The tunes in this collection were chosen from Peggy Carter’s half-century of performing, teaching, and arranging music for the hammered dulcimer. This anthology contains 60 tunes arranged especially for novice to intermediate-level players of the 12/11 dulcimer, including suggestions for note reading, hammering patterns and embellishments. Playing the dulcimer is not effortless, but it should be fun! The title tune, “Dulcimer Frolic,” is a family heirloom originally written for mandolin by Peggy’s grandfather in the early 1920s; transcribed for hammered dulcimer, the tune really lives up to its name. In fact, every tune in the collection is designed for fun andfrolic. Some have lyrics, some are presented as bare-bones melodies, and some are embellished. You’ll find that these arrangements bring out the best in all of them.
Notes About Selected Tunes
String Chart
Numbering Systemÿ
Let's Look at Rhythmÿ
First Steps in Reading Musicÿ
Understanding Meter
Common Time
March Time
Waltz Time
Rhythm Practice
Beginner Tunes
Boil That Cabbage
Gray Cat
London Bridge
Skip To My Lou
Brother John
Li?l Liza Jane
Bog Down in the Valley-O
Old Joe Clark
Whiskey Before Breakfast
D Scale (in the D Box)
Wearing of the Green
Rights of Man
Green Grow the Rushes-O
The Arran Boat Song
The Gypsy Rover
Amazing Grace
Boy in the Gap
Rakes of Mallow
Tura Lura Lura
Down in the Valley
St. Denis
Nora Lee
Scotland the Brave
Fisher?s Hornpipe
Southwind
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Fairy Waltz
Treble Bridge
The Bluebells of Scotland
Down the Brae
Tipperary, So Far Away
Jamie Allen
Johnny?s Gone to France
Harvest Home
Jig Hammer Patterns
The Keel Row
Counting Jig Rhythms
Road to Lisdoonvarna
Off We Go
Christmas Eve Jig
Regan?s Jig
Suo Gan
The Boys of Bluehill
Soldier?s Joy
Dear Little Shamrock
The Fairie?s Reel
Dulcimer Frolic
Blind Mary
Carrickfergus
Goodbye Liza Jane
Barney Brallaghan
Pigtown Fling
Blackheath
La Matelote
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Collard Greens and Beans
The Minstrel Boy
Marching Song of the Shepherdsÿ
Green Corn
Golden Slippers
Old Dan Tucker
Pat-A-Pan
Turkey in the Straw
Over the Waterfall
My Grandfather?s Clock
Sally Ann
Rare Old Mountain Dew
Galway Bay
When We All Get to Heaven
Holy Manna
Upper Neighbors
When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder
Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us
Shall We Gather at the River
Canso del Nadal
Joy to the World
My Love, She?s But a Lassie Yet
The White Cockade
Spotted Pony
Hanukkah
Simple Gifts
Be Thou My Vision
Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella
Index of Tunes
About the Author
String Chart
Numbering Systemÿ
Let's Look at Rhythmÿ
First Steps in Reading Musicÿ
Understanding Meter
Common Time
March Time
Waltz Time
Rhythm Practice
Beginner Tunes
Boil That Cabbage
Gray Cat
London Bridge
Skip To My Lou
Brother John
Li?l Liza Jane
Bog Down in the Valley-O
Old Joe Clark
Whiskey Before Breakfast
D Scale (in the D Box)
Wearing of the Green
Rights of Man
Green Grow the Rushes-O
The Arran Boat Song
The Gypsy Rover
Amazing Grace
Boy in the Gap
Rakes of Mallow
Tura Lura Lura
Down in the Valley
St. Denis
Nora Lee
Scotland the Brave
Fisher?s Hornpipe
Southwind
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Fairy Waltz
Treble Bridge
The Bluebells of Scotland
Down the Brae
Tipperary, So Far Away
Jamie Allen
Johnny?s Gone to France
Harvest Home
Jig Hammer Patterns
The Keel Row
Counting Jig Rhythms
Road to Lisdoonvarna
Off We Go
Christmas Eve Jig
Regan?s Jig
Suo Gan
The Boys of Bluehill
Soldier?s Joy
Dear Little Shamrock
The Fairie?s Reel
Dulcimer Frolic
Blind Mary
Carrickfergus
Goodbye Liza Jane
Barney Brallaghan
Pigtown Fling
Blackheath
La Matelote
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Collard Greens and Beans
The Minstrel Boy
Marching Song of the Shepherdsÿ
Green Corn
Golden Slippers
Old Dan Tucker
Pat-A-Pan
Turkey in the Straw
Over the Waterfall
My Grandfather?s Clock
Sally Ann
Rare Old Mountain Dew
Galway Bay
When We All Get to Heaven
Holy Manna
Upper Neighbors
When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder
Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us
Shall We Gather at the River
Canso del Nadal
Joy to the World
My Love, She?s But a Lassie Yet
The White Cockade
Spotted Pony
Hanukkah
Simple Gifts
Be Thou My Vision
Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella
Index of Tunes
About the Author
| Arrangement | Dulcimer |
| Genres | Folk |
| NumberOfPages | 108 |
| Publisher | Mel Bay Publications |
| Contributors | Carter, Peggy(Composer) |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9781513467061 |