UNDERAPPRECIATED MUSIC: JOHN McCUTCHEON ON THE HAMMERED DULCIMER

Virginia-based folk musician John McCutcheon has been poularizing the hammered dulcimer for decades.  There was a time when such instuments could be found in many attics throughout the country.  (I found one in our attic when I was a kid.)  A beautiful instrument, lovingly played by an expert.

Enjoy.

"Leviathan"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZQxJ5-PXKo

"Step by Step"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=089gSM2XmR4

"Star in the East" with vocals by the Washington Bach Consort
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DiG3toxhCQ

"Every Breath You Take"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVhdRLcoKcU&list=PL456FB17FD753A4BD

"Santiago"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZEA5kyvS5c

"Carolan's Welcome/Lord Inchiquin"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MkbsW3uqB4

"Babylon Is Fallen"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyrcEEvJ9ok

"St.Krispajn's Cobblerguild"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGBNIJJFvhA

"Earl Eddy's Favorite/Snowflake Breakdown"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsggihTnuuY

"I Shall Arise"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sScxgw98FVE

"Frenchie's Reel/Denver Belle"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhkQCmDEc5Y

"Robbing Peter to Pay Paul"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnwWTNxX2CU