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High Mountain Heather
High Mountain Heather was written by Ruth Smith and is on Steve & Ruth Smith's Heirlooms album. On the peak of the highest mountain in our area of the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina, Grandfather Mountain, gnarled trees grow sideways in the wind. In the harsh environment up there, a delicate little flower blooms on the heather in the late spring which reminds us of how even in the most difficult of times in our lives, beauty can bloom.
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I Forget the Title
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Here's a new original song called "I Forget the Title". I (Steve) just wrote it with my long time songwriting buddy Elwood Simpson because, at 75 years of age, we are both experiencing "Senior Moments". Hope you can identify with it or, if you're too young, this is what you have to look forward to in the coming years.
Always There for Me
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Some new music Ruth recently wrote. "Always There for Me" written by Ruth as a 2023 Christmas gift to and for me (Steve). We are so fortunate to have Nancy Schneeloch-Bingham play flute with us. This video was shot on the front porch of our home in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.
Nada Sou Sou
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Japan 2019
Christmas in Our Hearts
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Here's a new song I (Steve) recently wrote to celebrate the Christmas season. It's called "Christmas in Our Hearts" and Ruth & I hope you enjoy it. Merry Christmas from our home to yours️🎄 Playing with us on flute is Nancy Schneeloch-Bingham.
We Give Thanks to Thee
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Here's a song of Thanksgiving that Steve wrote back in 1977 and has been sung around the world ever since. Many folks tell us they sing it with their families for "Grace" when beginning the Thanksgiving meal. It has been translated and recorded in over 20 languages. It is based on Psalm 75:1 NIV. The scripture artwork for the video was done for us by Bethany Baas. We hope you enjoy it!
He Leadeth Me
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What a beautiful time of the year here in our Blue Ridge Mountains. God has on His Sunday-Go-To-Meetin' colors today! Here's what it looks like around and near our home as you listen to our rendition of "He Leadeth Me". steveandruth.com/he-leadeth-me-cd-or-download
Old Friends
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"Old Friends" is performed and written by Steve & Ruth Smith from the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. We also have a 3rd co-writer Elwood T. Simpson Jr. And, performing with us on flute in this video is Nancy Schneeloch-Bingham. Old Friends should never slip away from us over the years because friendships are blessings to be treasured for life! So, look up old friends you've not seen in...
Bring Him Home
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Steve & Ruth Smith perform "Bring Him Home" from the Broadway musical"Les Misérables." The arrangement is by Ruth Smith. On flute is Nancy Schneeloch-Bingham. Website: steveandruth.com/ Copyright clearance: IDBLM 504847 Licensed Content
Old Friends
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This song was written by Elwood Tom Simpson Jr, Kermit Stephen Smith, & Georgia Ruth Smith. We should treasure our old friends . . . they are the best!
Old Friends
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This song was written by Elwood T Simpson Jr, Kermit Stephen Smith, & Georgia Ruth Smith for the 2023 "Mississippi Songwriter of the Year" contest and Elwood, from Jackson, MS, made the top 15 Finalists. We (Steve, Ruth, and Elwood) are "Old Friends" who go back over 50 years, hence the song is titled "Old Friends."
Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane - Hammered Dulcimer, Clawhammer Banjo, Guitar, & Spoons
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This comes from our show we did with Kazuhiro Inaba in Osaka, Japan in April 2023. The original recording was done by Fiddlin' John Carson in 1923 and was the first commercially released Country music record. It was written and published in 1871 by a Louisville, Kentucky newspaper reporter turned songwriter, William Shakespeare Hayes. He was a re­port­er for the Lou­is­ville, Ken­tuc­ky, Dem­o­...
Homesick for the Holler
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Homesick for the Holler
Blue Ridge Mountain Sky
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Blue Ridge Mountain Sky
Swinging on a Gate
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Swinging on a Gate
Be Thou My Vision
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Be Thou My Vision
Thank You for My Wife
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Thank You for My Wife
Farewell to Whisky
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Farewell to Whisky
Heirlooms
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Heirlooms
Come Before Winter
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Come Before Winter
Maters in the Mailbox
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Maters in the Mailbox
Weekend Family Man
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Weekend Family Man
Hammered Dulcimer & Guitar - Steve and Ruth Smith - Front Porch concert (June, 2020)
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Hammered Dulcimer & Guitar - Steve and Ruth Smith - Front Porch concert (June, 2020)
An Appalachian Winter
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An Appalachian Winter
Farewell to Peter
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Farewell to Peter
Come Before Winter - Hammered Dulcimer, Guitar, & Flute
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Come Before Winter - Hammered Dulcimer, Guitar, & Flute
Love is Made of Little Things - Hammered Dulcimer, Guitar, Flute & Vocal
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Love is Made of Little Things - Hammered Dulcimer, Guitar, Flute & Vocal
Swinging on a Gate -Hammered Dulcimer, Guitar, & Flute
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Swinging on a Gate -Hammered Dulcimer, Guitar, & Flute
Steve and Ruth Smith Concert Set - QuaranTUNE Dulcimer Festival
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Steve and Ruth Smith Concert Set - QuaranTUNE Dulcimer Festival
Swinging on a Gate
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Swinging on a Gate

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @lindalyles3954
    @lindalyles3954 2 дні тому

    Ruth this is so beautiful, when I google one Wintry Night I only find the children’s book. Is your book still available and how can I get it? I have been playing about 3 years, still beginner but I love this! Thanks for posting

  • @redneckrevolt1
    @redneckrevolt1 15 днів тому

    Something that finally slows my adhd down 😂

  • @mikewilson484
    @mikewilson484 16 днів тому

    Steve and Ruth. This is beautiful. So musical. I stumbled upon your channel looking for info on the hammered Dulcimer. What a blessing to have found these recordings. Do you happen to have a Christmas CD?

  • @davidstokes925
    @davidstokes925 18 днів тому

    So very beautiful!

  • @barbh1777
    @barbh1777 25 днів тому

    So beautiful! ❤

  • @barbh1777
    @barbh1777 25 днів тому

    So true! 😅

  • @judyparker8283
    @judyparker8283 25 днів тому

    Beautiful!!!

  • @sharoncorbin5466
    @sharoncorbin5466 26 днів тому

    Very nice!

  • @6010kio
    @6010kio Місяць тому

    心に沁みる

  • @КонстантинТоршилов

    Эта флейта такая необычная и классная. Ты классно исполнила эту мелодию.

  • @donnalivingston9600
    @donnalivingston9600 Місяць тому

    It’s 6:38 am in Greensboro, NC. What a great song ‼️😘 And it is lovely to have Nancy with you on your sweet front porch‼️♥️😎

  • @mindysevertson8612
    @mindysevertson8612 Місяць тому

    That was a great session. Probably one of my favorite.

  • @valor101arise
    @valor101arise 2 місяці тому

    ❤❤❤

  • @valor101arise
    @valor101arise 2 місяці тому

    Wonderfully done

  • @valor101arise
    @valor101arise 2 місяці тому

    So true

  • @valor101arise
    @valor101arise 2 місяці тому

    ❤❤❤ praise God

  • @valor101arise
    @valor101arise 2 місяці тому

    ❤ relate

  • @valor101arise
    @valor101arise 2 місяці тому

    Excellent arrangement

  • @valor101arise
    @valor101arise 2 місяці тому

    Amazing music. Thankyou

  • @hoboogre8023
    @hoboogre8023 2 місяці тому

    My god.... I wept

  • @cf-kw5qo
    @cf-kw5qo 2 місяці тому

    I love this hymn and all the beautiful photos .

  • @cf-kw5qo
    @cf-kw5qo 2 місяці тому

    Played very beautifully !

  • @nicholastopliffe
    @nicholastopliffe 2 місяці тому

    The very 1st time I heard this lovely song (supposedly composed by Henry VIII) was at our annual Summer primary school concert in the sunny garden of Lyndhurst vicarage in the New Forest when it was sung by the class above mine in 1953 when I was 8. The rest of the class performed a living tableau based on the famous 1878 painting titled "And when did you last see your father?" in which a Roundhead tribunal interrogate the young son of a Cavalier while his mother and young siblings look on. I've loved it ever since that far off time.

  • @MorganWright46
    @MorganWright46 3 місяці тому

    Another beautiful song. Thank you for sharing it.

  • @Rubicon1954
    @Rubicon1954 3 місяці тому

    So beautiful.

  • @jaredk300
    @jaredk300 3 місяці тому

    Greensleeves might be the best most beautiful song ever written! ❤

  • @lordsoar9720
    @lordsoar9720 3 місяці тому

    Still enjoying this to this day.....

  • @susisabinehandpananddulcim4635
    @susisabinehandpananddulcim4635 5 місяців тому

    That goes to my heart. Thank you! 🤩🌞👏⚘️

  • @DimensionsofChange
    @DimensionsofChange 5 місяців тому

    It's good on every instrument.

  • @turrafirmaguitarchannel
    @turrafirmaguitarchannel 5 місяців тому

    Lovely to hear this tune played on a hammered dulcimer ❤

  • @Florida_frontiersman
    @Florida_frontiersman 5 місяців тому

    Easily one of the best renditions I've ever heard! Beautiful 😍

  • @littlebrookreader949
    @littlebrookreader949 7 місяців тому

    Oh, how lovey. Thank you so much! (Lovely home, too!

  • @raycassatta9671
    @raycassatta9671 7 місяців тому

    Fabulous ! Brings back Great Memories , especially over the holidays....Love Your Style , and Your Frontroom...

  • @missylearned9821
    @missylearned9821 8 місяців тому

    This was so beautiful! I wonder how In The Bleak Midwinter would sound on the hammered dulcimer. The first time I heard it I thought it might be a 500 year old carol because the melody reminded me of Greenesleeves. I imagine it would be beautiful as well.

  • @daveperryman291
    @daveperryman291 8 місяців тому

    Lovely

  • @elainemulberryrat5300
    @elainemulberryrat5300 8 місяців тому

    Just beautiful. My favourite piece of classical music.

  • @grumpyoldlady_rants
    @grumpyoldlady_rants 8 місяців тому

    Beautiful! I’m actually getting a bit teary eyed. This is one of my favorite songs.

  • @ErichOverhultz
    @ErichOverhultz 8 місяців тому

    Beautiful playing. I have a CD by a duo called Northern Lights ( Harris Moore on hammered dulcimer) and they play this same melody under the title Busker's Dream.

  • @fabriziodiguida6198
    @fabriziodiguida6198 8 місяців тому

    ❤❤❤

  • @pmb003
    @pmb003 8 місяців тому

    Greatly Enjoyed!

  • @pmb003
    @pmb003 8 місяців тому

    Beautiful song. Hope y'all had a Merry Christmas

  • @pmb003
    @pmb003 8 місяців тому

    Thanks for sharing. Wonderful 😄

  • @ErichOverhultz
    @ErichOverhultz 8 місяців тому

    Beautiful...I have to learn to play this one!

  • @stacyclark5910
    @stacyclark5910 8 місяців тому

    So soothing & homey!❤

  • @stacyclark5910
    @stacyclark5910 8 місяців тому

    Wow, gorgeous… thanks!

  • @d.b.4201
    @d.b.4201 8 місяців тому

    Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! 👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @aliciarobertson4979
    @aliciarobertson4979 8 місяців тому

    Beautiful and blissful. Thank you ❤🎼

  • @agr8guywv
    @agr8guywv 8 місяців тому

    ❤ lovely ❤

  • @MinaSmith-x8c
    @MinaSmith-x8c 8 місяців тому

    God bless you. The music in the atmosphere are beautiful. Thank you.❤

  • @palatina6626
    @palatina6626 8 місяців тому

    I don't know why youtube shows me a 13 year old video but I am happy to be here!