Latest Futch Podcast Episodes
Episode 688 - "Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss"
Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - February 16, 2024 12:30 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download Bing teaches the tune “Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss” on mountain dulcimer in the key of D, tuned DAD, and then cranks up the backing tracks to audition the song for “Mountain Dulcimer in the Band (Book 8)”. Play along with the band and Bing, plus download tracks at http...
Episode 687 - "Shaving A Dead Man"
Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - February 09, 2024 12:30 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download Bing teaches the tune “Shaving a Dead Man” on a Folkcraft Instruments LAP-JO hybrid mountain dulcimer/banjo. Also, a sneak preview of “Mountain Dulcimer in the Band (Book 8)”, and Bing receives a surprise phone call mid-shoot. Download tablature and backing tracks from Pat...
Episode 686 - "Fun With ChatGPT"
Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - February 02, 2024 13:30 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download A full-blown music video for Bing's new song, “ChatGPT (Been Very Very Good To Me).” It started January 20th with Bing singing the chorus melody for fun, and ended up two weeks later as both a new single, and his first official music video! Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkc...
Episode 685 - "E"Fun With ChatGPT""
Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - February 02, 2024 13:30 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download A full-blown music video for Bing's new song, “ChatGPT (Been Very Very Good To Me).” It started January 20th with Bing singing the chorus melody for fun, and ended up two weeks later as both a new single, and his first official music video! Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkc...
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Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - January 26, 2024 16:24 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download 8 years ago this week, Bing won the “Best Solo Guitar” award at the 32nd Annual International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee. This episode features recently discovered footage of his finals set at The Orpheum Theater, along with the announcement of his win at the awa...
Episode 685 - "Found Blues"
Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - January 26, 2024 16:24 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download 8 years ago this week, Bing won the “Best Solo Guitar” award at the 32nd Annual International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee. This episode features recently discovered footage of his finals set at The Orpheum Theater, along with the announcement of his win at the awa...
Episode 684 - "Equalization"
Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - January 19, 2024 12:30 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download For all the mountain dulcimer players using amplifiers and mixers, this episode is for you! And everyone else who would like a front-row seat to the basics of equalization. This is just a small portion of the full 90-minute free workshop “Putting it into Gear: Equalization...
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Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - January 19, 2024 12:30 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download For all the mountain dulcimer players using amplifiers and mixers, this episode is for you! And everyone else who would like a front-row seat to the basics of equalization. This is just a small portion of the full 90-minute free workshop “Putting it into Gear: Equalization...
Episode 683 - "Choosing Strings"
Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - January 13, 2024 06:32 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download A jam-packed 6-minutes that offers insight on how to choose strings for your mountain dulcimer using an Instrument String Tension Calculator like this one right here: https://chordgen.parmakis.co.uk/tensiontool.php Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks an...
Episode 682 - "New Year, New Workshops"
Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - January 05, 2024 23:05 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download The 17th season of Dulcimerica launches with a big episode featuring 8 new online workshop series available through Bing's Patreon. Here, Bing shares video from each of the new series, which can be attended for free by joining Bing's Patreon community (also free!) Get hook...
Episode 681 - "Home is Where the Heart Is"
Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - December 29, 2023 14:53 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download Wrapping the 2023 season, Bing celebrates the simplicity and joy of being home with a look around Casa de Milagro, and the recording of a new track called, “Saved From the Memory Hole.” Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking. Enj...
Episode 680 - "Jingle Bell Rock"
Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - December 22, 2023 12:30 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download Kicking off the Christmas 2023 weekend with a big holiday spirit, Bing performs his new arrangement of “Jingle Bell Rock” on the mountain dulcimer along with a backing track. The tablature and tracks are a free download away at Patreon.com/BingFutch! Bing Futch is endorsed...
Episode 679 - "Fine Corduroy Jacket"
Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - December 15, 2023 12:30 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download Bing runs through a new tune called “Fine Corduroy Jacket”, and is visited by Abraham Delacey Giuseppe Casey Thomas O'Malley the Alley Cat. Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking. Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the prog...
Episode 678 - "Dulcimer Care"
Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - December 08, 2023 12:30 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download Bing shoots a casual episode where he cleans up and re-strings a couple of Folkcraft Instruments mountain dulcimers. Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking. Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a pat...
Episode 676 - Stephen Foster Pt. 2n Foster Pt. 2""
Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - December 01, 2023 18:54 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download Bing performs “The Ballad of John Henry” on mountain dulcimer at Coffee Talk in Melrose, Florida. Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking. Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!
Episode 677 - "The Ballad of John Henry"
Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - December 01, 2023 18:54 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download Bing performs “The Ballad of John Henry” on mountain dulcimer at Coffee Talk in Melrose, Florida. Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking. Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!
Episode 677 - "The Ballad of John Henry
Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - December 01, 2023 18:54 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download Bing performs “The Ballad of John Henry” on mountain dulcimer at Coffee Talk in Melrose, Florida. Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking. Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!
Episode 676 - Stephen Foster Pt. 2n Foster Pt. 2"""
Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - November 24, 2023 12:30 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download A flow of music from the 2023 Stephen Foster Dulcimer Retreat, including performances by instructors, Tina Bergmann, Jessica Comeau, Laurie Alsobrook, Sally Anderson, and Bing Futch. Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking. Enjoy...
Episode 676 - "Stephen Foster Pt. 2"
Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - November 24, 2023 12:30 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download A flow of music from the 2023 Stephen Foster Dulcimer Retreat, including performances by instructors, Tina Bergmann, Jessica Comeau, Laurie Alsobrook, Sally Anderson, and Bing Futch. Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking. Enjoy...
Episode 675 - "Stephen Foster Pt. 1"
Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - November 17, 2023 12:30 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download Scenes from the 2023 Stephen Foster Dulcimer Retreat, including a performance by Laurie Alsobrook's class inside the carillon tower, and also Bing performs “ADHD Blues.” Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking. Enjoy "Dulcimerica...
Episode 674 - “Songwriter's Sandbox”
Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - November 10, 2023 12:30 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download In this excerpt from the inaugural session of The Songwriter's Sandbox", Bing introduces his cat, Olivia, before going into a music theory deep-dive that focuses on the seven notes of the scale, and how to build the seven chords in each key. Join Bing's Patreon for free to ...
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Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - November 03, 2023 11:30 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download At the 2023 Carolina BalloonFest in Statesville, NC, Bing calls up local Irish flute player, Colin Shoemaker, to join him for “Road to Lisdoonvarna” and “Rosin The Beau.” Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking. Enjoy "Dulcimer...
Episode 673 - "Jam with Colin"
Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - November 03, 2023 11:30 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download At the 2023 Carolina BalloonFest in Statesville, NC, Bing calls up local Irish flute player, Colin Shoemaker, to join him for “Road to Lisdoonvarna” and “Rosin The Beau.” Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking. Enjoy "Dulcimer...
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Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - October 27, 2023 11:30 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download Bing performs his new arrangement of “Sally's Song” from “The Nightmare Before Christmas”, by composer Danny Elfman. The orchestral arrangement was done with MIDI instruments in Logic Pro X. Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodwork...
Episode 672 - “Sally's Song”
Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - October 27, 2023 11:30 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download Bing performs his new arrangement of “Sally's Song” from “The Nightmare Before Christmas”, by composer Danny Elfman. The orchestral arrangement was done with MIDI instruments in Logic Pro X. Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodwork...
Episode 672 - “Sally'
Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - October 27, 2023 11:30 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download Bing performs his new arrangement of “Sally's Song” from “The Nightmare Before Christmas”, by composer Danny Elfman. The orchestral arrangement was done with MIDI instruments in Logic Pro X. Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodwork...
Episode 671 - "Blue Ridge Mountain Song"
Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - October 20, 2023 11:30 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download From Black Mountain Music Fest in Black Mountain, North Carolina, Bing challenges his Tune Writing Masterclass students to write a song in four days, and then ups the ante by joining the challenge alongside them.The tune is called "Blue Ridge Mountain Song" and it's in the k...
Episode 670 - "Intro to Accents"
Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - October 13, 2023 11:30 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download In a beginner-level episode, Bing introduces accents; placing emphasis on notes and chords for effect. Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking. Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!
Episode 669 - "With or Without You"
Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - October 06, 2023 11:30 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download Bing performs a live looping arrangement of U2's "With or Without You" with his Terry McCafferty "Seifert Model" mountain dulcimer. The performance was recorded in the morning on his last day of two weeks at Kentucky Horse Park. Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instrume...
Episode 668 - "Wild Mountain Thyme"
Dulcimerica with Bing Futch - September 29, 2023 11:30 - Video ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDirect Download Bing continues his short-term residency at Kentucky Horse Park with a simple breakdown of "Wild Mountain Thyme" for mountain dulcimer tuned DAD in the key of D major. Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments, V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking. Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? C...