Ashokan Farewell (on mountain dulcimer)

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[@WoodswomanWrites]

I like how you picked out the melody on single strings the first time. That makes it really easy to learn. Thanks!

[@steve24todd]

Hope you enjoy playing it.

[@lightninrodpbn]

BEAUTIFUL .... SO SIMPLE .... SO ELEGANT .... .......................................

[@steve24todd]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Youmatterministry]

I played this on the dulcimer and sang the lyrics at county 4h camp talent show years ago in wv. God bless you. Thank you for this video

[@steve24todd]

Nice to know how much this song means to you. Thanks for listening.

[@dennismurillodennis3079]

What a tribute to a great song.

[@steve24todd]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@brianbrantley2691]

Beautiful playing.

[@steve24todd]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jayemier3764]

Lovely tune...one of my favorites. I just got my dulcimer this past week (Merry Christmas to me!) and this is one of the first on my "to learn" list.

[@steve24todd]

Hope my recording helps you learn it.

[@LoveMtDulcimerMusic]

Beautiful.

[@bluegrassfan23]

Great playing. And that is a tough song to play.

[@steve24todd]

Took a lot of practice!

[@onefamily8]

Lovely!

[@wallacefolk1]

Very nice!

[@phyllisrundell4028]

Awesome, awesome!

[@steve24todd]

Thanks!

[@jkllcarpenter]

Love this song. Never heard it on anything but a fiddle/violin. But it is beautiful. Almost lyrical. The strings seem to be singing words we can not quite make out.

[@steve24todd]

I believe there are words, rarely performed. Jay Ungar’s tune was the theme of Ken Burns’s “Civil War.” I love this song as well.

[@richdewitt7847]

Sounds pretty darn good to me! Thank you!

[@steve24todd]

Thanks for listening

[@hollybriggs1701e]

Beautiful. Thankyou for that

[@steve24todd]

Thank you for listening!

[@larryphipps1938]

Beautiful man! Love your talent on a demanding instrument.

[@steve24todd]

Thank you for appreciating it!

[@tonyadams6375]

Very nice.

[@steve24todd]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@StewieGriffin505]

Ah, I can hear the cicadas and I see the camera panning over a black and white photograph of Gettysburg. Very Nice! Where can I find the tab for this?

[@steve24todd]

Just watch my hands. That’s your tab!

[@bearshield7138]

love it

[@steve24todd]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@denisenadeau5243]

realy nice

[@steve24todd]

Thanks a lot

[@58gennaro]

Thanks. I may try this with your vid over winter.

[@steve24todd]

Did you ever try it?

[@58gennaro]

@@steve24todd Yes I did. Thanks again.

[@tomcaldwell5750]

Well played, nice sounding song. Thanks.

[@steve24todd]

It’s a song written by Jay Ungar ,and it was the theme music for Ken Burns’s commentary on the Civil War. Great tune!

[@dkba52]

the song is strangely familiar. like i'm hearing it for the first time but i always knew it

[@steve24todd]

It was written by Jay Ungar about 1980. Was the theme tune in Ken Burns’s series on the Civil War. Covered by many bands.

[@dkba52]

@@steve24todd AHA. thank you sir

[@robertnicely9430]

Beautiful music and dulcimer. Who made your dulcimer?

[@steve24todd]

Thanks. Warren May in Berea KY

[@elusiveeskimo3013]

Can anyone tell me who makes this particular brand/model of mountain dulcimer. I found one on consignment in a Second Hand Music Store some years back. Same design, sound hole pattern, similar neck markings, slightly darker finish. Only mine has the doubled melody string. And it's 6 1/2 fret goes through the middle of a neck mark, so I'm assuming it was added sometime after it was originally build. Also looks like mine originally had tapered tuning pegs that someone changed over to geared classical guitar tuners. Not normally used on steel stringed instruments but they are still working well for me. There is a hand written label glued inside it but I can't make out what it says. I want to learn more about where my sweet sounding, very comfortable to play dulcimer, originally came from. If they are still making them, I would consider adding a newer model of to my collection. Any info gratefully welcomed.

[@steve24todd]

My dulcimer was made by Warren May in Berea KY. www.warrenamay.com/dulcimers/

[@elusiveeskimo3013]

@@steve24todd Thank you. Could very well be that I have one of his earliest dulcimer creations from his 40+ years of crafting dulcimers. Sorry to note on his website that his retail shop in Berea, KY recently closed and his home workshop is not open to the public. I'll still try to reach out to him next time I'm in the area. Thanks again for taking the time to answer my question.

[@steve24todd]

Yes, the store is closed, but he’s still making dulcimers.

[@denisenadeau5243]

who made that beautiful dulcimer

[@steve24todd]

Warren A May from Berea KY

[@lindathompson195]

Can you tell me the tuning please

[@steve24todd]

It was either DAD or EBE.

[@lowellirish]

Might I suggest a metronome? Good attempt!

[@steve24todd]

I usually do need one. On this one I intentionally played it more freely.

[@lowellirish]

@@steve24todd doing GREAT!!

[@glennsprigg2378]

James , Sometimes 'certain' pieces are required to be played not only slowly, but with an almost 'imperfect' and UN-regimented timing as part of the effect. And Steve followed this style on purpose.

[@steve24todd]

Thanks for understanding that, Glenn.

[@royheap5178]

No criticism here Steve, well played Sir.

[@davidjenson4512]

Keep practicing.

[@Swarm509]

This can be said to anyone who plays an instrument, ever. Never stop practicing.

[@steve24todd]

I’ve been practicing, David.

[@davidjenson4512]

@@steve24todd Ha ha. Good.