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Rice Elementary Concert

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Thanks to Heather Stenner and the Music Performance Fund (MPF) of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM), I was able to give a concert for Rice Elementary (Wellington) 3-5th graders as an introduction to the Strings Curriculum for the Spring Term. I'll give a follow-up concert in March for the Kindergarten-2nd graders.

After the show Heather sent me this PDF file with photos from the first concert, backed by some music she had. Enjoy! Rice Concert 2010

Thanks to funding from the school, I was also able to give an introductory Guitar Lesson to all the 4th and 5th grade students in the school--to help them utilize the 25 guitars they have in the music room (a very unusual treasure to find in an elementary music program!)

We won the Opus Award!

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

We (Peter Anthony, Mary Zimmerman and I) won an Opus Award from the OpenStage Theater Company for our original music for the "Arabian Nights" show staged last September.

I'm adding sound samples in the music section from the demo recording we made of the music.

More Blue Plate Special!

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Here's another video from KDVX's Blue Plate Special on July 31, 2008. This time I'm playing "O Virgin--ee-i-a" on my Clemmer Mountain Dulcimer with a noter.

Blue Plate Special Video!

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

WDVX Knoxville, hosts the daily Blue Plate Special (12-1 pm) at the station which is inside the Knoxville Visitors' Center on Summit and Gay Streets. Matt Morelock was the host and Talid Magdy, from the Knxville News Sentinel the videographer. Here I am playing John Jacob Niles' "I Wonder as I Wander" on hammered dulcimer, Thursday, July 31.

Opus Nomination for Sound Design!

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Together with Peter Anthony and Mary Zimmerman, I've been nominated for an Opus Award by the Open Stage Theater Company in Fort Collins, Colorado for my work in composing and performing Persian Santyr music for "Arabian Nights" last September.

The Awards ceremony is on August 17th at the Company's annual meeting and picnic.

July 4th-themed Lessons at Jamplay.com

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700

I've got new patriotic song lessons posted on www.JamPlay.com. These include: America (My Country 'Tis of Thee), America the Beautiful, The Star-Spangled Banner, Yankee Doodle, Boston Beans (by Jean Ritchie) and i miss america by yours, truly. Samples of these are also available on youtube!

DPN Interview about Contests

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Butch Ross interviewed several people connected with the National Dulcimer Contests at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas and I was included as one of the interviewees.

Since I've never won the big kahuna prize (1st place) I'm not listed in the title...thus my claim to being the "John MacEnroe of the Dulcimer World". (I do try to be the grown-up version of John, however, rather than the ill-tempered, bad-mannered one!)

This article is currently on the newstands and you can learn more (and subscribe!) here: http://dpnews.com/issues/Summer08/Summer08.html

The Second Set Mountain Dulcimer Concert" and the Flash Mountain Dulcimer Brigade were both highlighted!

New Review for "I Celebrate Life!"

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700

June marks the 3rd anniversary of the release of "I Celebrate Life!" (and 4th anniversary of the printing of the accompanying song/tablature book).

Yesterday, it received a brand-new review by Virginia MacIsaac that was posted on Rambles.net.

When one releases and sends art like music into the world, it is free to travel where it will and I am humbled that this long after its launching this music evokes a thoughtful review from a careful listener!

Here's a sample: "At first look this one appears to be a children's CD because of the smiling young face on the cover. However, after the first few tracks,...there are instrumentals that will become part of those I will return to again and again....'First Snow'--how music can capture the silence of snow falling, I don't know, but it happens right here...'Portage River' almost sounds like a jig. Two fiddling sisters join in, Carole and Teresa Lundgren, flowing and ripply, just like a river. With "Summer Storm" a wind builds under our ears, fluttering, swaying, whooshing and waving...." to read more go to: http://www.rambles.net/eulberg_celebr05.html

Concert Webcast is Archived at UStream.com!

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Steve's April 20th Concert with Dan Paul at the 3 Bells Cafe in Santa Cruz, California, has been archived at http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/363104

Songs include: Golden Slippers (HD), World Without Walls, Set Your Back (to the setting sun); Ferret Frolic,
Lake Ozark Blues (MD); war is sweet, i miss america (guitar); Dutch Hop Set (HD); Gospel Medley (I'll Fly Away, I Saw the Light/ Swing Down Chariot) and more!

Dulcimer Players News Podcast

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

During my St. Patrick's Day tour in Florida last month, Bing Futch and I had a nice morning playing music and talking about dulcimers at his house.

This is the first of Dulcimer Players News weekly podcasts. You can tune in and catch it here.

http://www.dpnews.com/podcast.html

later this week it will be available on iTunes also.

Bing and I play my original tune: "Soaring", the Irish jig "The Road to Lisdoonvarna", "Swallowtail Jig" and Butch visits the Ohio Valley Gathering and more!