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Linda Paulus
Jan 29, 20222 min read
Then and Now: The Dulcimer Evolves (part 2)
If the dulcimer and/or its music is new to you, then this post is for you. It is the second of three posts where I will make the case...
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Linda Paulus
Jan 25, 20221 min read
Pluck Chronology Part 2: Crossing Thresholds
1960: Folk Revival begins. Jean Ritchie introduces Richard Fariña to the dulcimer./Nancy Johnson (later, Nancy Barker) gets her first...
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Linda Paulus
Jan 19, 20222 min read
Can a modest fiddle tune change the world?
If David were alive today, I believe he would have been great friends with Jamie Laval--they would have had much to talk about. During...
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Linda Paulus
Jan 17, 20221 min read
The Hero's Journey (part 3)
A brief summation of the Hero's Journey as it relates to the biography, Pluck The Extraordinary Life and Times of David Schnaufer
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Linda Paulus
Jan 13, 20223 min read
The Hero's Journey (Part 1)
High School sophomore David Schnaufer
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Linda Paulus
Jan 10, 20221 min read
Dulcimer Boom Inspiration: Highwoods String Band
I've already began writing about some early influences on David's development as a musician starting with Jean Ritchie. Another early...
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Linda Paulus
Jan 6, 20223 min read
The Power of Resonance
Three notes I want to tell you about: one came the other day from someone whom has become dear to me through this project; she writes: ...
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Linda Paulus
Jan 5, 20222 min read
For Book Club Readers of Pluck: Ten Discussion Starters
1. What does it mean to have a “good life," and who should define what a good life entails? In what ways do we making meaning of our own...
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Linda Paulus
Jan 2, 20222 min read
Unsung Heroine
My sister Cindy texted me this photo (below) with the message: "I'm all choked up---this came in the mail yesterday but I just got it."...
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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 30, 20213 min read
That 6 1/2 Fret
If you're unfamiliar with the mountain dulcimer, a bit of explanation about fret numbers, and more specifically, the title of this post....
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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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Linda Paulus
Dec 25, 20211 min read
Merry Christmas from David
Thanks to Jack Masters and Vanderbilt University/Special Collections and Archives, take a listen to this track to mark today, Christmas...
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Linda Paulus
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...
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Linda Paulus
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...
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Linda Paulus
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...
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Linda Paulus
Dec 2, 20212 min read
Get to Know David Schnaufer: Fisher's Hornpipe
Still not sure who David Schnaufer was, or what he did that was so amazing? Alright, first return to this and this post about Jean...
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Linda Paulus
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.
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