David's Friends 3/3

Dec 18, 20212 min read

Publishing Day

Well, there it is: the Pluck e-Book is now live on Amazon. Print book coming very soon. It's a very strange feeling to see it on the...

Dec 12, 20212 min read

A Postcard from the Past

Recently David's old friend Jack sent me some photos and correspondence from David that he had saved from the mid-seventies. I've always...

Dec 9, 20213 min read

Dulcimer Boomer: Bonnie Carol

Bonnie Carol and Max Krimmel in their Colorado workshop

Dec 7, 20211 min read

FOD: What I See Every Day

This is the view directly across my desk. The painting of David is by a good friend of his who is a multi-media artist, singer-songwriter...

Dec 5, 20211 min read

Early music from David (with Alan Freeman): Hogfiddler's Fancy

This is not *the* earliest music David made; that happened when he was five years old and learned to play the jaw harp. But this is the...

Nov 30, 20211 min read

David Schnaufer & the Barlow Knife

His mother's gift of a Barlow knife from when he was a child ensured that David Schnaufer would play the fiddle tune on a dulcimer.

Nov 29, 20212 min read

Dulcimer Boom Players: A tip of the hat to Doug Berch

Since joining the dulcimer community I’ve heard several people say that mountain dulcimer players are some of the nicest people you’d...

Nov 24, 20212 min read

Red Tailed Hawk

One of the things David and many of his friends throughout his life had in common was a love of nature. David spent much time on the...

Nov 7, 20211 min read

If you have never heard of David Schnaufer, then it's time to meet him

In 1990, Atlantic Records released a music video that featured Arkansas musician Martin Delray performing his cover of Johnny Cash’s “Get...