"Outdoor music room" - what a neat project! **uses best Civil War drawl** And the playing ain't too shabby, neither. 😉

@swc59

6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

John Brown's Body is the original tune. John Brown's body lies a moulderin' in his grave. John Brown the abolitionist was hung for his ill-fated raid on Harper's Ferry.

@swc59

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for clueing me into that. Just did some reading on it. Really interesting!

@TheWorstWestern

3 ай бұрын

With respect to the Civil War, second place is the first loser. Loser

What. A lovely sound from a remarkable instrument. Thank you for sharing.

@swc59

4 ай бұрын

Thank YOU for listening!

@jimbo2629

3 ай бұрын

So resonant

What beautiful foliage! Being from the Pacific Northwest i've very scarcely seen an environment like this and its wonderful.

@swc59

3 ай бұрын

Yes, I try not to take it for granted!

I could listen to that all day. Thanks for sharing.

@swc59

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for listening!

@davejalenderki

6 ай бұрын

@@swc59 My pleasure.

Wow! Just Wow! I love this so much! And what a perfect setting! Thank you for sharing!

@swc59

6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I'm glad you liked it!

So calming and beautiful. Thank you for sharing!!

@swc59

6 ай бұрын

Thank YOU for listening!

HOOAH. .I'm a good ol Rebel Soldier

Beautiful music and beautiful pond!!!!

@swc59

4 ай бұрын

Many thanks!

So wonderful, thank you.

@swc59

6 ай бұрын

Thanks 😀

Beautiful🙏 Thank you for my great tears.🙏

@swc59

2 ай бұрын

Thank-you. I'm glad you were moved by it.

Well fantastic. Thank you for sharing that! Beautiful.

@swc59

5 ай бұрын

Thanks, man. Appreciate it!

Just what I needed to see and hear!

@swc59

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it!

Excellent sir. Wonderful sound.. Would love to hear that paired up with a Hurdy Gurdy 😊

@swc59

6 ай бұрын

That would be cool. Would like to build one sometime.

Amazing!

@swc59

4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

I never heard of a swamp dulcimer before.

@swc59

5 ай бұрын

It's just a dulcimer that was built from swamp wood and is stored and played in the swamp. Other than that, just like any other dulcimer.

In my life so far I may have realized I am strange, I am aware of this, but I had no idea a small area where a man has made some beautiful instruments out in the swamp would enamor me so much! honestly this is so cool. I look forward to hopefully more swamp dulcimer vids!!

@swc59

3 ай бұрын

Many thanks for one of the best comments I've received! I plan to shoot a new video within the next couple weeks.

Beautiful

@swc59

4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Awesome!!!

@swc59

3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

sweet!

@swc59

4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Really nice!

@swc59

3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

That’s a lovely instrument! I love the term swamp dulcimer too lol

@swc59

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! Much appreciated!

Nice playing, enjoyed. I love the dulcimer and play a little.

@swc59

4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

That's some mighty fine brain-massage music...scratch Buddy behind the ears for me!

@swc59

3 ай бұрын

Done 😄

that thing has a huge sound box listen to the deep tones!

@swc59

5 ай бұрын

Thanks! I was pleasantly surprised by its tone.

@ouchboy-bs6ri

4 ай бұрын

@@swc59 did you make it? sounds fantasitic and deep... i do seagull and mountain standard. yours would go well with a mandolin and a euki that is its tone quality, try it some time!

@swc59

3 ай бұрын

Yes, I've made several. I never know what they're going to sound like until they're done. 😄

Well done sir

@swc59

4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

👏👏👏👏👏❤✌️

@swc59

5 ай бұрын

Thanks. 🙂

Got a question, why do you call it a swamp dulcimer? because you play it in the swamp? you made it from swamp ash? or because of the shape? sounds good, just curious.

@swc59

4 ай бұрын

Because it was made from wood on my property in the swamp and because I play it there. Not sure which is more important to the name. 😄

I love this! Thanks for posting, not enough likes on this video... allow me to be your 300th sub buddy.

@swc59

5 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thanks, Pal!

What notes is it tuned to? I've had a dulcimer for several years and still working on the basics. Your instrument and playing calms the soul. Thank you.

@swc59

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! It's tuned DAA.

@monicaluketich6913

4 ай бұрын

@swc59 Thank you. Maybe I can figure out the fingerings with that info, or do you have written notation for it? It's a favorite song of mine.

@swc59

3 ай бұрын

I'm sorry - I play everything by ear. I don't have any tab for it.

That is a very unique instrument and sounds beautiful. Have you ever recorded and CD albums?

@swc59

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! I have some albums on Bandcamp that can be downloaded for free. The one that is closest to the type of music I'm playing here is this one: swcampbell.bandcamp.com/album/homebuilt

@haroldishoy2113

3 ай бұрын

@@swc59 Most excellent and kind, thank you!

I didnt know that was a covil war song

@swc59

4 ай бұрын

All three were sung by soldiers during the Civil War. First one by the north, second by the south and the third was sung by both sides but the lyrics were different.

Green swamp as in here in florida right?

@swc59

4 ай бұрын

Yep. I'm just on the Southern edge of it.

I thought dulcimers were hammered, not plucked?

@swc59

2 ай бұрын

You're picturing a hammer dulcimer. Mine is an example of a lap dulcimer, also known as a mountain dulcimer. The lap and hammer dulcimers don't have much in common, lol.