Glad you enjoyed it

Many thanks!

Thank you. I finally found a use for that Am/D riff.

Thank you. By ‘intrigued’ by the partial capo do you mean you want to know more about it? I was thinking about creating a video to explain how to use it (most of what I’ve seen on KZbin doesn’t seem very helpful).

@@murraylaing531 yes it opens interesting voicings

@@casciottisongs I’ll make an instruction video when I get time (hopefully soon).

Amazingly, the little shotgun mic attached to an iPad picked up the harmonics really well.

Orthey dulcimer?!!?!? I know that sound. I have 3 of them!

I was born in Perth, Scotland, in 1952. Does that help?

Thanks. I’ll check out the Comments problem. I’m a KZbin newbie.

I don’t actually want to cry about the state of our world: I want to do something about it. If I can wake up just one person, it will have been worth the effort. Glad you’re listening to my stuff, Liz.

Thank you so much. I do not have a good singing voice but I try to find ways of making it work . . . sort of half-talking and letting the instrument carry the tune.

Thank you. More where that came from.

Thanks for listening

@@murraylaing531 You are a Poet, Sir, a musical one.

Most people seem drawn to this channel because I play dulcimer. Do you like ‘Ithaka’? I want to publish more like that. And I’m very grateful for your enthusiasm.

@@murraylaing531 Dear Sir: your music is not confined to the beautiful insides of a Dulcimer: it is deeply engrained in your heart, and brings forth relief from life's many sorrows. This you have in common with masters of the past. Music is the key, Sir, and you know how to use it truly & beautifuly. I shall search for the tune you mentioned, and will not fail to enjoy it. Many thousand thanks for your kindness in taking the trouble to answer me.

Thank you. Be sure to subscribe: I intend to post more of my music every week.

Many thanks

Thank you! Cheers!

Glad it was helpful!

Actually, I feel I can play it better. Thank you for your encouragement.

I’m not actually marketing anything. No idea why the Algorithm doesn’t like this video.

Thank you! 😊

Appalachian dulcimer

Thank you. My style is pretty idiosyncratic. I think I play dulcimer like I play guitar . . and bend notes.

Thank you. My style is pretty idiosyncratic. I bend notes like a guitar player and other things I’m not ‘supposed’ to do.

Thank you! Cheers!

Thank you.

I imagine that, when his second wife passed, his last few years must have felt very sad and lonely. It’s certainly a very sad tune. You will understand why I relate to it. I’m still only 71, so I have time to learn to play it better.

This was a learning experience. I started with audio of the tune - in the wrong key. I might be able to call myself a ‘proper’ musician one day!

I know the feeling I am trying to learn to read music @@murraylaing531

Good to hear

Thanks. Listen to the version with improved audio. That one is far too quiet - I’m learning as I go.

understood@@murraylaing531

Thank you. I’ll do my best.

@@murraylaing531 ,Merry Christmas 🎄 From Berlin Germany

Thanks 🔥

AEa. It’s a baritone dulcimer, but the tuning is relatively the same as a ‘normal’ dulcimer in DAd. Same fingering; different key. Hope that helps.

So sorry. I just realised this was played on my ‘ordinary’ McSpadden - which looks almost identical to the baritone one. So the tuning is just dAD. The only odd thing about it is that I bend some notes (guitar is my first language). Apologies again.

Thank you very much!

More to come!