tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546110231287046396.post185848018804663502..comments2023-12-31T13:33:16.827-05:00Comments on Mountain Dulcimer noter and drone blog: Devolving doorsStrumeliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07111992200177574268noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546110231287046396.post-87405063482086212912014-10-31T05:25:13.808-04:002014-10-31T05:25:13.808-04:00Express exactly what I sensed. Thank you.Express exactly what I sensed. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07919724395811563173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546110231287046396.post-64869282794716778752014-06-20T20:18:02.197-04:002014-06-20T20:18:02.197-04:00I play medieval and renaissance music with a recor... I play medieval and renaissance music with a recorder ensemble and have always loved Appalachian music. Recently I started shapenote singing, and what you describe makes so much sense to me. Many people find the open fourths, fifths and octaves alien and primitive and just don't "get" it. Thank you for articulating this so beautifully. Jameriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09461643302496416837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546110231287046396.post-72757513560136920312013-10-10T16:59:35.326-04:002013-10-10T16:59:35.326-04:00Poetry, Lisa, pure poetry, and oh so true!Poetry, Lisa, pure poetry, and oh so true!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06447432422302645535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546110231287046396.post-2790852598064198942009-04-07T20:20:00.000-04:002009-04-07T20:20:00.000-04:00Profound thoughts! Thanks for expressing this- I ...Profound thoughts! Thanks for expressing this- I know just what you mean.Strumeliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07111992200177574268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546110231287046396.post-693630157867902782009-04-07T20:12:00.000-04:002009-04-07T20:12:00.000-04:00Drones are very ethereal and mysterious and in man...Drones are very ethereal and mysterious and in many forms of traditional music are the basis for the distinctiveness of cultural music worldwide. In my experience they capture something deep within the human spirit that expresses everything and at the same time reveals nothing but the emotional effect it has on the listener which can be so varied in it's effect it can often leave you wondering "what was that".dnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13248293966266540219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5546110231287046396.post-13712038100536011892009-03-05T09:52:00.000-05:002009-03-05T09:52:00.000-05:00Well put. I haven't been adventurous in my banjo p...Well put. I haven't been adventurous in my banjo playing, usually using standard tuning (gDGBD). But the one exception is using what Clarence Ashley called his "sawmill" tuning, or G modal (gDGCD). That archaic sound really resonates with me, and I use it to play Shady Grove, or the Cuckoo, or Sadie, or Red Rocking Chair,or Cluck Old Hen. But until now, I never understood what "modal" meant. I just knew I liked it, when I heard it from Clarence or Dock Boggs. So I really appreciate your blog and the comments I have seen on EverythingDulcimer that have opended up my understanding of modes and tunings. <BR/><BR/>Ron ManessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com