Hi everyone !!
Thanks for visiting my website!
Please sign the Guest book as i would love to know
about the people who have visited my site!
Happy Dulcimering!!
Love Dizzi xXx
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It was purely by chance I came across Dizzi and her Dulcimer tonight. What a beautiful instrument! I love the timbre of the sound tremendously and I am definitely a fan. I never heard about this instrument before tonight. WOW! |
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Hi Dizzi, I fell in love with dulcimer music 25 years ago. I finally took the plunge last week and bought a 16/16 chromatic. I am a true beginner and find your lessons on youtube to be a great help. Thank you so much for posting them because I live so far from any town, going to lessons would not be practical.
Thank you for sharing! You are so talented musician and teacher.
Ginny in Colorado, USA |
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Greetings from Largo, Florida -
I purchased a Thai khim about a year ago, which came with absolutely NO documentation other than tuning sheets (helpfully printed in Thai), although as a musician I found it pretty easy to pick up and play. It's all my boyfriend's fault - one night he played the concert video of Porcupine Tree's "Arriving Somewhere," followed by Dead Can Dance "Toward the Within," and I promptly spent the next two weeks online, blowing all the cash I could find on world instruments including the khim, an ocean harp, an Irish harp, a practice chanter and various other smaller instruments.
Truth be told, however, I've wanted a hammered dulcimer since I was a child. I happily found your videos on YouTube today and was pleased to learn more about how the instrument is tuned than I've been ale to gather from any other source I've researched. Thank you very much for posting them.
I do have one question regarding strings - mine are nowhere near needing replacement, but when I do, what is the best source for the correct type of wire? Mine is strung with brass wire, and though I know the proper gauge is critical, are there also different grades of wire? Any help you can give me would be most appreciated.
Thank you again for your music. You play beautifully.
Peace, Love and Light,
Cori |
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Hi Dizzi, I saw you playing at Lulworth Castle - Spirit of the Countryside, last Sunday, I was amazed at the enchanting music you were so skillfully playing. Its the first time I had heard of the dulcimer and I love it! I bought one of your cd's and have been listening to it today, very inspiring music that really plays with your emotions. Hope to see you again soon, wishing you continued success and happiness.
Annie
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Hi Dizzi, I'm a beginner and have been taking lessons in the U.S. for about 2 months. I love your web site and have enjoyed listening to your lessons so much that I just placed an order for both of your DVD lessons. Your music is inspiring and I've enjoyed listening to you play since last November. Would love to hear you play in person. Any chance of your coming to the U.S.A. to perform? I live in New England and fortunately there are several hammered dulcimer professionals in my region but I would still love to hear you in person.
Listening to your original compositions is a delight! Thank you for sharing them on YouTube!
Cheers, Nancy G. (New Hampshire, U.S.A.) |
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You're absolutely amazing on the dulcimer. I had never even heard of it until I saw a class for it at a local college and searched it out on YouTube. Your music came up and I've been playing the air hammered dulcimer along with Suzanne ever since. ;o) Seriously though, I'm going to the music store tomorrow and renting a dulcimer. I'm suddenly completely infatuated, and I've never played music before. |
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Hi Dizzi I saw an article about you in the Chew Valley paper today and was interested because you play the dulcimer. I just wondered if you had heard of Lindsay Buckland? He has a website which you might like to look at sometime. He plays a different sort of dulcimer to you - I am a complete novice about all of this, so probably sound a complete nerd (!) but his is a sort of vertical one and the sound is lovely, as is yours. He is an Australian street performer and I first heard of his music in Greece and loved it, as I do yours. Anyway, hope to see you perform one day.... Miche Dunstone (I am a portrait artist and have a website at www.michedunstone.co.uk if you are interested! |
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Hi Dizzi,
Love the web site have put you in my favorites. I just love the sound that the dulcimer makes very harp like in it's quality, you may have guessed I'm a harper. I would love to learn to play the dulcimer especially as one of my heros Derek Bell the harper from the Chieftans also played the hammered dulcimer.
Keep on hammering!
Scott. |
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Awesome! I first found your music on youTube, and now I want to learn Dulcimer! I am a cellist myself, but I would love to know more about the dulcimer. Baked potato! |
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I would seriously love to hammer your dulcimer. Seriously now, you're fucking hot....better than Carol Vorderman...wait, even better than Sue Barker. I'm a bit of a drummer myself, I'm in a band called The Donde Stars. We should make sweet music together babe! Mikey T |
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Hi Dizzie,
Just sent you an email about the possibility of you playing at our wedding - hope to hear from you soon. We are loving your site! |
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Hi Dizzie,
Just sent you an email about the possibility of you playing at our wedding - hope to hear from you soon. We are loving your site! |
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Hi Dizzie,
Just sent you an email about the possibility of you playing at our wedding - hope to hear from you soon. We are loving your site! |
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Dizzy,
Greetings from Nashville, TN. Just bought my first hammered dulcimer and found your site doing some research. Saw your lessons on You-tube. Great Stuff. Thanks for doing what your doing. |
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Dear Dizzi,
am trying to get in touch with you about the forthcoming Clacton Festival. Please do drop me a line if you see this message, as I'd love to speak to you about it. All the best, Charlie |
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Hi Dizzy, every time I HAVE to listen and look at your youtube movies and put them on my hyves, so all my friends can enjoy it!
It is such wonderfull music and I love to look at you while you are playing! I am a percussionist in Holland and for a living I give workshops for companies. If you want to look: www.percament.com (the field up here, did not accept my website)
After a high jump with my drum I fell on stage and could not play for 4 months. In that time I decided to play harp, an old wish, so that is why I got to your music.
I have 2 questions to you: for some companies I am looking for someone who could do percussionworkshops in England, would that be something for you? Then please contact me. The other question is, where can I find pictures of the dulcimers, so I can see what I buy?
Again: thank you for your music and being there, I think you make a lot of people happy!
Ellen Brouwers, Percament Percussion Events, Holland |
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Dear dizzi,
Love your site, I just bougt a seccond hand cimbalom. I noticed a dulcimer has 4 strings a note in place of twoo. I watch your work an it's great, I will safe so i can buy a big one. Its a dream for many years. And you make it happen. Thans for that.
Sorry my engles is not so good, i am from Holland. :-)
Best regards Rik |
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Hey! This is great stuff! I want a dulcimer really bad... very relaxing. Maby one day ill be able to go to the uk and see ya play! Definately enjoyed your music. |
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hi..saw you play at the green gathering festival in the uk last summer. liked it a lot. you were playing near your stall under a tree, then i saw u later in the cabaret marquee. who was the australian guy you jammed with between your set and his? he was amazing too. got a band iv been playing with on the myspace link somewhere on this posting..not sure you'll like it its a bit noisy. |
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Hey Dizzi
How are you doing?
My Friends like youre Dulcimer Music
greeting from Germany God bless you hug the Knight from Germany |
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Lovely website showing such a beautiful sounding instrument. I found your site from looking in ebay for dulcimers.
I've always been tempted to try the dulcimer after being taught piano from an early age.
Pity I don't live in Frome any more. |
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Dear Dizzi,
Ian a friend told me about you and your music, I listen to some pieces and especially
"Mermaid miedeval" made my heart jump and overwhelmed with emotions, so thank you and
hope too meet you one day when I visit ian and Nicky, rather sooner then later :-)
Rgds
André
From Holland |
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Dear Dizzi,
Ian a friend told me about you and your music, I listen to some pieces and especially
"Mermaid miedeval" made my heart jump and overwhelmed with emotions, so thank you and
hope too meet you one day when I visit ian and Nicky, rather sooner then later :-)
Rgds
André
From Holland |
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what a beautiful instrument, and a beautiful lady !
good idea to have done this site !
I whish you a long and happy life |
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Hi Dizzi, I stumbled across you music whilst searching YouTube for a website or supplier of Bouzoukis; I must say that I am now swayed into buying a Hammered Dulcimer as it is such a pretty sound, also, you play it very well; I personally am at the learning stage of playing a guitar, this was originally inspired by obtaining a second hand Bouzouki, but as I could not find anyone to teach me how to play it, I decided to take up the guitar and adapt my knowledge to the instrument that I have; However, I now find myself swayed to the Hammered Dulcimer, especially the way you play it, so keep up the good work as I hope to be just half as good as you are playing this wonderful instrument. Kind Regards....Michael C. |
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