Fariña pops in again
The researching and writing for Pluck was a gargantuan learning experience on a number of levels. And the learning continues, thanks to...
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Linda Paulus
Mar 20, 20222 min read
Them Dirty Boys Bridgin' the Gap
Once upon a time, the scruffy, west coast hippies who called themselves the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band broached the subject of collaborating...
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Linda Paulus
Mar 9, 20223 min read
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...
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Linda Paulus
Mar 6, 20221 min read
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...
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Linda Paulus
Mar 3, 20224 min read
Madeline MacNeil
Writing on this project has enabled me to get to know and learn from a whole host of remarkable and talented people, some from within the...
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Linda Paulus
Feb 27, 20221 min read
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...
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Linda Paulus
Feb 26, 20222 min read
"Harris Picking"
"Harris Picking" was David's first submission to Dulcimer Players News.* It appeared in 1979, and he was twenty-six years old. Allow me...
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Linda Paulus
Feb 25, 20222 min read
FOD: Guest post by Steven Stubblefield
When I started the Pluck Blog, I envisioned putting up posts that followed the chronology of Pluck, but I've made an executive decision...
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Linda Paulus
Feb 22, 20223 min read
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...
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Linda Paulus
Feb 19, 20222 min read
Emmylou and David
Emmylou Harris and David Schnaufer perform Hank Williams's "May You Never Be Alone".
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Linda Paulus
Feb 16, 20221 min read
Chet Atkins
Why him? Why did David Schnaufer spend years writing to Chet Atkins during the seventies--out of all the important music movers and...
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Linda Paulus
Feb 12, 20222 min read
Yes, the dulcimer evolves, but always in full circle
A few days ago, David Beede posted a clip of Cyndi Lauper on Everything Dulcimer. The video is from her 2008 appearance on the Howard...
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Linda Paulus
Feb 8, 20223 min read
Brush Arbor part 2: The Hunt for Norman Jordan
As previously described here, David's song "Brush Arbor" was one of those "signs" that kept popping up during the research for Pluck that...
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Linda Paulus
Feb 2, 20223 min read
The "Good-spooky" stuff
I mentioned earlier that there have been all kinds of events related to this project that I call "good-spooky" kinds of stuff. I usually...
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Linda Paulus
Jan 31, 20221 min read
The Dulcimer Evolves (part 3)
If you're visiting this site to learn about David Schnaufer or the dulcimer for the first time, then I hope this and the two previous...
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Linda Paulus
Jan 4, 20222 min read
FOD Dulcimer Boomer: Lois Hornbostel
The research for David's early dulcimer playing years for Pluck was greatly facilitated by the wonderful Lois Hornbostel. Luckily for me,...
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Linda Paulus
Jan 1, 20222 min read
Richard Fariña and those not-so-gossamer threads
So, I mentioned Richard Fariña in an earlier post without considering that some readers who might visit this Blog might also not know who...
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Linda Paulus
Dec 28, 20213 min read
FOD (Friends of David): Cade, Aaron, Jim and the Inimitable Loretta Callens
One of the joys of this project has been the opportunity to meet so many kind people who were friends of David's and/or admirers who...
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Linda Paulus
Dec 27, 20213 min read
Roger Nicholson
Rick shot me an email today in which he commented on the Jack Master's track from the "Merry Christmas from David" post; "As I listened...
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Linda Paulus
Dec 26, 20213 min read
FOD: Rick Freimuth
What can I tell you about Rick Freimuth? Well, first of all, he was (and still is) a gift of the Muse. He makes his 1971 appearance in...
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