Welcome to Dulcimer Sessions! - October 2005

A Bimonthly Webzine

This issue of DulcimerSessions.com is abour variety - variations in playing, playing the atypical chromatic mountain dulcimer, and a tasty polka from Colorado German traditions:

Variations for Mountain Dulcimer by Karen Mueller, featuring 3 written versions and a sound file of “Kitchen Gal.” (Hammered dulcimer players can find some inspiring ideas in the music and techniques here.)

Chromatic Mountain Dulcimer by Randy Adams, featuring tablature for chromatically-fretted dulcimer and sound file of “Red Haired Boy.”

Colorado Dutch Hop for Hammered Dulcimer by Steve Eulberg, featuring music and sound file for “Wooden Heart Polka.”

Don't forget to view previous articles in Back Issues.

We invite responses on DulcimerSessions.com. Those who would like to submit articles with music please contact me for guidelines. We also welcome requests for new subjects from visitors to this webzine. I hope these articles give the reader interesting information about the instruments, how they are played, their music, and the spirit of the people who play them.

Lois Hornbostel, Editor
Dulcimer Sessions
loisdulc@verizon.net
Website: www.LoisHornbostel.com
View Lois Hornbostel's Biography


Featured product for October/November:
Dulcimer Jam
by Bonnie Carol

Dulcimer Jam takes common and obscure tunes heard in jam sessions and arranges them for hammered dulcimer, fretted dulcimers (with tablature), and other instruments to play in a jam session setting.

Price: $14.95   $11.96  20% Off Special!!



Contact Webmaster   |   Visit our main web site - www.melbay.com




To purchase Mel Bay products::
* Check your local music store
* Call 1-800-8-MEL-BAY (800-863-5229) or
* Online retailers

For a catalog: call 1-800-8-MEL-BAY (800-863-5229)
or e-mail email@melbay.com

Mel Bay Publications, Inc.

Copyright © 2002 Mel Bay Publications, Inc. All Rights Reserved.