Friday, November 24, 2023

Episode 676 - "Stephen Foster Pt. 2"

 


A flow of music from the 2023 Stephen Foster Dulcimer Retreat, including performances by instructors, Tina Bergmann, Jessica Comeau, Laurie Alsobrook, Sally Anderson, and Bing Futch.
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Friday, November 17, 2023

Episode 675 - "Stephen Foster Pt. 1"

 


Scenes from the 2023 Stephen Foster Dulcimer Retreat, including a performance by Laurie Alsobrook's class inside the carillon tower, and also Bing performs “ADHD Blues.”
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Friday, November 10, 2023

Episode 674 - “Songwriter's Sandbox”

 


In this excerpt from the inaugural session of The Songwriter's Sandbox", Bing introduces his cat, Olivia, before going into a music theory deep-dive that focuses on the seven notes of the scale, and how to build the seven chords in each key. Join Bing's Patreon for free to see the next workshop live! http://www.patreon.com/bingfutch
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Friday, November 03, 2023

Episode 673 - "Jam with Colin"

 


At the 2023 Carolina BalloonFest in Statesville, NC, Bing calls up local Irish flute player, Colin Shoemaker, to join him for “Road to Lisdoonvarna” and “Rosin The Beau.”
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Friday, October 27, 2023

Episode 672 - “Sally's Song”

 


Bing performs his new arrangement of “Sally's Song” from “The Nightmare Before Christmas”, by composer Danny Elfman. The orchestral arrangement was done with MIDI instruments in Logic Pro X.
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Friday, October 20, 2023

Episode 671 - "Blue Ridge Mountain Song"

 


From Black Mountain Music Fest in Black Mountain, North Carolina, Bing challenges his Tune Writing Masterclass students to write a song in four days, and then ups the ante by joining the challenge alongside them.The tune is called "Blue Ridge Mountain Song" and it's in the key of A.
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Friday, October 13, 2023

Episode 670 - "Intro to Accents"

 


In a beginner-level episode, Bing introduces accents; placing emphasis on notes and chords for effect.
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