Friday, September 29, 2023

Episode 668 - "Wild Mountain Thyme"

 


Bing continues his short-term residency at Kentucky Horse Park with a simple breakdown of "Wild Mountain Thyme" for mountain dulcimer tuned DAD in the key of D major.
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Friday, September 22, 2023

Episode 667 - "Boondocking with the Boondocker"

 


Bing checks out The Boondocker Walking Dulcimer while boondocking in Kentucky. Sent to him from Jaromin Guitars just before tour, Bing delivers a look at what he's found while playing this fun new axe! www.Jaromin.com
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Friday, September 15, 2023

Episode 666 - "The Scout"

 


Bing composes a new song for chromatic mountain dulcimer that relies upon the tritone interval for melodic and harmonic inspiration. The episode was further inspired by a family of chipmunks that Bing observed while camping in Lexington, Kentucky. Dig deep into the theory here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/scout-what-wont-89244874
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Friday, September 08, 2023

Episode 665 - "Music of the Night (Excerpt)"

 


This week's episode features the first 9 minutes of Bing's “The Music of the Night” workshop, which took place August 31st. The full 2-hour video is available on Patreon. Join for free with limited access by visiting http://www.Patreon.com/BingFutch
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Friday, September 01, 2023

Episode 664 - “Right-Hand Palm Muting”

 


In the last episode before fall tour begins, Bing introduces the right-hand palm mute, and demonstrates just a few of its many uses in different styles and approaches on the mountain dulcimer.
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