Published by Mel Bay
Mark Nelson
BOOK (95530 ...... $19.95
CD (95530CD) ...... $15.98
BOOK/CD PKG
(95530CDP ...... $34.95
Complete Book of Celtic Music
for Appalachian Dulcimer
Mark Nelson's knowledge and love of Celtic music is immediately evident through his choice of tunes for this comprehensive book. Harp music, the piper’s repertoire, and fiddle tunes from Ireland, Scotland, and Breton are all well-represented here, and a thorough historical foundation is carefully laid. Mark provides samples of Reels, Jigs, Hornpipes, Strathspeys, Polkas, Mazurkas, Slides, Marches, Piobaireachds, Set Dances, Airs, Planxties, Country Dances, Morris Dances, as well as music from Breton in northwestern France. 167 pp. Illustrated with Celtic border and graphic designs.
Mark Nelson
BOOK/COMPACT DISC SET
(96022BCD) ...... $22.95
Scottish Airs and Ballads
for Appalachian Dulcimer
This collection of great Scottish songs includes examples from a variety of sources - contemporary singers, old manuscripts, broadside ballads, and recordings. All of the songs have been expertly arranged to lie ideomatically on the Appalachian dulcimer. Contains some songs composed by Robert Burns.
Written in notation and tablature.
SONG LIST:
A Man's A Man For A' That -- Ae Fond Kiss -- Auld Lang Syne -- Ay Waukin' O! -- Barbara Allen -- Blow The Candles Out -- Come A'ye Tramps And Hawkers -- Coming Through The Rye -- Erin Go Bragh -- Farewell To Tarwathie -- Farewell To Whiskey -- Flow Gently Sweet Afton -- Green Grow The Rashes O -- He Comes Down The Alley -- I'm A Rover And Seldom Sober -- Johnnie Cope -- Loch Lomond -- Matty Groves -- Mingulay Boat Song -- Mormond Braes -- My Heart's In The Highlands -- Never Wed A'auld Man -- O Waly Waly -- Rattlin' Roarin' Willie -- Sir Patrick Spens -- The Barrin' O' The Door -- The Battle Of Otterburn -- The Blantyre Mine Explosion -- The Bluebells Of Scotland -- The Buchin Miller -- The Deil's Awa' Wi' Th' Exciseman -- The Doffin' Mistress -- The Flowers Of The Forest -- The Great Silkie Of Shule Skerry -- The House Carpenter -- The Jolly Beggar -- The Muckin' O' Geordie's Byre -- The Ploughboy -- The Quaker's Wife -- The Rigs O'barley -- The Skye Boat Song -- The Wraggle Taggle Gypsies, O -- Tibbie Dunbar -- Von Dieman's Land -- Will Ye Go To Flanders? -- Ye Jacobites By Name
2000 Dulcimer
Book/CD set
(98374BCD) ...... $24.95
Mel Bay's 2000 Dulcimer anthology is designed to enhance the repertoire of the intermediate to advanced mountain/fretted dulcimer player with a generous collection of challenging pieces drawn both from new repertoire and from the best previously published pieces from the latter half of the 20th century. Contributors include Janita Baker, Laurel Benedict, Mark Biggs, Rob Brereton, Rosamond Campbell, Bonnie Carol, Mike Casey, Carrie Crompton, Bud Ford, Lance Frodsham, Neal Hellman, Lois Hornbostel, Madeline MacNeil, Karen Mueller, Mark Nelson, Don Pedi, Jerry Rockwell, Sally Rogers, Edward Schelb, Cynthia Smith, Shelley Stevens, Bill Taylor, Thomasina, Susan Trump, and Mara Wasburn. Standard notation and tablature are offered for most of the pieces (a few are notation only), along with a biographical sketch of each contributor. A CD is included, featuring performances of most of the songs, making this an ideal sourcebook for serious students and professionals alike. 96 pages.
Lois Hornbostel
BOOK (93661) ...... $10.95
The Irish Dulcimer
Through the centuries of its existence, the folk music of Ireland has been an outlet of emotions, a musical history of the lives of a civilization that has flourished through countless joys and sorrows. The instruments used also reflect a history. The voice, the harp, and later, the many forms fo the fiddle and pipes entered the Irish repertoire of musical ddevices, each taking on a style and expressiveness unique to itself. With the mutual revivals of Irish folk music and the fretted (Appalachian) dulcimer that have taken place, it seems only natural for these two forces to combine. This classic collection provides fretted dulcimer players with an authentic Irish repertoire. The 31 selections include jigs, slides hornpipes, polkas, reels, slow airs, harp tunes, and songs. Accompaniment chords and musical notation are provided for other instruments. The modal music of Ireland fits will to the modal techniques and nuances of the dulcimer. It can drone like the uillean pipes, be rhythmic as a bodgran, and as melodic as a fiddle. Lois has given to the dulcimer player an important introduction to the techniques of applying Irish music to the dulcimer. Consider it the beginning of a new approach to an old music, and a point of departure for your own interpretations of tunes you love. 80 pp.
Mara Wasburn
BOOK (95469) ...... $5.95
Basic Dulcimer Solos
This book introduces simplified techniques of chording and fingerpicking, as well as a third modal tuning. Features songs in all three modes. Directional arrows are shown for correct strumming, along with chords for guitar or banjo accompaniment. 64 pp.
Mara Washburn
Book (93995) ...... $7.95
Children's Dulcimer Method
An outstanding children's method for Appalachian/mountain/lap dulcimer that is visually beautiful and quite easy to understand. The method of playing taught in this book is the simple, traditional strumming style. Designed for use with a teacher by children as young as 5 years old, the text teaches Ionian and Aeolian tunings using folk songs in notation and tablature with lyrics where appropriate. Thirty tunes are presented, including a few with harmony parts for duet playing. 64 pages.
Janita Baker
BOOK (96754) ...... $14.95
Blues & Ragtime for Fretted Dulcimer
A collection of blues, ragtime, and crossover tunes for the 4-course mountain dulcimer equipped with a 6+ fret. These arrangements vary in difficulty, but all possess the universal appeal of the unique rhythms that define this musical genre. Selections include: Rocks and Gravel; Baker's Dozen; Sweet Home Chicago; Frankie and Johnny; Careless Love; Memphis Blues; St. Louis Blues; Maple Leaf Rag; The Entertainer; and more. Written in standard notation and tablature with many pieces transcribed from performances by master blues guitarists. This book contains much more than the tunes themselves; the author shares years of experience regarding technique, embellishments, and tunings not to mention lyrics and generous performance notes for each tune. 103 pp.
Joe Carr
30-MINUTE VIDEO
(96851VX) ..... $19.95
Dulcimer Chord Video
Many experienced dulcimer players will be surprised to learn that they can play chord changes as effectively as other fretted instruments. In the popular DAd tuning, Joe Carr shows step-by-step fingerings for many useful chord forms, bringing your dulcimer playing to a whole new level.
Joe Carr
30-min. Video
(96853VX) ...... $19.95
Gospel Favorites for Dulcimer Video
Old time gospel music seems made for the wistful sound of the mountain dulcimer. In this video seasoned professional Joe Carr teaches some of the greatest gospel songs of all time in the popular DAd tuning. Selections include: Where the Soul of Man Never Dies; Unclouded Day; Will the Circle Be Unbroken; Swing Low Sweet Chariot; and Life is Like a Mountain Railway. A free instructional booklet is provided.
Virgil Hughes
Book (93310) ........$4.95
Fun with the Dulcimer
This book was written to help you have fun with the 3-string variety of the mountain dulcimer, also called the Appalachian or fretted dulcimer. The text presents a clear, concise method for learning to play dulcimer, including tuning, strumming, and fingering chords. The 35 arrangements are written in standard notation with fret numbers above the notes, lyrics, and chord symbols.
32 pages.
Laurel Benedict
Book ...... $7.95
Cassette ...... $9.98
Book/Cassette pkg. ...... $16.95
International Carols for Dulcimer
Beautiful, meaningful carols gathered from many nations throughout the world and arranged specifically for mountain dulcimer solo. The majority of songs in this collection are not often heard in the standard Christmas repertoire, but were selected for their unique modal and drone qualities, which are appropriate for the dulcimer. Each song is from a different culture and reflects the mood and feeling of that culture. Many of the songs are for two dulcimers or dulcimer and guitar, and one is for three dulcimers. These songs can be played in octaves, with extra drones, harmonies, and percussion instruments, as heard on the companion cassette. Contains tunings, modes, and keys at the beginning of each song for easy tuning. Complete notation and tablature for the four-string dulcimer is included, with a brief description of the origin of the songs and complete lyrics. A dulcimer with a 6 1/2 fret is required for some pieces. All the songs from book are performed on the cassette. 32 pages.
Edward Schelb
Book (96555) ...... $11.95
Music of Robert Burns for Dulcimer
This collection of Burns' songs is designed for intermediate-level players. Arrangements include fingerpicking, strumming, and flat-picking, and many require a dulcimer with a 6½ fret. Selections include: A Red, Red Rose; See the Smoking Bowl Before Us; It Was Upon a Lammas Night; Ca' the Yowes to the Knowes; Blythe Was She; For the Sake of Somebody; My Love, She's but a Lassie Yet; My Bonnie Lass, I Work in Brass; Bonie Wee Thing; Let Me Ryke Up to Dight that Tear; Mary Morison; A Highland Lad My Love Was Born; The Banks O' Doon; Sir Wisdom's a Fool; MacPherson's Farewell; I Once Was a Maid; Highland Mary; The Lea Rig; Willie Wastle; Wilt Thou Be My Dearie; Last May a Braw Wooer; O, Whistle and I'll Come to Ye, My Lad; Duncan Gray; Thou Hast Left Me Ever, Jamie; Ay Waukin, O and Wandering Willie. In notation and tablature. 56 pages.
Ralph Lee Smith
(with Madeline MacNeil)
Book (96747) ........ $14.95
Songs & Tunes of the Wilderness Road
This collection of traditional music for the mountain dulcimer seeks to reunite this beautiful instrument with the people, the music, and the world from which it came. It tells the story of the Wilderness Road, a trail through the Appalachian Mountains from Gate City, Virginia, to Fort Boonesboro, Kentucky, blazed by Daniel Boone, and links it to the history and heritage of the mountain dulcimer. Numerous photographs and maps help tell the story, and each tune in the book includes a historical anecdote describing its origin. This book is a must for anyone interested in the history of the Appalachian Mountain region and its music. The sixteen tunes in this book are written in notation and tablature for the standard three-course mountain dulcimer (without the 6½ or 1½ fret in the fretboard), with chord symbols and complete lyrics. A knowledge of simple chording techniques is all that is needed to play the tunes. The tunings used are Ionian (DAA), Aeolian (DAc), and Dorian (DAG). 79 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
Lorraine Lee
........Price $59.95
Appalacian Dulcimer
Level 1 (INCLUDES Music and Tab) 6 Cassettes
A complete course in all aspects of this favorite American mountain instrument, including a variety of tunings, picking techniques, theory and harmony, song accompaniment and more than 30 songs and instrumentals.
Kevin Roth
........Price $9.95
Kevin Roth Anthology
Dulcimer Songbook
The Folkways Record Years 1974-1982. With over 12 albums to his credit, this exceptional songwriter, singer, dulcimer and piano player gives us his favorite traditional, contemporary and original songs to play and sing. In standard notation and dulcimer tablature, plus chord charts and an introduction by Folkways founder Moses Asch, and Kevin's personal notes for each song.
Includes: Angela (Roth Kevin), Black Jack Davey, Bold Pirate (Roth K/Wayne B), Come All Ye Fair And Tender Maidens, Dry Bones, Duncan (Roth K), Fairy Tales (Roth K), Farewell To Tarwaithie, Flowers Of The Field (Roth K), Four Questions,The (Jewish Folk), Free Your Love (Roth K), Goodbye Again (Roth K), Greensleeves, June Apple, Kitty Alone And I, Larkin's Woods (Roth K), Living & Breathing Wind (Calhoun), Mary's Song (Roth K), One Morning, Oscar (Roth K), Planxty George Brabazon, Rainbow (Hochberg Anne), Rickett's Hornpipe, Sally In The Garden, Singing In The Country(Seeger P), Soldier's Joy, Somebody Give Me Direction(Roth), Southwind, The Ash Grove, The Skye Boat Song.
Albert Gamse
(Ashley Publications)
........Price $9.95
The Best Dulcimer Method Yet
Easy instructions plus 139 selections for all 3 and 4 string dulcimers.
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