Happy 21st Birthday to My Girl, Alex!

Been Told By The Messenger, song by Adrian Kosky

I'm happy to share the song, "Been Told by the Messenger," which was written by Adrian Kosky during a visit to Clarksdale, Mississippi, after a visit with George Messenger at George's place called, Messenger's.  George Messenger told Adrian that The Blues is dead....Adrian wrote this song as a way of processing that information.

We performed this version of Adrian's song at the Radio Springs Hotel in Lyonville, Victoria, AU, a couple of weeks ago with our friend Tony Soccio.  In this recording Adrian is playing guitar and tamborine, I am playing mountain dulcimer, and Tony is playing mandolin.  Click here to hear the song, Been Told by the Messenger. 

I like this song.

October 7, 2010, Newsletter from Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Victoria, Australia

Here's something exciting!  Actually....it's a dulcimer-sighting!  In the Radio Springs Hotel newsletter this week.  Here's a link to read the letter:  Click here to read the newsletter from the Radio Springs Hotel & Pub in Lyonville, Victoria, AU.

My Music With a Mountain Dulcimer

I've been sharing my mountain dulcimer sounds by uploading music to another blog since the beginning of the year.  I have enjoyed making this collection of tunes that Adrian Kosky and I regularly play at the Radio Springs Hotel in Lyonville, Victoria, Australia.  We are now calling our duo "Table Hill," and from time-to-time we let the duo grow by inviting our friends, Phil Mac and Tony Soccio, to play along with us.  It's quite a learning experience to listen to our music AFTER it has already been performed.  Most of the time I like what I hear, and I am thankful for that!

This is a list  of MP3 links that I have compiled by copying and pasting them from my other blog into this one.  When I started with my uploading at the beginning of the year, I didn't know I would want to upload second and third versions of the tunes.  Once I realized that, I started putting dates with the song titles for reference.  In my other blog:  blog.carlamaxwell.com I have posted other reference information....but for now, I'm just wanting to share my journal of recordings from performances.


Dodgy Train, October 3, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Victoria, AU
Silver Dollars, October 3, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Victoria, AU
Been Told By The Messenger, October 3, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Victoria, AU
Roll In My Sweet Babys Arms, September 25,  2010, Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Victoria,  Australia
Swing Low Sweet Chariot, September 25, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Victoria, Australia
Diddie Wa Diddie, September 25, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Victoria, AU
Tamp It Up Solid, September 9, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Victoria, AU
Dust My Broom, September 9, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Victoria, AU
Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms, September 2,  2010, Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Vic, AU
Red River Valley, September 2, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Victoria, AU
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, September 2, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Vic, AU
Farther Along, Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Vic, AU, August 12, 2010
Shake, Rattle and Roll, Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Victoria, AU, July 14, 2010
Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss, Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Vic, AU, July 18, 2010
Electric Dulcimer/Guitar, You Are My Sunshine, Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, VIC, AU
Cluck Old Hen, July 18, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Victoria, Australia
Jamming at the Radio Springs Hotel in Lyonville, Victoria, AU, July 14, 2010, First Sample
Jamming at the Radio Springs Hotel in Lyonville, Victoria, AU, July 14, 2010, Second Sample
Jamming at the Radio Springs Hotel in Lyonville, Victoria, AU, July 14, 2010, Third Sample
Hey Porter, June 12, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Victoria
Deep River Blues,  June 12, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Victoria
Honky Tonk Blues, June 12, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Victoria
Love In Vain, June 13, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Victoria
Sitting on Top of the World, June 12, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Victoria
This Old Man, June 13, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Victoria
Will the Circle be Unbroken, June 13, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Victoria
Down to the River to Pray, June 13, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Victoria
I'll Fly Away, June 6, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel
Cripple Creek, June 6, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel
Oh! Susanna! June 6, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel
June Apple, June 6, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel
Water Bound, June 6, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel
Bad Moon Rising, June 6, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel
Ruby Tuesday, June 6, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel
Ring of Fire, June 6, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel
Mississippi Sawyer, June 4, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel
Old Joe Clark, June 4, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel
Rocky Top, June 4, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel
Down to the River to Pray, June 4, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel
Will the Circle be Unbroken, June 4, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel
You Are My Sunshine, May 23, 2010, Dulcimer and Guitar
Silver Dollars, by Adrian Kosky, May 23, 2010, Dulcimer and Guitar
Shortnin' Bread, May 14, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Victoria, AU
Red River Valley, May 14, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Victoria, AU
Down to the River to Pray, May 14, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Victoria, Australia
Midnight Special, January 16, 2010, Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Victoria, Australia
Roll In My Sweet Babys Arms, May 9, 2010
Bad Moon Rising, May 9, 2010
Tamp It Up Solid, May 9, 2010
I Walk The Line, May 9, 2010
Man of Constant Sorrow, May 9, 2010
Forked Deer, May 9, 2010
Man of Constant Sorrow
This Old Man
Cindy
Will the Circle be Unbroken
Sitting on Top of the World
Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms
Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss
Radio Springs Hotel, Lyonville, Victoria, Australia, Sunday, January 17, 2010, Sound File #1

Music Therapy with a Mountain Dulcimer

I enjoyed the Dulcimer Folk broadcast via www.EverythingDulcimer.com and www.Ustream.tv this morning.  Revisiting Ustream.tv reminded me of my own experience with that site.


In December 2008, I experimented with my web camera and tried to explain my method of music therapy with my mountain dulcimer.  At the time I recorded my playing, I didn't like the delay in the broadcast.  The sound and the motions didn't match.  Today it looks better.  So, I'm happy to share this experiment.  Maybe I'll go back to make some more music therapy broadcasts someday.  Maybe not.... but here's a video of my show....I did give it a go.

Music Therapy with a Mountain Dulcimer

I enjoyed the Dulcimer Folk broadcast via www.EverythingDulcimer.com and www.Ustream.tv this morning.  Revisiting Ustream.tv reminded me of my own experience with that site.

In December 2008, I experimented with my web camera and tried to explain my method of music therapy with my mountain dulcimer.  At the time I recorded my playing, I didn't like the delay in the broadcast.  The sound and the motions didn't match.  Today it looks better.  So, I'm happy to share this experiment.  Maybe I'll go back to make some more music therapy broadcasts someday.  Maybe not.... but here's a video of my show....I did give it a go.

Fun With An Expresso Machine in Daylesford

 I had my camera today (of course) and captured Adrian at the coffee machine....He was making music with his harmonica and a bit of rhythmic steaming (see below, the video is streaming).  Adrian has been telling me about this ability and his years of rhythmically making fine coffee at "Fat Bobs," a restaurant he previously owned.....but, until today, I had not actually seen him try this at home.  He steamed up some really nice cups of cocoa with marshmallows and whipped cream this afternoon....and he did it whilst playing the harmonica and steaming milk.  Ok, I admit, I was impressed with the way he expressed himself.  Here's a peak of these things I speak of: