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by Steve Eulberg
Since appearing on the cover of Dulcimer Players News in 2002 (see above), Steve has been writing articles to share what he has learned with the dulcimer community.
Dulcimersessions.com was a website hosted by Mel Bay Publications and was coordinated and edited by Lois Hornbostel. Sadly, the website is no longer hosted and all of the resources published there are lost to the bits and bytes of time in the internet age.
Dulcimer Players News is a quarterly magazine for enthusiasts o…
Since appearing on the cover of Dulcimer Players News in 2002 (see above), Steve has been writing articles to share what he has learned with the dulcimer community.
Dulcimersessions.com was a website hosted by Mel Bay Publications and was coordinated and edited by Lois Hornbostel. Sadly, the website is no longer hosted and all of the resources published there are lost to the bits and bytes of time in the internet age.
Dulcimer Players News is a quarterly magazine for enthusiasts o…
Tam Kearney Dulcimers
by Steve Eulberg
I was picking through my photo archives and was so delighted to uncover these photos!
Tam Kearney, co-founder of Toronto's Fiddler's Green and dulcimer-builder
Tam Kearney was a mainstay in the Toronto folk music scene after growing up in Glasgow and then moving to Canada in the 1960s. Unfortunately for us, he passed in 2013. (Read Ian Robb's eulogy in SingOut! Magazine here.)
I was on tour in Toronto in March of 2017 and was able to play a house concert for Lynn Westerhout, Tam'…
I was picking through my photo archives and was so delighted to uncover these photos!
Tam Kearney, co-founder of Toronto's Fiddler's Green and dulcimer-builderTam Kearney was a mainstay in the Toronto folk music scene after growing up in Glasgow and then moving to Canada in the 1960s. Unfortunately for us, he passed in 2013. (Read Ian Robb's eulogy in SingOut! Magazine here.)
I was on tour in Toronto in March of 2017 and was able to play a house concert for Lynn Westerhout, Tam'…
Advent Musical Devotions
by Steve Eulberg
Hark, the Glad Sound!
In the busyness of the season before Christmas and holiday celebrations, we can get so lost in the preparations that we lose our focus and feel like the joy of the occasion is lost, and we feel like we've been run over by the holiday.
Once again, I am offering Advent Musical Devotions delivered to your email box to help you take a few moments to breathe and recenter.
'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime
A new feature this year is being able to choose whether you'd …
Hark, the Glad Sound!In the busyness of the season before Christmas and holiday celebrations, we can get so lost in the preparations that we lose our focus and feel like the joy of the occasion is lost, and we feel like we've been run over by the holiday.
Once again, I am offering Advent Musical Devotions delivered to your email box to help you take a few moments to breathe and recenter.
'Twas in the Moon of WintertimeA new feature this year is being able to choose whether you'd …
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
by Steve Eulberg DulcimerCrossing is excited to announce and brand new Hammered Dulcimer Lesson set in time for the Holidays! God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen is a popular, minor mode English carol from the late 1800's. Here, Steve demonstrates 5 different locations and keys in which to play this carol, also demonstrating the Rhythmic Displacement that he used when recording this tune on his 2003 CD 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime. You can listen to the tune here. It has also been added to the les…
Dulci-bro Performances
by Steve Eulberg I just love this instrument and gathered the videos of these performances for you to enjoy. Let me know what you think in the comments below!
Gig type: Outdoor Tune: Crawdad Song
Location: Fort Collins, CO
Gig Type: Concert Window Tune: Swing Low
Location: Owl Mountain Music Studio, San Mateo, CA
Gig Type: Concert Tune: Fish Ain't Bitin'
Location: Rialto Theatre, Loveland, CO [vimeo 150310444 w=640 h=360]
Fish Ain't Bitin' Dulcibro from Steve Eulberg on Vimeo.
Gig T…
Have a Blessed Thanksgiving
by Linda Ratcliff
Your Thanksgiving dinner will not be complete without sharing these jokes!
What kind of music did the Pilgrims like? Plymouth Rock! Why did the guys let the sweet potato join the band? So they could have a yam session! What is the most musical part of the turkey? The drumsticks!
What kind of music did the Pilgrims like? Plymouth Rock! Why did the guys let the sweet potato join the band? So they could have a yam session! What is the most musical part of the turkey? The drumsticks!
Have a Blessed Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving, I have almost too many blessings to count. Being able to work with all of you who love dulcimers, and having the opportunity to share my thoughts abou…
New Fiddle Lesson!
by Steve Eulberg
Vi Wickam has created a new Fiddle Lesson for the Scottish tune Miss McLeod's Reel. that he and I like to play in our duo Fiddle Whamdiddle. I have already created a mountain dulcimer lesson in the Galax style for this tune on DulcimerCrossing here.
You can also watch a couple of versions of this tune below:
Steve & Vi playing a hammered dulcimer and fiddle duet at the former Caffe Olé in Fort Collins, Colorado: (under the title "Have You Ever Gone to Meeting, Uncle Joe?" filmed …
Vi Wickam has created a new Fiddle Lesson for the Scottish tune Miss McLeod's Reel. that he and I like to play in our duo Fiddle Whamdiddle. I have already created a mountain dulcimer lesson in the Galax style for this tune on DulcimerCrossing here.
You can also watch a couple of versions of this tune below:
Steve & Vi playing a hammered dulcimer and fiddle duet at the former Caffe Olé in Fort Collins, Colorado: (under the title "Have You Ever Gone to Meeting, Uncle Joe?" filmed …
New Video Explains Memberships
by Steve Eulberg DulcimerCrossing's Linda Ratcliff has created a video answering the questions that some people have about the difference between the Premium and the Basic Memberships on our educational website. Take a look here!
If you have further questions, contact Linda or myself!
New Chromatic Dulcimer Lesson
by Steve Eulberg Our instructor, Erin Mae Lewis, has a new lesson series for Chromatic Mountain Dulcimer, using the familiar fiddle tune, Soldier's Joy as example to demonstrate how to play this tune in several keys!
Subscribe to DulcimerCrossing.com and you'll have access to the whole lesson series!
Chicken Reel New Lesson
Larry Conger teaches a new mountain dulcimer lesson series on DulcimerCrossing.com (I can't hear this tune without also hearing the memory of the cartoon character, Foghorn Leghorn's voice saying, "boy, I say boy, ya BOTHer me!")
Here is a demo of Larry playing the tune. This fun tune makes use of hammer-ons and pull-offs and is a delight for both performers and listeners! Subscribe and have access to the whole lesson series and learn Larry's tricks and tips!
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