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Rand Moore's Blog – October 2012 Archive (7)
"Waltzing Matilda" - Banjo Patterson's famous song/story of frontier justice in Australia. Arranged for dulcimer.
The following song is in ABC music format and it should be cut and pasted into an ABC converter program like the "abcConverter" on Mandolintab.net. Once you submit your ABC file, the converter will produce a quick and dirty image of your musical score which is then displayed on screen. Above the music, in the center of the screen, you should be able to see these three links:…
ContinueAdded by Rand Moore on October 12, 2012 at 11:30am — 7 Comments
"Shady Grove" - A traditional Appalachian song about a young man courting a young woman. Arranged for stick dulcimer.
The following song is in ABC music format and it should be cut and pasted into an ABC converter program like the "abcConverter" on Mandolintab.net. Once you submit your ABC file, the converter will produce a quick and dirty image of your musical score which is then displayed on screen. Above the music, in the center of the screen, you should be able to see these three links:…
ContinueAdded by Rand Moore on October 11, 2012 at 12:30am — No Comments
"Old Joe Clark" - A favorite old-time fiddle tune & song about a notorious scoundrel from Kentucky. Arranged for stick dulcimer.
The following song is in ABC music format and it should be cut and pasted into an ABC converter program like the "abcConverter" on Mandolintab.net. Once you submit your ABC file, the converter will produce a quick and dirty image of your musical score which is then displayed on screen. Above the music, in the center of the screen, you should be able to see these three links:…
ContinueAdded by Rand Moore on October 7, 2012 at 4:30pm — 7 Comments
"Polly Wolly Doodle" - an old traditional American song of possible Minstrel origins arranged for stick dulcimer.
The following song is in ABC music format and it should be cut and pasted into an ABC converter program like the "abcConverter" on Mandolintab.net. Once you submit your ABC file, the converter will produce a quick and dirty image of your musical score which is then displayed on screen. Above the music, in the center of the screen, you should be able to see these three links:…
ContinueAdded by Rand Moore on October 5, 2012 at 9:30pm — 3 Comments
"Rose of Alabama" - an old minstrel song written by Silas S. Steele (1846) and arranged for stick dulcimer.
The following song is in ABC music format and it should be cut and pasted into an ABC converter program like the "abcConverter" on Mandolintab.net. Once you submit your ABC file, the converter will produce a quick and dirty image of your musical score which is then displayed on screen. Above the music, in the center of the screen, you should be able to see these three links:…
ContinueAdded by Rand Moore on October 4, 2012 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment
"Congo River" - an old sea shanty arranged for stick dulcimer.
The following song is in ABC music format and it should be cut and pasted into an ABC converter program like the "abcConverter" on Mandolintab.net. Once you submit your ABC file, the converter will produce a quick and dirty image of your musical score which is then displayed on screen. Above the music, in the center of the screen, you should be able to see these three links:…
ContinueAdded by Rand Moore on October 4, 2012 at 5:00am — 6 Comments
"Hard Times Come Again No More" by Stephen C. Foster (1854) and arranged for stick dulcimer.
The following song is in ABC music format and it should be cut and pasted into an ABC converter program like the "abcConverter" on Mandolintab.net. Once you submit your ABC file, the converter will produce a quick and dirty image of your musical score which is then displayed on screen. Above the music, in the center of the screen, you should be able to see these three links:…
ContinueAdded by Rand Moore on October 2, 2012 at 6:00pm — No Comments
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