Robert Force Plays "Wellyn"

Written by Robert in Cornwall Bridge, CT, Spring, 1972. He demonstrates the full-chord barre technique that is an influential characteristic of his personal playing style, found throughout much of his later work. Camera angle is set so that you can see how the right and left hands work together percussively. Camera work is by Gene Talvin who first started his career in Hollywood filming stills for the "Rocky and Bullwinkle Show" and finished by being lead cameraman on "Third Rock from the Sun".

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[kaimialana]

@19BARD85 Hardly.

[19BARD85]

@kaimialana ur just another jealous hater

[soundwavesandsoda]

Great song! I'm just getting interested in the dulcimer and this certainly piqued my interest.

[relativelypainless]

@mthielssalvo lol

[leslemarie]

I am new to dulcimer playing and recently acquired your classic 1974 In Search of the Wild Dulcimer. Such a well-written and kind-hearted book, with illustrations that take me back to a time of sweet hopefulness ... and now, to see Robert playing is a great privilege. Thank you, Robert. Wish I could have met you and Albert d'Ossche in my younger days!

[johnnysuicidal]

@kingfanboi playing a dulcimer is just a different finger placement, most of the chords are the same concept.

[kaimialana]

It's interesting how he uses bar chords, but I almost feel as if he's trying to bring guitar sound out of a dulcimer. In that case, why not just play a guitar? Part of the appeal of Dulcimer sound is the open, droning chords. The way he plays it, it doesn't sound much like a dulcimer anymore. I'm not knocking his musical ability or taste, just commenting on this strangeness.

[mthielssalvo]

3:28

[kingfanboi]

im a guitarsist so would you play a dulcimer barr chord like any other guitar one

[13thStreetGuitars]

Great song!