Dulcimerica with Bing Futch

 

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In a continuing series of episodes featuring The Stark Sessions, Bing deconstructs “Georgia On My Mind”, distilling it to the melody, then adding harmony and support. He is playing the third prototype of the Folkcraft Instruments DulciVox, which is now officially available to order from Folkcraft.com

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Bing debuts a new arrangement of the Georgia State Song, “Georgia On My Mind”, created and workshopped at the first Expedition Dulcimer at Stone Mountain Manor in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Here, a collection of visuals and moments from the week. Www.ExpeditionDulcimer.com For more info

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Another livestreamed workshop from an rv in a North Carolina strip mall parking lot. Bing introduces a series called Deep Track, which takes an immersive approach to study. This episode is for chromatic mountain dulcimer tuned DAD – and the study is in the key of F major, going over the I, IV, and V chords in familiar shapes. Attend workshops for free at www.Patreon.com/BingFutch

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Bing livestreams The Ionian Institute from his rv in a North Carolina strip mall parking lot. Attend workshops for free at www.Patreon.com/BingFutch

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“Found At Sea” is a new tune that Bing composed and recorded on March 8th, inspired by the 2024 Castaway Music Cruise. Here, it provides the soundtrack for a glimpse at the seafaring fun aboard the Royal Caribbean Radiance of the Seas. Www.CastawayMusicCruise.com

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A glimpse at the music and merriment that took place at the 10th Annual Florida Gulf Coast Dulcimer Retreat in Homosassa Springs, Florida. GulfCoastDulcimer.com

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A new tune inspired by Bing's oldest cat, Simba. Includes introductions to all five rescued felines at Casa de Milagro, and a tribute to Simba's BFF, Roscoe, who left for Rainbow Bridge in January.

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The Stark Sessions are bare-bones song studies shot in high contrast black and white with no dialogue, allowing viewers to focus on the tune at hand. For this session, the song, “Colored Aristocracy”, is broken down into melody, drone melody and then chords are added along with a backing track.

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Bing teaches the tune “Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss” on mountain dulcimer in the key of D, tuned DAD, and then cranks up the backing tracks to audition the song for “Mountain Dulcimer in the Band (Book 8)”. Play along with the band and Bing, plus download tracks at http://www.Patreon.com/BingFutch

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Bing teaches the tune “Shaving a Dead Man” on a Folkcraft Instruments LAP-JO hybrid mountain dulcimer/banjo. Also, a sneak preview of “Mountain Dulcimer in the Band (Book 8)”, and Bing receives a surprise phone call mid-shoot. Download tablature and backing tracks from Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/posts/98044374

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