Fan Friday #20 - "Chocolate Skies" - Ted Yoder - hammered dulcimer

This is a brand new song that came out of playing for 3 hours straight at a coffee and chocolate cafe in Geneva, IL out in the rain and mud. :) I'm calling it "Graham's Chocolate Sky". Playing this on my D650 Dusty Strings hammered dulcimer.

Category:

Music

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• Ted
• Yoder
• Dusty
• Strings
• D650
• Hammered
• Dulcimer
• Hammer
• National
• Champion
• Folk
• Rock
• Rich
• Mullins

[Webjammin05156264]

Yep, it's fruit loops and pops at our house too! Great song--the minors really give it a depth. Almost like seeing the sun light pop out from behind the dark clouds. It seems you have many lower notes on your dulcimer--what size is it and what are those notes?

[tedlavonyoder]

@Webjammin05156264 This is my workhorse dulcimer. It's the one that I played on Saturday night at Winter Creek Reunion. It is Dusty Strings D650 20/19/9/2. I have the low A scale starting on the bass bridge and then some really low bass notes on the super bass bridge. Very cool. ;-)

[JustJat1]

And no, it isn't boring - although there aren't many chords the rhythm and energy keep the interest, as well as the variations in volume and the use of the dampers. Nice work!

[tedlavonyoder]

@JustJat1 Thanks Jat, I thought that it stayed moving enough to not get boring too.

[JustJat1]

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