Bing Futch - "The Flip Side" - Central Florida Blues Challenge Winner! - Mountain Dulcimer

Recorded August 10th, 2014 at the Central Florida Blues Challenge held at Blue 42 in Winter Garden, Florida. Bing won the Solo Artist award and is being sponsored by the Orange Blossom Blues Society to go compete in the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee January 20 - 24, 2015. Here, Bing performs, on mountain dulcimer, his third song, a re-worked version of the Mohave tune (of which Bing was a founding member) "The Flip Side." He's running through a 1964 Bassman and a Route 66 pedal.
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[@jodisherman4954]

My spouse, who plays guitar, bass, and the blues is gonna love this. He says he doesn't "get" my dulcimer, but I bet this will make sense. SO AWESOME!

[@bingfutch]

Sweet! You guys can rock some blues together now~

[@jennimadden1061]

I saw a youtube video of an old man playing a Ramones tune on a dulcimer. He was VERY good. Long story short, that video led me to yours. Thanks for broadening my musical horizons!

[@bingfutch]

Ha, that's awesome! Sam's a friend and fellow dulcimer rocker. Check out the other videos on my KZbin Channel - LOTS of wild stuff going on. : )

[@KenLloyd47]

Congratulations Bing! Loved your blues tunes in Glenrose as well.

[@bingfutch]

Thanks, Ken!

[@janiceschwerin8891]

You sound great!!!!

[@bingfutch]

Thank you!

[@guenterfrei]

That's a great song with a good man ! Congratulations ! Go ahead !

[@bingfutch]

Thanks!

[@vooksmusic]

Soooooooooooooo good!

[@bingfutch]

Thank you!

[@cathirodgers8970]

Awesome!

[@dianapalmer7812]

Congratulations, Bing!

[@bingfutch]

Thanks!

[@KountryCuz1]

That's Some Fine Singing and playing

[@ronfor0603]

Holy shit!! what a voice you have man. damn good. Is it difficult to play the blues on a stick dulcimer, have you tried?

[@bingfutch]

Haha, thanks! Nah, it's easy to play the blues with the dulcimer stick - even easier because the bass string is closest to you (for most of the ones I've seen, anyway) Thanks for watching!

[@treslongwell1332]

I think maybe you meant Blue 42 in Winter Garden? Could explain the rowdy audience (sports bar)

[@bingfutch]

Oh yeah - duh! Corrected. They weren't too rowdy - rowdy enough. :)

[@RogerParishPMAC]

OMG!

[@KrisWenrick]

Original tune?

[@bingfutch]

Kris Wenrick Hi, Kris - it sure is! A song from my old band Mohave that was revamped in a Delta blues style. It's on my album "Unresolved Blues."

[@KrisWenrick]

Bing Futch Definitely old blues style. Love it! The imagery for wearing your shoes through to your feet is awesome. Keep Jammin'!