The Dulcimer Collection

1. Sirba, Tropca & Hora from Dobrogea - Kálmán Balogh

2. Festival in the Tianshan

3. Raag Hament - Tarun Bhattacharya

4. "Kaljá Maigó Cerama..." - Olga Mischula

5. Spancil Hill - Maggie Sansone

6. Cules de Cucuruz

7. Cenherlen Haragdah

8. Chang Melody

9. Aegean Birds

10. Medley: Asmar Asmar/Akh Leyli Leyli/Mastom Mastom/Damkol Damkol - Hossein Farjami

11. Vesilny Melodijy [Bridal Folk Dance]

12. Will Ye No Come Back Again/Skye Boat Song/Come Boat Me O'er - Mitzie Collins with Roxanne Ziegler & Glennda Dov

13. Cigánsey, Tanec

Tracks:

Booth Shot Lincoln / I'll Learn You How To Rock...
3 Forks Of Hell / Arkansas Traveler / Pop Goes ...
Camp Chase
The Rebel Raid / Abe's Retreat
They Swung John Brown To A Sour Apple Tree
Dixie / Come Dance And Sing
McClanahan's March
St. Patrick's Day In The Morning / Gary Owen / ...
Stony Point
The Falls Of Richmond
There's A Fountain
Little Rose Is Gone / Billy In The Lowground
Bragg's Retreat / Leather Britches
Last Of Sizemore
Money Musk
Natchez Under The Hill / Turkey In The Straw
Hell Broke Loose In Georgia
John Brown's March / John Brown's Dream
Republican Spirit / Mississippi Sawyer
Quince Dillon's High D / Richmond Blues
Seneca Square Dance
Boneparte's Retreat / Boneparte's Change / ...

Album Description

A superb quartet featuring Jim Taylor and friends on hammered dulcimer, fiddle, banjo and guitar, playing music for square dances, hoe-downs, and minstrel shows; for sitting around the campfire or socializing in the parlor ... With fascinating liner notes telling the story of each tune, this album offers 70+ minutes of music (including Gary Owen, Haste to the Wedding, Arkansas Traveler, Seneca Square Dance, Booth Shot Lincoln) -- a rare treat for lovers of string band music and a treasure trove for students of the War Between the States. The Civil War Collection is a co-production of Gourd Music and Pearl Mae Music.

Customer Reviews:

The best sounds I have ever heard.......2007-02-13

This music style is great. Unfortunately this music style ( and others) are very rare in Berlin, Germany. Is there more music from Jim Taylor?
I shall buy them.....

Enjoyed this very much.......2006-05-30

I jam in the mountains with a group that plays both Irish music and what they call "old time music." This collection falls into both categories.

Lovely Traditional Tunes.......2005-07-05

When I first heard this, I played it through three times in a row. The hammered dulcimer, the fiddle and the banjo make you travel back in time to music played on the porch or at a dance. They do a great job with these. Very pleasant listening!
You get 74 minutes of lilting music that has you tapping your foot. Even an oldie like "Turkey in the Straw" sounds fresh at the hands of Jim Taylor.

Nice Collection of Tunes & Great Liner Notes.......2005-05-09

Playing music was one of the few ways Civil War soldiers had to break the mind-numbing tedium of camp life in the weeks and months between battles. Back home, in civilian life, these tunes would be played at barn dances and hoe-downs, but around the camp fires they became a welcome distraction from the war. The old fiddle tunes in this impressive collection were all current during the 1860s, and would certainly have been in the repertoire of camp fiddlers both North and South. Several of these tunes take their names from incidents in the war, like The Rebel Raid, Bragg's Retreat, or Hell Broke Loose in Georgia.
`The playing on this instrumental collection is first rate; I particularly enjoy the lively fiddling of Bruce Greene. As a fiddler myself, I found the tune arraignments to be simple and straightforward, and was able to add several of these tunes to my own repertoire after repeated listening. The liner notes provided with the CD are outstanding - extensive notes are included for each tune, including Civil War stories and legends that have become part of each tune's lore. This CD is a great addition to any collection of Civil War or old timey music.
It is for reasons of personal taste that I only rated this fine CD as four stars. As a fiddler, I am partial to fiddle music, and almost all of the tunes here are old fiddle tunes. Jim Taylor, however, plays a hammer dulcimer, and plays or shares lead on most of the tunes. Even though Mr. Taylor is a fine player, I find that the dulcimer lacks the power and verve of a fiddle. It is a fine point of taste, but worth noting. Even with this caveat, this is the finest collection of its kind, and I enthusiastically recommend it.

Theo Logos

Excellent old-timey pickin' and hammerin'.......2002-12-21

It is so rare these days to here a male style hammer dulcimer player, such as Jim Taylor, that is playing with synchopation and a driving rhythm. I suppose that is politically incorrect to say these days. However, this style of dulcimer playing is very different than the harp like exquisite Celtic tunes of a Maggie Sansone. This is one of the few CD's out there that has this rare, near extinct art form. Dulcimers could be backpacked or horse hauled into remote areas, whereas pianos were the luxury of the monied class. While they had their pianos, linens, polished silverware and servants, the people that had the guts to fight the civil war on both sides or be a pioneer in the old west had their music. The only thing that is missing is friends, fellow soliders or family gathered around a camp fire or woodstove. There is also excellent banjo provided by Sheila Adams ( yes, a female banjo player ) and fiddle provided by Bruce Greene. Sheila is providing here a smooth finger style lead and counterpoint banjo. Bruce is using the flatter faced fiddle to its best advantage for its double notes and slides. This provides voice like expressiveness. Several songs have a dulcimer, banjo, fiddle shared lead. The songs themselves are timeless and you keep humming or whistling them long after listening. It is more than just historic value here. If re-issued as simply old time blue grass, it may be closer to the truth and accessible to a wider audience that may still be traumatized by their high school history class. My wish list for future albums is to please include Bodhran ( Irish Drum ), spoons and bones, and/or Octave Mandolin. The Mandolin is a perfect complement to dulcimer.

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Train Songs & Other Tracks
Kevin Roth
Manufacturer: Star Gazer Prod
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Children's Music | Styles | Music
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Train Song Sing-Alongs

ASIN: B000008SV8
Release Date: 2006-08-23

Tracks:

Train Going Home
Ive Been Working On A Railroad/Choo Choo Shoes
The Circus Train
City Of New Orleans
Slow Down
Take A Little Time To Smile
The Little Toy Train
Shing Time Station
The Train Of Beauty
Kevin's Place
Flowers In The Snow
New River Train
If I Had A Hammer
Five Hundred Miles
Out Take

Album Description

Singer of the theme song to PBS/Fox's hit TV Show "Shining Time Station", this collection of songs are all about Trains! Young or old, this collection will fill your day with GREAT music. Folk, country, a little jazzy and a bit of rock-n-roll, this CD will leave you smiling. ALL ABOARD!

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Captive Maiden

Manufacturer: Briar Rose
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CA70WE
Release Date: 2003-10-28

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The Sunflower Collection
Kevin Roth
Manufacturer: Star Gazer Prod
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CADSH0
Release Date: 2006-08-23

Tracks:

Live Love & Learn
Pretty Polly
The Old Songs
Peace Of Mind
Streets Of Provincetown
Sunflowers
Black Jack Davey
Pretty Saro
Blue Bird
Andavanay
Dry Bones
Rain Walker
Awakenings
No Forwarding Address
There Is A Ship
Crazy

Album Description

Kevin's folk-singer-songwriter years can hardly be summed up on one CD, but here Kevin has put together his 'most requested" songs from his concerts as well as a few new tunes. If you are looking for a classic Kevin Roth CD for adults, this is a great one. Unusual dulcimer music, beautiful vocals and simply wonderful songs, you can't go wrong with this intimate collection of songs.

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The Dulcimer Collection
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Arc Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000X2DR0
Release Date: 2003-12-02

Tracks:

Sirba, Tropca & Hora from Dobrogea - KBalogh
Festival in the Tianshan
Raag Hament - Tarun Bhattacharya
Kaljaigrama - Olga Mischula
Spancil Hill - Maggie Sansone
Cules de Cucuruz
Cenherlen Haragdah
Chang Melody
Aegean Birds
Medley: Asmar Asmar/Akh Leyli Leyli/Mastom Mastom/Damkol Damkol - Hossein Farjami
Vesilny Melodijy [Bridal Folk Dance]
Will Ye No Come Back Again/Skye Boat Song/Come Boat Me O'er - Mitzie Collins with Roxanne Ziegler & Glennda Dov
Cigey, Tanec - Urpin Folklore Ensemble

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Brighter Side of Night

Manufacturer: Thistlegate
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | New Age | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000AL9COO
Release Date: 2003-06-17

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13 Track instrumental collection featuring hammered dulcimer, piano, guitar, English horn, French horn, strings, bass, and other sounds of the night.

Sacred Space: Melodies to Welcome Shabbat

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Sacred Space: Melodies to Welcome Shabbat

Manufacturer: Spiritune
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CAG8A4
Release Date: 2004-06-01

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the Dulcimer Collection
Critton Hollow String Band
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000PWBQWO

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1 Robinson County 2 Pretty Little Dog 3 Little Billy Wilson 4 The Flowers of Antrim 5 Bonapart's Retreat 6 The Scholar 7 Hell Broke Loose in Georgia 8 The Pig Ankle Rag 9 Wooden Nickel (Mark Gaponof) 10 Going Back to Israel (June Drucker) 11 St. Basil's Hymn 12 Johnny Cope 13 Brian Boru's 14 Possum on a Gum Stump 15 Great Dreams From Heaven 16 Done Gone 17 April Waltz (Selma Kaplan) 18 The Black and White Rag 19 Buffalo Gals 20 Indian Nation 21 Bell Cow/Grumbling Old Man & Growling Old Woman 22 Samolyn Waltz/ Midwinters Waltz (Mark Schatz/ Larry Edelman) 23 Lost Indian 24 Irina's Waltz (Dirk Powell)

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a treasure
Baroque Music for the Young at Heart

Girls and Boys, Come Out to Play!

Manufacturer: Barolk Folk Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005AUGJ
Release Date: 2001-01-01

Tracks:

Girls and Boys, Come Out To Play/Hunt the Squirrel
Humpty Dumpty/Hunsdon House
Blow, Wind, Blow/ Up With Aily
Hickory, Dickory Dock/ Haste to the Wedding
The Keeper's Son
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
Do You Know the Muffin Man?/The Shepherd's Lamb
To Market, To Market/Jockey To the Fair
Dance To Your Daddy
Oh How Lovely Is The Evening/Oranges and Lemons/The Bonny Christchurch Bells
Old King Cole/Broom, the Bonny Bonny Broom
Lavender's Blue/Menuet de la Cour
Cock-a-doodle-doo/Cowboy's Jig/Bath Medley
Polly Put the Kettle On
The North Wind Doth Blow/Hole In the Wall
The Cuckoo/Sumer Is Icumen In
Adson's Masquing Ayre
Sing a Song of Sixpence/The Touchstone
Silvia's Lullaby
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John

Album Description

on file for BACH DANCES and COME LET US BE MERRY

Customer Reviews:

a treasure.......2003-11-19

A melodic, peaceful recording, which my family has listened to and enjoyed over and over again in our home and on the road. Lovely arrangements for some well-known as well as less familiar nursery rhymes and songs.

Baroque Music for the Young at Heart.......2003-01-08

This recording is highly recommended for listening pleasure, joyous dancing, classical tastes, & quiet times. There is a lighthearted musical energy played into these traditional tunes, accompanied by classically styled vocals, hammered dulcimer, viol, recorder, guitar, and piano. I've used this recording in my daycare business for 10+ years, for creative movement, music appreciation, and quiet rest times. My family and I have taken it with us for extended cartrips, gaily singing and whistling with it's familiar tunes. Adults have taken notice of it's quality and how it exposes the children to 17th & 18th century ballad tunes. This collection of children's music is not just for children and will be enjoyed by all listeners.