Ashokan Farewell on mountain dulcimer

My arrangement of Ashokan, by Jay Ungar, and played in the Illinois monument at the Vicksburg battlefield. There are no audio effects or amps, just the reverb off of stone and bronze. I can play this better when I have a chair, and when I'm not sweating buckets. But I wanted to play there in memory of my wife's great-great grandfather, Private (later Lieutenant) Silas Polley, 14th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, who was present at the battle.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• ashokan
• farewell
• mountain
• dulcimer
• vicksburg
• civil
• war
• song
• jay
• ungar

[jjobrien9]

Wow, that's incredible, especially given the fact that there is no additional recording equipment involved. I host a program on my college radio station, and I'd love to put this on the air with your permission.

[tjm3]

@jjobrien9 Sure, I'd be flattered. It isn't licensed for broadcast, though. You would have to be responsible for copyright permissions with Jay Ungar.

[carollizc]

This is one of my all-time favourite tunes, and your version is hauntingly beautiful. Thank you so much.

[chuckeisenhardt]

just wonderful.



[cscptdave]

@fancytyme Perhaps, if we are lucky, he is buried there?

[fancytyme]

very nice. my great-great-GREAT grandfather was also at vicksburg, lt. george henze, 20th wisconsin volunteer infantry.

[anamcarairishfolk]

Wonderfull!!!Thanks! :-)

[lcgregory]

Very nice. Thank you for sharing.

[grufster1975]

Wow! that sounds gorgeous.

[kybadger]

Great rendition, very appropriate place to play this song from. The right instrument for this moving song.