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What Does it Take to Join a Jam Anyway??

What Does it Take to Join a Jam Anyway??

Searching around on the Internet for information is something I really love to do. Jamming has been difficult for me to grasp as it can be for many mountain dulcimer players. One of my favorite jams was at the Colorado Dulcimer Festival. I was actually able to play almost every tune they had. What was really great is that they supplied a small book of the tunes they most likely play in a jam. Yes, it was a slow jam, but not so slow as to be boring. Such fun! Two Websites I vi

Don't Mess with the Muse

Don't Mess with the Muse

I was in 2nd grade when I tried to learn to play the clarinet. It wasn't the right time for me. I think my brain probably wasn't developed enough to handle it. I got fairly hung up and frustrated with learning to count music. That's where my musical muse stopped. So, for many decades, I considered myself to be non-musical. I was wrong. I knew somewhere deep inside there was a budding fledgling musician hoping, waiting, and willing to bust out, yet not knowing how. Woodworking

Notes From Nancy

Notes From Nancy

Looking for a Constant in 2020? We can ask ourselves are there any constants in 2020? Surely not gathering with fellow musicians, no live events, family, or church. Yes, life is different now, but music is constant. Even though music has progressed over the years, much of the old-timey tunes remain solid and constant. The history of old-time music origins came from African-American, Angelo-American and Native Americans. They all brought something to the mix to music we have g

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