Dulcimerica 329 - "Happy New Year!"

 

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For the final show of 2016, Bing demonstrates and teaches an easy version of "Auld Lang Syne" for New Year's Eve on the mountain dulcimer and also reflects on the past year. Some strange things are afoot in this video - stay for after the credits!

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Dulcimerica 328 - "One-Way Ticket"

 

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On January 26th, a day before competing in the quarterfinals of the 2016 International Blues Challenge, Bing Futch recorded 14 songs at legendary Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. The resultant album, "What's Old Becomes New Again", will be released in January 2017.

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Dulcimerica 327 - "Silver Bells"

 

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Bing Futch gets into the holiday spirit with this in-depth look at taking a song from idea to arrangement on the baritone mountain dulcimer. Using "Silver Bells" as an example, Bing begins with the melody, adds chords, harmony, subtle arrangements and changes to flesh out the tune.

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Dulcimerica 326 - "What's That Sound?"

 

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From Washington, D.C., inside of his motorhome, Imua, Bing Futch performs the Buffalo Springfield song "For What It's Worth" on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the classic tune.

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Dulcimerica 325 - "Rock The Raga"

 

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Bing Futch performs a mountain dulcimer improvisation from inside his motorhome, Imua, incorporating bits from his "Raga 111806" off of "Dulcimer Rock" from 2007. That track was recorded on November 18, 2006 and this video was shot on November 17th, 2016.

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Dulcimerica 324 - "On Da Spot"

 

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Ehukai Teves and Stephen Seifert make up some stuff on acoustic and solid body mountain dulcimer after the camp photo at the 1st Annual Black Mountain Music Festival on October 27th, 2016 in Black Mountain, North Carolina. There may, or may not, be an after-credits sequence.

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Dulcimerica 323 - "Tucson Trough"

 

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Recorded in Oro Valley, Arizona on October 1st, 2016, Bing performs his original tune "Day At Trough Creek" on the chromatic mountain dulcimer.

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Dulcimerica 322 - "The Dusty Way"

 

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Bing's friend Dusty Turtle shares some chording tricks in this video shot in Berkeley, California in late September 2016.

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Dulcimerica 321 - "The Future Of Mountain Dulcimer"

 

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Bing speaks with Victoria Hewitt of Hewoud Music at the Midland Folk Music Festival in Midland, Michigan on August 27th, 2016. Bing test drives one of Victoria's creations with "Goodbye Is Not Forever" and "Sandy River Belle."

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Dulcimerica 320 - "Long After I'm Gone"

 

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Lil' Rev performs an original song with Bing Futch on mountain dulcimer at the 2016 Midwest Uke Fest at Folkcraft Instruments. Did you know that there were post-credit sequences in "Dulcimerica" episodes now? Keep watching after the credits for bonus scenes!

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Dulcimerica 319 - "Evart Pt. 6"

 

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Bing Futch performs "Promentory" from "The Last of The Mohicans" with The Kaiser Family and Jason Yanity at the 2016 ODPC Funfest in Evart, Michigan. Recorded July 15th, 2016 by Ken Kaiser.

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Dulcimerica 318 - "Evart Pt. 5"

 

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Continued from his Friday night concert set at the ODPC Funfest in Evart, Michigan, Bing Futch performs his new original instrumental “Goodbye Is Not Forever” on his Folkcraft baritone mountain dulcimer. Also, a tribute to Folkcraft’s Steve Ash. Recorded July 15th, 2016 by Ken Kaiser.

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Dulcimerica 317 - "Evart Pt. 4"

 

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During his Friday night concert set at the ODPC Funfest in Evart, Michigan, Bing performs his new original tune "Never Too Late." Recorded July 15th, 2016 by Ken Kaiser.

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Dulcimerica 316 - "Evart Pt. 3"

 

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Bing Futch finds himself frequenting the stage at the ODPC Funfest first with a last-minute request to sing The National Anthem before the Friday night concert. Bing had never sang "The Star Spangled Banner" before an audience before and it was an honor and a thrill. He also sat in with Gracie Fisher, Katie Moritz and Aaron O'Rourke on cahon throughout the Saturday evening concert. A new passion is born.

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Dulcimerica 315 - "Evart Pt. 2"

 

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Bing Futch and Stephen Seifert perform an improvisation on mountain dulcimer and Native American flute on July 15th, 2016 at the ODPC Funfest Friday night concert in Evart, Michigan.

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Dulcimerica 314 - "Evart Pt. 1"

 

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Bing Futch and Stephen Seifert perform an improvisation on mountain dulcimer and Native American flute on July 15th, 2016 at the ODPC Funfest Friday night concert in Evart, Michigan.

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Dulcimerica 313 - "Seifert Futch Jam"

 

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Bing Futch and Stephen Seifert perform an improvisation that includes "I Am A Poor Wayfaring Stranger" during their live Concert Window show.

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Dulcimerica 312 - "Grace"

 

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Bing performs "Amazing Grace" during an encore at the Tidewater Friends of Acoustic Music Concert Series closing night.

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Dulcimerica 311 - "IBC Winners JAM!

 

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Recorded May 5th, 2016 at the New Castle-Henry County Public Library, Bing Futch and Brian Wallen crank out some tasty blues! Brian Wallen was a finalist at the 2015 International Blues Challenge and won 2nd place in the solo-duo category. Bing was a finalist at the 2016 International Blues Challenge and won “Best Guitarist” in the solo-duo category.

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Dulcimerica 310 - "Ozark Mountain Tribute"

 

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Recorded at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, Arkansas on April 23rd, Bing (mountain dulcimer) and Grace Stormont (vocals, banjo) perform “Too Old To Die Young” and then enter into a Prince tribute with the song “Purple Rain”, joined by Ilace Mears (hammered dulcimer), Rick Thum (guitar), Judson Steinback (mountain dulcimer), Larry Dalton (bass) and Barbara Dalton (fiddle). Classic!

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Dulcimerica 309 - "Ozark Session 3"

 

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Recorded at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, Arkansas on April 23rd, Bing captures Tull Glazener performing mountain dulcimer and explaining his approach to “Misty.”

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Dulcimerica 308 - "Ozark Session 2"

 

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Recorded at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, Arkansas on April 23rd, Bing captures Judson Steinback on mountain dulcimer backstage in the Large Auditorium.

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Dulcimerica 307a - "Ozark Session 1"

 

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Recorded at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, Arkansas on April 23rd, Bing captures Duane Porterfield performing a Beatles medley featuring “With A Little Help From My Friends” and “Here Comes The Sun.”

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Dulcimerica 307 - "Song Study: Come On With Me"

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Bing performs his original song "Come On With Me" by request and then uses it to teach primary rhythms and left-hand techniques that can be used in a number of ways.

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Dulcimerica 306 - "Song Study: Over The Rainbow"

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Bing performs "Over The Rainbow" and then offers a quick workshop in playing the song in DAA tuning.

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Dulcimerica 305 - "Intro To Chromatic Dulcimer"

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Bing performs "Let It Go" from the hit Disney film "Frozen" and then introduces a method of learning the chromatic mountain dulcimer.

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Dulcimerica 304 - "Old School Dulcimer Blues"

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Bing Futch performs "Sweet Home Chicago" on the St. Blues Cigar Box Guitar that he won in Memphis at the International Blues Challenge before turning to his Folkcraft resonator mountain dulcimer to play a North Mississippi Hill Country-inspired original blues called "Harperville."  Recorded at the 4th Annual Florida Gulf Coast Dulcimer Retreat in Homosassa, Florida.

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Dulcimerica 303 - "Big Time In BluesTown"

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This special extended episode features a look at Bing's experience in Memphis, Tennessee during the week of the 2016 International Blues Challenge; the largest gathering of blues musicians in the world. Culled together with various bits of raw iPhone footage, Bing shares an eerie look at a near-desserted Beale St. before the challenge, a quick tour through legendary Sun Studio and clips of the performances in the quarterfinals, semifinals and finals that led him to be named "Best Guitarist" overall in the solo-duo category of the 32nd annual IBC! Bing Futch endorses, and is endorsed by, Folkcraft Instruments ( http://Folkcraft.com ), V-Picks ( http://V-Picks.com ) and General Case (http://GeneralCase.com) Please help support Dulcimerica by becoming a patron on Patreon! http://www.Patreon.com/BingFutch  

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Dulcimerica 302 - "Riding On The Metronome"

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By viewer request! Bing presents the metronome as a useful tool in developing a strong, consistent rhythm sense. Demonstrations in exercise practice, song rehearsal and some subdivision tricks that will help you cozy up to the metronome. Bing Futch endorses, and is endorsed by, Folkcraft Instruments ( http://Folkcraft.com ), V-Picks ( http://V-Picks.com ) and General Case (http://GeneralCase.com) Please help support Dulcimerica by becoming a patron on Patreon! http://www.Patreon.com/BingFutch  

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Dulcimerica 301 - "Demo: Swallowtail Jig"

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Bing starts off the 9th season of "Dulcimerica" with a song demo of the Celtic tune "Swallowtail Jig." The tune is performed at moderate tempo with focus on hand-placement and melody with additional instruction on adding chords when playing solo. And then some kind of poltergeist shows up at the end. Weird. Bing Futch endorses, and is endorsed by, Folkcraft Instruments ( http://Folkcraft.com ), V-Picks ( http://V-Picks.com ) and General Case (http://GeneralCase.com) Please help support Dulcimerica by becoming a patron on Patreon! http://www.Patreon.com/BingFutch  

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Dulcimerica 300 - "Top Ten Ways To Improve Your Playing"

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The 300th episode of "Dulcimerica"! It features a Top Ten list of things you can do to help improve your playing in the new year. Bing Futch endorses, and is endorsed by, Folkcraft Instruments ( http://Folkcraft.com ), V-Picks ( http://V-Picks.com ) and General Case (http://GeneralCase.com) Please help support Dulcimerica by becoming a patron on Patreon! http://www.Patreon.com/BingFutch  

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Dulcimerica 299 - "Intro To Looping"

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An introduction to the looper pedal for practice and performance! Bing Futch endorses, and is endorsed by, Folkcraft Instruments ( http://Folkcraft.com ), V-Picks ( http://V-Picks.com ) and General Case (http://GeneralCase.com) Please help support Dulcimerica by becoming a patron on Patreon! http://www.Patreon.com/BingFutch  

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