mountain dulcimer
Fretted lap instrument
A mountain dulcimer is a fretted stringed instrument from the Appalachian region, played by strumming or plucking while the narrow wooden body rests across the lap.
It typically has three or four strings and produces a gentle, droning sound suited to folk ballads: She learned to play mountain dulcimer from her grandmother.
Stringed instrument craftsperson
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
- soundboardTone-amplifying wooden surface
- fretboardStringed instrument's neck face
- teardropSingle unit of crying
hourglass · scroll · walnut · cherry · spruce · tonewood · inlay · tuning pegs
Narrative verse set to music
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- old-timeOf a past era
- AmericanaHeritage artifacts or music
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
storytelling · folk revival · busking · jamboree · hootenanny · hoedown · fiddle · banjo
Sweeping across guitar strings
- fingerpickingPlucking strings by hand
- chordNotes sounded simultaneously
- tuningAdjusting pitch accuracy
- frettingAnxious rumination or surface wear
tablature · lap · flatpicking · arpeggio · hammer-on · pull-off · slide · capo
Loud vocal outburst
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
- porchCovered entryway structure
- Blue RidgeAppalachian subrange in the East
- KentuckyBluegrass State
West Virginia · Tennessee · Virginia · heritage · homestead · highlands · old-time · folk revival
luthier
Stringed instrument craftsperson
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
- soundboardTone-amplifying wooden surface
- fretboardStringed instrument's neck face
teardrop · hourglass · scroll · walnut · cherry · spruce · tonewood · inlay · tuning pegs · nut
ballads
Narrative verse set to music
roots · storytelling · folk revival · busking · jamboree · hootenanny · hoedown · fiddle · banjo · autoharp
strumming
Sweeping across guitar strings
- fingerpickingPlucking strings by hand
- chordNotes sounded simultaneously
- tuningAdjusting pitch accuracy
fretting · tablature · lap · flatpicking · arpeggio · hammer-on · pull-off · slide · capo · pick
holler
Loud vocal outburst
- cabinSimple wooden dwelling
- porchCovered entryway structure
- Blue RidgeAppalachian subrange in the East
Kentucky · West Virginia · Tennessee · Virginia · heritage · homestead · highlands · old-time · folk revival · fireside
mountain dulcimerviolin
Bowed string instrument
piano · classical guitar · sitar · koto · harpsichord
mountain dulcimerpipe organ
Wind instrument with tuned tubes
pedal steel guitar · classical violin · synthesizer · church organ
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