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I love playing my penny whistles, the lap dulcimer, banjo, bones, limberjacks....mostly play old-time tunes, minstrel era tunes, early European dance/folk tunes, and medieval tunes..

Love my fiddling husband and playing with our cats. And my honeybees. :)

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My Blog on playing traditional style Noter/Drone style mountain dulcimer, including over 30 FREE noter style TABS and video instructions:
Strumelia's Noter Drone dulcimer BLOG

I also run a site for selling music-themed t-shirts: https://harmonias.com/

And I run "Friends of the Mountain Dulcimer", a site for mountain dulcimer players: https://fotmd.com/

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@strumelia • 5 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "The Positive Thread":

"I find I've gotten more used to wearing masks. Of course I think though it must be hard to wear one for many hours. A well fitting one does make a difference..."

@strumelia • 5 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Your favorite Whistle?":

"My favorite whistle brand to play is probably the Jerry Freeman-tweaked 'Blackbird'. It does not require a lot of huffing and puffing to play, and has a very..."

@strumelia • 5 days ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Your favorite Whistle?":

"I can say my favorite key is probably Bb, it seems the best of both worlds and is easier on my ears than high D."

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"Michael, that's checked yes by default, though you can uncheck it before posting something. It makes it so the post or comment you make will appear in the..."

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@strumelia • 3 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Which key to choose for the whistle to play with a harpist?":

"If the harp is chromatic (it can play in any key), then if the harpist plays one tune in G and then plays the next tune in Bb... you will have to change..."

@strumelia • 3 months ago • comments: 0
Posted a response to "Which key to choose for the whistle to play with a harpist?":

"Well, don't you have to just play in the same key as whatever other musician you are playing with?"

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02/26/21 01:14:42PM @michael-w6:

Thanks. I have a sizable collection of whistles, quite a few high end handcrafted ones. I'm hoping to find some motivation here. Laziness is a fault...

02/27/20 03:06:13PM @bookman46:

Thanks much! Just getting started but making steady progress.

04/15/19 02:02:09PM @wulfwhistles:

Thank you! Happy to be added...

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#whistlesnotpistols

11/02/18 04:47:02AM @keith:

Thanks for having me aboard. :)

08/30/18 05:09:28PM @norman:

Thank you. I'm looking forward to having a lot of fun here.

05/18/18 07:32:55PM @larrys:

Thanks! [__=_]___O__o__o__o__O__o____)

03/08/18 06:49:22PM @strumelia:

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What is the first ornamentation a beginner should add to their playing?

Is that Christmas Carol public domain?...

A few useful links concerning public domain music...

Playing in an Old-time music jam

What's your favorite EASY to play English country dance tune?

Whistle player practicing at stop light in Dublin

Is there a reliable low cost beginner whistle that's well made and reliable?

civil war jamming?

What's a favorite medieval tune you play on the whistle?

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Thanks for having me aboard. :)