Saturday, October 29, 2011

Dulcimerica 191 - "RV: Winter Creek Reunion 2"










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From October of 2011, Bing rocks out "Juke Joint Hen" with Stephen Seifert on baritone double dulcimer during the latter's set at Winter Creek Reunion.


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Dulcimerica 190 - "RV: Winter Creek Reunion"










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From October of 2011, Bing jams "Arkansas Traveler" with mandolin-player extraordinaire Hollis Wright of The Wright Family while at Winter Creek Reunion.


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Friday, October 28, 2011

Dulcimerica 189 - "RV Project: Dulcimerville"










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From June of 2011, Bing joins 12-year old Caleb Holloway in a rendition of "Old Joe Clark" while at Dulcimerville in Black Mountain, North Carolina.


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Saturday, September 03, 2011

Dulcimerica 188 - "RV Project: Old Songs"










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Bing Futch performs at the Old Songs Festival at the Altamont Fairgrounds in New York. Here, he performs "Danny Boy" during the Friday night main stage concert. He is then joined by Ad Bos of the Dutch group Kapriol' for "Run On."Footage courtesy of the group Kapriol' -


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Monday, August 01, 2011

Dulcimerica 187 - "The RV Project Tour"










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A glimpse at some of the beautiful country seen from "Rita", the Winnebago, while Bing Futch engages his 2011 RV PROJECT TOUR. The improv piece, called "Sailing On The Seas of D", is performed and written by Bing Futch and Ehukai Teves - recorded at Dulcimerville in Black Mountain, North Carolina.


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Monday, May 30, 2011

Bing Futch Performs "Abblasen"










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Folkcraft Instruments artist Bing Futch performs "Abblasen", a tune that has become recognized as the theme song to "CBS Sunday Morning."

Bing is on THE RV PROJECT TOUR 2011 this summer and fall, traveling to over 25 cities and performing at festivals, fairgrounds, pubs and clubs, house concerts, churches and wide open spaces. http://darkstudios.com/rvproject.html


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Thursday, March 17, 2011

Dulcimerica 186 - "Kesh Jig"










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Bing Futch teaches "Kesh Jig" in DAD tuning on mountain dulcimer; a tune featured with backing tracks in his book "Mountain Dulcimer In The Band (Book 6): Celtic Edition." Available at the following link: http://www.darkstudios.com/bfstore-books.html


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Friday, March 11, 2011

Dulcimerica 185 - "Loch Lomond"










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Bing Futch teaches the Scottish classic "Loch Lomond" in DAD tuning on mountain dulcimer; a tune featured with backing tracks in his book "Mountain Dulcimer In The Band (Book 6): Celtic Edition."


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Tuesday, February 08, 2011

Dulcimerica 184 - "The 1 1/2 Fret Pt. 2"










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In part two, Bing Futch offers some more insight into using the 1 1/2 fret on mountain dulcimer and also does a quick workshop on The Beatles' "Norwegian Wood."


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Dulcimerica 183 - "The 1 1/2 Fret Pt. 1"










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Bing Futch offers a two-part workshop in utilizing the 1 1/2 fret on mountain dulcimer.


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Sunday, February 06, 2011

Dulcimerica 182 - "Build Me Up, Buttercup"










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A big hello to the new dulcimer, Buttercup, and a look at the differences between diatonic and chromatic fretboards.



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Friday, January 14, 2011

2nd Annual Key West Dulcimer Fest










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A new promo for the 2nd Annual Key West Dulcimer Fest featuring footage from last year's event.

If you're interested in attending the 2nd Annual Key West Dulcimer Fest January 27th - 30th, 2011 - please pre-register by joining the official mailing list.


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