Dulcimerica Video Podcast

 

Direct Download

Going the next step, Bing writes a longer, more complex melody using open and closed cadences, demonstrating how to play “keep away” with the key. Download the exercise material from: https://www.patreon.com/posts/115503512

Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments , V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking .

Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

 

Direct Download

Bing takes the melody from the last episode and harmonizes it using cadences, while also going a step further into song arranging options. Download the exercise resources at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/115095568

Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments , V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking .

Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

 

Direct Download

Bing demonstrates the use of melodic cadences with the beginnings of a tune on the mountain dulcimer. Download the exercise from this episode for free at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/114658415

Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments , V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking .

Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

 

Direct Download

The finale, and encore, from Bing's set at the Old Jail in Statesville, North Carolina for Piedmont Folkways, presented by the Iredell Arts Council. After ending his set with “Don't Stop Believing”, Bing performs “My Heart Will Go On”, using the guitar synthesizer to add live strings.

Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments , V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking .

Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

 

Direct Download

Bing arrives in Winfield, Kansas for the 52nd Walnut Valley Festival and immediately dives into the music, and the lifestyle. Features a premiere performance of “Going To Winfield”, with Kara Barnard and Troy Johnson.

Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments , V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking .

Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

 

Direct Download

An excerpt from the September session of The Ionian Institute, a free monthly online workshop available through Bing Futch's Patreon (which is free to join at www.Patreon.com/BingFutch Basic note durations are covered, along with a special practice cadence for developing your strum.

Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments , V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking .

Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

 

Direct Download

Garryowen Irish Pub co- owner Joanne McCready captured this cel phone footage of Bing jamming U2's “With Or Without You” on mountain dulcimer with Gerry Muldoon, a longtime friend of Kevin McCready's from Ireland, on cajon.

Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments , V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking .

Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

 

Direct Download

Back home from summer tour, Bing shares a mountain dulcimer exercise that he taught over the summer using melodies and chords. The basic chord shapes in DAD are covered, and “I Think We're Alone Now” makes a cameo.

Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments , V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking .

Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

 

Direct Download

Bing's encore from the July 11th show at Bob's Barn Jamborees in Lake Odessa, Michigan. This is “Hallelujah” on mountain dulcimer. Bob Warner, owner of Bob's Barn Jams, also makes an appearance. Check out Bob's YouTube Channel at: youtube.com/BobWarnerBarn

Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments , V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking .

Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

 

Direct Download

Bing's actual opening song from the July 11th show at Bob's Barn Jamborees in Lake Odessa, Michigan. This is “The Ballad of John Henry” on mountain dulcimer. This month's episodes have all been from the livestream recording.

Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments , V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking .

Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

 

Direct Download

Bing's closing number from the July 11th show at Bob's Barn Jamborees in Lake Odessa, Michigan. This is “Promentory” from “The Last of the Mohicans” with mountain dulcimer and looper.

Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments , V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking .

Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

 

Direct Download

On July 11th at Bob's Barn Jamborees in Lake Odessa, Michigan, Bing performs three original blues songs; "The Flip Side", "That's What You Done To Me", and "Red Headed Lover."

Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments , V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking .

Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

 

Direct Download

Picking up where the last episode left off, Bing continues a grand circle tour of Michigan state, including the Grand Traverse Bay, before winding up in Lake Odessa at Bob's Barn Jamborees for M.O.D.E. Workshops and a concert.

Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments , V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking .

Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

 

Direct Download

From a house concert in Columbus, Ohio to Mackinac Island, Michigan, this episode takes a look at Bing's adventures on summer tour in the first part of July. Includes a live rendition of “Hallelujah” and “Can't Help Falling In Love”.

Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments , V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking .

Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

 

Direct Download

Back at White Acres Campground, Bing brings some of his teachings from Kentucky Music Week in an episode focused on rhythms and strum-building for songs. A demo of a 3-measure cadence for muscle memory, the palm mute, and turning drums into strums gets applied to “Boil Dem Cabbage Down”

Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments , V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking .

Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

 

Direct Download

Bing takes a no-frills approach to getting started with mountain dulcimer. Here he demonstrates how to 1) figure out tunes you know, 2) make up your own tunes, 3) noodle around, all after a quick tutorial on how to play the drone melody style. A great beginners resource, or for the passing curious.

Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments , V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking .

Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

 

Direct Download

Bing arrives at Folkcraft Instruments in Woodburn, Indiana, and gets a behind-the-scenes look at production of the new DulciVox mountain dulcimers. He also takes his new DulciVox Pro for a test-drive through some fiddle tunes, O'Carolan, and Meatloaf.

Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments , V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking .

Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

 

Direct Download

Arriving at his first tour stop, Bing writes a new tune inspired by the Gebhard Woods Dulcimer & Traditional Music Festival, taking place this weekend at Goold Park in Morris, Illinois (That's June 8th and 9th for you in the present.)

Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments , V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking .

Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!

 

Direct Download

Another snippet of the May 8th edition of Mountain Dulcimer in the JAM!, a monthly online workshop/jam sprung from the pages of the tune-and-backing-track series, Mountain Dulcimer in the Band. Today's episode features “Wild Mountain Thyme” in the style of Dire Straits!

Bing Futch is endorsed by Folkcraft Instruments , V-Picks and Wolf Hill Woodworking .

Enjoy "Dulcimerica"? Consider supporting the program by becoming a patron!