Dulcimer on the Backroads: Old Time and Celtic Tunes for Mountain Dulcimer in D-A-A Tuning

Dulcimer on the Backroads: Old Time and Celtic Tunes for Mountain Dulcimer in D-A-A Tuning - Paperback

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Dulcimer on the Backroads: Old Time and Celtic Tunes for Mountain Dulcimer in D-A-A Tuning
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Dulcimer on the Backroads: Old Time and Celtic Tunes for Mountain Dulcimer in D-A-A Tuning - Paperback

Dulcimer on the Backroads: Old Time and Celtic Tunes for Mountain Dulcimer in D-A-A Tuning - Paperback

by Michael Alan Wood
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Book Overview

Dulcimer on the Backroads is a great way to share the joy of the old time and Celtic fiddle tunes and ballads that you love on your mountain dulcimer! Great care was taken to ensure that the selections in this book sound great and are easy to play. Chords are also provided for each tune and tuning with diagrams to help you jam along with friends. All tunes are written in standard music notation and dulcimer tablature. All major tunes in this book are in D-A-A tuning. Minor tunes are in D-A-G tuning. Be sure to check out the D-A-D version of this book as well for those who prefer that tuning. Tunes in this book were written for a Beginning to Intermediate playing level but folks of all abilities can find something in here to enjoy!

Tunes include: Angeline the Baker; Arkansas Traveler; Be Thou My Vision; Black Mountain Rag; Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine; Breaking Up Christmas; Bury Me Beneath the Willow; Carolan's Welcome; Charleston Girls; Cindy; Cold Frosty Morning; Coleman's March; Cornbread and Butterbeans; Cripple Creek; Danny Boy; Fanny Po'er; Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss; Hangman's Reel; Hard Times Come Again No More; How Many Biscuits Can You Eat?; John Brown's Dream; Kesh Jig; Liberty; Liza Jane; Lost Indian (Cherokee Shuffle); Mississippi Sawyer; Old Joe Clark; Over the Waterfall; Pretty Saro; Ragtime Annie; Red Wing; Road to Lisdoonvarna; Sally Ann; Sally in the garden; Sandy River Belle; Shady Grove; Shenandoah; Si Beag Si Mhor; Simple Gifts; Soldier's Joy; South Wind; Spotted Pony; St. Anne's Reel; Star of County Down; Tar Road to Sligo; The Ash Grove; The Blackest Crow; Turkey in the Straw; Wayfaring Stranger; Whiskey Before Breakfast
ISBN9781978281783
Author Michael Alan Wood
PublisherCreatespace Independent Publishing Platform
GenreYoung adult
FormatPaperback
PublishedOctober 2017
LanguageENG- English
Pages94
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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Dulcimer on the Backroads: Old Time and Celtic Tunes for Mountain Dulcimer in D-A-A Tuning

Dulcimer on the Backroads: Old Time and Celtic Tunes for Mountain Dulcimer in D-A-A Tuning - Paperback

Dulcimer on the Backroads: Old Time and Celtic Tunes for Mountain Dulcimer in D-A-A Tuning - Paperback

By Michael Alan Wood

About Michael Alan Wood

Dr. Michael Wood graduated in 2012 from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a doctorate in music performance and a certificate in ethnomusicology. While researching for his dissertation on the hammered dulcimer in Appalachian Old Time music, Michael became immersed in the wealth of wonderful and rich traditions of Old Time and Celtic music. While learning more about this music, he quickly became adept at the hammered dulcimer, mountain dulcimer (also known as Appalachian or lap dulcimer), and guitar. Michael also graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a masters in music performance and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a bachelor's degree in music education. He currently lives in Greensboro, North Carolina with his wife Sara, son Jamie, and daughter Eliza. He and his wife regularly perform on a unique blend of instruments including Michael on guitar, hammered dulcimer, mountain dulcimer, marimba, vibraphone, cajón, djembe, and other percussion instruments, as well as Sara on hammered dulcimer, mountain dulcimer, flute, piano, tin whistle, marimba, and vibraphone. More information can be found at www.EdgeOfTheWorldMusic.com as well as www.MichaelAlanWood.com

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