Tuesday, September 08, 2015

Dulcimerica 291 - "Nixon's Farewell"










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Bing Futch and Gary Sager perform "Nixon's Farewell" on mountain dulcimers at the Midland Folk Music Festival in Midland, MI.  

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Monday, September 07, 2015

Dulcimerica 290 - "Groovin' With Grace"










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Bing Futch and Stephen Seifert join forces once again on a rockin' version of "Cluck Old Hen". Called back for an encore, Bing plays "Amazing Grace" and the crowd quietly joins in. Recorded at the ODPC Funfest in Evart, Michigan on July 17th, 2015. 

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Dulcimerica 289 - "The Last of the Mohicans"










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In his opening set for The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Bing Futch performs "Promontory" from "The Last of the Mohicans" on mountain dulcimer. Recorded May 23rd, 2015 at the Florida Folk Festival. 

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Dulcimerica 288 - "Sweet River By River"










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In his opening set for The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Bing Futch performs "Sweet River" on mountain dulcimer and Native American flute. Recorded May 23rd, 2015 at the Florida Folk Festival. 

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Dulcimerica 287 - "A Tragic Trilogy"










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In his opening set for The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Bing Futch performs "The Ryan and Stacia Trilogy", an original cluster of songs rarely heard in its complete form. Recorded May 23rd, 2015 at the Florida Folk Festival.

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Dulcimerica 286 - "Leadbelly Trio"










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In his opening set for The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Bing Futch performs a trio of songs by folk legend Leadbelly on the mountain dulcimer. Songs include "Cotton Fields", "Pick A Bale of Cotton" and "Take This Hammer." Recorded May 23rd, 2015 at the Florida Folk Festival.

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Dulcimerica 285 - "Collaborations DO Work!"










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An epic jam at Jackson Avenue Coffee with Bing Futch on mountain dulcimer, Reverend Robert on dobro, Dano Reible on mouth harp, Gaye Harrison on fiddle and Iulia Ionescu on baritone sax. The tune is the classic "Run On For A Long Time".

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Dulcimerica 284 - "A Blues Trio"










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The blues fires up with Bing Futch on mountain dulcimer, Reverend Robert on dobro and Dano Reible on mouth harp! Recorded at Jackson Avenue Coffee in Charleston, Illinois.

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Dulcimerica 283 - "Me and The Reverend Blues"










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A slow-burning blues featuring Bing Futch on his original tune "The Flip Side" with Reverend Robert on slide guitar.

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Dulcimerica 282 - "Disneying Around The Islands"










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Bing performs some Caribbean flavor on the mountain dulcimer at Jackson Avenue Coffee in Charleston, Illinois.

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Dulcimerica 281 - "Tomorrowland Today"










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Bing meets Monty the Monorail in Glen Rose, Texas and takes a ride in the operator's cab down main street. He also talks with Monty's caretakers and performs an off-the-cuff rendition of "It's A Small World."

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