Blue lion instruments builders of fine, handcrafted, mountain dulcimers and acoustic guitars. Leah smith of big laurel, kentucky, playing the dulcimer with a bow instead of a pick, with the tail of the dulcimer held in the players lap, and the headstock resting on a table pointing away from her. Jean ritchie was born into a large and musical family in viper, kentucky in 1922. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. This one is a top of the line model 2r, with its fancy rose inlay, and optional brass soundhole decoration. For fit and finish, the quality of the instrument is very very good. Lee cagle music the story of my blue lion dulcimer. See more ideas about mountain dulcimer, dulcimer music and dulcimer tablature. I play noterdrone style music on it and like its ease of play. Blue lion are identified by roman numerals, but i changed to arabic numbers because some computer fonts make the distinction between one and l difficult. There were moments when i heard people like jean ritchie sing so wonderfully with their instruments. Although jean ritchie is associated with the appalachian lap dulcimer, an instrument she largely introduced along with richard farina to the emerging folk revival of the 1960s, she seldom features it on more than a handful of tracks on her many albums.
Hammered dulcimer, alto voice, bass voice, keyboard, soprano voice, tenor voice satb, pno, bass, gtr. Roy book binder has been singing, playing guitar, and writing songs since the 60s. In her youth she learned folksongs in the traditional way orally. Thank you for purchasing this woodworkers journal classic project plan. An instructional record by jean ritchie on amazon music. See all 7 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Jean ritchie brought a mountain dulcimer out of the hills of kentucky to new york city where it was discovered by an entire new generation of musicians. In addition to choosing an instrument that has a sound that you find pleasing, be sure that a prospective dulcimer has high quality geared tuners, an action that is comfortable to you, and. It also includes music and lyrics for 16 songs from the ritchie family of kentucky.
Blue lion price list effective june 15, 2015 blue lion musical instruments 10650 little quail lane santa margarita, ca 93453 805 4385569. The style i dulcimer is built with bookmatched solid walnut back and sides and a western red cedar soundboard. Jean ritchie the dulcimer book, 1974 and others have speculated that the. These were sung as lining out songs, in a lingering soulful way. Ruth barrett is an internationally known mountain dulcimer artist and singer. Dulcimer song book download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Read the dulcimer book by jean ritchie available from rakuten kobo. She was born into a singing family in viper, kentucky, in the cumberland mountains of the eastern part of the state. Jean ritchie, the recipient of the bess lomax hawes national heritage fellowship, is a significant musician and songwriter, as well as a cultural activist and chronicler of her home region. Jean ritchie and appalachian folk music happy birthday jean, american folk music. It is a traditionally styled appalachian mountain dulcimer built to jeans.
This text is a resource for any dulcimer player and an excellent supplement to any course of instruction. In her book, dulcimer people, jean ritchie recalls how she first taught him the dulcimer. As well as work songs and ballads, jean knew hymns from the regular baptist church she attended in jeff, kentucky. Lee cagles blue smoke risin on the mountain dulcimer. Included with the instrument is the hard case pictured, plus a few dulcimer picks and a humidifier. She accompanies herself on the appalachian mountain dulcimer. Take my life and let it be dulcimer tab version 1, version 2 this little light of mine dulcimer tab version 1, version 2 the king of love my shepherd is dulcimer tab version 1 to god be the glory. Jean ruth ritchie december 8, 1922 june 1, 2015 was an american folk music singer, songwriter, and appalachian dulcimer player. Jean ritchies the dulcimer book has an old photograph of mrs. Jean ritchies dulcimer people bridges the gap between the old time players and. It is a traditionally styled appalachian mountain dulcimer built to jean s specifications.
We have been honored to be the authorized builders of the jean ritchie dulcimer since the early part of the l980s. He has since released the book as a pdf file that is free to the world. The dulcimer book by jean ritchie softcover sheet music. My first dulcimer was definitely a starter, but i have played a blue lion dulcimer since i purchased one from janita at the old memphis dulcimer festival in about 1992. Traditional mountain dulcimer taught by jean ritchie book. This book presents traditional and original blues tunes that have delighted his.
The website offers an archive of outofprint editions free of charge. Jean ritchie december 8, 1922 june 1, 2015 was an american folk singer and appalachian dulcimer player. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Thirtyeight alltime favorite dulcimer solos penned artistically by colorados bud and donna ford. Woodworkers journal classic projects are scans of muchloved woodworking plans from our.
Shall we gather at the river dulcimer tab version 1, version 2, version 3. In this book master dulcimer player madeline macneil teaches beginning players tuning. A repair on a blue lion jean ritchie model mountain dulcimer. This book gives the traditional background and history of the moutain dulcimer in her kentucky hometown, as well as its distant ancestors in europe. She is a folk singer from kentucky that plays the dulcimer. Dulcimer players news is a quarterly magazine and cd filled with instruction, interviews, and stories for and about dulcimer enthusiasts. You can teach yourself dulcimer by madeline macneil.
Shop and buy traditional mountain dulcimer sheet music. Ive enjoyed the sound of the mountain aka appalachian dulcimer since first. Articles by jean ritchie a dulcimer round from jean ritchie. The back, sides and peghead and tailpiece are the last pieces of wood left from the same board used to construct the first dulcimer we made for jean ritchie. As she tells it, this led to her forever being asked at performances and appearances, which album has the most dulcimer. Traditional mountain dulcimer taught by jean ritchie book jean ritchie anyone, regardless of musical experience, will be able to play the songs and tunes that jean teaches. The story of my blue lion dulcimer for some time, i had wanted a koa dulcimer built by bob and janita baker of blue lion instruments.
Jean ritchie singing shady grove and playing the mountain dulcimer in the 1960s, folk music became a major force in american popular music. The strumstick and mountain dulcimer music book 5th edition 100 songs song titles. Modal tunings contribute to the dulcimers curiously foreign sound, creating that simultaneous strangeness and familiarity that is the charm of so much folk music. Other stuff not bass related started by trabeen, jun 14, 20. Traditional mountain dulcimer by jean ritchie softcover. Traditional mountain dulcimer by jean ritchie, other. This video provides sound comparisons among mcspadden, blue lion, papaws dulcimers, magowan dulcimers, and clemmer dulcimers made from a variety of woods. The youngest child of balis ritchie and the former abigail hall, jean ruth ritchie was born on dec.
And the instrument was a custom order so is not exactly what you will see on the blue lion website. It is available with either the partial scroll peghead shown or a flat guitarstyle peghead at no extra charge. Her career bridged traditional and modern forms of folk music. Amazing grace aunt rhody the ballad of jesse james banks of the ohio beautiful brown eyes beware, oh take care bile them cabbage down billy boy bluetail fly buffalo gals camptown races clementine chewing gum the coo coo crawdad song daisy on a bicycle. Jean ritchies dulcimer people by jean ritchie, 1975, oak publications edition, in. The lower bout on the bass side was completely destroyed so this was the patch used. Of course, what makes a given dulcimer book effective is partly a matter. Dave has released seven dulcimer instructional bookscds, four instrumental. O love is teasin by jean ritchie unknown date of recording. This book teaches beginners how to tune a play the dulcimer, and features illustrations, drawings, and recollections of the dulcimers local history. Blue lion koa dulcimer click to read the story lee playing at the saturday night concert for the chattanooga dulcimer festival with jess eisley on guitar, jeff hames on mountain dulcimer, and bill beno on percussion. It is a traditionally styled appalachian mountain dulcimer built to jeans specifications. The youngest of 14 children, she studied at viper high school. I, luckily, came by it used though in likenew condition.