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A Fifth Attempt

Posted in Music, tagged , , , , , on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

So I’m trying to familiarize myself with the different affects that intervals have on people.  And in doing so I’ve come up with a class of songs I’m making.  I kind of have to do it this way at this point because being able to play them again my prove impossible.  I’d hate to have a [...]

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Dulcimer Played by a Tornado

Posted in Music, tagged , , , , , on June 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

This guy is unreal!  I wish I had been a Pike’s Place Market when he played there a while back.  He goes by the name Max ZT, and the song is called “Apple Juice”.  If I can ever play this well…

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Awestruck with Hammers

Posted in Music, tagged , , , , , , , on June 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Some of you have known for a while that I love the hammer dulcimer.  Some of you know I began playing one a few months back.  Some of you don’t have a clue what a hammer dulcimer is.
Well, I thought I’d share with you the main reason I fell in love with the instrument and [...]

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Allison Lotterhos

Posted in Music, tagged , , , on June 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I came across a video of an amazing hammer dulcimer player and I thought I’d share the link.  You can find the post (with the video) at http://dulcimergirl.wordpress.com/2009/02/14/colorado-dulcimer-fest-allison-lotterhos/.  The blog is by Christie Burns, who I also stumbled upon while surfing tonight.
Check the video out.  The artist is Allison Lotterhos.  Beautiful music!

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Elijah

Posted in Music, The Christian walk, tagged , , , , , , , , , on May 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »

I don’t think any other song (save those written in the Bible) has ever affected me as much as this one has.  This song literally changed my life, by the God whom the songwriter serves.  I pray your heart’s true desire is Him, and that no desire for this world will bind to your heart.
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My Hammer Dulcimer

Posted in Music, The Christian walk, tagged , , , , , , on May 19, 2009 | 3 Comments »

So I picked up a 15/16 Hammer Dulcimer on ebay a couple months ago.  It was made by Sydney Martin of The Luthier’s Staff.
Here’s the first song I learned from the hymnal…

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Not a Silent Night- Merry Christmas

Posted in Music, The Christian walk, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Merry Christmas to all, by the grace that has come to us in Christ.  Here’s a “less spoken of” perspective on the greatest birth we can celebrate…
Andrew Peterson: “Labor of Love”
Album: Behold the Lamb of God- The True Tall Tale of the Coming of Christ
Sung by: Jill Phillips

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Hammer Dulcimer- Ode to Joy

Posted in Music, tagged , , , , , , , , on December 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Some of you know that I love the hammer dulcimer.  Some friends of mine, the Williams’, let me borrow one for a while and after trying to play it I have an even greater appreciation for the masters of the instrument.  It’s easy to make yourself sound good on the dulcimer, but to play an [...]

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