Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Folkways Records
Released: 1964
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Appalachian Music
[Tracklist]
A01 Introduction (01:42)
A02 How to Hold the Dulcimer (01:20)
A03 Tuning Up in the Major Key (01:17)
A04 How to Hold the Noter (02:21)
A05 Playing the Scale (01:29)
A06 Simple Thumb Strum (02:13)
A07 Use of a Pick (00:32)
A08 Singing with Counter-Melody (01:32)
A09 Strumming Variations (02:02)
A10 Picking with the Fingers (01:26)
A11 The Minor Key-Aeolian Mode (03:29)
A12 The Mixolydian Mode (02:49)
A13 The Dorian Mode (02:00)
A14 The Phrygian Mode (02:17)
A15 The Lydian Mode (02:35)
B01 Pleasant Ohio (02:07)
B02 Old Crumley (01:02)
B03 Common Bill (02:16)
B04 Warrenton (02:39)
B05 Civil War March (00:57)
B06 Play-Party Medley (02:24)
B07 Went to See My Susie (02:05)
B08 In Good Old Colony Days (02:48)
B09 Shady Grove (01:20)
[Credits]
Jean Ritchie (dulcimer/vocals)
[Notes]
What better way to learn a musical instrument than from someone who is generally acknowledged to be the foremost performer and authority on that instrument? This recording provides just such an opportunity. Jean Ritchie has long been regarded as a master traditional Appalachian dulcimer player, as well as a superb traditional folksinger. (The Appalachian dulcimer, usually having three or four plucked strings, is not to be confused with the many-stringed hammered dulcimer.) During the first half of this recording, Ritchie provides easy-to-follow spoken instructions for the beginner, with many demonstrations. The second half of the recording includes examples from a variety of traditional dulcimer players, who often sing as well as play; several of them can be heard on Folkways recordings of their own. Liner notes provide a complete transcription of Ritchie's spoken instructions, song lyrics, and a biography.
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