Roy Zimmerman's "Summer of Loving" (Cover)

("Summer of Loving" © 2009 by Roy Zimmerman and Melanie Harby)

My debut album is now available! http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/mollybauckham

OK, I know I said no more Roy Z covers :) but dammit, this song got stuck in my head for five solid days, and I had to do SOMETHING. Plus, I had a few requests for a mountain dulcimer video. So there...you asked for it!

P.S. If you have the patience to wait for it to load, the sound quality is MUCH better in High Quality. I'm still working out a few kinks with my recording equipment. ;)

P.P.S. I apologize for the short time you're given to read some of the captions. When I played the musical break it felt a lot longer, and it wasn't till I actually went to edit the video that I realized I hadn't left enough time. Just try to read fast. :)

I hope people get some enjoyment out of this! For those who aren't familiar with Roy Zimmerman...get with the program, man!...and go to www.royzimmerman.com (or www.youtube.com/royzimmerman). You will NOT regret it.

Molly

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[TouchOfGreatness]

Congrats Molly. This week R71 passed in Washington, thanks to wonderful spirits like you that remind us that we all have the right to love. You are truly making this world a better place.

[niakitten]

Thank you so much...I'm so proud of my state!

[niakitten]

Apparently Louisiana didn't get the memo...

[annezieger]

Nia, I've heard Roy perform this tune many times, but to date haven't heard any covers of any of his tunes. Wow. You have a *lovely* voice and you're great with the material. Are you a professional singer or just an amazing talented amateur?

-Anne Z.

[niakitten]

Thanks so much, Anne! I do sing professionally, and though I'm mostly a folkie these days, I used to do a lot of musical theatre, so quite a bit of that has crept into my covers. :)

Lots of people have done terrific covers of Roy's songs...if you check out his Favorited videos, you can see a bunch of them. I'm particularly fond of Joan Manners' covers, myself, but there are a ton of great ones floating around.

[lehman]

Just wondering, whats the tuning on the instrument?

[niakitten]

Simple--it's tuned "D-A-DD" (low, middle, two high strings tuned to the same note like mandolin strings). Basically, it's an open-fifth D chord, which means you can play just about anything on it and it sounds good. ;) Also, the frets are diatonic, so you don't get all the notes you'd get on a guitar...but you can play a melody very, very easily. Also, chords are very simple (yet there's lots of ways to play them).

It's one of the most fun and addictive instruments I've ever played.

[niakitten]

Thanks!  It's an insanely catchy tune.

[jackhuskey]

Good job young lady~!!

[niakitten]

That's so kind of you!  (Don't say that too loud though...;))