Musings inspired by David's story
One of the recurring aspects of research about David's life was the theme of storytelling: not only was he an admired storyteller, but...
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Linda Paulus
- Aug 29, 2023
- 1 min
A *very* Nice Surprise ...
... popped into my mailbox, thanks to dulcimer maestro Tull Glazener. I have been on a summer hiatus from this blog, but what arrived...
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Linda Paulus
- May 30, 2023
- 3 min
John Nova Lomax
Okay, so it has been just a week since Nova passed, and I couldn't share anything on this blog until now because every time I started to...
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Linda Paulus
- May 22, 2023
- 1 min
Rest in Peace, Nova
It is with enormous sadness that I write the following sentence: John Nova Lomax passed away way this morning. Nova helped me...
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Linda Paulus
- May 17, 2023
- 2 min
Morning Has Broken
Have been away too long from my blogging due to the massive amount of farm work that always takes place in the spring, and some travel...
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Linda Paulus
- Apr 24, 2023
- 2 min
Listen: David tells a story ....
... about how he joined a hot rock and roll band in the early nineties from Nashville. If you've read Pluck, you'll recognize immediately...
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Linda Paulus
- Apr 19, 2023
- 3 min
So, who were the Cactus Brothers in the Eighties? (And some news we all really need to ponder.)
Some background: The Cactus Brothers were a Nashville-based band who released two albums in the 1990s before disbanding. The band...
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Linda Paulus
- Apr 11, 2023
- 2 min
Time to Talk Cactus
As I finish the last proofing of David's 1991 week long workshop, I have been relistening to his thoughts on bending notes and, then,...
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Linda Paulus
- Mar 23, 2023
- 1 min
We’ll get a little history in; I try to do that a little as we go ...
One of many gems from David's 1991 class for music teachers. He tells the little-known story of Ted Cutrell, one of the 1948 winners of...
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Linda Paulus
- Mar 13, 2023
- 3 min
Oldies but Really Really Goodies
This post is not so much about David, but how David sparked some thoughts about growing older and the passage of Time with its shifting...
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Linda Paulus
- Mar 2, 2023
- 3 min
Tennessee Valentine, part 2
If you are one of the people who have written or asked about what I knew about David's love life, this post will disappoint. By the end,...
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Linda Paulus
- Feb 19, 2023
- 3 min
Tennessee Valentine, Part 1
Watch David perform "Tennessee Valentine" at the 2001 dual launch party for the Starlings, Tn's album, Leapers Fork and David's Uncle...
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Linda Paulus
- Feb 12, 2023
- 4 min
Another funny coincidence...
So yesterday the new Dulcimer Players News arrived. I opened up the envelope and began flipping through the magazine, and almost fell off...
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Linda Paulus
- Feb 7, 2023
- 1 min
David and the Pachelbel Canon in D
David tells students in his 1991 class: The first version I ever heard the tune was the New York Harp Ensemble's. And it was five big...
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Linda Paulus
- Jan 31, 2023
- 4 min
What Goes Around Comes Around
So, I'm on the second-to-the-last tape transcription of the 1991 David Schnaufer workshop. I had not planned to curate and share...
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Linda Paulus
- Jan 18, 2023
- 1 min
Another Blast from the Past
In an earlier post on David's partnership with the great Alan Freeman I included the tune "Whiskey Before Breakfast" from their cassette,...
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Linda Paulus
- Dec 24, 2022
- 1 min
Happy Holidays!
As many people know, David had a fan club for a time that started when he was working with John Lomax as his manager. Each fan club...
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Linda Paulus
- Dec 19, 2022
- 2 min
A little bit of Galax (1995)
One of the tunes David teaches his class to play Galax-style was Old Joe Clark. To get them started, he tells them, Let’s get a little...
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