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June 2007 · Bimonthly
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When Johnny Comes Marching HomeTraditional American Song by Louis Lambert FromFavorite Old-Time American Songs for Dulcimerby Mark Kailana Nelson "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" was written by an Irish soldier in the Union Army. Using the name Louis Lambert, Patrick Gilmore set patriotic words to the tune of an older Irish anti-war song. It became popular on both sides of the struggle. Lately it has resurfaced in its original guise as a protest song. This is a good example of an arrangement in the common DAD tuning that is not in this tuning's typical key of D but in A minor, accommodated by the chords played. 
About the Author Multi-instrumentalist Mark Kailana Nelson has been active in the folk, Celtic and world music scene since the early 1970's. Considered one of the nation's premiere mountain dulcimer players-he won the National Championships in 1979-he is equally adept at guitar, 'ukulele, bass and various other instruments. His passion for Hawaiian slack key guitar led him to seek out and study with the masters of the vanishing art form. In 1997 Mark and revered Hawaiian musician Keola Beamer co-authored "learn to Play Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar," the first comprehensive tutorial for this gentle art form. After a lengthy touring career, Mark now hosts The Aloha Music Camp, a weeklong immersion into the music and culture of Hawaii with Hawaii's beloved Beamer family. (Aunty Nona Beamer recently honored him with the Hawaiian name "Kailana".) Acoustic Guitar Magazine dubbed his most recent CD, "The Water is Wide", a lovely blend of Celtic dulcimer and Hawaiian slack key guitar, "achingly beautiful." Mark's new Mel Bay book, "Learn to Play Fingerstyle Solos for 'Ukulele" will be released in early 2006. Mark lives in Southern Oregon's beautiful Applegate Valley, where he maintains a small recording studio and writes about music and music technology for a number of publications. Visit Mark's website, http://www.mark-o.com , for a complete listing of his CDs and books, his touring schedule, and much more. Mel Bay Titles by Mark Kailana Nelson: 95146VX Beginning Appalachian Dulcimer Video $30.00 95530BCD Complete Book of Celtic Music for Appalachian Dulcimer Book/CD Set $29.95 £21.95 €31.95 97189 Favorite Old-Time American Songs for Dulcimer Book $24.95 £19.95 €28.95 21050BCD Learn To Play Fingerstyle Solos For Ukulele Book/CD Set $19.95 £13.95 €19.95 96695BCD Learn to Play Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Book/CD Set $24.95 £19.95 €28.95 [ top ]
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