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Oh Dulcimer, Where Art Thou? (Intermediate) |
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You loved the film, now learn the tunes! Come play some of the music from the Coen brothers’ film O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000). Tunes covered may include Keep on the Sunny Side, Angel Band, Down in the River to Pray, Big Rock Candy Mountain, and more. Particular attention will be placed on how to vary the rhythm of the melody in ways that approximate the cadence of a singer. (DAd tuning) |
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Up and Down and Straight Across (Advanced Beginner)
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This workshop examines common dulcimer tunes arranged in two different ways: going up and down the melody string and by staying near the nut and playing across all strings. The approach not only provides variations of tunes in two octaves to make a single rendition more interesting, but along the way you will gain an intimate knowledge of the fretboard. Tunes may include Soldier’s Joy, Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss, Wildwood Flower, Angelina Baker, and, if we get ambitious, Blind Mary. (DAd tuning) |
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Dusty grew up strumming guitar and singing “Kum Ba Ya” and “Blowin’ in the Wind” before it was a cliché. A professional historian, Dusty discovered the dulcimer several years ago and has been doing his best to make up for lost time. He founded River City Dulcimers, a group of musical friends that meets monthly in Sacramento and is also a Moderator at the popular website Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer. Dusty has been a regular at folk music events around Northern California, currently offers private lessons both online and at The Strum Shop in Roseville, and has completed two books of mountain dulcimer tablature: Lullabies from Around the World for the beginning player and |
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