A Mel Bay Publications, Inc. Webzine
August 2006 · Bimonthly
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Welcome to the latest issue of Dulcimer Sessions®! 1. "Kinlock of Kinlock" Flatpicked on Mountain Dulcimer gives tips on that style, useful for note articulation and speed. It's my arrangement of a sweet Scottish jig from my 1981 book Dulcimer Fiddle Tunes, available for download at downloads.melbay.com 2. "Swedish Tunes on the Mountain Dulcimer" by Mark Gilston offers us an attractive new repertoire for mountain dulcimer connected to the Swedish hummel, another diatonically-fretted zither. It features Mark's tablature arrangement of the lovely walking tune "Visby." 3. A popular new feature on some mountain dulcimers is the 1-1/2 fret. Shelley Stevens article on "Using the 1-1/2 Fret" explains how it facilitates playing in different keys and modes without re-tuning or capo. Then she offers some tips on left-hand fingering and the hymn "Abide With Me," using the 1-1/2 fret. Hammered dulcimer players can try these pieces using the notation, chord symbols and sound files provided. I invite hammered and mountain dulcimer players to submit articles to me for possible inclusion in future DulcimerSessions.com articles. We also welcome requests for new subjects from visitors to this webzine. I hope these articles give the reader interesting information about dulcimers, how they are played, their music, and the spirit of the people who play them. For more great music for mountain and hammered dulcimers from Mel Bay, make sure to visit: www.baysidepress.com Downloadable dulcimer sheet music is also available from Mel Bay at: downloads.melbay.com Don't forget to view previous articles in Back Issues. Lois Hornbostel, Editor In this issue:
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