Episode #026: Mark Gilston: The Transcontinental Dulcimer
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From the Balkans to Scandinavia to the UK and the US, Mark Gilston, the first place winner of the 2016 National Mountain Dulcimer Championship, tells us stories behind the tunes he plays.
Guest:
Mark Gilston
Music:
• Polska efter Båtsman Däck from Dulcimer Hambo (2012)
• Vchera Mina Libe Dzhanum from the CD At Your Request (2008)
• Panagyurska Rachenitsa from At Your Request (2008)
• Trip to Paris from English Country Dance Tunes for Dulcimer, Volume 2 (2008)
• Polska from Älvdalen from At Your Request (2008)
• The Water is Wide from At Your Request (2008)
• Rakes of Kildare/Mug of Brown Ale from The Green Dulcimer (2012)
Website Resource Links:
Mark Gilston's website
Books by Mark
Mark's YouTube Channel
Photos and Videos
Mark after leading a workshop at the Winfield Warm-up Picnic in Winfield, KS, Sept., 2007
Mark in concert at the Cactus Cafe in Austin, TX, April, 2005
Dulcimer Hambo (2012)
At Your Request (2008)
English Country Dance Tunes for Dulcimer, Volume 2 (2008)
The Green Dulcimer (2012)
Two Croatian Kolos on mountain dulcimer
Un Flambeau, Jeanette Isabella on mountain dulcimer
Kemp's Jig
on mountain dulcimer
Down in the Valley to Pray on mountain dulcimer
Gärdeby on mountain dulcimer