The Blue Ridge Mountain Dulcimer Players Club held not only its annual picnic at Bridgewater’s Oasis Pavilion on Saturday, Sept. 17, but also celebrated it tenth year in existence!!!Founding members were remembered and honored:Dinah Ansley, Tom and Jan Scanlan, Bill and Arna Zulauf, Louisa and Bill Painter, Elaine Goss, Mary Louise Fisher, Patricia Cash, Shannon Tate, and Carol Ralston. A motion was passed unanimously by … Continue reading Our September Picnic
Thursday practice session of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, in 5 parts. Do YOU have some audio or video files of your groups you would like to have posted? It’s great to hear what different groups are doing! Continue reading Swing Low!
The Lone Wild Fowl: Author: Henry Richard McFadyen (1925; alt.)Tune: PROSPECT (Graham) Played for Worship at Holy Cross Episcopal Church, May 15, 2022 The lone, wild fowl in lofty flight. Is still with thee, nor leaves thy sight. And I am thine! I rest in thee. Great Spirit, come, and rest in me. The ends of earth are in thy hand, The sea’s dark deep … Continue reading The Lone Wild Bird
From Holy Cross, May 15, 2021 Watch the YouTube Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04MspTQrOa0 Continue reading Dona Nobis Pacem
Whispering Hope – Septimus Winner, 1868, arr. Tull Glazener Amazing Grace- Tune: New Britain, arr. Edwin Excell, 1829 It Is Well With My Soul – Phillip Bliss, 1873 Go In Peace – Travellers Rest, arr. Tull Glazener Continue reading Sunday Morning at Holy Cross
Some of our club members have been invited to play at Holy Cross Episcopal Church near Batesville. These old hymn favorites were played for the worship on Sunday, February 21. Be Thou My Vision: https://youtu.be/IdJNhGXoX9Q Jesus Loves Me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6UEQIS_HOA&feature=youtu.be He Leadeth me: https://youtu.be/dhoSzviw9DQ Go in Peace: https://youtu.be/AWAPgx1V1os Continue reading More from Sunday Mornings
Several members of the “Pride of the Blue Ridge” played at Holy Cross recently, during a Sunday morning gathering. Here are some of the clips: Whispering Hope, Sweet Hour of Prayer, Going Home, September on the Mississippi by Larry Conger, and Southwind Continue reading Songs from a Sunday
During this COVID-19 time when we have been missing playing together, meeting at jams, and enjoying the sweet sounds of our dulcimers in groups, we propose “sharing our music” in other ways! If you have a recording, either audio or video, of you or your group, and would agree to having it shared on our webpage, please send it to blueridgedulcimer@comcast.net. Shared here is September … Continue reading Some Favorite Tunes
“Dulce” was formed in 2015 by a core group from the Charlottesville Women’s Choir and Sue Davis. We now have seven women and may be joined by music therapist and dulcimer player Janice Stegall-Seibert. We meet on the last Tuesday afternoon of the month at clubhouse of Sharon Baiocco in Charlottesville for two hours of playing together. Two of our players now have Blue … Continue reading “Dulce”
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