Resources for Episode #014: Neal Hellman: Part Folk, Part Classical, All Acoustic
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Neal Hellman has played the mountain dulcimer for more than 40 years and is the founder, director, and one of the primary artists on the Gourd Music record label. Gourd Music recordings are known for lush arrangements often pairing the dulcimer with folk and classical instruments. With music by Gourd Music artists.
Guest:
Neal Hellman
Music:
• Durango - from Oktober County Neal Hellman, dulcimer; Kim Robertson, celtic harp; Bruce Abrams, guitar; Joe Weed, mandocello
• Slumber My Darling - from Dulcimer in the Mix (available as download only in iTunes) Neal Hellman, dulcimer; Kim Robertson, celtic harp; Barry Phillips, cello
• Ninety Pound Catfish - from Autumn in the Valley Neal Hellman, dulcimer; Paul Hostetter, banjo; Carl Rey, harmonica; Shira Kammen, violin; Todd Phillips, bass
• Come Life, Shaker Life - from Dulcimer in the Mix (available as download only in iTunes) Neal Hellman, dulcimer; Shelley Phillips, oboe; Robin Petrie, hammered dulcimer; William Coulter, guitar; Barry Phillips, cello and shaker
• La Mort De Coucy - from Oktober County Neal Hellman, dulcimer; Kim Robertson, celtic harp; Shelley Mathewson Phillips, English horn; Marti Kendall, cello
• Canarios - from Autumn in the Valley Neal Hellman, dulcimer; William Coulter, guitar; Shelley Phillips, recorders; Barry Phillips, percussion
• Pleasant Hill - from Emma’s Waltz Neal Hellman, dulcimer; William Coulter, guitar; Barry Phillips, cello; Shelley Phillips, English horn; Robin Petrie, hammer dulcimer; Susan French, violin
• Mountain Medley (June Apple) - from Autumn in the Valley Neal Hellman, dulcimer; Paul Hostetter, banjo; Robin Petrie, hammered dulcimer; Todd Phillips, bass; Joe Weed, violin
• Robertson’s Unreel - from Oktober County Neal Hellman, dulcimer; Robin Petrie, hammered dulcimer; Danny Carnahan, fiddle, mandola, and guitar
• Mountain Medley (The Last of Smith) - from Autumn in the Valley Paul Hostetter, banjo; Robin Petrie, hammered dulcimer; Todd Phillips, bass; Joe Weed, violin
Website Resource Links:
Gourd MusicNeal’s YouTube Channel
Gourd Music books
Pleasant Hill
Videos & Photos
La Mort De Coucy by Neal Hellman
Durango by Neal Hellman
Ninety Pound Catfish - Bing Futch playing with Neal Hellman
Neal Hellman's 2012 album Dulcimer in the Mix
Neal Hellman and Janet Herman's Music of the World for Mountain Dulcimer (2014)
The DVD front cover for the documentary film Hearts of the Dulcimer
Gourd Music artists playing at the Gourd 25th Anniverary Concert in Santa Cruz, CA (2012)
Gourd Music booth at a music tradeshow
Neal Hellman and Sally Holden, 1974
Neal with his son Shiloh Hellman
Wayne Jiang, Neal Hellman, and Patricia Delich after the interview (2016)