This text is a resource for any dulcimer player and an excellent supplement to any course of instruction. This easy and immediately playable introduction to the mountain dulcimer will get anyone playing. You can teach yourself hammered dulcimer book by madeline macneil with online audio and video. While the dulcimer was no longer a court instrument, it remained a great favorite with. Her career bridged traditional and modern forms of folk music. Dulcimer music books simple tunes for the ordinary talent the subtitle says it all this is a music book for anyone with a desire to play music regardless of your musical experience. Dulcimer accessoriess ron gibson mountain dulcimers.
While maureens book is also a self teaching book, with maureens book, the beginner will almost immediately have a good solid repertoire of well known tunes for their own personal enjoyment all in dad all good, strong, clear, and relatively easy arrangements. Mark gilston awardwinning mountain dulcimer player and. How to tune and play and recollections of the dulcimer. This book teaches beginners how to tune a play the dulcimer, and features illustrations, drawings, and recollections of the dulcimers local history. When i first discovered the appalachian mountain dulcimer over twenty years ago, it seemed like no one else in my entire area had ever even heard of one. Shady grove mountain dulcimer i play unconventional like a guitar. But if you just want to sit out on the back porch and watch the sun go down, ms. Version 1, version 2, version 3, version 4, version 5, version 6 angels from the realms of glory dulcimer tab.
Edward thomas, to the ritchie family, to farina, to lynn mcspadden, this book covers a. For those of us who have a passion for this great instrument and the history that surrounds it, jean ritchie s dulcimer people is an essential source. Mark was named 2016 national dulcimer champion at the annual winfield competition in kansas. And having the most dulcimer, it is probably, therefore, the most immediately accessible of her records, and definitely the best introduction yet to her particular vision of the appalachian folk music tradition. Opinion on the best beginner books to start with forums. I found it to be both a basic but charm ii i am beginning to the mountain dulcimer, as well as a fine foundation for playing stringed instruments. Oct 09, 2015 maureen sellers beginners dulcimer book. Hammered dulcimer books archives page 3 of 4 dulcimer. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
Mountain dulcimer jean ritchie book related threads. Many of the playing, building and teaching techniques we know now first. I was fortunate in having found a copy of the dulcimer book by jean ritchie, without which my dulcimer would probably still be hanging, unused, on a wall. Designed for the intermediate level mountain dulcimer player. This dulcimer method book offers clear, basic instructions for tuning and playing your instrument. Includes an explanation of tuning and 38 songs for the mountain dulcimer. Jun 19, 2019 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
This basic mountain dulcimer lesson is for people who have yet to meet the mountain dulcimer or who might enjoy an introduction to the playing style that i am featuring. How dulcimer is made material, making, history, how to make. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Bring the story of musician jean ritchie to life for your group with this ky chautauqua show full of humor, wisdom, songs, and. Mark gilston has been performing traditional folk music for over fifty years.
Her career formed a kind of bridge between the traditional and modern forms of folk music. Anyone, regardless of musical experience, will be able to play the songs and tunes that jean. I have returned to playing the dulcimer after a long hiatus and there was only one book to read to freshen up. Traditional mountain dulcimer by jean ritchie softcover. Anyone, regardless of musical experience, will be able to play the songs and tunes that jean teaches. While the dulcimer was no longer a court instrument, it remained a great favorite with street musicians, gypsies, and other plain folk. Watchable lessons via the online video and several songs and exercises to listen to as you progress through the book. Jean ritchie, the recipient of the bess lomax hawes national heritage fellowship, is a significant musician and songwriter, as well as a cultural activist and chronicler of her home region. Through interviews and recordings, kets mountain born. For those of us who have a passion for this great instrument and the history that surrounds it, jean ritchies dulcimer people is an essential source. This is a list of developers of the mountain dulcimer who were especially active during what is called the mountain dulcimer renaissance defined here as roughly beginning in the 1950s thru the early 1980s. Traditional mountain dulcimer taught by jean ritchie book jean ritchie anyone, regardless of musical experience, will be able to play the songs and tunes that jean teaches. The dulcimer book by jean ritchie 1992, paperback for. One of the classics, the dulcimer book by jean ritchie is not only a good purchase but is also a great classic in the literature for the mountain dulcimer.
These were sung as lining out songs, in a lingering soulful way. It also includes music and lyrics for 16 songs from the ritchie family of kentucky. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. The dulcimer book by jean ritchie softcover sheet music. Jun 03, 2015 jean ritchie singing shady grove and playing the mountain dulcimer in the 1960s, folk music became a major force in american popular music, but traditional ballads lost out to new songs about. Jeanie ritchie december american folk singer, songwriter, and appalachian dulcimer player. Learning to play dulcimers gila mountain dulcimers. Shop and buy traditional mountain dulcimer sheet music. The dulcimer book by jean ritchie softcover sheet music for. Traditional mountain dulcimer by jean ritchie, other format. Actually it is about to be overdue to the library i rather not return it. I couldnt find it anywhere on youtube so i made my own. It includes melody lines, lyrics, and chord symbols plus a solo arrangement of. Teachers will also find the program useful for generating classroom discussions about general topics such as life in.
Dec 06, 2009 and can you face it one more dulcimer album. By the queen of the dulcimer, princess of the folk revival herself, jean ritchie. The wanderin five seek info 7 jean ritchie her early recordings obit. Csu, fresno folk artist in residence 1980, courtesy of jean ritchie, the bluestein family and the unc, chapel hill folk archives. As she tells it, this led to her forever being asked at performances and appearances, which album has the most dulcimer. A lovely collection of 50 tunes from sweden, norway, denmark and finland arranged for mountain dulcimer by virtuoso musician and national dulcimer champion, mark gilston. I have a copy here of the dulcimer book by jean ritchie, oak publications, 1974. Jean ritchie singing shady grove and playing the mountain dulcimer in the 1960s, folk music became a major force in american popular music, but traditional ballads lost out to new songs about. My dulcimer is a clemmer wwormy chestnut top and black walnut back and sides. Words and music for 16 songs from the ritchie family of kentucky. Jean ritchie the dulcimer book, prussia valley dulcimers. Jean ritchie december 8, 1922 june 1, 2015 was an american folk singer and appalachian dulcimer player. The dulcimer book by jean ritchie this book teaches beginners how to tune a play the dulcimer, and features illustrations, drawings, and recollections of the. Jean ritchie s dulcimer people bridges the gap between the old time players and the folk revival.
One of the only people who could be deep, authentic, and totally appalachian while still being clean, pretty, and acceptabletocityfolkies. This book teaches beginners how to tune and play the dulcimer, and features illustrations, drawings, and recollections of the dulcimers local history. Oct 09, 2015 when i first discovered the appalachian mountain dulcimer over twenty years ago, it seemed like no one else in my entire area had ever even heard of one. The second annual hymn weekend with elaine and larry conger will be dedicated to learning and playing great old hymn and gospel tunes on the mountain dulcimer. They are beautiful and easily played on the hammered dulcimer without needing too many chromatic notes. The dulcimers stringed keyboard eventually led to the development of the pianoforte, which did offer a dynamic range, ultimately eclipsing the dulcimer in popularity. This book teaches beginners how to tune and play the dulcimer, and features illustrations, drawings, and recollections of the dulcimer s local history. Includes a download of september on the mississippi audio tracks. Jean ritchie the dulcimer book folkcraft instruments. Tab books by joe collins dealer inquiries welcome all books are printed on high quality paper with ring binding that allows you to open the book without fear of it closing on you in the middle of a song. Traditional mountain dulcimer taught by jean ritchie book.
This book teaches beginners how to tune a play the dulcimer, and features illustrations, drawings, and recollections of the dulcimer s local history. Thirtyeight alltime favorite dulcimer solos penned artistically by colorados bud and donna ford. This book teaches beginners how to tune a play the dulcimer, and features. Teachers will also find the program useful for generating classroom discussions about general topics such as life in appalachia in. Bring the story of musician jean ritchie to life for your group with this ky chautauqua show full of. Jean ritchies dulcimer people by jean ritchie, 1975, oak publications edition, in english. Jean ritchie s dulcimer people by jean ritchie, 1975, oak publications edition, in english.
I lost the book years ago by giving it to someone who never returned it to me. This book was written as a basic guide and source book for all dulcimer players, from novice to advanced picker. Read the dulcimer book by jean ritchie available from rakuten kobo. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Roy book binder has been singing, playing guitar, and writing songs since the 60s. How dulcimer is made material, making, history, how to. Over the weekend ive been watching videos on you tube and would like everyones opinion on the best or must have books to get me started playing this thing. This is a delightful collection of some of the most dearly loved and familiar classical melodies of all times. The jean ritchie story not only chronicles the life of one folk singer and songwriter, but also introduces viewers to broader issues regarding the role of the traditional musician in contemporary society. This book gives the traditional background and history of the moutain dulcimer in her kentucky hometown, as well as its distant ancestors in europe. Although jean ritchie is associated with the appalachian lap dulcimer, an instrument she largely introduced along with richard farina to the emerging folk revival of the 1960s, she seldom features it on more than a handful of tracks on her many albums. Well, this one does, which is why it is called most dulcimer, and it has been assembled to present that aspect of ritchie s talent. Traditional mountain dulcimer by jean ritchie, other. In her youth she learned folksongs in the traditional way orally, from her family and members of her community.
Jean ritchie brought a mountain dulcimer out of the hills of kentucky to new york city where it was discovered by an entire new generation of musicians. Abide with me dulcimer tab version 1, version 2, version 3, version 4, version 5 amazing grace dulcimer tab. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. The print is very readable, the book is wellindexed, the arrangements are well conceived, and accompaniment chords are included. With its 53 songs in various modes and tunings, the complete dulcimer handbook is a songbook, a lesson plan book, and a stepbystep guide from beginner to intermediate or advanced level. The dulcimer s stringed keyboard eventually led to the development of the pianoforte, which did offer a dynamic range, ultimately eclipsing the dulcimer in popularity. There are sixteen traditional songs with lyrics, as well as tuning. I know that many of you started with all types of books, but if you had to start with one or two which one would you pick. The black bear inn in downtown gatlinburg will be our host. Shady grove mountain dulcimer i hope ill be able to play like this some day. You will learn the basics of music, including tunings, modes, strums, accompaniment techniques and other essential knowledge. As well as work songs and ballads, jean knew hymns from the regular baptist church she attended in jeff, kentucky.
A dulcimer tabs dulcimer sheet music dulcimer music dulcimer songs. Shop traditional mountain dulcimer taught by jean ritchie book jean ritchie. This book presents traditional and original blues tunes that have delighted his. Hammered dulcimer books page 3 of 4 dulcimer shoppe. Jean ritchies dulcimer people bridges the gap between the old time players and the folk revival. Jean ruth ritchie december 8, 1922 june 1, 2015 was an american folk music singer, songwriter, and appalachian dulcimer player. This book presents traditional and original blues tunes that have. Oct 21, 2019 jean ritchie december 8, 1922 june 1, 2015 was an american folk singer and appalachian dulcimer player. She was born into a singing family in viper, kentucky, in the cumberland mountains of the eastern part of the state. Traditional mountain dulcimer book cd jean ritchie on. His vast repertoire encompasses songs and instrumentals from north america and most of europe, particularly the british isles, scandinavia, and the balkans. Browse or selection of mountain dulcimer tablature and music books below. The mountain dulcimer renaissance 1950s1980s, by lois hornbostel, 2004 editors notes.