Books and Music of the
Mountain Dulcimer Champions
Folk Notes Books & Music
Stephen Seifert - 1st, Mid-East regionals, 97 & 95,OH
Dulcimer Solos
This
book contains 20 advanced, bluegrassy versions of standard fiddle
tunes. These arrangements represent some of Steve's fanciest playing.
Like the Finger Pickin' Good on the previous page, with left-hand
fingerings indicated for every note. The accompanying CD includes each
arrangement in the book played very slow and up to speed.
$16.00-
Dulcimer Solos BCD
Angeline the Baker, Arkansas Traveler, Barlow Knife, Bile Them Cabbage Down, Cherokee Shuffle, Flop-Eared Mule, Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss, Forked Deer, June Apple, Kitchen Girl, Mississippi Sawyer, Old Joe Clark, Red Wing, Rock the Cradle Joe, Saint Anne’s Reel, Sandy Boys, Soldier’s Joy, Spotted Pony, Whiskey Before Breakfast, Yellow Rose of Texas
Steve Seifert Recordings
Duets,
with Lloyd Wright
More Lloyd Wright on the first Mountain Dulcimer Champions page.
Steve and Lloyd Wright, #1 MD champ, Walnut
Valley Nationals, 2000, exchange riffs,
and swap lead and harmony parts in songs on this CD.
Duets CD - $13.00
Mark Biggs - 1st, Nationals, Winfield, KS, 1984
Complete
Dulcimer Handbook by
Mark Biggs
Twenty-two Songs (Intermediate to advanced) - Maid of Amsterdam, Irish Washerwoman, Lady Owen's Delight, The Lass of Gowrie, The Lass of Richmond Hill, The Lass of Patie's Mill, The Shepherd's Hey, The Handsome Couple, Linnen Hall, The Golden Star, La Paloma, Blue Mood (M. Biggs), Fugue (for Lute), What if a Day, Wilson's Wilde, Two Renaissance Lute Pieces, Meagan Jayne, Planxty Irwin, Planxty Morgan Magan, Lord Inchiquin, Give Me Your Hand, Maybe You'll Wander
Ionian and New Ionian Songs - Hand Me Down My Walking Cain, Shenandoah, Go to Jane Glover, Cripple Creek, Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Mendelssohn), O'Keefe's Slide, Planxty Fanny Power, Farewell, Abaresque
Aeolian Songs - Black Hag, Shady Grove, Scarborough Fair, Packington's Pound, Greensleeves
Mel
Bay's Mountain Dulcimer Book
by Mark Biggs
This book is a collection of traditional folksongs, Irish and American fiddle tunes, adaptations of classical pieces, and original songs in contemporary stylings. Melody lines are in standard notation and tab with suggested chords for accompaniment. There is a section for players who want to learn how to add chords to a melody line, finding and choosing their own chords, and adding rhythm changes to create their own arrangements. This book is best suited for players beyond absolute beginner level(novices) to intermediate players. All but three songs are on the CD. Several different tunings.
Book and CD - $17.95
Peppermint Stick Rag, Tomorrow Today, Sonya's
Song, Wildwood Flower, Old Joe Clark, Nobody Home, The Parting Glass,
Winter's Lament to Spring (and Spring's Reply), Farewell and Adieu Ye
Fine Spanish Ladies, The Ashgrove, Soldier's Joy, Greensleeves, Lord
Lovel, Drill Ye Tarriers Drill, Morning Song, Ramble Away, What Should
We Do with the Drunken Sailor, The Lass of Patie's Mill, Poor Wayfaring
Stranger, Andante Grazioso (Mozart), Minuet in G (Bach), God Rest Ye
Merry Gentlemen, Munga Laten, The Touchstone, The Rakes of Mallow, Old
Molly Hare, Star of County Down, Sheebeg Sheemore, Golden-Haired Maid
in the Morning
Bonnie Carol - 2nd, Nationals, Winfield, KS 1978 & '82
Dulcimer
Jam
Favorite Jam Session Tunes for Hammered or Fretted Dulcimer
by Bonnie Carol
Dulcimer Jam takes common and obscure tunes heard in jam sessions and arranges them for hammered dulcimer, mountain dulcimer(with tablature), and other instruments to play in a jam session setting.
Dulcimer Jam - $14.95
SONG: Frére Jacques • Dear Friends, Dear Friends • Joy to the World • On the Carpenter's Porch • Scotland the Brave • Wayfaring Stranger • Amazing Grace • Dona Nobis Pacem • Red Haired Boy • Eight More Miles to Louisville • Golden Slippers • O My Little Darlin' • Greensleeves • The Wee Reel • The Parting Glass • Sí Beag, Sí Mór • Drink to me Only • Dolores Waltz • The Road to Lisdoonvarna • Far Away • King of the Faries • Irish Washerwoman • Dark Island • Bonny Portmore • Westphalia Waltz • Tommy Bhetty's Waltz • Gravel Walks • Inis Oírr • Inishere • Ashokan Farewell • Miss Rowan Davies
Mark Nelson- 1st, Nationals, Winfield, KS 1979
Favorite Old Time American Songs
for Dulcimer by Mark Nelson
This giant book features 116 of America's favorite folk songs, expertly arranged for the Appalachaian dulicmer. Children's songs, work songs, old Anglo-American ballads, songs of strife and freedom, love songs and much, much more are all gathered here in arrangements suitable for the beginning and intermediate player. The songs come from all over - old books and sheet music, transcriptions from field recordings, but mostly from the singing of countless folks in kitchens and festival hallways, street corners and concert stages. Most songs are in DAd and DAA tunings.
Favorite Old Time Songs - $24.95
Click on this link for contents: MelBay:Favorite Old Time Songs Link will open in new window.
Complete Book of Celtic Music for
Appalachian Dulcimer by Mark Nelson
Mark Nelson's knowledge and love of Celtic music is 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 represented here. Background information on types of music and playing styles is presented, as well as sections on ornamtentation and harmonies. Reels, Jigs, Hornpipes, Strathspeys, Polkas, Mazurkas, Slides, Marches, Piobaireachds, Set Dances, Airs, Planxties, Country Dances, Morris Dances. 168 pages.
Complete/Celtic Music for Dulcimer Book/CD-$29.95
Mark
Nelson Recordings and Videos
The Faery Hills
Airde Chuain/The Glergy's Lamentation • Trunkles/Haste to the Wedding • Breton Wedding March/An Dro Arzh/An Dro Noalou • The Bonnie Lass of Bon Accord • The Aran Boat • Another Jig Will Do/Jenny's Wedding/The Ships are Sailing • Oran Mor MacCloud/The Piobaireachd of Donald Dhu • All through the Night • Sonny Brogan's Mazurka/Jackie Donnan's Mazurka • Breton March/An Dro Baod • Si Beg Si Mor (The Faery Hills)
Beautiful and stirring settings of airs and tunes from Ireland, Scotland, Britain and Brittany, artfully played on dulcimer, hummel, electric dulcimer MIDI dulcimer, harp, & guitar. Includes a stunning setting of O'Carolan's Si Beg Si Mor (The Faery Hills)performed by Mark's band Southern Light. Songs from Mark's 'Complete Book of Celtic Music for Appalachian Dulcimer
.The Faery Hills CD - $13.00
Beginning Appalachian Dulcimer
In this video, Mark covers all the basics from tuning to strumming and hand position. Both traditional Appalachian "noter" style and modern melodic style are covered, along with tips on using ornamentation and simple harmonies. Songs include Cripple Creek, Frere Jacques, Oh Susanna, Old Joe Clark, Over the Waterfall, Shady Grove, Swede Anna's Waltz.
Beginning Appalachian Dulcimer VHS Video - $12.00
Larkin Bryant - 2nd, Nationals, Winfield, KS 1979
Larkin's Dulcimer Book
by Larkin Bryant
A step-by-step method for beginning mountain dulcimer players written by nationally known dulcimer player and teacher, Larkin Bryant. The book covers the basics and more: tuning, fretting, strum patterns, fingerpicking, chording, and fingering positions. Contains arrangements of 23 traditional tunes (including 7 duets), step-by-step instructions, examples, and charts. DAA, DAG, DAC, and DAd tunings. Includes CD.
Go Tell Aunt Rhodie, Bile Them Cabbage Down, Skip To My Lou, Holy Manna, Liza Jane, Down in the Valley, Wildwood Flower, Sweet Hour of Prayer, Hey! Ho! Nobody Home, Scarborough Fair, Pretty Polly, Lord Lovel, Shady Grove, Mary Hamilton, Shenandoah, Old Joe Clark, Harrison Town 1, Harrison Town 2, Cripple Creek, Down Came An Angel, Amazing Grace, Morning Song, Simple Gifts, Brahms Lullaby
Larkin's Dulcimer Book & CD - $24.95
Larkin Bryant Recordings
Lark
In The Twilight
Contents:
Solo dulcimer and ensemble arrangements!
Fingerpicked & strummed pieces! Three of Larkin's own dulcimer
classics: "Song For Polly", "Deep Like A River", and "Lark In The
Twilight".
Lark In The Twilight CD - S13.00
More Mountain Dulcimer Songbooks
Mountain Dulcimer Champions
Folk Notes Books & Music
Stephen Seifert - 1st, Mid-East regionals, 97 & 95,OH
Dulcimer Solos
This
book contains 20 advanced, bluegrassy versions of standard fiddle
tunes. These arrangements represent some of Steve's fanciest playing.
Like the Finger Pickin' Good on the previous page, with left-hand
fingerings indicated for every note. The accompanying CD includes each
arrangement in the book played very slow and up to speed. $16.00-
Dulcimer Solos BCDAngeline the Baker, Arkansas Traveler, Barlow Knife, Bile Them Cabbage Down, Cherokee Shuffle, Flop-Eared Mule, Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss, Forked Deer, June Apple, Kitchen Girl, Mississippi Sawyer, Old Joe Clark, Red Wing, Rock the Cradle Joe, Saint Anne’s Reel, Sandy Boys, Soldier’s Joy, Spotted Pony, Whiskey Before Breakfast, Yellow Rose of Texas
Steve Seifert Recordings
Duets,
with Lloyd WrightMore Lloyd Wright on the first Mountain Dulcimer Champions page.
| 1. Soldier's Joy 2. Coleman's March 3. Nonesuch 4. Bile Them Cabbage Down 5. Bull Of The Wagon |
6. Rock The Cradle Joe 7. Old Joe Clark 8. Mississippi Sawyer 9. John Stinson's 10. Seneca Square Dance |
11. Borsch Before
Breakfast 12. Yellow Rose Of Texas 13. Shepherd's Wife's Waltz 14. Cherokee Shuffle |
and swap lead and harmony parts in songs on this CD.
Duets CD - $13.00
Mark Biggs - 1st, Nationals, Winfield, KS, 1984
Complete
Dulcimer Handbook by
Mark Biggs This book is a complete method and source
book that can bring dulcimer players from beginner up to advanced
level. With its 53 songs in various modes and tunings, The Complete
Dulcimer Handbook is meant to be used as a songbook, a lesson plan
book, and a step-by-step guide. The author's basic premise is that,
given this instrument's relatively brief history, "There are no right
or wrong ways to play the mountain dulcimer, only harder or easier
means of reaching the same ends". The CD features 17 tunes from the
book.
Mixolydian Songs - Oh Susanna, The
Camptown Races, Swanee River, Wildwood Flower, La Paloma, Sonya's Song,
Jacky Tar, Silent Night, Sweet Betsy from Pike, Johnny, I hardly Knew
You/ When Johnny Comes Marching Home, The Road to Lisdoonvarna, Minuet
in G (Bach), Hard Times Come Again No More, My Old Kentucky Home, Red
River Valley, Red-Haired Boy, Arkansas TravelerTwenty-two Songs (Intermediate to advanced) - Maid of Amsterdam, Irish Washerwoman, Lady Owen's Delight, The Lass of Gowrie, The Lass of Richmond Hill, The Lass of Patie's Mill, The Shepherd's Hey, The Handsome Couple, Linnen Hall, The Golden Star, La Paloma, Blue Mood (M. Biggs), Fugue (for Lute), What if a Day, Wilson's Wilde, Two Renaissance Lute Pieces, Meagan Jayne, Planxty Irwin, Planxty Morgan Magan, Lord Inchiquin, Give Me Your Hand, Maybe You'll Wander
Ionian and New Ionian Songs - Hand Me Down My Walking Cain, Shenandoah, Go to Jane Glover, Cripple Creek, Hark the Herald Angels Sing (Mendelssohn), O'Keefe's Slide, Planxty Fanny Power, Farewell, Abaresque
Aeolian Songs - Black Hag, Shady Grove, Scarborough Fair, Packington's Pound, Greensleeves
Mel
Bay's Mountain Dulcimer Bookby Mark Biggs
This book is a collection of traditional folksongs, Irish and American fiddle tunes, adaptations of classical pieces, and original songs in contemporary stylings. Melody lines are in standard notation and tab with suggested chords for accompaniment. There is a section for players who want to learn how to add chords to a melody line, finding and choosing their own chords, and adding rhythm changes to create their own arrangements. This book is best suited for players beyond absolute beginner level(novices) to intermediate players. All but three songs are on the CD. Several different tunings.
Book and CD - $17.95
Bonnie Carol - 2nd, Nationals, Winfield, KS 1978 & '82
Dulcimer
JamFavorite Jam Session Tunes for Hammered or Fretted Dulcimer
by Bonnie Carol
Dulcimer Jam takes common and obscure tunes heard in jam sessions and arranges them for hammered dulcimer, mountain dulcimer(with tablature), and other instruments to play in a jam session setting.
Dulcimer Jam - $14.95
SONG: Frére Jacques • Dear Friends, Dear Friends • Joy to the World • On the Carpenter's Porch • Scotland the Brave • Wayfaring Stranger • Amazing Grace • Dona Nobis Pacem • Red Haired Boy • Eight More Miles to Louisville • Golden Slippers • O My Little Darlin' • Greensleeves • The Wee Reel • The Parting Glass • Sí Beag, Sí Mór • Drink to me Only • Dolores Waltz • The Road to Lisdoonvarna • Far Away • King of the Faries • Irish Washerwoman • Dark Island • Bonny Portmore • Westphalia Waltz • Tommy Bhetty's Waltz • Gravel Walks • Inis Oírr • Inishere • Ashokan Farewell • Miss Rowan Davies
Bonnie Carol Recordings(Bonnie Carol also won 2nd place in
1982 and 1st in 1990 on Hammered Dulcimer at the Nationals.)
Celtic Caribe (HD &
MD)
Contents:
Viva Seguin • King of the
Fairies/Celtic Caribe • Brown Baby • El Vendedor • The Wild Geese/Gray
Funnel Line • La Mora Limpia • Zangalewa • Danzón Medley:
Juarez/El Chupón • Dulce Canción • Alma, Corazón,
y Vida • Loch Tay Boat Song • The Swedish Maiden/Farewell to Erin •
Hush Me Boys • Jesusita en Chihuahua • Himno de la Alegría
Born during a 1988 trip to the
Caribbean, this CD mixes soulful Celtic songs with hot Caribbean
rhythms on hammered and fretted dulcimers, vocals, guitar, marimba,
congas, and synthesizer.
Celtic Caribe Cassette - $6.00
Celtic Caribe CD - $13.00
Laughing Willow(HD)
Spring in the Valley •
Nighthawk • The Wild Geese • Behind the Haystack/The
Butterfly • Off to California/The Unreel/If I Had Maggie in the
Wood/Na-mu Myo-ho-ren-ge-kyo/South Porch Jig • Skyeboat Song/New Rigged
Ship/Three Thin Dimes • Caribe • Ship in the
Clouds Laughing Willow has a mix of Celtic and American music.
Bonnie, on hammered dulcimer, is accompanied by piano, guitar, wind
chimes, glockenspiel, Buddhist Monks, and nature's critters - birds,
bullfrogs, and the ocean
Laughing Willow Cassette - $6.00
Mark Nelson- 1st, Nationals, Winfield, KS 1979
Favorite Old Time American Songs
for Dulcimer by Mark NelsonThis giant book features 116 of America's favorite folk songs, expertly arranged for the Appalachaian dulicmer. Children's songs, work songs, old Anglo-American ballads, songs of strife and freedom, love songs and much, much more are all gathered here in arrangements suitable for the beginning and intermediate player. The songs come from all over - old books and sheet music, transcriptions from field recordings, but mostly from the singing of countless folks in kitchens and festival hallways, street corners and concert stages. Most songs are in DAd and DAA tunings.
Favorite Old Time Songs - $24.95
Click on this link for contents: MelBay:Favorite Old Time Songs Link will open in new window.
Complete Book of Celtic Music forAppalachian Dulcimer by Mark Nelson
Mark Nelson's knowledge and love of Celtic music is 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 represented here. Background information on types of music and playing styles is presented, as well as sections on ornamtentation and harmonies. Reels, Jigs, Hornpipes, Strathspeys, Polkas, Mazurkas, Slides, Marches, Piobaireachds, Set Dances, Airs, Planxties, Country Dances, Morris Dances. 168 pages.
Complete/Celtic Music for Dulcimer Book/CD-$29.95
| The Rose in the Heather The Frost Is All Over Haste to the Wedding The Connaughtman's Rambles Smash the Windows Off She Goes Tobin's Favorite Morrison's Jig The Joys of My Life The Blarney Pilgrim Joe O'Dowd's Another Jig Will Do The Drops of Brandy The Boys of Ballisodare The Kid on the Mountain Paddy O'Keefe's The Star Above the Garter Merrily Kissed the Quaker The Earl's Chair Pigeon on the Gate Jenny's Wedding The Musical Priest Cooley's Reel The Ships Are Sailing Delahanty's An Comhra Dun The Rights of Man The Rose Tree 1 The Rose Tree 2 Sonny Brogan's Mazurka Jackie Donnan's Mazurka The Downfall of Paris The Lodge Road Hewlett Hugh O'Donnell Si Beg Si Mor The Clergy's Lamentation |
The Snowy Breasted Pearl Lord Inchiquin O'Carolan's Concerto The Princess Royal Planxty George Brabazon Airde Chuain Si Bhean Locha Lein Cailm Son Eamonn an Chnoic Give Me You Hand Campbell's Farewell to Red Castle The Piobaireachd of Donald Ohu Scotland the Brave Kilcoy's March The Duke of Fife The Cameron Highlanders Miss Drummond of Perth The Duchess of Athole's Slipper Highland Whiskey Mairi's Wedding Harvest Home Staten Island Morpeth Rant Petronella The White Cockade Miss McCleod's Reel The Flowers of Edinburgh Soldier's Joy Jack Broke da Prison Door Far From Home Christmas Day Ida Moarnin' The Aith Rant The Bonnie Lass of Bon Accord Oran Mor McCleod Mairi Mhin Meall-shuileach Farewell to Whiskey The Skye Boat Song |
Princess Augusta My Home Crodh Chinn Taile Loch Lomond The Trip We Took Over the Mountain The Aran Boat I Was Roaming in the Gloaming The Cruiskin Trunkles Dance to Your Daddy Princess Royal, Ducklington The Old Frog Dance Idbury Hill Can Cala Me The Cuckoo's Nest Child Grove The Ashgrove All Through the Night Morfa Rhuddlan Ffarweliwch, Rwy'n Madal A'm Gwlad Dans Mod Koh a Vaod Peh Trouz 'Zou ar en Doar Wedding Tune March from Leuelan An Dro from Noalou An Dro from Arzh Plin Jabadaw Breton March An Dro from Baod Danse Des Baguettes Laridenn Pluergad An Dro Hanter-Dro Voici Venir le Joli Mois de Mai |
Mark
Nelson Recordings and VideosThe Faery Hills
Airde Chuain/The Glergy's Lamentation • Trunkles/Haste to the Wedding • Breton Wedding March/An Dro Arzh/An Dro Noalou • The Bonnie Lass of Bon Accord • The Aran Boat • Another Jig Will Do/Jenny's Wedding/The Ships are Sailing • Oran Mor MacCloud/The Piobaireachd of Donald Dhu • All through the Night • Sonny Brogan's Mazurka/Jackie Donnan's Mazurka • Breton March/An Dro Baod • Si Beg Si Mor (The Faery Hills)
Beautiful and stirring settings of airs and tunes from Ireland, Scotland, Britain and Brittany, artfully played on dulcimer, hummel, electric dulcimer MIDI dulcimer, harp, & guitar. Includes a stunning setting of O'Carolan's Si Beg Si Mor (The Faery Hills)performed by Mark's band Southern Light. Songs from Mark's 'Complete Book of Celtic Music for Appalachian Dulcimer
.The Faery Hills CD - $13.00
Beginning Appalachian DulcimerIn this video, Mark covers all the basics from tuning to strumming and hand position. Both traditional Appalachian "noter" style and modern melodic style are covered, along with tips on using ornamentation and simple harmonies. Songs include Cripple Creek, Frere Jacques, Oh Susanna, Old Joe Clark, Over the Waterfall, Shady Grove, Swede Anna's Waltz.
Beginning Appalachian Dulcimer VHS Video - $12.00
Larkin Bryant - 2nd, Nationals, Winfield, KS 1979
Larkin's Dulcimer Book
by Larkin Bryant A step-by-step method for beginning mountain dulcimer players written by nationally known dulcimer player and teacher, Larkin Bryant. The book covers the basics and more: tuning, fretting, strum patterns, fingerpicking, chording, and fingering positions. Contains arrangements of 23 traditional tunes (including 7 duets), step-by-step instructions, examples, and charts. DAA, DAG, DAC, and DAd tunings. Includes CD.
Go Tell Aunt Rhodie, Bile Them Cabbage Down, Skip To My Lou, Holy Manna, Liza Jane, Down in the Valley, Wildwood Flower, Sweet Hour of Prayer, Hey! Ho! Nobody Home, Scarborough Fair, Pretty Polly, Lord Lovel, Shady Grove, Mary Hamilton, Shenandoah, Old Joe Clark, Harrison Town 1, Harrison Town 2, Cripple Creek, Down Came An Angel, Amazing Grace, Morning Song, Simple Gifts, Brahms Lullaby
Larkin's Dulcimer Book & CD - $24.95
Larkin Bryant Recordings
Lark
In The TwilightContents:
| "Le Chat Blanc" "The High Road to Gareloch/The Nameless Jig" "The Mary Suite: Mary Hamilton /Lady Mary" "Song for Polly" "Scarborough Fair" "Skewbald/Lovely Joan" "Cradle Song/Farewell" "Le Chat Blanc Avec les Quatres Petits Chats" "Green Rocky Road" |
"Wondrous
Love" "The Back O' Bennachie/The Duck Jig" "Geordie" "The Winding Banks of Erne" "Banks and Braes of Bonnie Doon" "La Belle de Charenton" "Lark in the Twilight" "Deep Like a River" |
Lark In The Twilight CD - S13.00
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