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Don Pedi Live Workshop

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Don Pedi Live Workshop

Songs of the Heart

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Live Workshop with Don Pedi: Love Songs from Applachia

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Don Pedi will be joining us on

Thurs, Feb 10th 5 pm MST

4 pm PST - 6 pm CST - 7 pm EST 

Songs of the Heart

Traditional Songs and Ballads, or as they are called in the mountains "Old Love Songs" pertaining to affairs of the heart.
Romantic songs from Southern Appalachia.
Most with happy endings.

A mountain dulcimer-focused workshop (with hammered dulcimer translation).

 

DulcimerCrossing Workshop & Mentorship Level Subscribers have access to this Live Event and its archive video.

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Don Pedi featured in an article

DulcimerCrossing Instructor, Don Pedi is featured in this article on the facebook page:See Again Sunday:  (From Humans of Central Appalachia)

"When I moved back into the mountains, I moved back in with people who had lived there for generations. My neighbors to this day still plow with mules and horses."

Don Pedi, Renowned Old Time Mountain Dulcimer Player; Born in Boston, rambled around until he found his home in the mountains; Marshall, North Carolina:

“I got interested in traditional music throu…

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Kitty Puss at the Ozark Folk Center

While teaching at the Mountain Dulcimer Week at the Ozark Folk Center in the summer of 2009, Steve Eulberg performed this tune, Kitty Puss, which he learned from Don Pedi, in the midday concert.  He is playing noter style on his Mike Clemmer dulcimer (with a doubled bass string).  Video by Barry Bianchi.

This tune is an example of a traditional tune played on mountain dulcimer in the old-time style. 

Check out our Traditional Noter Series on dulcimercrossing.com to learn tips on playin…

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DulcimerCrossing Teacher Sighting(s)!

Steve Eulberg and Don Pedi, both teachers at DulcimerCrossing.com, play this Old-Time (Scottish-Heritage) tune at a Fort Collins House Concert in Summer 2013.  Miss McLeod's Reel (aka "Have You Ever Been to Meetin', Uncle Joe?" and "Have You Ever Seen the Devil, Uncle Joe?" and "Hop High, Ladies") is played by them on mountain dulcimers with Vi Wickam playing fiddle.

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