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I'll have to do some research, I don't know enough about different genres, apart from classical and Irish fiddling.
If you think you can, or you think you can't, you're probably right.
Bluegrass sounds all the same after a few songs. Perhaps the banjo is too dominant.
"Old Time" country doesn't always have a banjo and, in fact, can consist of many different instruments in varying numbers. This simply leaves more room for nice possibilities.
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Robyn.fnq said:
I'll have to do some research, I don't know enough about different genres, apart from classical and Irish fiddling.
I don't know much either. 
Now I'm going to have to research it myself and see what I learn. 
For some great country old time listen to audio clips on this Amazon site (Nashville Dulcimers). This is only a start for real country. Much more to be found.
Never hear a dulcimer in Blue Grass.
Of course, country also features the violin while violin is mostly background in Blue Grass. (IF there is a violin, but there is always a mandolin.)
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I tried to find Nashville Dulcimers on YouTube without any success. I guess my cheap a__ will have to dish out a little cash to hear them. Thanks for the tip Oliver.
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but the one who needs the least."
There are short clips on Amazon if you did not try that AND you can buy individual pieces (D/L MP3's) for about a buck. This is great music for a student to mess with and back-ups just roll off my fingers 
doo-dah, doo-dah !
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I was half way kidding about spending the money but money is harder to come by here than it was in Sweden.
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Well, I was only kidding too 
We northerners know that Ft. L. is one of the homes of the rich and famous 
Is there any legit country happening down there? Not a lot here in eastern NC. It's much bigger out west by the Blue Ridge. (where it is also hurricane proof!)
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Sorry to say that the culture in Fort Lauderdale is a struggle. We may have to join Barry in Nashville to get something good going. 
There is a fair amount of work in the winter though in Ft Laud.
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Wow it is nice to hear a dulcimer mentioned. I have one and they're fun to play. When I get better on the violin, think I might write a dulcimer and fiddle tune.
I'll know more about dulcimers pretty soon. One church lady has a sked with local retirement and assisted care places and I will be "auditioning" for her next week. The church lady plays hammered dulcimer ( and sings, I think ). Maybe it will work, maybe not. The church lady doesn't know what key she plays in. She just plays.
This all looks questionable on paper 
However I absolutely refuse to play Amazing Grace more than twice a week
Geronimo !
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What instrument are you playing for your audition Oliver. That sounds like fun.
I will play the violin and I'm sure it will be fun. My concern is to put together enough backup so it doesn't sound like a constant violin lead which I don't think is her intention or mine.
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That sounds cool. A dulcimer can carry some strong sounding chord patterns and slide into the lead riffs real smooth.
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LOL, Good luck with the "audition" Oliver. Look forward to hearing all about it. If you add a smile to it all you may confuse her a little bit.
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I think the confusion might go the other way. She is hoping that I will help her with the tuning unaware that I can hardly keep 4 strings in tune. And I see that there are a few kinds of dulcimers so I hope she has the least complicated kind. My Grandmother (in Budapest) used to play the zither with my Grandfather(violin) but she's gone (and so is the zither)(and the violin) so I will get no advice there.
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i dont like the singing in blue grass music. 
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There's many styles of bluegrass...Do you mean that you don't like the southern accent gStretch or Bob Dylan's variated versions? Or share what you don't like about the singing...
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