I am not a musician and never will be but, I just love to play my hammered dulcimer - it makes me happy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4_nefYvlRc (click this link or on the link below to hear me play this)
-this is called La Partida I learned it several years ago at a dulcimer festival from Rick Thum there are lots of mistakes and unevenness in this but I love this piece - so up it goes -
I'm also practicing one called The Meeting House - It's my sister Jan's favorite piece and I always played it for her when we vacationed together over the fourth of July in the North Woods of Michigan's Upper Peninsula- aka UP NORTH - this is the second year - we won't be there - or maybe the third - I miss her and our vacations with family and friends - so watch for "The Meeting House " coming soon to a blog near you!
This month my blog is one year old - I've posted 95 times and have done a lot more art work than I would have made without the blog - I think my focus has changed and I'm going to use the blog as a sort of record - to me, for me - of the things that I am doing to support my need to be creative - but I'm trying to not spend so much time on the internet because like TV it is very easy to end up just watching and not doing - and the last thing I want to do is watch others live their lives and not have time to live my own - One of the bloggers I know calls her blog "Progress - Not Perfection" - I like that - and I believe I am learning to give up the idea that I need to be perfect or even especially good at anything before I do it or post it - It is about the journey the enjoyment, the lessons learned and the time spent being very much in the moment .
6 comments:
So beautiful! It sounded familiar..would I have heard that tune somewhere before?
probably you have heard me play this more than once-
Kathleen! I've missed your blog posts somehow..I dont know how I got you off my blog roll, I was just thinking you had quit blogging! I'm so glad your not and it was so good to catch up on you! I'm so sorry! I hope all is well!
Oh, thank you, thank you! That was so wonderful to hear you play. I can't wait to be able to play The Meeting House whenever I wish. (wiping tears of joy off) I missed you much this vacation. This is only the second time we've been there without you, but I think it has been three years for you because we didn't go one year. LOVE YOU, OH CREATIVE ONE!
Are you practicing The Meeting House?
yes but I'm afraid to try to record it because I get so self conscious -
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