Friday, July 9, 2010

Bowed Dulcimer

I went to an Old Time Jam last night at McDaniel's college. One of the jammers was playing bowed dulcimer and wearing a pith helmet. I'm not sure which was more unusual. He said it was okay if I took his picture as long as I didn't steal his soul. I complied. 

It turns out he's the greatest living (possibly only) bowed dulcimer player alive today. Check out Ken Bloom at 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Bloom 

and to see him play on youtube, go to: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FcrXlA8MXQ

Just when you think you've seen it all!

1 comment:

  1. That is pretty surpising and wonderful. It sounds like you are living the life of one of those victorian novels. It is such a peaceful, pleasant, and rewarding existence. I like the pages you added to your blog with your albums. I was wondering how to mess with the pages option. What a great addition!

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