Songs and Tunes of the Wilderness Road
Arrangements for Appalachian Dulcimer
Dulcimer - Sheet Music

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Dulcimer (Mountain) - Beginning-Intermediate

SKU: MB.96747

Arrangements for Appalachian Dulcimer. Composed by Ralph Smith and Madeline MacNeil. Saddle-stitched, Solos. Acoustic Music. Book. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.96747).

ISBN 9780786629725. UPC: 796279044028. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

This collection of traditional music for the mountain dulcimer seeks to reunite this beautiful instrument with the people, the music, and the world from which it came. It tells the story of the Wilderness Road, a trail through the Appalachian Mountains from Gate City, Virginia, to Fort Boonesboorugh, Kentucky, blazed by Daniel Boone, and links it to the history and heritage of the mountain dulcimer. Numerous photographs and maps help tell the story, and each tune in the book includes a historical anecdote describing its origin.

This book is a must for anyone interested in the history of the Appalachian Mountain region and its music. The sixteen tunes in this book are written in notation and tablature for the standard three-course mountain dulcimer (without the 6 1/2 or 1 1/2 fret in the fretboard), with chord symbols and complete lyrics. A knowledge of simple chording techniques is all that is needed to play the tunes. The tunings used are Ionian (DAA), Aeolian (DAC), and Dorian (DAG).

  • The Storms Are On The Ocean
  • Old Man at the Mill
  • The Three Babes
  • The Devil's Nine Questions
  • The Unquiet Grave
  • I Gave My Love A Cherry (Version C)
  • I Gave My Lone A Cherry (Version B)
  • I Gave My Love A Cherry (Version A)
  • Bold Robing
  • Shady Grove
  • Sourwood Mountain
  • The Coo-Coo Bird
  • Three Nights Drink (Our Goodman, Child Ballad No:
  • Sailing At High Tide
  • When Are You Coming To See Me?
  • Sheep Shell Corn
  • Cripple Creek
  • Cumberland Gap