Amazing Grace (mountain dulcimer)

[ukhankman]

THANKS GREAT ED

[allenshepard]

Every time I hear this song now I think of Lee Hats in alices restaurant lol

[allenshepard]

@allenshepard Hays* oops

[Trillia750]

I enjoy seeing the noter used as well, to see and hear the traditional side as well as some of the more intricate things people do. I'm a wee beginner on the Dulcimer but the noter gave me the idea to use a bottle neck slide on it. One night I was picking out Steve Howe's lap steel parts in the middle of 'The Gates of Delerium' - kind of eerie on the dulcimer!

[Gernlindenbares]

respect

[AshleySherkat]

I am learning to play this song and this has been very helpful! Thanks for playing this beautiful piece! Nice Job!

[Sparrowhawk1161]

It's nice to see some one playing the dulcimer with a noter...the traditional way. Cool

[greendaysaint8302]

Probably the most beautiful song ever written

[DavesRiffage]

Nice :)

[Headless425]

very nice. i applaud. i play too, and i just wanna know, whats that thing you have in your hand?

[lewdite]

It is a noter. A stick really... You press down on the 1st string and slide to the fret. You can take a wooden chop stick and cut it in two... it works fine.

[shas1814]

5 stars.

I'm convinced-

I HAVE to get a dulcimer!

Thanks, Lew

[morroti]

Me too man, this is the instrument with the sound i have searched for a long time :). really its not the same to hear a guitar, this instrument sounds amazing :D. Just dont know how to get one of these live in denmark tough :(.

[deezynar]

@morroti

Did you ever get a dulcimer?

[morroti]

@deezynar i wish i had but no ;)

[moominpic]

@morroti There's a company in UK called The Really Useful Music Company who do cheap Appalachian dulcimers and can probably post to Europe.

[StuartMarshall26]

beautiful.

may i suggest another tune that I have tried on the mt. dulcimer, a hymn that sounds beautiful.

The hymn is "On Jordan's Stormy Banks".

[Labrabob]

Nice job; what is the object you are using to slide on the string/s?

[lewdite]

It is a wooden dowl made especially for the dulcimer that I got in a folk instrument shop many years ago. However, I have met some great dulcimer players who use a plain wooden match stick.

[manicmuffin]

I hope it never gets struck the wrong way and light up the dulcimer's lacquer! But it worked for Hendrix... LOL

[turtlemama1977]

I wanted to thank you for the sweet reminder of my past. I was raised in Knox. tN and lived close to thesmokies. I miss that sweet melody of the harpsacord. I haven't heard one played in years. Your video mae me very happy and a bit nostalgic. Thanks for the blast from the past. I know that the old saying you can never go home again is true but I always hope tha tsome day I will return to the smokies and hear that instrumet again.

Sincerely,

Michelle

Longing for the heartland

[rod1148]

What tuning are you using on your dulcimer?

DAA, DAD or other?

[lewdite]

I believe I am using DAA

[LunasCraincloud]

May the Good Lord Bless you and the north Wind Keep you

[Lwg94]

Absolutly amazing. You have serious skills.I have always stuck to pickin a guitar but i think im gonna have to get one of these.

[MrSteve55]

great, like the noter...i started off using a noter but then changed...but after watching a bunch of Jean Ritchie video's I am using the noter more and more.....

[cheesegirl90]

this is sooooo awsome luv this!!!

[scion57]

APPLAUSE!!!

[indigogirl17]

Thank you for blessing my day with this favorite hymn!

Blessings,

Cynthia

[Nyland1959]

Well done!

[dread66mon]

I love it! Dave Para and Cathy Barton do an old-timey version of this tune with a different melody and changes, plus it's faster like your version. It's a great energy for this song - full of jubilation, as it should be. Nice job!

[sandycorgi]

One of the all time great songs isn't it?

Its lovely on the dulcimer

[wvlavender]

thank you for sharing

[dulcajack]

Great Job!!! :)