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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...
Linda Paulus
Aug 29, 20231 min read
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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...
Linda Paulus
Mar 13, 20233 min read
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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,...
Linda Paulus
Jan 18, 20231 min read
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David and the value of passing on tradition (with a twist)
One of David's most endearing songs is "Sarah", based on a real person named Sarah Melton. He loved the 1911 backstory so much that he...
Linda Paulus
Apr 5, 20222 min read
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Jan Pulsford & the Twanging Dude
Jan Pulsford was one of the biggest surprises of all the people who informed the research for Pluck. She is Welsh-born, but lives and...
Linda Paulus
Mar 9, 20223 min read
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FOD: David & Butch Baldassari
Toward the end of Pluck, you'll read about David and Butch Baldassari's interview and performance on the 2005 radio program, "Wood Songs...
Linda Paulus
Mar 6, 20221 min read
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Hey Little Birdie, 2022 Redux
In a recent blog post on a different topic, I shared a video of two of David's young students/collaborators performing "Hey Little...
Linda Paulus
Feb 27, 20221 min read
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Dulcimer Boomers: Bob Force (and Al d'Oscché)
I am struck as I type this how easy it is to fall into the trap of thinking everything is awful after reading the news. How easy it would...
Linda Paulus
Feb 22, 20223 min read
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Emmylou and David
Emmylou Harris and David Schnaufer perform Hank Williams's "May You Never Be Alone".
Linda Paulus
Feb 19, 20222 min read
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