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saw the Chieftain's here in Cincinnati late summer. Earl Scruggs was along. My first dulcimer teacher, celtic harpist Nancy Bick Clark was chosen to play with them, too!
Absolutely wonderful show!


Missy

I recently posted this list on a dulcimer board - hense more descriptions given to the dulcimers than whistles.......... Disclaimer: there are two of us playing in this household 1 Folkroots (all walnut, made in 1984 before they were sold to Folkcraft) 1 Folkroots (1999 cherry and spruce) 1 Homer Le...

Squirrelheads and Gravy
Nail that Catfish to the Tree (aka Cruxifish)
John Stinson's #2 (only cuz NO ONE know what the heck #1 is!)

And it's actually Whiskey 'Fore Breakfast - as in before. If you've never heard Mike Cross do his lyrics for it, it's a hoot!

one way to tell if you are seeing "old time" or "blue grass" playing is to look at the banjo and style of playing. The open backed, claw hammer player is usually found in old time. The resonator backed, Monroe finger roll style of playing is usually found in bluegrass. Many of th...

Cori - I have a bone to pick with you...... I checked out your link to "if LOTR was written by someone else" and I've spent two days laughing my a@@ off! Printed out the "words" to some ot the songs, and played them on the dulcimer and sang along (it's a little hard to sing and p...

I won't go into my thinking on the "ills" of the public schools in my area - suffice it to say my kids attend parochial and private schools because the public school here couldn't address their needs. As for traditional music and such, my kids have been exposed to this from birth. They've ...

While I'm sure you can "push" your tendency to diabetes with weight, etc., I have to believe that genetics plays a huge role in it, and other diseases..... Both my grandmothers were diabetic (II). So was my father (II). He "developed" it in his early 40's, but was able to control...

first, from the MSDS of copper oxide: "Health Hazards Acute & Chronic: CONTACT W/SKIN OR EYES MAY CAUSE IRRITATION (MILD (TRANSIENT). LUNG EFFECTS:METALLIC TASTE, IRRITATION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT. METAL FUME FEVER CAN RESULT FROM INHALATION OF COPPER OXIDE DUSTS. RE PEATED SKIN CONTACT...