Space Oddity - live with a dulcimer

Cover of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity,” performed live at the Colorado Dulcimer Festival by Sam Edelston, on solo 3-string electric dulcimer. I played it as an instrumental, but used the dulcimer to "sing" the song. If you need lyrics to follow the action, they can be readily found through your favorite search engine.
Though usually associated with old folk songs and tunes, the mountain dulcimer is a natural rock (and pop) instrument. In fact, I call it a more logical first stringed instrument than guitar -- with fewer strings and (usually) fewer frets, it just seems to me that there ought to be millions of people wanting to play, if only they realized it was relevant to their music. I do these videos to inspire more people to play and listen to dulcimer music, in diverse, non-traditional styles.
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Song written and composed by the extraordinary David Bowie.
Technical details: Played on my Rod Matheson 3-string chromatic dulcimer, tuned DAD, played in the key of D. I'm running the dulcimer through a Headrush Gigboard, using a rig that includes a bit of octave doubling and mild overdrive, chorus, a couple of reverbs, and (once we launch into space) a delay.
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[@jaymiemaham9582]

This one is really outta this world! Great job, Sam. 🚀🌠⭐

[@ContemporaryDulcimer]

Thanks, Jaymie! I try to give a song the treatment it deserves. I felt this one belonged in space. 🚀🌎😎

[@alphawolf927]

maaan its so beautiful

[@ContemporaryDulcimer]

Thank you so much! 😀

[@dschroeder7354]

Planet Earth is blue
And there's nothing I can do!

[@ContemporaryDulcimer]

I've always especially loved the irony in the line, "You've really made the grade, and the papers want to know whose shirts you wear."