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 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 3, 20221 min read
Richard and Mimi Fariña Redux
One more from the Fariñas that is just as relevant to today as it was in the sixties. Their powerful song, "Children of Darkness" is...
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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 31, 20212 min read
Whoa!
When I first started the research two years, one of my goals was to find as much of David's published music as possible to listen to in...
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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 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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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 22, 20212 min read
Kindred Spirits
I learned a lot from doing the research for this bio, and probably the most significant thing I learned was that--starting in his...
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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 9, 20213 min read
Dulcimer Boomer: Bonnie Carol
Bonnie Carol and Max Krimmel in their Colorado workshop
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