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Appalachian Dulcimer Traditions

Author : Ralph Lee Smith
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810874121
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book Appalachian Dulcimer Traditions written by Ralph Lee Smith and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2010-03-19 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Appalachian dulcimer is one of America's major contributions to world music and folk art. Homemade and handmade, played by people with no formal knowledge of music, this beautiful instrument entered the post-World-War-II Folk Revival with virtually no written record. Appalachian Dulcimer Traditions tells the fascinating story of the effort to recover the instrument's lost history through fieldwork in the Southern mountains, finding of old instruments, and listening to the tales of old folks. After reviewing the instrument's distinctive musical features, Ralph Lee Smith presents the dulcimer's story chronologically, tracing its roots in a Renaissance German instrument, the scheitholt; describing the early history of the scheitholt and the dulcimer in America; and outlining the development of distinctive dulcimer styles in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky. The story continues into the 20th Century, through the final group of tradition-based Appalachian makers whose work flowed into the national scene of the Folk Revival. This fully revised edition provides expanded information about the history of the scheitholt and the dulcimer before the Civil War and discusses traditions and types that are still being discovered and documented. Smith also adds his personal adventures in searching for the dulcimer's history. A new final chapter describes types and styles that do not fit conveniently into the mainstream development of the instrument. The book concludes with several appendixes, including measurements of representative dulcimers and listings of dulcimer recordings in the Archive of Folk Culture of the Library of Congress.

Galax Dulcimer

Author : Phyllis Gaskins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780983264873
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (648 download)

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Download or read book Galax Dulcimer written by Phyllis Gaskins and published by . This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Galax Dulcimer book is a comprehensive, informative book dedicated to the unique playing and construction style of the Galax Dulcimer. Included are songs with playing instructions and Phyllis' own adapted notation showing the authentic playing style of the Galax Dulcimer. There is a section about the history and construction as well as some of the artists who defined this style. This book is a valuable resource for historians, musicians and dulcimer fans of all ability levels and interests.Also included is an instructional Audio CD of all the tunes in the book. Each tune is played slowly and then up tempo.

Cripple Creek Dulcimer

Author : Bud Ford
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1609747828
Total Pages : 89 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (97 download)

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Download or read book Cripple Creek Dulcimer written by Bud Ford and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2014-12-10 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This instruction manual and song collection is a well-crafted collection of basic dulcimer technique and traditional songs that might have been popular in CrippleCreek, Colorado in the 19th Century-- plus a few modern day tunes by its currentinhabitants. The techniques and songs have been transcribed from the performances of Bud and Donna Ford who have been collecting songs for theirfavorite instrument for some time. Bud and Donna explain the basics of playing the dulcimer, including instructions on strumming, tunings, and picking. Solos are offered in all of the various modes (Ionian, Dorian, Locrian, etc.) in standard notation only with lyrics and chord symbols. The end result is an attractive yetpragmatic book that offers a solid grounding in the art of dulcimer playing. Therecording features verbal instruction and performances of most of the tunes in the book on solo dulcimer, making learning easy and fun. The recording used tunings which are lower than those in the book, but this will not affect players reading the tablature. Includes access to online audio

Appalachian Dulcimer Traditions

Author : Ralph Lee Smith
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810841352
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (413 download)

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Download or read book Appalachian Dulcimer Traditions written by Ralph Lee Smith and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Appalachian dulcimer is one of America's major contributions to world music and folk art. Homemade and handmade, played by people with no formal knowledge of music, this beautiful instrument arrived in the light of the 20th century with virtually no written record. Appalachian Dulcimer Traditions is a first-hand report to enlarge our knowledge of the dulcimer's history by searching the hills and "hollers" of Appalachia, looking at old instruments, and listening to the tales of old folks. After reviewing the instrument's special musical features, the book describes some related instruments, and reveals little-known facts about the dulcimer's origins on the early Appalachian frontier. The book then describes three major design traditions of the dulcimer, each centered in its own geographical area, and focuses on important makers in each of the three traditions--the Melton family of Galax, Virginia, Charles M. Prichard of Huntington, West Virginia, and "Uncle Ed" Thomas of Kentucky. A final chapter describes four Appalachian makers of the folk revival transition, who began making instruments the old-time way and modernized them to meet the needs of Post-World-War-II urban players. The book concludes with listings of dulcimer recordings in the Archive of Folk Culture of the Library of Congress.

The Story of the Dulcimer

Author : Ralph Lee Smith
Publisher : Charles K. Wolfe Music
ISBN 13 : 9781621902386
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book The Story of the Dulcimer written by Ralph Lee Smith and published by Charles K. Wolfe Music. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps no instrument better represents the music of Appalachia than the fretted dulcimer. The instrument was no longer confined to back porches and local music halls when Jean Ritchie so melodically thrust herself and her dulcimer into the national limelight during the folk revival of the 1950s. But where did the dulcimer, known to exist in no other folk culture in the world, come from? In The Story of the Dulcimer, Ralph Lee Smith traces the dulcimer's beginnings back to European immigration to America in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. As German immigrants settled in Pennsylvania and Appalachia, they brought with them scheitholts, a type of northern European fretted zither. As German immigrants intermingled with English and Scotch-Irish immigrants, the scheitholt, which was customarily played to a slower tempo in German cultural music, began to be musically integrated into the faster tempos of English and Scotch-Irish ballads and folk songs. As Appalachia absorbed an increasing flow of English and Scotch-Irish immigrants and the musical traditions they brought with them, the scheitholt steadily evolved into an instrument that reflected this folk music amalgamation, and the modern dulcimer was born. In this second edition, Smith brings the dulcimer's history into the twenty-first century with a new preface and updates to the original edition. Copiously illustrated with images of both antique scheitholts and contemporary dulcimers, The Story of the Dulcimer is a testament to the enduring musical heritage of Appalachia and solves one of the region's musical mysteries.

American Fiddle Tunes for Mountain Dulcimer

Author : Lois Hornbostel
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1619114127
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book American Fiddle Tunes for Mountain Dulcimer written by Lois Hornbostel and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 1996-08-01 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains melodious and energetic music arranged for the novice toexperienced player in traditional keys,with musical notation so the selections can be played with other instruments. Accompaniment chords are included

MusicHound Folk

Author : Neal Walters
Publisher : Visible Ink Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1110 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book MusicHound Folk written by Neal Walters and published by Visible Ink Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 1110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers discographies and reviews of recordings by hundreds of folk artists, with suggestions on what to buy and what to avoid.

Speed Bumps on a Dirt Road

Author : John Cohen
Publisher : powerHouse Books
ISBN 13 : 9781576879269
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (792 download)

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Download or read book Speed Bumps on a Dirt Road written by John Cohen and published by powerHouse Books. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Speed Bumps on a Dirt Roadis a living document of country music's founding fathers and mothers. John Cohen photographed musicians, at home, backstage at public events, from the wings at fiddlers' conventions, out in country music parks, and in the studio for live radio show performances and recording sessions. Back in 1961 it was still possible to know a few of America's original country musicians from the '20s and '30s. Renowned and celebrated musician and artist John Cohen came of age at the confluence of old time and early bluegrass music, the historic intersection of traditional and folk music. Cohen traveled the country playing music, recording, and documenting what was to be a generation of musicians who would influence American music and culture for decades to come. Traveling between the Union Grove fiddlers' convention to the Grand Ole Opry to a coal celebration in Hazard, Kentucky, Cohen made historic photographs of performers like Bill Monroe and Doc Watson, the country's very first all-bluegrass show, and a bluegrass bar in Baltimore, among much more.Speed Bumps on a Dirt Roadpresents old time music as the root of country music. Includes photographs of: Flatt & Scruggs, fiddler "Eck" Robertsonin Amarillo, Texas, Doc Watson, bluegrass fiddler "Tex" Logan, the Stanley Brothers at Sunset Park, Sara and Maybelle of the Carter Family, and Cousin Emmy, Alice & Hazel, and a dulcimer in a parking lot.

The Fiddler's Fakebook

Author : David Brody
Publisher : Oak Publications
ISBN 13 : 1783235829
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book The Fiddler's Fakebook written by David Brody and published by Oak Publications. This book was released on 1983-01-06 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author’s preface: “This book was conceived four years ago, almost to the day, at a time when I was teaching fiddle and mandolin in New York City. It was my idea then, with my students in mind, to compile a book of the most often played, most important and most interesting fiddle tunes from the various Celtic and North American traditions. The tunes were chosen by cataloging a large number of recordings by tune title. A tally was taken to find out which had been recorded most often. This established a foundation of material that could not be left out. To this list I added the names of other pieces which had not been recorded as frequently, but which I knew were played regularly and with respect. I admit to sprinkling the collection with a few lesser known tunes which happen to be personal favorites, but I am sure they will hold their own when placed next to the old war horses of the fiddler’s repertoire. . . . Although I started out with my students in mind this book has turned out to be the book that I’ve always wanted and I hope that it will serve the advanced player as well as the beginner.”

The Hammered Dulcimer

Author : Paul M. Gifford
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 1461672902
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (616 download)

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Download or read book The Hammered Dulcimer written by Paul M. Gifford and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2001-06-13 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last quarter of the twentieth-century saw a renewed interest in the hammered dulcimer in the United States at the grassroots level as well as from elements of the Folk Revival. This book offers the reader a discussion of the medieval origins of the dulcimer and its subsequent spread under many different names to other parts of the world. Drawing on articles the author has written in English as well as articles by specialists in their own languages, Gifford explains the history and evolution of the instrument. Special attention is paid to the North American tradition from the early 18th-century to the 1970s revival. Drawing from local histories, news clippings, photographs, and interviews, the book examines the playing of the dulcimer and its associated social meanings.

Moon Blue Ridge Parkway Road Trip

Author : Jason Frye
Publisher : Moon Travel
ISBN 13 : 1631210319
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (312 download)

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Download or read book Moon Blue Ridge Parkway Road Trip written by Jason Frye and published by Moon Travel. This book was released on 2015-05-26 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This full-color guide to road tripping along the Blue Ridge Parkway includes vibrant photos and helpful planning maps.The Blue Ridge Parkway through Virginia and North Carolina draws visitors from all over the world, taking them from the majesty of the Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina to the splendor of Shenandoah National Park in Virginia and offering stunning vistas, excellent hiking, and charming communities between. Experience them all with Moon Blue Ridge Parkway Road Trip as your guide.Detailed driving instructions tell you how far you'll have to drive, how long it will take, and which highways you'll need to follow, including information on alternate routes and the best places to stop along the way.Day-by-day itinerary suggestions tell you the best ways to spend your time:The 10-Day Blue Ridge Parkway Road Trip -- A Day in Shenandoah National Park -- A Day in Stone Mountain State Park -- A Day in Blowing Rock, NC -- A Day in Asheville, NC -- A Day in Great Smoky Mountain National Par

Music and Cochlear Implants: Recent Developments and Continued Challenges

Author : Jeremy Marozeau
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2889714349
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (897 download)

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Download or read book Music and Cochlear Implants: Recent Developments and Continued Challenges written by Jeremy Marozeau and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-02-03 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Music Makers of the Blue Ridge Plateau

Author : Blue Ridge Music Makers Guild
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738554105
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (541 download)

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Download or read book Music Makers of the Blue Ridge Plateau written by Blue Ridge Music Makers Guild and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the late 1920s, Ralph Peer and the Victor Recording Company visited the city of Bristol to look for new talent. They stumbled upon Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family, two future legends of country music; however, other amazing musicians were unable to make the trip to Bristol for the auditions because of work and family obligations. For the locals, music was more than a way to earn fame and fortune; the music was part of the fabric of life in this rural environment. Some individuals did become famous, including the Stoneman Family, who recorded "The Ship That Didn't Return/ The Titanic," and Henry Whitter, who recorded "The Wreck of Old 97," but that was never the focus. The songs they played and created accompanied an entire generation through the Great Depression and World War II and into the vigorous growth of the 1950s and 1960s. All of these musicians influenced the birth, growth, and continued development of the Galax Fiddlers Convention, which is known around the world by old-time mountain music fans.

Parking Lot Picker's Songbook - Dobro

Author : Dix Bruce
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1610658701
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Parking Lot Picker's Songbook - Dobro written by Dix Bruce and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-01-13 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of over 200 great Bluegrass, Old Time, Country and Gospel standards. Melodies are presented with standard notation and tablature along with lyrics and chords.Learn to play songs written and recorded by the giants of traditional American music: Bill Monroe, the Stanley Brothers, Flatt & Scruggs, Ralph Stanley, the Osborne Brothers, Jimmy Martin, Doc Watson and many more. Also included: Step-by-Step instruction on how to transpose any song to any key!The two CDs include recordings of EVERY song in the book.

Anthology for the Fretted Dulcimer

Author : Lois Hornbostel
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1619114054
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book Anthology for the Fretted Dulcimer written by Lois Hornbostel and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2016-08-04 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection presents a colorful array of music for the fretted dulcimer illustrating a wide variety of playing styles and techniques. Mel Bay Publications asked Loisto author this method book/collection because of the adventurous diversity of her playing techniques and musical interests. It is a tour de force of mountain dulcimer playing techniques, ranging from traditional southern Appalachian to Cajun music, cowboy songs, sea chanteys, black spirituals, traditional Irish, Scottish, and English music, camp-meeting songs, and European, Mexican, Israeli, and Oriental folk music. The book also offer basic instruction on reading music and tablature, right- and left-hand techniques such as hammer-ons and pull-offs, strumming, fingerpicking, flatpicking, various tunings, and accompaniment chords. The pieces themselves are arranged in notation and tablature for the three-string dulcimer in a variety of tunings with lyrics where appropriate

Pan Pipes

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Pan Pipes written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Traditional Anglo-American Folk Music

Author : Norm Cohen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317333918
Total Pages : 800 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Traditional Anglo-American Folk Music written by Norm Cohen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1994. Filling a gap in the sound recordings of traditional Anglo-American folk music this volume covers both vocal and instrumental material from the 1920s to the 1990s. The listings have also been limited to performers native to the tradition rather than "revival" performers. The album selection is grouped into field recordings and commercial (pre-1942) recordings, with subdivisions into individual recordings or anthologies. The discography not only reflects its author’s in-depth knowledge of Anglo-American folk music’s historical development but charts a valuable step forward in the evaluation, as well as select lissting, of available sound recordings.