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 10, 20221 min read
A little "good-spooky" story
I know how this is going to sound. I just want you to know that I swear it happened. I was in the middle of some serious burnout. So,...
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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 6, 20224 min read
The Hunt for Brush Arbor
A story behind the song: During work on Pluck--especially with respect to the years between 1953 and 2006--I would glimpse here and there...
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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 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 26, 20221 min read
Then and Now: The Dulcimer Evolves
There are two main characters in Pluck; one is David Schnaufer, the other is the mountain dulcimer. If the dulcimer or traditional music...
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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 23, 20222 min read
The Pluck Chronology Part 1: Origins
I'm sorry to say this didn't occur to me to include in Pluck prior to publication, but a couple of people suggested I should have...
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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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