SpOng 1998 • 3S
by Rick Fogel
Seattle. Washington Simon Chrisman of Bainbridge Island, Washington, is an exceptional, sixteen-year-old hammer dulcimer player. When asked what got him started and what keeps him going he said, "It sounds nice and it's fun. " This comes through in his playing. After listening to the album Slrakin ' Down The Acorns by Tony Elman for two months, Simon got his first dulcimer from me in 1990. After a few years he acquired a Whamdiddle 5-Octave and has been performing solo and with others as well as teaching private students. He won a talent contest where the prize money was
given to me, his teacher, for lessons. Last year, Simon received a Youth Scholarship to Spring Dulcimer Week at Augusta and helped to teach in the Advanced class. Now that Simon has finished high school by home schooling, he enjoys biking and traveling. He biked around New Zealand this past August. Steve Schneider called Simon a Unatural musician with a great ear. tt Simon has been a real joy to work with. He has looseness, confidence to improvise, the motivation to practice, and he makes time to do so. He says, "I would like to make
my living from music" and I'm sure he will.
Has a new free catalog of hammered dulcimer, celtic harp, and other music of selected artists, from travels on the Renaissance Faire circuit. Included are itinerant musicians & perfonners known / only in their home areas. Presented here are some outstanding performers with diverse and very listenable albums. Each album, in the catalog, is reviewed for content, artistic ability, quality, and running time.
Featured this issue
Jim Lillquist
and the
Gypsy Guerrilla Band "Mr. percussion" Jim studied drum technique for 7 years before • turning to the hammered dulcimer. He is a dynamic player and a ~ of ~..- - I I vibrato and Eastern I rhythms. w~~ Jim &Joyce Lillquist & ~\P\.... their band, have been , ~I> _ playing at Renaissance
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Joe JelVell &.:feather6tone will be at the Ozark Folk Center in MIn. View Ark., in April; Ireland 5/6 - 616/98 ; CO Ren. Faire 6113 - 812198; NY Ren Faire 8/8 . 9120198; KC Ren. Faire 9126 _ 10111198; & the Faires for over 15 years. They have many recordings to Texas Ren. Faire 10124 _ 11115198. their credit, including 2 Mid-Eastern albums that show' - - -_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-1 case Jim's style of playing and are a must for players trying to expand their repertoire.
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