Mountain Dulcimer Player Stephen Seifert

I love this book. I love the cover. I was 16 when I first saw it. I remember thinking, "What a head of hair!"

But, seriously, this is our queen, Jean Ritchie. She's our matriarch. This is her book. I really do love it. There are great photos, a nice section on the history of the mountain dulcimer, and a good treatise on why we should even play these things. There's a great bunch of tips on how to play. Then there's all the tunes that are really mainstays of our instrument.

I want to read and play through this book with YOU. Get yourself a copy (You probably already have this on your shelf) and get ready to work through it together one section or tune every week or so. There's a lot of good stuff in here and I'd like to explore it (or re-explore it) with all y'all.

I'll be back soon with thoughts on PART I: The Three Stringed Mountain Dulcimer as I Remember and Know It, In and Around Viper, Kentucky. Won't you join me? Interact with me over on: http://everythingdulcimer.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=the-dulcimer-book.html&Itemid=. Tell me what you think. Let's get something going here!

(If you're looking to order this book, try Folkcraft Instruments or McSpadden Mountain Dulcimers. I'll be glad to list other vendors that carry it. Just let me know.)