Ashokan Farewell (on mountain dulcimer)

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steve24todd

Күн бұрын

This video is about Ashokan Farewell (on mountain dulcimer)

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@WoodswomanWrites 2 ай бұрын

I like how you picked out the melody on single strings the first time. That makes it really easy to learn. Thanks!

@steve24todd 2 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy playing it.

@lightninrodpbn 9 күн бұрын

BEAUTIFUL .... SO SIMPLE .... SO ELEGANT .... .......................................

@steve24todd 9 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@Youmatterministry 6 ай бұрын

I played this on the dulcimer and sang the lyrics at county 4h camp talent show years ago in wv. God bless you. Thank you for this video

@steve24todd 6 ай бұрын

Nice to know how much this song means to you. Thanks for listening.

@dennismurillodennis3079 Жыл бұрын

What a tribute to a great song.

@steve24todd Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.

@jayemier3764 Жыл бұрын

Lovely tune...one of my favorites. I just got my dulcimer this past week (Merry Christmas to me!) and this is one of the first on my "to learn" list.

@steve24todd Жыл бұрын

Hope my recording helps you learn it.

@brianbrantley2691 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful playing.

@steve24todd 2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@LoveMtDulcimerMusic 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful.

@onefamily8 5 жыл бұрын

Lovely!

@wallacefolk1 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice!

@phyllisrundell4028 Жыл бұрын

Awesome, awesome!

@steve24todd Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@bluegrassfan23 Жыл бұрын

Great playing. And that is a tough song to play.

@steve24todd Жыл бұрын

Took a lot of practice!

@jkllcarpenter Жыл бұрын

Love this song. Never heard it on anything but a fiddle/violin. But it is beautiful. Almost lyrical. The strings seem to be singing words we can not quite make out.

@steve24todd Жыл бұрын

I believe there are words, rarely performed. Jay Ungar’s tune was the theme of Ken Burns’s “Civil War.” I love this song as well.

@larryphipps1938 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful man! Love your talent on a demanding instrument.

@steve24todd Жыл бұрын

Thank you for appreciating it!

@hollybriggs1701e Жыл бұрын

Beautiful. Thankyou for that

@steve24todd Жыл бұрын

Thank you for listening!

@richdewitt7847 Жыл бұрын

Sounds pretty darn good to me! Thank you!

@steve24todd Жыл бұрын

Thanks for listening

@tonyadams6375 8 ай бұрын

Very nice.

@steve24todd 8 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it.

@bearshield7138 Ай бұрын

love it

@steve24todd Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@StewieGriffin505 2 жыл бұрын

Ah, I can hear the cicadas and I see the camera panning over a black and white photograph of Gettysburg. Very Nice! Where can I find the tab for this?

@steve24todd 2 жыл бұрын

Just watch my hands. That’s your tab!

@denisenadeau5243 2 жыл бұрын

realy nice

@steve24todd Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot

@58gennaro 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I may try this with your vid over winter.

@steve24todd Жыл бұрын

Did you ever try it?

@58gennaro Жыл бұрын

@@steve24todd Yes I did. Thanks again.

@tomcaldwell5750 Жыл бұрын

Well played, nice sounding song. Thanks.

@steve24todd Жыл бұрын

It’s a song written by Jay Ungar ,and it was the theme music for Ken Burns’s commentary on the Civil War. Great tune!

@dkba52 Жыл бұрын

the song is strangely familiar. like i'm hearing it for the first time but i always knew it

@steve24todd Жыл бұрын

It was written by Jay Ungar about 1980. Was the theme tune in Ken Burns’s series on the Civil War. Covered by many bands.

@dkba52 Жыл бұрын

@@steve24todd AHA. thank you sir

@robertnicely9430 Ай бұрын

Beautiful music and dulcimer. Who made your dulcimer?

@steve24todd Ай бұрын

Thanks. Warren May in Berea KY

@denisenadeau5243 2 жыл бұрын

who made that beautiful dulcimer

@steve24todd 2 жыл бұрын

Warren A May from Berea KY

@lindathompson195 2 жыл бұрын

Can you tell me the tuning please

@steve24todd 2 жыл бұрын

It was either DAD or EBE.

@elusiveeskimo3013 6 ай бұрын

Can anyone tell me who makes this particular brand/model of mountain dulcimer. I found one on consignment in a Second Hand Music Store some years back. Same design, sound hole pattern, similar neck markings, slightly darker finish. Only mine has the doubled melody string. And it's 6 1/2 fret goes through the middle of a neck mark, so I'm assuming it was added sometime after it was originally build. Also looks like mine originally had tapered tuning pegs that someone changed over to geared classical guitar tuners. Not normally used on steel stringed instruments but they are still working well for me. There is a hand written label glued inside it but I can't make out what it says. I want to learn more about where my sweet sounding, very comfortable to play dulcimer, originally came from. If they are still making them, I would consider adding a newer model of to my collection. Any info gratefully welcomed.

@steve24todd 6 ай бұрын

My dulcimer was made by Warren May in Berea KY. www.warrenamay.com/dulcimers/

@elusiveeskimo3013 6 ай бұрын

@@steve24todd Thank you. Could very well be that I have one of his earliest dulcimer creations from his 40+ years of crafting dulcimers. Sorry to note on his website that his retail shop in Berea, KY recently closed and his home workshop is not open to the public. I'll still try to reach out to him next time I'm in the area. Thanks again for taking the time to answer my question.

@steve24todd 5 ай бұрын

Yes, the store is closed, but he’s still making dulcimers.

@lowellirish 2 жыл бұрын

Might I suggest a metronome? Good attempt!

@steve24todd 2 жыл бұрын

I usually do need one. On this one I intentionally played it more freely.

@lowellirish 2 жыл бұрын

@@steve24todd doing GREAT!!

@glennsprigg2378 2 жыл бұрын

James , Sometimes 'certain' pieces are required to be played not only slowly, but with an almost 'imperfect' and UN-regimented timing as part of the effect. And Steve followed this style on purpose.

@steve24todd 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for understanding that, Glenn.

@royheap5178 2 жыл бұрын

No criticism here Steve, well played Sir.