The Sounds of Music at the Radio Springs Hotel

Here are a few links to sound files form my live dulcimer performances with Adrian Kosky (guitar) in Lyonville, Victoria, Australia.  Adrian's guitar style is the star here......and I think these sounds need to be shared:

Will the Circle Be Unbroken

Sitting on Top of the World

Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms

Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss

The Daylesford Dulcimer Gathering, August 27-29, 2010

I've added music to the iMovie/slideshow I created for he Daylesford Dulcimer Gathering which is coming up downunder in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia, August 27-29, 2010. For the new soundtrack, Adrian sang and twanged up on a McNally strumstick and that was good enough for GarageBand....and Me.

The Daylesford Dulcimer Gathering, August 27-29, 2010

Yippppppeeeeeeeeeee!  More mountain dulcimer players will be making their way to these-here mountains in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia, for the August 27-29, 2010, Daylesford Dulcimer Gathering.  I CAN'T WAIT!!

Here's a glimpse of the fun to come downunder:

It's HAPPENING! Dulcimers Downunder, August 21-29, 2010

Today I am TOTALLY excited about announcing the first Australian Dulcimer Gathering!

I just posted the following on the Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer forum and on EverythingDulcimer:

Adrian Kosky and I are happy to make this announcement!

We've organized an event called, "Dulcimers Downunder," to be held August 21 - 29, 2010, which includes accommodation, activities, airport shuttles, and all meals for eight nights at Tasma House Music and Arts Retreat in Daylesford, Victoria, Australia.

Dodgy Train to Clarksdale, by Susana Travieso and Treyton Williams

I'm grateful to my friends, Treyton Williams and Susana Travieso, for allowing me to share their beautiful documentary film about Adrian Kosky.  This film was made during one of Chandler Griffin's two-week, Clarksdale, Mississippi, Barefoot Workshops in 2007.  It's my FAVORITE documentary, of course, and I am happy to share it as my learning tool for using blip.tv:

The Sunday Night Jam in Lyonville, Victoria

Here's a beautiful glimpse into the vibes at the Radio Springs Hotel in Lyonville, Victoria, Australia.  I captured this clip on January 31, 2010, after Adrian and I did some performing there that afternoon.  It was a lovely day to play!

A Sample of the Sounds of the Radio Springs Hotel

I took my handy-dandy-digital recorder with me to the Radio Springs Hotel in Lyonville last Sunday.  Here's a sample of my dulcimer sounds with Adrian Kosky's singing and guitar playing:

Click here to listen to Me and Adrian Kosky.

Dulcimers at the Radio Springs Hotel & Pub in Lyonville, Victoria, Australia

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What is a mountain dulcimer?

Here's a fantastic answer to the question, "What is a mountain dulcimer?"  It's a video by Bing Futch in season four of his "Dulcimerica" series.  Quite an excellent video, I think!

Kentucky Music Winter Weekend

I'm happy to share the news about Kentucky Music Week's Winter Dulcimer Weekend coming up this weekend, January 8-10, 2010. I miss my dulcimer world friends soooooo much! I wish the folks at Kentucky Music Winter Weekend lots of fun, friendship, and good tunes!

Click here to visit the site for Kentucky Music Week's Winter Dulcimer Weekend.  Watch the video and get inspired!

Three Exciting Things in Daylesford

Charlie Parr House Concert: www.myspace.com/charlieparrduluth

In celebration of the excitement that is to come as we kick back and
strum, Tasma House and Gardens is hosting a house concert on January
24, 2010, for Charlie Parr during his tour of Australia.

Key West Dulcimer Fest -- One of the Things on My Wish List

I would sooooooooooo love to be at the world's first dulcimer festival!  Looks like it is going to be amazing!

Table Hill Music Camps in Daylesford, Victoria

I've been adding info, pictures, and links to the Table Hill Music Camps blog......and there are dulcimers everywhere here at Dulcimer Central in Daylesford!  It's beautiful!

Please read about what's up down-under by clicking this link to Table Hill Music Camps!

Adrian's Artwork @ Table Hill Music Camps in Daylesford, Victoria

Here are a few pictures I took of the guitar Adrian is using to turn into a sign for Table Hill Music Camps at Tasma House and Gardens in Daylesford, Victoria, Australia.  Cool.

Table Hill Music Camps in Daylesford, Victoria

Today I am uploading pictures to facebook, EverythingDulcimer.com, and the MemphisWoman.Ning.com site while Adrian creates signs for Table Hill Music Camps.  We hope to open strumstick and dulcimer camps VERY SOON at Tasma House and Gardens in Daylesford, Victoria, Australia.

It sure does feel good to be moving forward.