Join: Apr 30, 2007

Name: Poodlepups

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Books: Harriet the Spy, Grrl Genius' Guide to Sex with Other People, Pride and Prejudice, Pushkin, poetry and pictures books about weird sea creatures

Movies: Life of Brian and Mr. Bean, anything Nick Park (Wallace and Grommit)

Music: Ken Kolodner, Elke Baker, REO Speedwagon, early Beatles, ridiculously nasty rap, gospel, Jewish cantors, and Of Montreal.

Hobbies: Dancing playing fiddle and hammered dulcimer and baking cookies.

I'm very boring!

Videos (51)

Hammered Mbira: Blacktail Canyon Waltz, Ken Kolodner

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  • Author: Poodlepups

Tags: blacktail  canyon  hammered  ken  kolodner  mbira  waltz 

Correction! It should say "120 degree weather" at the beginning. I'll fix it later!The story behind the tune. Akaelainesk has a better video of Ken playing this at Sandbridge, but I thought you all might like the story.This is taken in West Jefferson NC at an August 2008 concert Ken and some...

Terry Lewis, Blessed Assurance on Mountain Dulcimer

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  • Author: Poodlepups

Tags: appalacian  assurance  blessed  dulcimer  ewing  gathering  hymn  lap  mountain  swannanoa  terry 

The great Terry Lewis on the mountain (lap/Appalacian) dulcimer playing the old hymn "Blessed Assurance" at Swannanoa Gathering. Terry was one of the Mt. Dulcimer instructors. It was late Thursday, before the end of the Old Farmer's Ball, but before the various dulcimer jams started. I asked...

Ken Kolodner's fiddle workshop: Charleston Gals

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  • Author: Poodlepups

Tags: Appalacian  Charleston  dulcimer  fiddle  Gals  Gathering  hammered  Ken  Kolodner  lesson  old-time  Swannanoa  violin  workshop 

Ken teaching at Swannanoa Gathering: Dulcimer Week, just a little workshop on old-time fiddle techniques. It's really fun to take lessons from him. This is his typical attitude too.(If you just want to see the tune up to tempo, go to about 2:30.) Ken does teach lessons in the Baltimore area,...

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Ken Kolodner's fiddle workshop: Charleston Gals

  • Length: 3:17
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  • Author: Poodlepups

Tags: Appalacian  Charleston  dulcimer  fiddle  Gals  Gathering  hammered  Ken  Kolodner  lesson  old-time  Swannanoa  violin  workshop 

Ken teaching at Swannanoa Gathering: Dulcimer Week, just a little workshop on old-time fiddle techniques. It's really fun to take lessons from him. This is his typical attitude too.(If you just want to see the tune up to tempo, go to about 2:30.) Ken does teach lessons in the Baltimore area,...

Download LOST IN AUSTEN Full Episodes

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  • Author: BlueGene1402

Tags: amanda  austen  complete  cowan  darcy  download  elliot  episode  itv  lost  mison  part  price  tom 

☆ Lost In Austen ☆Lost In Austen is the latest television adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice - with a twist: 21st century Amanda Price (played by Jemima Rooper) swaps places with Lizzy Bennet when she finds her in her bathroom! The events of this most beloved work of romantic...

Alabama Jubilee

  • Length: 2:48
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  • Author: KenKaiser

Tags: Band  Banjo  Banjorama  Bass  Club  Dulcimer  Family  Fiddle  Flint  Guitar  Kaiser 

The Kaiser Family Band performs at the Flint Banjo Club's annual "Banjorama". www.kaiserfamilyband.com We learned some new "banjo tunes" to perform for this group.