I Wonder As I Wander with Mountain Dulcimer and Bowed Psaltery

The dulcimers in this song are tuned E B G (teardrop dulcimer) and C G C (hourglass dulcimer). The bowed psaltries play in harmony and are accompanied by a guitar on the last verse. I can send the dulcimer tab if you send a request to d_holeton@yahoo.com

Category:

Music

Tags:

• christmas
• mountain
• dulcimer
• bowed
• psaltery
• psaltry
• folk
• Wonder
• As
• Wander
• Phrygian
• Mixolydian

[davidsummerford]

Dave, I really enjoyed this rendition...esecailly the last time through with all the instruments

[dholeton]

Thanks David

I wanted this to be an instructional video to show what can be done playing and singing with the dulcimer in simple methods and then demonstrate what can happen when other instruments are added. I also took a chance by playing and singing this song with some modifications to keep it entirely in the Phrygian tuning.

Dave

[barulhobarulho]

hi. appalachian or mountain dulcimer are the same thing? Thanks

[dholeton]

Barulho...The Mountain Dulcimer and the Appalachian Dulcimer are the same instrument in the USA. The instrument is said to have developed from European instruments brought to the USA in the 1700's. Much of the development occurred along the Appalachian Mountain range. Many tried to call it just a dulcimer, but when hammer dulcimers started becoming more known, the dulcimer became known as the Appalachian, Mountain, or Lap Dulcimer to distinguish it from the hammer dulcimer.

Thanks

Dave

[dholeton]

Thanks Colin Yes, you can borrow the Phrige and good luck.

Dave

[nolicnotrut]

I love that surprising 'Phrygian', bit!

A smashing rendition of a fine song.

Well done.

This has just entered my Christmas repertoire. Can I borrow your phrige?!

Many thanks,

Colin.

[dholeton]

Thanks mojo...The second to the last note in this song is not played the way most play this song. I used a Phrygian interval on that note as a choice to provide something different for the song.

Good Luck

Dave

[mojoshiva]

Very nice playing!

[dholeton]

Gratias German...Feliz Navidad tardio!

Dave

[germansack589]

beautiful! Hermoso villancico!