I found this today. My family is moving out of state to find better work. We don't want to leave our beautiful mountains and Appalachian heritage but we will take much of it with us in that place in our souls where what we truly are resides deeply rooted in that secret and sacred place. We wIll take with us the music of the mountain and the language of our people to that endless prairie with the wind that never stops. And on a warm spring night when the stars sing with the voice of the dulcimer, mandolin and fiddle and echoes out across the plain until it meets that old mountain in the darkness we will again be HOME.
i am Claudette from new Zealand. How lovely is your music. It is evening here and the sun is going down on our Mountains as i listen to your playing. thank You
Beautiful haunting melodies evoking visions of a bygone era. We Americans must remember that when it comes to the Civil War that no matter which side your ancestors were on that we are them and they are us. That is what made that conflict so tragic. A miserable feud within our own family.
So beautiful, sad and deeply touching--the dulcimer has a sound quality like no other. Few people know about the POW camp near Chicago that housed thousands of southern soldiers, who were purposely starved and mistreated in very cruel ways.
Whoooo . . . that anecdote gave me chills! I visited Andersonville years ago, and I have often wondered why the conditions were allowed to get so hellish.
Andersonville POW camp was a wall surrounding a 15 acre open field. No shelters were provided. It was open for 14 months. 45,000 Union Soldiers were imprisoned there, of which 14,000 died. Many of the ones who survived looked similar to holocost survivors.
One of the miracles of Andersonville was Providence Spring. Many of the prisoners were dying, do to poor water quality from unsanitary conditions, and the men were praying for fresh drinkable water. A storm came up, and lightning struck the hillside releasing a spring of fresh water for the soldiers to drink (Providence Spring).
I have little to no chance of seeing you in person. I strongly encourage you to make a video of the songs with your comments, on how you play so beautifully. I am a multi-instrumentalist who built dulcimers at "Hughes Dulcimer Company" in Denver CO many years ago. This is some of the loveliest music I have heard of a dulcimer. Well done, well done! I am sure with the many means to capture your music to video, you need but ask someone who would do it at no cost to you, maybe sharing the instrument to many who have never heard of a dulcimer.
Neither side was squeaky clean. There were lots of atrocities during this part of history, but to me this is history that one can sink ones teeth into. Never before or since in our history has so many people lost their lives fighting each other and on occasion their own family members.
Where are these photos taken? I recognize some of the buildings.... But the one photo that got me, was the fountain in the garden surrounded by the white fence. I could have sworn it was Prescott Park, in Portsmouth, NH. That's where I call home, and I've been away overseas for a while now. Just made me a touch a homesick. Not to mention the music.... which reminds me of Blue Ridge Mountains, where I spent many happy years.
Love the music, just sorry so many folks get hung up on a tragic war that took place 150 years ago. Ruined it for the rest us that just wanted let the artist know how much we enjoyed his work.
The northern states had their hell hole prisons as well as the south. Some as bad or worse then Andersonville. But the North won so we don't get to hear about them.
I found this today. My family is moving out of state to find better work. We don't want to leave our beautiful mountains and Appalachian heritage but we will take much of it with us in that place in our souls where what we truly are resides deeply rooted in that secret and sacred place. We wIll take with us the music of the mountain and the language of our people to that endless prairie with the wind that never stops. And on a warm spring night when the stars sing with the voice of the dulcimer, mandolin and fiddle and echoes out across the plain until it meets that old mountain in the darkness we will again be HOME.
Keep the memory alive, you may get it back some day.
i am Claudette from new Zealand. How lovely is your music. It is evening here and the sun is going down on our Mountains as i listen to your playing. thank You
claudette thomas Thank You for your nice comment. I think that you are from the furthest away so far.
If this dosen't hit you in the heart, you might better see if it's still beating. Beautiful!
Thank You Jack. I am glad I touched you with my playing.
Beautiful haunting melodies evoking visions of a bygone era. We Americans must remember that when it comes to the Civil War that no matter which side your ancestors were on that we are them and they are us. That is what made that conflict so tragic. A miserable feud within our own family.
Patriot - over slavey.
Beautiful, haunting, evocative. A worthy tribute to the times.
Superbly played and deeply emotional. Great playing by a true artist on a fine traditional American instrument.
Music is food for the soul and this is a feast.
Beautiful George!
Beautiful and so moving. Love the playing and the historical photographs. Thank you so much for doing such a wonderful job.
So beautiful, sad and deeply touching--the dulcimer has a sound quality like no other.
Few people know about the POW camp near Chicago that housed thousands of southern soldiers, who were purposely starved and mistreated in very cruel ways.
Debby Conyers - War is hell; slavery is hell.
that was absolutely beyond beautiful I could listen to that all day! God bless you!
Thank You
Brought tears to my eyes.. Wonderful playing....
I thought of my grandparents, my home in SW Virginia...and I cried.
I am a yankee by birth and a southerner by choice and You sir have done wonderful with the music you have played. Bravo and keep it up
Gorgeously evocative and spiritual. Thank you.
So beautiful and peaceful !!!
Thank You
Ashokan Farewell just always make my eyes well up...well played and enjoyable medley.
Phil - probably my all time favorite Civil War song- (Thank you Ken Burns.) I adore listening to you play.
So beautiful. I listen to this song all the time. Ashokan Farewell Wish I could play it.
Always me cry, too.
Beautifully done... Thank you.
Thanks, George. That was really lovely. Inspires me to get my dulcimer out and return to making music.
So beautiful!! It makes my soul happy! I play the dulcimer too and am learning Ashokan's farewell. Thank you so much!!
Very nice, thank you for putting this up. Makes me want to get myself a dulcimer and learn to play it.
Love it, almost cried several times. Very well done
very nice job loved the pictures and the songs.
Beautiful music! Salutations from the New Mexico wilderness! :)
Whoooo . . . that anecdote gave me chills! I visited Andersonville years ago, and I have often wondered why the conditions were allowed to get so hellish.
Andersonville POW camp was a wall surrounding a 15 acre open field. No shelters were provided. It was open for 14 months. 45,000 Union Soldiers were imprisoned there, of which 14,000 died. Many of the ones who survived looked similar to holocost survivors.
Long live Dixie!
One of the miracles of Andersonville was Providence Spring. Many of the prisoners were dying, do to poor water quality from unsanitary conditions, and the men were praying for fresh drinkable water. A storm came up, and lightning struck the hillside releasing a spring of fresh water for the soldiers to drink (Providence Spring).
beautiful
Beautiful. Thanks...
All of it was great, but I especially enjoyed " Ashokan Farewell"
But it isn't a Civil War song it wasn't composed until 1982
I really enjoyed this, thanks.
MrJake985 you absolutely right. During the Civil War there was no such thing as a humane prison.
Great video! Well done sir!
I have little to no chance of seeing you in person. I strongly encourage you to make a video of the songs with your comments, on how you play so beautifully. I am a multi-instrumentalist who built dulcimers at "Hughes Dulcimer Company" in Denver CO many years ago. This is some of the loveliest music I have heard of a dulcimer. Well done, well done! I am sure with the many means to capture your music to video, you need but ask someone who would do it at no cost to you, maybe sharing the instrument to many who have never heard of a dulcimer.
Thank You Nathaniel
try to give somebody somethin and they want yours too.
fuwee!
God blessed the South period.
Aris
Thank You for your nice comments.
English by birth, Southerner in my heart. to many lies said about the Southern states.
Neither side was squeaky clean. There were lots of atrocities during this part of history, but to me this is history that one can sink ones teeth into. Never before or since in our history has so many people lost their lives fighting each other and on occasion their own family members.
@@gwentland1 I had three great-great-grandfathers shooting at each other from 100 yds away at Wilson's Creek and Pea Ridge.
Thank You sailwed1
Is that bowed dulcimer for sale? I am hunting for one! I so admired Dr Hambas😊❤️
I do not have a bowed dulcimer. There is not a bowed dulcimer in the video.
Where are these photos taken? I recognize some of the buildings.... But the one photo that got me, was the fountain in the garden surrounded by the white fence. I could have sworn it was Prescott Park, in Portsmouth, NH. That's where I call home, and I've been away overseas for a while now. Just made me a touch a homesick. Not to mention the music.... which reminds me of Blue Ridge Mountains, where I spent many happy years.
+Ellietiger1 The pictures are from Spring Mill st part in Indiana
Love the music, just sorry so many folks get hung up on a tragic war that took place 150 years ago. Ruined it for the rest us that just wanted let the artist know how much we enjoyed his work.
What songs were played in your medley? Awsome.
The northern states had their hell hole prisons as well as the south. Some as bad or worse then Andersonville. But the North won so we don't get to hear about them.
MrJake985 more confederates died than yankees too
@@RalphReagan mabey in prison
Still butt hurt after 155 years?
What were the Southerners to do? The lacked supplies to feed their own armies, let alone cowardly Yankees!
1337Hospitaller - Nothing good comes from treason.
And people wonder why the south lost