Don't you love it when something turns out even better than expected?

I just had to share my excitement about my February 19 performance at the Culver Coffee Company with Marcy Prochaska on hammered dulcimer and recorder. (I played a bit of tenor recorder myself.) We've performed before, briefly, at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church in Culver, during a penance service, and had so much fun that we knew eventually we'd want to prepare something else.

We stayed in the public domain (music out of copyright) which meant mostly folk tunes and classical arrangements. Some of the tunes we arranged were: Hyfrydol, Slane, St. Columba, Do You Love An Apple?, Drive The Cold Winter Away, Canon in D Major by Pachelbel, Sheep May Safely Graze by J.S. Bach, and (my favorite) the Largo from Vivaldi's Lute Concerto in D Major.

At first, concert harp and hammered dulcimer might seem like strange bedfellows, but we found that together, the two instruments had a unique, appealing compatibility. The wire-strung hammered dulcimer has a more sustained tone, which complemented the rounder tone of the concert harp.

Enjoy this video, done in a very casual setting among friends, and stay tuned!