Irish reel 'Eileen Curran' aka 'The Sailor's Return' - Hammered Dulcimer

[@trip83]

Played guitar for nearly 30 years but I think this is the most beautiful instrument I've ever heard.

[@602davido]

Ditto

[@tune490]

I used to listen to this song over and over again as a child, it was on a cassette tape named Dove's Figury or something, and my brother busted the tape because I played it too much. I could never find it again until now. Thank you so much! You made my day! :D

[@EvanPlaysDulcimer]

I’m sooo happy I was able to help you find this tune again! And I’m glad you love the tune. It’s a fantastic reel. I learned it from Maggie Sansone’s album “Mist & Stone” track 5. She crushes it 🔥

[@lettuce7378]

@@EvanPlaysDulcimer I think i heard Glenn Morgan play this one ages ago

[@Durrgon]

I keep coming back to this because its so awesome. Would be a really cool instrument to see used in Folk Metal, sounds like it would fit in well with an Eluveitie song haha. Awesome work.

[@DaddyWolf969]

When lute, piano and drums become one instrument 🔥

[@nunoryberg]

Absolutely marvelous

[@MissJackyBee]

My kids and I have listened to this on repeat!! It's amazing!

[@johnduffy6546]

Such a beautiful and Heavenly sound

[@samgodin8005]

Love this song! Dude thats Awesome! Downright inspiring!

[@robbes7rh]

Nice. This melody sounds exceptionally beautiful played like that on the dulcimer.

[@jimcummings4712]

WHAT TALENT! BEAUTIFUL!😊😊😊😊

[@jamesducey2685]

Another wonderful sharing. Thank you.

[@AppleEye13]

You've melted my heart and brout me back too life awesome playing 💚💚💚

[@dididoo]

Yes he's really too good to be true, and must have a beautiful character too! Wherever he is...As he won't say!....

[@Core_VII]

Found on Instagram and immediately looked to see if you had a KZbin channel. Your follow through with the flow of the song is amazing. Keep it up!

[@TheRedMoondust]

Absolutely incredible

[@dididoo]

How on earth do you play so quickly? You got me there! Its 9am and I forced myself to get up, no energy at all and there you are playing like a madman!! I'm glad I don't have to dance to it!! 🥰🥰👏👏👏👌

[@thedumbassspeaks]

Practice, mate! Lots of practice! You develop what’s known as “finger memory”, or maybe more accurately in this case, “hand memory “.

[@oooodaxteroooo]

I think you mean using the bounce off the strings to play the next note. Its skill. Just practice and stay loose!

[@mikesoule1352]

Great tune, and you play so crisply and accurately! Thanks!!! 🎶🤩🎵🎶

[@philquinnster]

This is fantastic. If I knew how to dance I jig, the temptation would be irresistible

[@jodiforrester7]

I think this is the instrument I’ve been looking for all my life

[@JusticeAlways]

This is so very soothing....

[@ariarcane3696]

This instrument sounds perfectly! Usually valuable videos have a little views...

[@ZetTroxX]

Keep it up dude, you might blow up with this. All the best for your journey

[@winkfinkerstien1957]

Thank you! Subscribed. 😎👍🏻

[@jharvey9898]

Wonderful ❤

[@CorreaoFyrestarr]

This is a true bard!

[@lightwings9042]

Good job, keep doing it! Soon you will have millions of subs, I Just subscribed cuz the your songs are amazing 😆

[@rudagamer9589]

Wow! Irish music is really fun on dulcimer, you could try some Moravian music, I believe dulcimer originated in Moravia

[@LeonardoSNogueira]

A legitimate bard 👏👏👏👏👏

[@mathiasknapp6189]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@wdwtx2.0]

Well done.

[@Moog603]

man you are good ...

[@Crash-mi8os]

every DnD group needs a dude who plays this instrument

[@hindrik78]

Just discovering your job and I love it ! Just out of curiosity, where did you find out your dulcimer ? I'm looking forward to buy one and start to practice since so many years.

[@EvanPlaysDulcimer]

This one was built by myself and a friend of mine, but I would check out Rick Thum, Songbird, Master Works, and Dusty Strings. Unfortunately dulcimers are not cheap, but Rick Thum and Songbird have some of the lowest cost options that I know of

[@rcnelson]

Very nice indeed. It makes me wonder if humans can turn anything into a musical instrument.

[@rudagamer9589]

As long as it has some resonant frequencies... Why not?

[@jssherrard]

The hammered dulcimer, a predecessor to the modern piano, is an ancient instrument which is found in many cultures under various names. The hackbrett, tympanon, cymbalom, tsymbaly, psaltery, salterio, santur, teadchlar, yangqin, and khim are all variations of, or related to, the hammered dulcimer. In the British Museum there are even ancient Egyptian engravings of musicians playing similar instruments. In the Accademia Gallery in Florence, just around the corner from Michelangelo's statue of David, you can even find one made out of marble! It's fun to contemplate how humans across the world have been making versions of this particular instrument for centuries. ;)

[@DrzymalaWagon]

Have you ever thought about building a similar dulcimer but this time for sale?

[@esenaboxaki]

Where can I buy a dulcimer?

[@thiscorrosion900]

I thought my 12-string guitar was a challenge to string and all that, but gheesh! This looks like a bleedin nightmare!

[@MAT-ob3tm]

Where do you buy your instruments?

[@octaviomora6639]

Could you play “my castle town” from deltarune? 🥺🥺🥺

[@ianmcnaney6528]

Do you have sheet music for that? Or string bonking instructions? Or did you just figure it out yourself?

[@EvanPlaysDulcimer]

I don’t unfortunately. I figured it out by ear. I learned it from Maggie Sansone’s recording of it on her Mist and Stone album

[@PaTZi300]

I can play this with one hand 2x speed

[@vyzuqui]

What kind/brand of hammered dulcimer are you playing on? It's not a Dusty Strings, I think?

[@EvanPlaysDulcimer]

This one was built by myself and a friend of mine 🙂

[@vyzuqui]

@@EvanPlaysDulcimer Wow! Are there more of those available? I have a smaller one (12/12) with the same light colored wood, which I prefer, but a larger one with this same light colored wood is not easy to find.

[@thomasobrien1213]

That would have gone great with some old Led Zeppelin. Good on ya lad!!

[@ethobbyshow]

I stumbled upon you on insta, and I just had to come subscribe. Great work I hope you keep up the content

[@darrensurff8554]

Does anyone know why no one bothers to sing with their dulcimer ,like guitarists do 😮😮😮😮?? I really dont understand its not a violin resting under your chin so why not sing 😮😮😮😮