My lmic drone is usually on tile rlfSl. or seventh tone of the key in which I'm playing, These examples ~ in tllekey ofO. As kMlg IS the melody is using I 0 or C cOOrd, tile 0 (I) works very nicely ror a basic drone. When it goes 10 a

embell ishmcntcan sound choppy, unmusicallJld biinga-banga or il can sound bouncy and musically ~eiting.

Make cwain with this and any othef arrangemenllhat)'ou make music---;lot JIISI noISe-With your dulcimer.

Peter Pickow's arrangemtm of "Nonesuch" in his book lIammu'td Dwlcimu is a nice arrartJen1Cnt utiliring drones. However, I don'l want you 10 limit)"(KIr droning 10 othtn' anangemenl.l. Make up DIle of )OUr own. All the old proverb says, if I calCh a fish for )'OU, you C:lI ror a day. If I teach )'00 10 rtsh, you ear. for a lifetime.

Remember thal )'Oll don't have 10 use one particular type of embellishment for tile entire arrangemenL When I rlfSl rlgllrt out some ne... Hlick; I tend 10 slop it aroun:! everywhere. I'm beginning 10 believe that this is I valuable learning process. I ncrw SUggtSllhat Sludenu work out a few ammgeme:nts using only the melody and that one new embellishmenL After it's an integral pan of yoordulcimer thought processes. you may nnd that)'Oll wanl lD use it only a few times in an arrangemenL Or.)'OII may always lite the s)'mme:uy of one embellishmenrJtune.

In conclusion, do)"(KI ever Stop ID think t.:Iw lay we musicians .e? TIle very best mllSic uprcues the inexpressible. MlI!icians are able 10 give utterance ID thoughts and fctlings be)'Ol'd words. Thai's why Longfellow ealled it the univena! language. I found this wonderful pIuue by T.5. Eliot: MMusic hcan1 so deeply/That is not hean:l1II all, but you are the musit/ Wbile the music lasts: WrilC me: dim::tly with any~ , questions, or suggestioN III 1517 Laurelwood, Denton, TX 76201.

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Musicians and their Music: Stifan Rasche in the Dulcimer Diaspora German Appalac./i/an du!dmer player sent a nice rl()[e and two qf hts ammgements fn answer 10 my SprlnQ J987 DPN (Vol

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Then:: are fe .... Appalacllian duieimCl' plaYC:B in Europe. For mQlit, the instrument is one cl se~eral played and.seems 10 be m<n; a novelty rather than something on which "serious" music is pelfonned.

Nevertheless. thert is a small number of dedicated enthusiasts who focus their time and skills on the Appalachian dulcimer.

Goography Md the lack of serious intCl'CSt in the instrument CUlSpire 10 isolate tbesc musicians from the pleLhora of concetlS, books, and ro:.:ords Amcricnn players tend 10 take for pted. The consequencc of this diDspora is th:!t new innov8tiI'C styles of playing and new &PJIfCKItlle.s 10 music are

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the Appalachian dulcimer tluough a German Television program III 1977. The

progmm SJXLrked interest in !lie instrument and its music. and he began the difficult search fOf books and l'IXOIlIsavaibbJc in Europe. The filSt record he found was Mary Faith R~' fl'lSlT/UrIUIlul SptciDf on the French ~ Chanl dw Mantle label: the second was a Folk-ays a!bum by Kevin Roth. He wu advised early on 10 find some of Roger Nicholson's tab1:lturc; Roger's playing style has remained an innuence. In 1979 he met Holly Tannen while she IOUI'Cd Germany with rKldler

Stefan Rasche Pete CCXIpcf. Stefan n::lates that she was quile surprised by his $lyle ofplDying: he had begWl 10 usc the liule finger for b.:lnt chords (a tochnique shared .... ith John Moulincux) and "-'3$ developing a fingerpicking Slyle that combined a strong rhythmic right hand with harnmer-ons and pull-olfs made .... ith the left. The mccting encouraged him greatly and he decided 10 nuke the dulcimer lIis principal instrument. Stefan visited the United Suncs in 1980 as part of a school ellcll:mge program and bought his rLrSl American instnunent from FlU! Montague in Massachusetts. He bougllt a second dulcimer from FlU! in 1984. Both of Stefan's American dulcimers are fourstringed: One. of walnut. lias fOUT equidistant suings .... lIile the other, made

of bird's eye maple, lias a doubled melody String. His most recent instrument is a maple dulcimer made by German dulcimer maker Micbc:l Flucggeof Hambwg.

Stefan's muskal tastes are broad. He follows closely the dulcimer playing Slyles of Roger Nicholson, John MoulintUJ:, and Lorraine I..ee. In addition he is inlelCStcd in African (Kora) m\l$ic, Bulgwian and ocher Balkan folkmusic, and the RIOfe familiar American and CelIOBritish musie. He is particularly fond of all sorts of"drone" m\l$ic: French dances on hurdygurdy, bagpipes , and the like.

Stefan also plays guiUlr(finger_ picking, Ragtime and Blues, and British Slyles. C:$pC(:iaIly thai of Martin Carthy). ela ....hammer five-suing banjo on boUI freued and fretJes;s insuumenlS, and Waldzitllcr (a German ciucm).

He wriles regularly for the bin\Oluhly German music magazine Itt lUikbklll. He also contributed 10 the Spring 1984 issue of DuJdml!r Phl'yers News (Vol. 10, No. 2) and has done a two-pan workshop for Ittichtf. another German folk music magazine.

Stefan Ius scm tWO tablatures he considers to be elIernplary of his Slyle.

The rLrSl , a French IUne "Pas d'~ ~ is a straightforward paLLem路pickcd tune. The emphasis is on developing left-handed omamenLaUon II:X:hniques. The second. the ScOOttische "April, April." "-'3$ woncn by Stefan. It LS '" C-MlIlOI' and uses a C-G-C-Bb lUning (a four-string Aeolian tuning). C路Minor is a key commonly used by Fn::nch hurdy-gurdy and bagpipe players. It is played in II three-finger picking Slyle; the bass I1OIC$ give a rhythm ic dronal accompaniment.

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Dwina the IIImmer 0( 1986 my wife and 1 'NCIlt on a three·week lOUr of Germany. A~ia. and Switzerland.

Wbileon this trip Ilried \0 rmd any music done 00 Germany's version of the harnmertd dulcimer. the hackbreu. The won1 hackbrell comes from L'1c Gcnnan 'N'Ofd meaning "chopping board~ and refcn \0 the chopping motions made when playing iL Alief digg~ through 101.5 of recordings of beerhall music. I managed to find a few tapeS of mere trldilional folk music playedon the hackbrttL One day in Munich while looking at a pos1Cr of schedu~ musical performances. I noticed a coocert 0( hackbrttunusik by a Rud; ZapC. Unfortunalcly. the ccncert W1S scheduled for two days afler we wen 10 leave. bul armed with the performer'SIIlfIIe, I ran over 10 the neaJC.St music SlOIe. It was there that ] ra:civocl hVO shocks aboul Rud; bpi's music, First, il was not folk music that he played on the hackbreLL, but classical music. And sccood, it was not just classical music. bul primarily classical music wriuen 5pt(:iflC:a1ly for the dulcima-I Here were musical pieces ] had only heard rumors about, pieces like Johann ScbIslian Bach's "Su.\C for Hackbrtu in E Major" or AnLOnio Vivak!i's"Sonata in G Minor for Two Hackbrttll and Bass Instrumen lS,~ M I lislenocllo this music J realized this was a dulcimer playtl' whose wort oughilO be belief known on this side of !he: Atlantic.

Once back In the States,J began wriling 10 him and asked if he would be willing 10 be in~iewed by mail. He vuy grXiousIy.greed and now, several montJu and seYCIUI kllers laler, l would like 10 introduce you \0 Rudi Zapf.

We . hould .tart with a . bort b1ofrapblca.l .ketch. Where and ..heD were you born? Where did you lrow up and 10 to .choo]?

I was born in Munich in 1959 inlO a folk music fllmlly.1 have been playing the backbtcll Since I was six. I stoo ted music lithe Richard Strauss ConscrYalOry in Munich and graduated from there in 1983.

How did you firSt become inte ruted In the hammered dulcimer? What sort of mldlcal trainln, did. you receive?

Uke I said, ] was born in a Mun ic h folk music fllmily. My falhcr played the zither IS a hobby III1d my mother played the hackbtctL My sister, my two brothers and I kamcd 10 play the hacldlfCll from my father, We played a great deal 0( Bavarian Alpcn folk music in my falRily.

When we reached demcnwy school age. each of us had the oppMunily 10 study another instrument II. the M~ich Clly Music School. My sister learned \0 play the harp and guiIM, both my bothers studied theclarinct, and I chose the concenina. J had eight ~ ofprivolC instruction in the conccnina. So In addilion 10 the folic music lhat we already knew by heart, this taught us note rocognilion and gave lIS a !CChnical foundatlon In music. Meanwhile I playtd folk music with my family and we ...'OUk! often perform in public around Chmunas lime. These uaditionslle typical of 1lI3Ily non-commercialiud Bavarian musicians.

UnfonunaaeJy the international news only reportS on the becrhall style music (ala

OklObetfest) 0( tradilional Bavarian music.

Back 10 the h3ckbreu.: 81. 111 decided to study music 81. the Richanl Suass Conservatory in Mun ich. 1bcre;one chooses ' ....0 Of three instruments IS primruy IUbJXIS of study. My combination was the concenilUl, hackbrctl. ar.d uumpet. Through the exocllent inSlrUtlion ofKarl · Hcinx Schickhaus, my teachcz'.t the Conservatory, I was able 10 develop my abilities with the hackbtctl and 10 partiCipate in the proeess of giving that instrument popular respect in the realm of c\:wical music, From this followed various ammgemenlS, transcriptions, and rccords of hackbrctt music as weD IS concerts bot.Ii at home a'ld abmMl.

Where have you performed your music and what aJbumf; have you recorded?

I've performed in.1I sorts 0( places, everything from being. str\:.a musician 10 performing 00 Gennan radio and lV, Mostly I have performed in taverns and small music clubs and in c1asskal conccns wit. various elUClTlblcs. While I was alecnap I helped round a music group called "Guglhupf." LlW I Slayed in unlill986. We rocorded IWO albums while ] was • membel. I did one album or German folk music played on the hackbrt:U in 1986. And qether with

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luiurist In&rid WtslenDtiel", I bYe 'OOOIdod two albums of classical mllSic, piecea which were cithtt wrlllcn ror the IIIc:kbmtor Lhat 'We have ~ill\l:Jpfeted (or the hackbreu and luilar. Those libums arc called VirtUOlC H.::kbfeumusik and VIl'lUOSC Hacklw"eumusic IUS S Jahrhundencn ("Classical Dulcimer Music" and "Classical Dulcimer Music from Five Centuries'").

TeU UI a btt about your mUJ.lcal partner. InCrld Westermder. WIUIt I.a hu ~ekfround and how did you let tocether to (onn your mualea1 duo?

InJrid CORlC$ from IIona-escablishod Munich muskal family and has been StUdying pilar since she wasdeven. She 100 studied I t Ihc Riclwd StraUSS

ConservalOry, taking lesSlOil$Ihc~ from Dieter Kirlch Ind Santiago NavasclleS. In 19n she was a piUewinner in a West German CQNUYIIOr}' competition and in mil she passed her uite.umination III the WunbIq Music College. She was I fInalist in the lnleJllldona[ G.u.

Competition held in Spain in 1983. We fust became acquainted wilb cach 0Ihtt at YIrious Munich music spou in 1982. We dccKlcd to form I musical duo of Kuiw and ha::kbfeu to perform classicll music.

How much 41fterence I.a there between the hammered dulclmer we are ramIllu wtth in the United Statu and the hIIcltbrett in Gennany"l' The IJLIjor difference is Ltw in Gennany and Austria chromatic ha::kbreus are lvailable. All ocher hacktmu (1Iw is, American hammered dulcimers, Hunprian cymbabms, Ililian

salterios, eac.) ani diatonic, In Austria and Swiueiland where ILackbrew arc used clUeDy fOf dance music, most of those_ tuned diaaonicall y, That is the ltaditional canstruction method lIIat has been used for centuries, but it can only be played in fourOf five keys, With adlrcmatic Insuument (like I piano) you can play in

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Wlnss on the insides ot the two bridsesThis partitul:ll'"OIIC was designed and budl

by Alfred Pichlmaier and is WltlSWiI in Wt it has eight utra bass courses added on the riaht side. TlW.tilionally, the ranse

of I hacktweu SOCS from G3 (G below C one otUive below middle C) to G7 (0 above C IWOotUlVc.s (rom middle C). TIle UIl1II base nores on my h:ic:kbfeu allcws me 10 pilly down to CJ (twOottaves below middle C). In Gcnnany haclr:bR:us Ire popular enough liIIl!bey Ire massproduced in f.::bies,I!though thet'e arc many individual instrument makers buildinSIhem IS weD. I bveonly kamcd to play the chromatic .... kbreu. I am well acquallltod withlhedillOOicsys&emotvarious countries, but I do IlOI. can:: iO acquire I f.::ility in iL That would be as dirriCult rOf me IS swilehing from plllyinS the concenina with iu buttons to trying to play the lOCOitIian with iu piano-like keyboard. One's inwition about such tb.inp tends 10 ~t fixed in childhood.

In the US, mUilc teadt: to be dlytded Into two broad typel: cIuslcaJ and popular. MOlt or the dlllc1mu playen in the US tend to perform only American (oUr. mualc or Irlsh-Celtlc (oUr. muale , 10 It cornea U lometblnl of a aurprlse to fte lomeone perform1nt luch ctualcaJ plecel u Bach aDd PureeD on a hammered dulcimer, Does the ume d1..ulon between the mualea1 claNeI edi t In Gennany?

Yes, it is the same llOry in Germany .-.d has been IIw 'WIy forccnlllies. ln our time, however, one can be uposcd to all kinds d culwre through !he mass

media. We don'll ive in I single epoch of cuhu~ anymore. There is I simultaneity or music (annl, religions, lifestyles, etc.

Since KarI路Heinl Schickhaus' rediSt:ovcry

ot oriainallLackbreu compositions dalins Nek to the l&h century, classK:al musk is once more being played on the h:ic:kbreu lion, with Blvarian foUr: musk in the GermIll路spc:a.kinSAIps.. BUlthis has only been aoin& on (Of the JlISI fifleen years.

1lwIks to the erroruot KarI路Heinz.

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smous $ludell ot the ILatkbfcu in the Richard Slltol1$S C'onservIIOry. Before IIw the only OIhttchotce was to SO to HWlpry and $Iudy the cymbalom.

Unfortunately, thedevelopmenl of musical insuu;tion for h:lckbfcu has I'lOl kept in step. That comes in pan from the bureatlCl'lltic lIIyers ot \he music institutions IlIIl also from the linSerina folk music reputation ot lhe ILackbfeu. In Munich, however, classics from every realm of musical epochs are studied,

especially newcompositions iD!he II'CII of COIllCmponry Itrious music.. lbete Ire more and more fans or this typeot music. especially in the)'OUllger geJlCl'ltion.

What sort of reaction h.. your work received &om other prore u lonal muslclanl , both cLus lcaJ I.IId popular?

The reaclions of Other proI'euional musiciaN 10 my \\10ft have been very positive. Many musicians envy us. especially !be millicm of sui..-isu who would like '0 perform in concert, but have IlOI. been

noticed by the music indUSlry,

UnfortUi'lalely,this is otten the unfair reality,

What have you been worlr.1n.& on lately and are you plannln& on n c or41ng any new Ilbuma?

IlIavc two albums comins out this year, The fIrSt is I solo libum of Bach music pillyulon the haclr:bn:tt IIId concertina. Also I am workina with the suiwist/oonlposer WoIfP'll NeuIlWU1, We havejust ~Ieascd III album or conlCmporarJ music called N~r Bttli Thtrt.

On that album you play I.D Mdektro-akustlach veranderte, cbromatlsche Hackbrett mJt Dampfmechanlk. Wollld you explain what tla;t II ? How doea It differ from a tradttlona l h ac llbrett7 In EnSIi.sh it woukt be called In R

Nelec~l\CCOUStically changed, chtomltic dulcimet with damper mechanism Ilid il was also buill in t98S by Alfred Pichlmaier. 1 can c~lIy chan&e ill tone so illOUilds like anythint; from I Caribbean suel dnm to I JIYMCSC

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prnelon (a r.QSItnI versicWI of the lYIophone). I like 10 n:lu 10 it lSa MSound Trlper.e. ~

ww your reeordl be l.al1Ib~ tbroUlh I US cUttrlbutor'? And last. do you have uy pwna to c.ome pc.-(OnD l.D the US l.D tbe near (uture?

Nt'IU BUfI TMn (Neunlann.I'bp1) will be teIeased this yur in the US by EMI Records. The rest can be oo:Itn:d from me in Germany. The classicalalbwns are available on nlCOI'd, !ape or CO. If Hevu 8«11 TMte JCu. good n:ception in the US, then ~ 'NiD certainly lOUr the SIaIeS. ClIflCntly we we discussing the possibility ofcominc 10 perform in the New Age Festival in Ne'N

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workfrlJ In .Dallas, Texas, and a member qf the Woe Slar Slare Du!ctmer Socfe'll. He ts a IonQtlmeJan qf the hammered duldmer. and hopes someday !o gel paslthe "FtereJcu:ques' stOQe qf playing Q'l hts own duJctmer. The translations qf Rudy ZIlR/s answers were done b!.I Alexes LaIneTJ

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Willie lacaer (vocals, fretted dulcimer and guiw-) and Carol Van Alstine (vocals and guitar) are accompanied b~ electric bass, petCUSSion and keyboaro.

Chord Dic tionary For Dulc lme r. Volume. 0-6 /Kmy Johnson, 11202 PbodCiosa Unc West. Brainerd, MN 56401 (boot) ... An akllO Ihe mourll.in dukimer pIJyett tOt !he purpose 01 uarsposinl dIeet music 10 dulcimer.

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The Music Of Turlough O'Carolan

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An anthology of tl", musk of Irish ha rpcrO'Carulan (16701738) arranged for fi"gcr~ylc guita r with comortina, Northumbrian small pipes, ccHo, nutc and hammer dulcimer.

Sc:-th Austen, Dock Ba keT, Angclo Elcutcri and Steve lilston with Alast~iT Anderson, Madeline MacNeil, Maggie Doyle and Tony Hinnigan.

Shanachie Re-co rds95009

Original compositions for solo guit~TComp.1ct and cassette tape.

Circles' Seth Austen di~,

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Soon It's Going To Rain · Madeline MacNeil Contcmpora ry and traditional love songs accomp;!niro by hammCTdukimcr, guitar and flute. Album, cassette tape.

Christmas Comes Anew· Madeline MacNeil

Dulcimer Class Method Madeline MacNeil A book dcsigned for groups and individu.lls studying the fretted dulcimer. It talces l-cginners through tuning method s, strumming and reading tablature to more ad,'anred arrangements and playing stylcs.

Mel S. y PubJ ic~tion'

An lndle nruHst fur 1967 """sonal a:bum uf the year..

Christmas music for hammcr and {ret tro dulcimcrs, gui tar, flutc, violin, pcKUssion and singing. Compact di~, album, caSSCl1e tape.

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