Blues on Dulcimer
Hearts of the Dulcimer
English - June 06, 2016 00:27 - 27 minutes - 19.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 62 ratingsMusic Interviews Music History americana folklore music dulcimer folkmusic luthier mountaindulcimer Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Steve Eulberg: Dulcimer Crossing
016 On the surface, it seems that the mountain dulcimer is not an instrument created for playing the Blues. The impression of the dulcimer's sweet simple sound seems that it would be too gentle to express the raw feelings evoked with the Blues. Additionally, the dulcimer's diatonic fret pattern often doesn't have the notes that are in the pentatonic Blues scale. Needless to say, it takes creativity and persistence to play the Blues on the dulcimer.