The Legendary Howie Mitchell
Hearts of the Dulcimer
English - January 13, 2018 21:56 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsMusic Interviews Music History americana folklore dulcimer folkmusic luthier mountaindulcimer music Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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032 In this episode, we present the stories and music of Howie Mitchell. An innovator of dulcimer building and playing in the 1950s and 60s, Howie is credited with spreading the idea of the 6 and half fret, the DAD Mixolydian tuning, and the chord melody style of playing dulcimer starting in the late 1950s. All three of these ideas caught on in the dulcimer world and for many players is the standard way of playing dulcimer.