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David Hooten has shared more of his dulcimer arrangements:

• Sweet By and By
• The Foggy Dew
• There is a Fountain
• The Wild Rover
• This Little Light of Mine
• Waltz of the Palms

You can find these and many more on our Tablature page.

On the dulcimer festival front, the Black Mountain Dulcimer Festival is taking place this week. It is an in-person festival, but they will be live-streaming some of the nightly events. You can find it on their official Facebook page by clicking here.

Stay safe and keep on playin’!

Kevin

I received the following from Burt Kahn.

It is with great sorrow and heartfelt grief that I inform you all of the passing of my dear friend, Bill Taylor. Surrounded by his loving family, Bill passed quietly on Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021.

We all  learned so much about music and the dulcimer from Bill. Those of us who attended his classes walked away from each one of them, a better musician and dulcimer player. The hundreds, if not thousands of his student would attest to that.

Bill was a gentle soul. It was one of his many qualities. As a musician and dulcimer player, he was one of the best. As a human being he was the Best! I consider Bill to have been a great dulcimer player, and yet he never sought the limelight. He was just as content playing backup for another musician as being a solo performer.  I never heard one harsh or bad word about Bill. Everyone loved him. The guitar that accompanied so many performers was built by Bill – another of his talents.

As a luthier, he was unsurpassed. He introduced a quality of dulcimer and design that has not been surpassed. Not only did his instruments sound great; they were beautiful to look at and own.

If you were fortunate enough to have had Bill as a friend, he was a loyal, giving, caring man who treasured your friendship.

He loved his family, music, the dulcimer, and fly fishing. 

There will be a memorial for Bill in the future. There is nothing firm about where or when. As his widow gives me that information, I will pass it along. The following is Bill’s obituary.

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William “Bill” Taylor passed away October 3, 2021 with his family at his side.

Bill was born November 5, 1954 in Maryville, Tennessee. He graduated from Maryville High School and The University of Tennessee. 

He picked up the guitar at the age of 20 and quickly became an accomplished musician. He played with Citico Creek bluegrass band at Silver Dollar City and then Dollywood, and also many music festivals and competitions. The band performed on the Grand Ole Opry in 1983. He met his wife, Barbara in 1980, and they just celebrated 41 years of marriage on September 20th.

He later became a skilled luthier and built over 1500 mountain dulcimers. He also taught music lessons and performed at festivals all over the eastern United States and helped found the Knoxville Dulcimer Club.

He embarked on a new career later in life as a school teacher at Jones Cove Elementary School. He also shared his combined love of mountain music and nature with generations of Sevier County children at the Eugene Huskey Environmental Center. 

Bill will be remembered for his kind and generous nature. He approached family and friends with an impractical level of patience. He was an extraordinarily loving husband and father, as well as a supportive teacher, coach and scout leader. He had a lifelong love of fishing which he shared with family and friends. The trout of East Tennessee are the only ones not mourning his passing.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Barbara Taylor, sister and brother-in-law Pat and Harry Dean, and sister Susan Hitch. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Barbara Taylor of Pigeon Forge, daughter and son-in-law Emma and Michael Mealer of Richland, WA, son and daughter-in-law Brett and Kendra Taylor of Guam, grandchildren Euan and Vivian Taylor and Benjamin Mealer, and a host of other family members and special friends. A special thank you to UT Hospice for the comfort and support they provided.

A celebration of Bill’s life will be held at a later date when it is safe to gather in his memory. Anyone wishing to honor his life, please consider a donation to the Alzheimer’s Association (www.alz.org).

Club:

Heartland Harmony Dulcimer Club, located in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

See full info on the Clubs page.

Tablature:

• Inisheer (DAD)
• Kneading Dough (DAA)
• Lily of the Valley (DAD)
• Mirrors (DAA)
• Over the Next Hill (DAA)
• Reflections (DAA)
• September Leaves (DAA)
• Staten Island Hormpipe (DAD)
• Waking to a New Day (DAA)
• Waltzing on Clouds (DAA)
• When the Cows Come Home (DAA)

You can find these arrangements and 1,500 more on the Tablature page.

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Stay safe and keep on playin’!

Kevin

EVENT:

• Gateway Dulcimer Music Festival
• August 5-7, 2022
• Fairview Heights, IL
• See more info on the Events page.

TABLATURE:

• Ain’t Nobody Knows (DAD)
• Around We Go (DAA)
• At Calvary (DAD)
• Barefoot Creek (DAA)
• Bye Bye My Honey I’m Gone (DAD)
• Cherokee Mountain Gap (DAA)
• Dixie Blossoms (DAD)
• Down the Rabbit Hole (DAA)
• Flowers of Edinburgh (DAD)
• Gentle Mountain Breezes (DAA)
• Heavenly Blessings (DAA)
• Indian Point (DAD)
• You can find the tablature and audio files on the Tablature page.

Thanks go out to Ben D’Ooge, David Hooten & Paul Sykes for the above arrangements.

I know the Quarantune 5.0 online event begins October 7th. My work prevents me from attending, but for those who are, I hope you thoroughly enjoy yourself. You’ll learn many great dulcimer skills and have fun while doing it!

Stay safe and keep on playin’!

Kevin

David Hooten, Ben D’Ooge and Paul Sykes continue to share their dulcimer arrangements with all of us.

Their latest additions:

• Crested Hens – Ben D’Ooge
• Elkins – Ben D’Ooge
• I Would Be True – David Hooten
• The Bible Tells Me So – David Hooten
• The Wings of a Dove – David Hooten
• Beautiful Isle of Somewhere – David Hooten
• Lift Every Voice and Sing – David Hooten
• Peach Blossom Waltz – Paul Sykes
• Gallatin Street – Paul Sykes
• He Is Worthy of Our Faith Alone – Paul Sykes
• Leaving For Places Unknown – Paul Sykes
• Beneath a Clouded Sky – Paul Sykes
• And many more from Paul Sykes – all in DAA for those looking for new DAA material.

The above titles and over 1,500 more arrangements are available on the Tablature page.

I thank David, Ben, Paul and everyone else for their generosity in sharing with the dulcimer community!

On another note, I recently noticed someone took my list of tablature and created their own web page with it and put lots of ads on it. I would advise that you steer clear of that site. It may well be malicious. Plus, Dulcimertab.com does not have ads of any kind.

Thank you for your support and kind words. I love the dulcimer and the dulcimer community!

Stay safe and keep on playin’!

Kevin Teague

David Hooten was kind enough to send in his arrangement of Breathe on Me, Breath of God. You can get it by clicking here or by visiting the Tablature page.

Additionally, Paul Sykes continues to send in original compositions that are arranged for the DAA-tuned dulcimer.

Tip: On the tablature pages, you can use the search feature to narrow down what you are looking for. For example, if you type DAD in the search box, the list will only show arrangements in DAD tuning. The same goes for any tuning. You can also type in a person’s name to only see their arrangements.

Don’t forget to check out the tablature page for the 1-3-5 tunings.

Thanks for visiting! Stay safe and keep on playin’!

Kevin

I updated the Events page with upcoming festivals that I know about. If you would like your dulcimer event listed here, please send me an email or use the Submit Tab or Info link at the top of the page.

-Kevin

The Yambilee Dulcimer Club, located in Opelousas, LA.

Meets every Wednesday morning at 10AM at the St. Landry Parish Visitor’s Center on I-49 at exit 23 in Opelousas, LA.  All strings welcome.

For contact info and to see a full listing of clubs, please visit the Dulcimer Clubs page.

The Dulcimer Gang, located in Memphis, TN.

“We welcome Mountain Dulcimer players to join us each Wednesday afternoon at Germantown Baptist Church to participate in our Dulcimer Gang practices.  We are mostly mountain dulcimer players, but welcome players of other acoustic instruments to participate.  Due to the fact that we perform for church groups and folks in retirement homes in the Memphis area we have to limit the number of people who participate.”

See more info about this club and many others on the Dulcimer Clubs page.

Thanks to Rob Brereton and Marc Mathieu, a new chord chart for the 1-3-5 tuning of DF#A has been added to the site.

You can find the chart on the 1-3-5 Tablature page or by clicking here. Don’t forget to check out all of the great 1-3-5 tablature!

Stay safe and keep on playin’!

Kevin Teague