I have been booked to give a beginners Dulcimer workshop at Trowbridge village pump festival in Wiltshire UK . hours on Its In the morning of the 26th June on the second stage for 1 1/2 hours. I will be teaching everyone a song with harmonies and am providing enough dulcimers for 30 people! Let me know if you would like to come and i will reserve a dulcimer for you!
I Start recording my new Albums on the Chinese New Year! The first is going to be All my Solo Compositions on one CD including Mermaid, Riverflow, Folk Jig, Magic, Dance of the Unicorns, Medieval song, The Anthem, and a couple of new ones. Once it is finished i will have them all written as sheet music for people to learn. I am also planning to make slowed down videos of each of them so you can all play along!
The second album is Dulcimer Nursey rhymes
The Third Album is Dulcimer Covers including, Angel by Robbie williams, Great Balls of fire, Jimmi Hendrix, Queen, Rolling stones, etc.
The Fourth is a Chillout relaxation album, with hang drum, dulcimer, whistle synth, drums and vocals (all played by me)
The Fifth is the Dulcigirls Dance Album ready for us to perform live checkout www.dulcigirls.com
The Sixth and final Album is CHristmas carols with all the Harmonies played on the Dulcimer and Bass Dulcimer in time for next christmas!
So as you can see i am going to have a few busy months ahead of me! I am hoping to get it all finished by May but realistically should have finished everything by september 18th! (my 30th Birthday!)
please support me as an when each Album is released by buying a copy!
Exiting news The Support ack for the Stranglers has dropped out and i have been asked to step in!! HOW EXITING!!! I will be playing percussion with leander morales to a sell out audience at the Cheese and Grain Frome Tomorow! Saturday 14th july! Will let you know how it goes!!!!!
New batch of Beginner Dulcimers arriving end of April
8/4/2007 10:17:37 PM
A new batch of 20 9/8 backpacker Dulcimers will be arriving from the USA at the end of April. So very soon will be approaching local schools about giving demonstrations and hopefully selling them to music departments for the children to play!!!
I'm Picking up a Hang from Switzerland in 2 Weeks!!!!
8/4/2007 10:14:50 PM
I'm very exited as i have been invited to Purchase a "Hang Drum" from Panart in Switzerland in 2 weeks I will be going to collect it in person from the only couple in the world that make them and brining it back on the 21st of April
A Hang is like a steel drum but you play it with your hands (hands is "Hang" in swiss) and it looks like a UFO More info coming soon
